. >> the after word is by former congressman j.c. watts. >> last year he played with the redskins.y brother and i call him my older brother deacon. my sister even named her second child after begin. jc, my oldest, our oldest favorite speaker. it is very nice. a lot of good stories and there. ron reagan, the one who actually

. >> afterwards by congressman j.c. watts, and former by deacon jones. >> yeah. deacon, my brother and i call him my older brother. my sister named her second kid after deacon. the first one of roman gabriel. it's very nice of both of them. there's a lot of good stories in there. ronald reagan who is the one that actually got me interested in politics. because as governor, he would come to the l.a. rams football practice. now here's a politician that knows what's important. then he asked me to be the chairman in 1976. that's what got me involved in politics. it's really because ronald reagan became governor the same year we moved out to california and my father coaching around. whether you are baseball, football, hockey, or nascar fan. >> what washington can learn from the world of sports. book tv with senator allen. if you go to booktv.org you can watch the full event in it's entirety. >> visit booktv.org to watch any of the programs you see here online. type the author or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. you can

. >> the afterword is by former congressman j.c. watts, the forward is by the former l.a. rams' deacon jones. >> the his last year he played with the redskins. my older brother is deacon. my sister named her second kid after deacon, her first one afro man gabriel. and j. c.'s our oldest daughter's favorite speaker. so it's very nice of both of them. there's a lot of good stories in there, and ronald reagan who's the one who actually got me interested in politics because as governor he would come to the l. a. rams' e football practice, and i'd say, now, here's a politician who knows what's important. and then he asked me to be chairman of young virginians for reagan in 1976 when i was at uva, and that's what got me involved in this politics. and it's really because of ronald reagan became governor the same year we moved out to california when my father was coaching the rams. so there's a lot of good, fun stories in there. >> george allen is the author of "what washington can learn from the world of sports." booktv covered a previous event with governor allen, senator allen.

recognize the other members of the sleeper -- a slave labor task force who are here today such as j.c. watts. together, we introduced a legislation creating the slave labor task force i would. i would like to take a moment to ask the members of the task force to please stand. all of the members that are here. [applause] s chairman, i would like to thank each and every member for their hard work and dedication. you never gave up. you never gave in. we could not be where we are today without the leadership of upper friend, my partner, and the -- of my friend, my partner, and the leadership of the vice chair. thank you. [applause] i must also acknowledge the clerk of the house and both of their staffs for their dedication in this day becoming a reality. i must recognize a young man on my own staff. jeffrie, where are you? please stand. [applause] thank you, we appreciate it. today we shed light on a moment in truth. enslaved african americans used as laborers in the construction of this capitol building. the mandate of the slave labor of this is to recognize the contribution of enslaved african

j.c. watts has also worked hard on this. i want to extend my sincere thanks to the sikes family for joining us here today. i want to take a moment to remember mr. curtis sites who is no longer with us. he was an original member of the slave labor task force and a native of little rock, ark., where he was an original member of the arkansas black history of advisory committee. i am bank will for his contribution to this effort -- i am thankful for his contribution to this effort. all it also like to thank another resident of little rock. i thank her for her contribution to this task force following mr. sikes after his untimely passing. a special welcome to our distinguished guests for taking time to join us in washington. today is such a special day. after almost 10 years of hard work and dedication, we celebrate the contribution made by enslaved african-americans in the construction of the u.s. capitol. when the capital was first being built in the early 1800's, enslaved african-americans worked on all facets of this construc