is for example the chevron station in downtown los angeles on west olympic boulevard costing you $6.19 a gallon to fill up the tank. get all of the information on line at california gas prices.com. this is c-span today on c-span radio. >>> and in other news, the dow is up 78 and closing at 12,837. nasdaq up 25. s a s&p was up 9. >>> according to the federal reserve, americans stepped up borrowing to buy more cars and at the end school. consumer borrowing rose by $18 billion which followed similar gains in december and november. and the gains for those three months were the large nest a decade and the bor e rowing climbed to a seasonally adjusted $200 trillion which matches the prerecession borrowing level. >>> the obama administration is looking at the vatican city for nar koikt trafficking. they are citing it is one of the areas of concern for money laundering or other crimes. they say that the vatican is on the list, because it is not clear whether an tie money laundering regime is effective. it places belgium, portugal, and south korea on the list to cite countries who are vulnerable to money laundering. >>> a u.s. house panel has approved legislation to allow holocaust survivors to sue for

c-span: there's a picture in here of nikita khrushchev. y--well, we're looking at his back. >> guest: right. c-span: and in front of him is the lincoln memorial. who took that one? >> guest: right. that's by bert glenn of magnum, and i think it's a hell of picture. it--covering the--the khrushchev visit to america was--was--it was a madhouse. i mean, that was the first example i can think of of really total saturation of the press. there were so many photographers in the iowa cornfield that khrushchev visited, for example, you couldn't har--you could hardly see khrushchev. but in any event, it was a picture by bert glenn, who's alive and well and living in new york. c-span: are you gonna live out your life in paris? >> guest: i hope so. c-span: you still an american citizen? >> guest: oh, sure. i'm very active in--in politics. i'm... c-span: what are you doing? >> guest: well, i was a delegate to one of the two political conventions in--the last time. c-span: let me guess, it wasn't the republican convention. >> guest: it was not the republican. c-span: and a delegate from where? >> guest: from france. democrats overseas

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the entire interview on "news makers" sunday morning at 10:00 eastern and sunday afternoon at 6:00 on c-span. it is also available online at c-span.org. >> actor and activist george clooney testified at a senate foreign relations committee on zanan and 0 south zanan. you can watch sunday at 10:30 eastern on c-span. >> i was radical as a young person, and i was the one that thought that singing we shall overcome was really not a very effective way of gaining civil rights. i think i thought that more confrontation was needed. >> economics professor, columnist and substitute host for rush limbaugh, walter williams on being a radical. >> i believe that being a radical is any person who believes in personal liberty and individual freedom and limited government. that makes you a radical. i have always been a person who believed that people should not interfere with me. i should be able to do my own thing so long as i don't violate the rights of other people. >> more with walter williams sunday night at 8:00 eastern and president on c-span's "q & a." >> a house committee gave the federal government a c-mi

follow american history tv all weekend every weekend is c-span and online at c-span.org/history. >> working closely with james madison and first lady dolly mad to refine the look and function of the early white house. the partnership with the madisons is the subject of a top at the maryland historical society. collects manager at the white house historical association that is headquartered across from the white house where he once labored. this program is 45 minutes. >> if you want to try to get a seat, we start. good evening and welcome to the 2012 francis scott key lecture series at the maryland historical society. we are excited to celebrate the bicentennial or war of 1812. this is the first program in that long celebration. this evening's talk, oh, the terrible velvet curtains and the madisons decorate the president's house is being presented by leslie jones of the white house historical association. before i introduce our speaker, i want to point out the items we have pulled for tonight's presentation. in the library cases you can see the bound letters to mrs. madison dating to 1809 re

c-span radio's "washington today." >> sundays starting at noon eastern on c-span radio. ♪ >> all in all, what we're proposing here iso cut $5.3 trillion in spending from the president's budget. this results in at least $3.3 trillion in deficit reduction compared to the president's budget. >> we will be moving forward with appropriations bills at the levels that everyone agreed to just last year. house republicans, i hope, would do the same. if they fail to do so, they will once again threaten to shut down the government and needlessly imperil the economic recovery. >> reaction to a new republican budget plan outlined today by paul ryan, republican in wisconsin, the chair of the house budget committee. you heard just a moment ago senator kent conrad, democrat of north dakota. this republican plan which was unveiled today would bring back a controversial idea that would change medicare, given senior citizens more options, but democrats say the elderly would be left with higher out-of-pocket expenses. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. i'm steve scully. thanks for being with us. later in th

washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> tomorrow, our live coverage of the american/israel conference continues. speakers include rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich. coverage starts on c-span 3. >>> next, a look at the 2013 national nuclear safety administration budget. this is about 35 minutes. >> every monday morning at 9:15 eastern time is our featured segment "your money." that is when we put the spotlight on the federal program on who is involved and how much it costs. we look at the agency that secures nuclear weapons and materials. our guest is todd jacobson. he is a senior reporter. >> thanks for having me. >> what is the mission of the national nuclear safety administration? we hear so much about agencies. >> there are several parts of the mission. the main part is protecting and maintaining the warheads. that is probably about half of what they do. then the other part is kind of the -- two other parts i should say. the nonproliferation part that is in charge of securing nuclear material arou

live house coverage is at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. on c-span 2, the senate will continue debate on a bill that aims to make it easier for small businesses to access capital. live coverage is at 9:30 eastern. on c-span 3, general john allen testifies for a second day this week about u.s. operations in afghanistan. he will be at the senate armed services committee live at 9:30 eastern. "washington journal

you can sign up for the c-span alerts at c-span.org. >>> welcome back. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. david dreier being described in the l.a. times as one of california's most influential republicans announcing today he will not be running for re-election. it is perhaps the biggest casualty for the state's first-ever citizens drawn political map which cast him in an inhospitable district. he is the sixth to announce his retirement when his term expires. polite clout in washington because of its stability over the years. david dreier is of course chair of the house rules committee. he made the announcement on the floor of the house of representatives this morning. >> mr. speaker, what i'm about to announce will not come as much of a surprise. we all know this institution has an abysmally low approval rating and the american people are asking for change in congress. i'm announcing today that i will leave congress at the end of this year. i take the unusual step of announcing it here in the house because i am a proud institutionalist. i believe that t

is necessary and proper? >> you can see the entire interview on "newsmakers" sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on c-span. it is available online at c- span.org. >> president obama spoke at a campaign fund-raiser in his hometown of chicago yesterday. it was the first of two fundraisers the president attended in chicago. he then flew to atlanta for three more. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> hello, chicago. thank you. thank you so much. thank you. it is good to be home. [applause] thank you very much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. thank you so much. i have never seen this city look more beautiful. i have to say. every time i come back, i am overwhelmed with not only the beauty of the city, but -- i was explaining to folks as we were flying over dick durbin -- what makes this place so special is not just this is where my daughters were born. i started my political career here, but i got so many good friends and some relationships. as i looked out across their rooms seen so many people who put up with me -- [laughter] before i was president and helped me get their, it is extraordinary. i miss

at 9:30 on c-span2. the senate foreign relations committee will hold a hearing on the humanitarian crisis in syria. the u.s. ambassador and state department officials will testify. it is live on c-span 3 beginning at 10:00 eastern. next, "washington journal" live with your phone calls. that is followed by a light session of the u.s. house will members will consider a bill asking the historian to provi

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at the recent arrests of hackers with the group anonymous. and what risks hackers may pose to a national security. washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. well, it is that time of year again where we announce our student cam winners for 2012. for the past few months, students from across the country have been working on their documentaries for this year's contest. 75 winning videos have been chosen. here's a clip of our grand prize winner's documentary. >> the war relocation and relished the idea of taking men, women and children from their homes, their shops and their farms. so the li yagss determined to do the job as a democracy should, with real consideration for the people involved. >> you know, they didn't call us citizens. because it's illegal to imprison citizens without due process. >> what they did in prison, u.s. citizens without due process. over 110,000 of them who happened to be of japanese ancestry. >> these american citizens were uprooted from their homes, taken away from their businesses and sent to places like this. one of these citizens was my great uncle john cimakowa. uncle john was a

is jennifer duffy. we will join the live election returns. a live simulcast on c-span radio and c-span television. >> this is our seventh politico. >>> coming up on c-span 3, a look at redistricting. first, the discussion on the voting rights act which requires the justice department to approve congressional maps in some states. then a conversation on the demographics of redisstricting. after that, a senate hearing with the heads of the u.s. southern and northern commands. they oversee military operations in the western hemisphere. later, new york mayor michael bloomberg and antonio villaraigosa. >>> following the outcome of the 2010 census. some redistricting plans have landed in courts. stanford law school held a conference in january and what is ahead for the redistricting for the coming decade. this panel on the voting rights act is 90 minutes. >> we're going to get started again. thank you all for coming back in. thank you for being here. one of my favorite philosophers is satchel paige. who is famous for many things. telling you to avoid eating fried food. thank you for helping us with the lunch along those lines. to the people at the levin center. one of the

at california gas prices.com. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. >>> in other news today, the dow up 78 closing at is 12,837. nasdaq was up 25 and s&p was up 9. according to the federal reserve americans stepped up borrowing in january to buy more cars and attend school. consumer borrowing rose by almost $18 billion. that followed similar gains in december and november. the gains for those three months were the large he's in a decade. helped consumer borrowing climb to $2.5 trillion that nearly matches the pre-recession borrowing level. the obama administration is for the first time citing vatican city as a potential hub for money laundering. the state department's annual international narcotics control strategy report identifies vatican city as one of 68 countries or jurs dicks of concern for money laundering or financial crimes. the vatican is on the list because it isn't clear whether a year-old anti-money laundering regime is effective. the report places belgium, ireland, portugal and south korea also on this list, identifying countries that may be vulnerable to money laundering. a u.s. house panel has

c-span radio. >> thanks, steve. >> this is "washington today" heard coast to coast on xm channel 113 and streemd at c-span.org and simulcast on c-span 3. matt drudge on his website the drudge report has this to say. dear reader in the first decade of the drudge report andrew was a lover of the news. there was not a single day during that time when he did not finish each other's thoughts or laughs with each other or challenge each other. i still see him in my mind at venice beach running. he was and is always there. wonderful, a loving family man. we feel great sadness for them today. he passed away suddenly shortly after midnight in los angeles. he suffered from an apparent heart attack and tributes flowing in for the conservative blogger and the impact he had on the media. back in april of 2001, armstrong williams sat down with him for c-span 2's book tv program. here's a portion of that interview. >> i just graduated from college, a place where it was like my bar mitzvah. i thought in my bar mitzvah i would learn an education about judaism but i left empty i just learned how to chant. i was open for a religious

is following all of this for the "chicago tribune." chief political reporter. his work available online at chicagotribune.com joining us from chicago. thanks very much for being with us. >> thank you, steve. >>> this is "washington today" on c-span radio. the economy and presidential politics coming up at today's daily briefing. abc's ann compton with this question to press secretary jay carney. >> governor romney says today the economy is coming back. something i don't think you'd disagree with. does the president think that the economy recovery has now reached a level where it's kind of inevitable, it's on a path where it's only going to get better? does that make it less of an argument for him during the election year? >> the president absolutely does not believe that recovery is inevitable. we need to do everything we can here in washington to ensure that the recovery continues. it is only within the capacity of washington, as we have seen in the past, most recently last summer, to take action that can harm the recovery. we can't let that happen. so, no. the recovery is not so far along now that it can continue without leaders in washington making the right decisions and taking the right actions to ensure that we can continu

c-span's "washington today." again, the question is how would you change congress? how would you make it more effective in order to get things done. 202 is the area code. here at c-span radio. 626-7962. senator barbara mikulski reaching a milestone having served 35 years in the house and the senate. she is now the longest serving female member of congress in history. back in 1988 she talked about politics, gender politics, at the democratic national convention in atlanta. >> every family's got its worries. paying the mortgage. school cost. an aging parent who needs help. some families shoulder more than seems possible. drug addiction. family violence. broken homes. but family life should be more than just coping or making ends meet. more than just pinching pennies and dipping into the nest egg. if there's anything that concerns the american family today, it's this. our government hasn't caught up with the new facts of american family life. families have changed, so why can't washington? new facts. moms working. nearly 65% of all mothers are working. part time, full time, all of the time. keeping the family together. making ends meet. making america more prospe

and later at 4:25 if the mandate is found unconstitutional can the rest of the law stay in fact. listen to all the arguments from this week on c-span or anytime at c span.org. í >>> he is joined by the film's producer sunday. >> one thing that they have done over the years is that they have told so many half truths and total lies. they have omitted a lot of information to the media and now if they were to sit down with me face to face i could show them with their own document and counter what they have been saying and they don't want to do that. >> more with jerry and rachel sunday night at 8 eastern on c-span's q and a. >>> last month virginia congressman bobby scott redu reintroduced a new statagy about gang violence and crime. >>> thank you and good afternoon. thank you for joining us this afternoon for an important briefing on critical youth violence prevention legislation, the youth promise act. several of our panelists travelled across the country to be with us today. when it comes to crime policy we have a choice. we can reduce crime or we can play politics. for far too long congress has chosen to play politics by enacting

is this march 6th, this coming tuesday. santorum has a stop in ohio. live coverage will starts at 7:00 eastern and be on c-span. mitt romney will be live on c-span 2 at 7:00 eastern. ohio is one of ten states that will vote on tuesday. it's the second largest contest on tuesday. the latest ohio poll conducted by the institute for policy research at the university of cincinnati shows santorum leads romney 37% to 26%. >> louisiana govern bobby jindal is going to show his budget. it's mostly cloud id and 37 degrees at the airport. you are listening to shreveport news radio. this weekend, book tv and american history tv explore the history and culture of shreveport, louisiana, the union army's failure in louisiana from the red river campaign of 1864 and a look at the over 200,000 books housed at the lsu archives. then a walk tour of the city, with neil johnson and on american history tv on c-span 3, from barksdale air force base, a look at the role of the base on 9/11 and a history of the b-52 bomber. visit the founding fathers exhibit and from the pioneer heritage center. medical treatment. >> rick santorum defende

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at c-span.org. it will also be hearing on c- span3 as soon as is released and we will be airing at primetime on c-span. it is on radio, also. xm 199. c-span.org. in advance of this oral argument, we put together a poll asking you about some information regarding the u.s. supreme court. among those surveys from the c- span poll, 95% of those questioned are interested in the supreme court proceedings. 86% say they should allow cameras for the health care oral argument. 74% say they should allow chemists for all oral arguments. this was conducted in mid march. it is available on the web site with all the details that c- span.org. "la times" -- the california primary is not until june. mitt romney is ahead by double digits. the survey conducted by the newspaper and uc-davis. running gain support in gop -- bryhni gagne c.o.p. supporting california. enthusiasm is lukewarm for written -- mitt romney. who speaks for the republican party? next is marked, from maine. good morning. caller: thank you for broadcasting and rebroadcasting the tea party meeting. i thought that was fascinating. i am a lifelong republi

you. >> politico's coverage getting under way at 7:00 eastern here on c-span radio and on c-span television. the results available online at c-span.org. it is 24 minutes past the hour. the president today issuing his strongest condemnation so far of the killings of the 16 afghan civilians over the weekend. he is promising that anyone who is involved will be held fully accountable. meanwhile defense secretary leon panetta says that could mean the death penalty for the u.s. soldier expected in the killings. a tell gags did visit the area where the killings took place early on sunday. many had to flee after the taliban insurgents opened fire on them. the associated press reporting that one afghan soldier was killed in that incident. today as the president talked about trade issues with china, he began with his comments about afghanistan. >> over the weekend as many of you know, there was a tragic incident in which a number of afghan civilians were killed. what i've made to president karzai when i spoke to him is that the united states takes this as seriously as if it was our own citizens and our own children who were murdered. . we're heartbro

c- span. on c-span2, the senate is also in at 10:00 a.m. eastern and will debate repealing tax cuts for oil and gas companies. and on c-span 3 this morning, military commanders in charge of cyberspace, missile defense, and the nation's nuclear arsenal, testified before the senate armed services committee about defense programs. live coverage starts at 9:30 a.m. eastern. and coming up on "washington journal,", we will continue the discussion of this week's supreme court oral arguments on the health care law. our guests are dahliahw

the c span radio app free at the ie tunes app store or blackberry app world. >> at the top of the world this is c-span radio. washington today continues. >> will they stand up and uphold freedom? uphold the legacy of this great man and what he did to the country, what a difference he made or will that have been in vain or be the generation that reagan feared and talked about that forgot what america was all about. let's affirm our conviction that america is a land of opportunity and freedom and usher in a new era of prosperity and leadership. thank you so much and god bless this great land. [ applause ] thank you. >> mitt romney at the university of chicago talking about the issue which has been driving his campaign and his candidacy, rick santorum in the hometown of ronald reagan, dixon, illinois, 54 delegates at stake. welcome to washington today here on c span radio. we'll hear more from both of the republican candidates competing in tomorrow's illinois primary. after illinois it is on to louisiana with a weekend primary. mitt romney winning 20 delegates over the weekend in puerto rico. mean

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at the poor and middle class. and andrew weiss will talk how the election of vladimir putin will affect relations between the u.s. and russia. washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> tomorrow our live coverage of the american/israel public affairs annual conference continues. speakers include rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich. live coverage starting at 8:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this crazy world of ours, we have atom bombs. the question is not how to use them. the question is how do you restrain yourself from using them? that's particularly when your commander in chief, any fool can get this country in trouble. it takes a wise man to get it out. >> as candidates campaign for president this year, we look back at 14 men who ran for the office and lost. go to our website to see video of the contenteders who had ain impact. >> shouldn't your president be an example to the children and young people in this country? ask yourself that question, please. shouldn't his life make him a role model for your future children? shouldn't anyone you elect to this office always keep his promises? >> c-span.org/the contender

at the campus of the university of chicago. will have that live on c-span at 1:15 p.m. eastern. live on c-span 2, rick santorum is in dixon, ill. at the waterfront plaza at 1:00 p.m. eastern and is the second of four events he will hold today where there are 69 delegates up for grabs in the republican presidential primary tomorrow. congress returns today presented me to add 2:00 p.m. today for general speeches and they will resume consideration of a bill aimed at loosening at security regulations on small to medium- size businesses at 4:30 p.m.. they will have three votes to mark to limit debate on the bill an amendment involving investor protection and we are authorizing the export/import portion. the house is back today at 2:00 p.m. for alleges that of work for the first roll call votes of the week after 6:30. paul ryan may release his budget plan this week and we could hear remarks on the floor about that throughout the week. live coverage of the house is here on c-span. remarks now from former federal reserve chairman paul volcker who spoke last week at an economic forum. this is about one hour. >> i am not t

at the news conference. the event is on our web site at c-span.org. it will air later tonight on the c-span networks. a reminder tomorrow morning, your reaction to the results from super tuesday with ten states going to polls. alaska, idaho, massachusetts, north dakota, oklahoma, ohio, tennessee, vermont and virginia. the results will be posted on c-span.org. then a chance to hear from the candidates in their entirety. here on c-span radio and for you. >>> watch election results tonight on c-span networks.watc page to see result maps, social media posts from candidates and reporters. you can also monitor or mention our c-span blog. use a laptop or tablet to extend your c-span viewing at our web page made for our super tuesday coverage. >>> president obama is scheduled to speak shortly before the business roundtable about job creation and the economy. the roundtable is made up of leaders of major companies. it is scheduled to start around 7:10 eastern. today, the president of the business roundtable, john engler was on our washington journal program with a preview. >> we're back with john engler, the

follow american history tv every weekend on c-span 3 and online at c-span.org/history. >>> this weekend, american history tv is in shreveport, louisiana expanding our reach from washington d.c. for programming on american history. shreveport is the third largest city in louisiana and the former home of the louisiana hayride. a radio show which helped celebrities like elvis presley get their start. learn more about shreveport, louisiana, all weekend long on american history tv. >> the louisiana hayride. ♪ >> it would start off with a big roar and logan would come out and mr. page would. the first thing they would ask is anybody here from texas? of course, a roar would go up in the auditorium. it would start off with all of that. who is here from arkansas, mississippi, alabama? >> good evening, everybody. from the auditorium in shrevepo shreveport, louisiana. >> it was like magic when you walked in the building. the vibes for that saturday night were so exciting. the louisiana hayride is actually known as the cradle of the stars. and it literally was the "american idol" of its day. the louisiana hayride embraced

at america's poor and middle class and andrew weiss will discuss how the election of russian president vladimir putin will affect elections between the u.s. and russia. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> the conference continues tomorrow, live coverage starting at 8:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. >> there's a real anxiety within a substantial part of black america when confronting black americans who are successful in the wider society because there's this anxiety that to be successful, especially if you're in a predominantly white setting, to get the backing of white people, to get the trust of white people, what do you have to do to get that backing? what did you have to do to get that trust? what did you have to do to get that recognition? there's this fear that one of the things you had to do was to betray in some form your communit community. >> the fist sunday of every month, book tv in-depth focuses on one author. speaking about race, politics and the obama administration. watch it online at the c-span library on your computer. >>> next, a discussion with constitutional law experts on the legalities of president obama's recess appointments

c-span: where did you get this? >> guest: the portrait? i'm not sure where the original is. this is an engraving done from the original which i got at the new york historical society. c-span: in the back you've got this huge bibliography and all these source notes and all that stuff. where did you go to find out about benedict arnold? >> guest: i don't even know where i started. i started reading some other biographies that had been written in the past, and then as all good historians do, i strip-mined their bibliographies, which is one way to start. i started asking around. i went to the libraries where i'd worked before: the new york public library and new york historical. one thing leads to another leads to another leads to another, and you find yourself just following your nose. i ended up going to england to the public record office to read all the british stuff about him and about the battles that he'd fought when he was a british officer. and, of course, i went to philadelphia where he was commandant. i also went to all the places where he fought battles and went up the kennebeck river -- not every square inch of it, but a lo

edgar hoover is myth, legend. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-spans q&a -- on c-span's q&a. >> no discussion on the role of the press on this presidential discretion. the centinela said to that caller a question university recently look at how the media is covering and affecting the 2012 campaign. panelists include state republican chairman of the .holer this is about 55 minutes. [applause] >> i would like to start my remarks by saying i really like being able to fire people. so you folks on the panel, watch out. i am saying that as a joke. but it leads into something that i really want to talk about thank you. i do not handle these things well. it leads into something i really want to be able to talk about today. i want our panel to discuss. thank you so much. but that remark was made, of course, by mitt romney in the context, a very clear and explicit and mistakable context and in the same sentence of being able to get rid of his insurance company -- his health insurance company that is serving you and you did not like. so what was the big deal? ma

at the be fbi budget. this is "washington today" on c-span radio. patrick leahy said he would like to hold a hearing on this matter now that the report is out. >>> "usa today" is writing about a new government report looking into the investigation of alaska senator stted stevens. it says the davis per me jatd by the concealment of evidence favor zwrobl his defense. joining us on the phone with more background is the investigative reporter for "usa today." thanks very much for being with us. what did you learn? >> well the report today is the report of a court appointed investigator who was brought in to look at the possibility of filing criminal contempt of court charges against the prosecutors who represented the government in the stevens case. and it concluded that the case was quote permeated by the systemic concealment of evidence that could have helped stevens in his defense. at times it found intentional withholding evidence that would have undercut the credibility of government star witnesses or really beefed up the senator's contention that

c-span: what book is this for you, first? >> guest: no, that is actually my sixth book. my other books have been academic books. c-span: so then at what point did you think you had a non-academic book, a trade book that the public would buy? >> guest: it's hard to say when i had that realization. but as i myself found custer more and more fascinating, it seemed reasonable that this story would be something that other people might enjoy reading. custer, for me, is a very representative american character. that is, he comes from humble origins in the midwest. his parents were poor farmers. he goes to west point. he becomes a successful general. he's tremendously optimistic and cheerful and believes in this country. he believes in its expansionist policy, believes that there is opportunity for anyone who is willing to work hard and make a living. so he was always interested in self-improvement as well. when he was on the frontier, he learned a great deal about the flora and fauna of the area. he learned rudimentary paleontology. he taught himself taxidermy. and he started writing a book about his frontier experiences which, for some

washington journal is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> coming up, a senate armed services committee hearing on the situation in syria. defense secretary leon panetta and joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey testify. see it live starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this weekend there are two ways to watch the tucson festival of books. live on c-span 2 and live online at book tv.org. on saturday, jeffrey rosen on the history of the supreme court and at 3:00, panels of forensic science, politic at 4:30 and mexico's drug wars at 6:00. sunday, panels continue at 1 eastern with the environment and the great depression at 2:30. the american west at 4:00 and at 5:30 studying the brain and diana en rec ez on bernie madoff at 7:00. look for coverage streaming live on book tv.org saturday beginning at noon eastern and sunday starting at 2:30 exclusively online. the tucson festival of books, live this weekend on c-span 2 and book tv.org. >>> there is a real anxiety within a substantial part of black america when co

at 1. . 20 eastern. and then the president heads to atlanta for a fund-raiser there that is hosted by his african-american leadership counsel. again, coverage of the fundraiser in chicago on c-span at 1:20 eastern. a federal court unsealed a special report that described widespread misconduct that derailed the prosecution and corruption conviction of the late ted stevens of alaska. on this morning's washington journal, we got an update on the story from a capitol hill reporter. >> good morning to you. what are the details about this? what should people know about the inquiry -- senator stephen's trial and then we'll take it from there about what is next. >> well, this is a report by special prosecutor henry shelby. he was appointed by the court and federal judge here in washington who oversaw the corruption trial of the late senator ted stephens in 2008. that as stevens was convicted of failing to report improper gifts, more than $250,000 worth of gifts. and he lost his re-election that year. in the following spring -- well, after the conviction, there was an fbi agent came forward and said prosecutors failed to provide evidence to steven's defense attorneys. they called into qu

the court is releasing audio of the oral argument each day and as soon as we get the audio we're bringing it to you here on c-span 3. that is at about 1:00 p.m. eastern tuesday and wednesday. >>> starting april 1st see the winners in this year's student cam video documentary competition on the theme the constitution and you. as middle and high school students showed which part of the tunings was important to them and why. mornings at 6:50 eastern on c-span and meet the students who created them during "washington journal" each day. for a preview check studentca studentcam.org and congratulations to all no participate m.d. this year's competition. >>> in march of 1979 c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide. and today our content of nonfiction books and american history is available on tv, radio and online. >> we're talking now about the supreme court. but they are the ones that changed this country inevitably with what we call the march to progress. the march towards knocking down the walls of discrimination that permitted us to pass a 1964 civil rights act and public accommodation so

follow "american history tv" all weekend every week end on c-span three and online at c-span.org/history. >>> the medal of honor is the highest military declaration awarded by the government for valor and action. fewer than 3,500 have been awarded since the civil war. next, a conversation with two recipients as they reflect on their service in the vietnam war. this hour-long program took place at the national archives in washington, d.c. >>> good afternoon. i'm director the national archives experience and it is my pleasure to welcome you to the william g. mcgowan theater. today we come together to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the creation of the congressional medal of honor. it was a bleak december of 1861, more than 12,000 men had already died in a conflict more bloody than most had imagined possible. with no end in sight. it is in this context that lincoln signs the navy bill authorizing recognition for gallantry in action that becomes the medal of honor. documents attesting to the heroism of civil war soldiers and an actual medal of honor, a medal never delivered because its recipient died in andersonv

at twitter.com/c-span. we will have a portion of our road to the white house coverage online at c-span.org's educated site. campaign 2012. david cameron is in town this week. he and president obama are headed toidate dayton ohio to a basketball game. tomorrow the president will host the program and an official dinner at the white house. we will have live coverage of the prime minister's arrival at the white house as well as the guests attending and toasts from both leaders. c-span.org will screen arrival in their entirety and watch it on c-span at 6:15 eastern. >> c-span's local content vehicle cities tour takes book television and american history programming on the road. the first weekend of each month. march featured shreveport, louisiana with book tv at the noel memorial library. >> it was a local man who was born here and lived here most of his life. he started accumulating books when he was a teenager and continued into his 80s. over his lifetime he accumulated over 200,000 volumes. if we have a gem in the collection, it is probably going to be this one. one of the books we are most proud of. it's in the original binding from 1699.

at america's poor and middle class. and andrew weiss will discuss how the election of russian president vladimir putin will affect relations between the u.s. and russia. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >>> tomorrow, our live coverage of the american israel public affairs committee's annual conference continues. speakers include presidential candidates rick santorum, mitt romney and newt gingrich. live coverage starting at 8:35 a.m. eastern here on c-span3. >>> watch super tuesday election results tomorrow night on the c-span networks. and while you watch, use our second screen web page with your tablet or laptop computer to see result maps, social media posts from candidates and reporters and a public forum for your tweets and those of other viewers. you can also monitor our "mentioned on c-span" blog, where we'll be posting super tuesday programming information and news stories. use a laptop or tablet to expand your c-span viewing on our brand-new web page, made especially for our super tuesday coverage. c-span.org/screen2. >>> coming up here on c-span3, a look at human rights in china. then, legal scholars argue the constitutionality of president ob

edgar hoover is a legend. >> on enemies, history of the fbi. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is ellen tauscher -- the former under secretary of state for arms control. the former representative for california from 1997 to 2009 in which she was part of the armed services committee and she is currently a member of the atlantic council board of directors. welcome. guest: thank you. good to see you. host: when you look at siri as you see it right now, what is the best reggy as far as the u.s. is concerned going forward? guest: the president's strategy. he has made clear about "washington journal attacking his own citizens. -- about assad attacking his own citizens. he has built a very important coalition. you have important voices in the area, like the early. very much united. what we have is a syria that is attacking its own people. a president that has to leave. a transition that has to go forward. diplomacy is important to get this political transition form of. support for the syrian national council and the efforts of

tribute, and they are doing so at this hour, live on c-span television, tributes to congressman payne. at the moment representative clark from the brooklyn, new york, area isse. you can watch it live. it's also streamed on our website at c-span.org. >>> well congressman payne is a former teacher. he'd also a former executive from the prudential insurance company, a local city council member before serving eleven terms in the house of representatives. while in the house, he was known as an advocate as you heard just a moment ago for his constituents. the star ledger in new jersey saying he was a champion of education, and the de facto ambassador to africa. at the end of today's news conference, the president had this to say. >> i want to publicly express condolences to the family of donald payne. congressman from new jersey. a wonderful man, did great work both domestically and internationally. he was a friend o

it wants live coverage here on c-span and live coverage of the senate on c-span to end on c- span 3, ben bernanke is completing his session at george washington university. that is live this afternoon on c-span 3. thanks for joining us on this thursday. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 29, 2012. i hereby appoint the honorable charles f. bass to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious g

is myth and legend. >> a history of the fbi sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q and a." >>> ernest hemingway is considered one of the great american writers and his work still influence readers today, but not many people know of his work as a spy during world war ii. >> there were a couple of instances that he was aware of when german submarines approaching fishing boats and saying, hey, we'll take your catch and your fresh food. so, ernest says, well, i'll wait for them to come alongside and

the house is out of session, returning to washington monday, march 19, at 2:00 p.m. eastern with votes after 6:30. live house coverage as always here on c-span. the senate is in town next week. aty'll return monday 2:00 p.m. eastern for general speeches before returning to work on the surface bill.ortation that legislation sets policy for road, bridge and transit programs for the next two years. no votes on monday, but several amendment votes are expected on tuesday. the senate, live on c-span 2. in his weekly address, president obama talked about how u.s. manufacturing companies are contributing to job creation. he also discussed the need to invest in clean energy technologies to reduce u.s. dependency on foreign oil. he gave the address from an automobile factory in virginia. following the president is republican north dakota governor jack dalrymple. he talked about economic policies in his state while expressing why he believes in the need to build the keystone oil pipeline. >> hi, everybody. i'm speaking to you this week from a factory in petersburg, virginia, where they're bringing on more than 100 new workers to build parts for the nex

at c-span history. >> august weekend long american history tv is in shreveport, louisiana, to explore the rich history of the southern city founded in 1836. you're watching american history tv, 48 hours of people and events, telling the american history. >> the louisiana hayride! ♪ ♪ we're gonna have a wonderful time at the louisiana hayride tonight ♪ >> it would start off with a big roar and the first thing they'd ask is "anybody here from texas" and of course a roar would go up in the auditorium and then who is here from arkansas, mississippi, alabama. >> good evening, everybody, from the municipal auditorium in louisiana, the own folk music show the louisiana hayride. >> it was like magic when you walked in this building, the vibes for that saturday night were so exciting. the louisiana hayride is actually known as the cradle of the stars. and it literally was the "american idol" of its day. the louisiana hayride embraced young talent. all of the great stars that were here that became so famous all over the world from the louisiana hayride have never been equalled. it actually started april 3rd, 19

it is the second of four campaign events in illinois today. 69 delegates are up for grabs tomorrow. you can see that live on c-span to at 1:00 eastern. congress is back today. the house returns at 4:00 eastern with legislative votes after 6:30. live coverage on c-span with a double and. paul ryan may release his budget plan this week. we could hear remarks on the floor about that this week. a short time ago we spoke to a capitol reporter who was following the process. >> paul ryan is about to release the budget proposal this week. joining us to speak about this is nancy cook. when can we expect to see the budget? >> paul ryan is expected to unveil it to our morning at 10:30 at a press conference. he is doing a series of events at conservative think tanks throughout the week. >> what are some of the key items the proposal emphasizes? >> some of the key things are deeper spending cuts that were agreed to of the budget control act in august. he is also supposed to push back the mandated spending cuts for defense that were part of the deal, and one of the big things, which democrats are expected to go after him on, the way