>> jack benny. >> correct. jack benny. this is president truman and jack benny. they are playing and he filmed one of his shows here in the truman library in 1959. this is a newspaper clipping from about the 1948 election. somebody added comments to it. there is a collection here at the truman library. many of the letters that are in our collection from truman, he expresses interest in their families. as well as people writing back to him express -- how is margaret? i hope they are doing well. this is a letter that talks about the enclosed picture, which is the clipping he is referring to. it brought back fond memories of our press club engagement. of course, they had to have a corny joke to it, but i still like it. all good wishes and congratulations to your family. if you need anybody for entertainment purposes, let me know. president truman did not seek out entertainers, or well-known people, yet, he cultivated relationships with them. especially with jack benny. he had a good friendship with him. here they are again at the truman library. this is, umm, at the

jack benny was married to mary for a long time. george burns, buddy hackett. there's something about laughter and the longevity of a marriage. >> yeah. what do you make of the fact that stuff that you did on record 50 years ago still kills in front of an audience a half a century later? >> luck. >> yeah. >> i mean, i didn't plan it, you know. >> but the joke, i mean, you don't tell jokes, you tell stories, but the material. it says something about the material. >> well, because it's still true. i mean, the first, i had the driving instructor. >> the funny stuff. >> then i had the submarine commander, which is about being in service. >> mm-hm. >> and that still exists. >> yeah. >> and then i had abe lincoln. you know, talking to his press agent. and i mean, that's even more prevalent than it was 50 years ago. >> yeah. trying to imagine abe lincoln talking to sean spicer. what a conversation. >> he'd get mad at him. >> which leads me to this. if you had done it, i have never seen you do it. you don't really, you don't really toil in political >> no. >> stuff. in

ny.k ben this is president truman and jack benny. he filmed one of his shows here in the truman library in 1959. a newspaper clipping from 1948's election. somebody had it -- somebody added comments to it. there is a collection here at the truman library. many of the letters that are in truman, heion from expresses interest in their families. as well as people writing back i hope theyss -- are doing well. this is a letter that talks -- the clipping he is referring to. memories ofack fond our press club engagement. they have a corny joke, i like it. all good wishes and congratulations to your family. if you need anybody for entertainment purposes, let me know. president truman did not seek out entertainers, or well-known people, yet, he cultivated relationships with them. he had a good friendship with jack benny. here they are again at the truman library. umm, at the library again. uh, a clip.s, birthday on violin] [laughter] [applause] >> i don't know, one night you are the star of a big hour-long coast-to-coast television show, then

check any -- jack benny. this is president truman and jack benny. he found one of his shows here at the truman library in 1959. this is a newspaper clipping from the 1948 election that somebody added a comment to. these are all from our collection here at the truman library. we have a letter here. many of the letters in our collection, truman expresses interest in their families as well as the people writing back express the same. this letter talks about, from the enclosed picture, which the clipping refers to, they had to have the corny joke. all good wishes, congratulations to you and your family. if you ever need anybody for entertainment purposes in washington, let me know. president truman did not necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people. he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. he had a good relationship. here they are again at the truman library. at the library again. -- this is a clip. ♪ [laughter] [applause] >> watch the entire program sunday at 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. eastern. this is american history tv

this is president truman and jack benny. jack benny filmed one of his shows at the truman library in 1959. clipping newspaper from the 1948 election somebody added comments to. these are part of the collection at the truman library. many of the letters in our expresses, truman interest in their families. the people writing back to him wish his family well. this is a letter that talks about the clipping he is referring to saying it brought back fond memories of the press club engagement. of course, he had to add a corny joke. wishes and congratulations to your family from mrs. benny and me. if you ever need someone in washington for entertainment, let me know. president truman did not seek out entertainers or well-known people but he cultivated relationships. this is at the truman library. they are at the library again. this is a clip. [scratchy violin music] [laughter] [applause] [laughter] >> you can watch this and other american history programs on our website where all of our video is archived. that is c-span.org/history.

here is jack benny and president truman. this is at the truman library. they are at the library again. this is the clip. >> you can watch this and other american history programs on our website where all of our video is archived. that is c-span.org/history. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up next, a visit to the national building museum to learn about -- architecture of an asylum, st. elizabeth's, 1852 to 2017. known as the government hospital for the insane when it opened, it was built on a farm with a view of washington, d.c. at its peak in 1960, st. elizabeths had almost 8,000 patients and covered 300 acres. it is still open today. in this hour-long program, curator sarah levit shows us what architecture can reveal about how the mentally ill were cared for over time. >> we decided to do this exhibition for many reasons, one of which i think it's a real important moment to be talking about the role of the federal government in providing public health and providing healthcare for the mentally ill

not necessarily seek out entertainers or well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships with jack benny, especially he had a good friendship with. birthday]aying happy [laughter] >> american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. next, a look at the relationship between government officials and the press, including access to lawmakers, the role of press secretaries, and the challenges of classified leaks. this is just over two hours. ms. kiely: welcome, everybody. barbara cochran, who is the president of the national press

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he ultimately did relationships with them -- he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. ♪ [happy birthday son] [applause] american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span three. >> joining us now is eugene o'donnell, former police officer with the new york police department. he is here to talk about recentnt trump's comments in which the president seemed to encourage rougher treatment of people and police custody. good morning. mr. o'donnell: good morning. let's talk about where he seemed to suggest that he treat those in custody rougher. pres. trump: right now we have less than 6000 enforcement and removal officers in ice, not enough to protect a nation of more than 320 million people. it is essential that congress fund another 10,000 ice officers so that we can eliminate ms 13 root out the criminal cartels in our country. we would like to get them out asked her. and you see these towns and thugs ring thrown into the back of a paddy wagon, you see them thrown in rough, i said please don't be too nice. like when you guys put somebody in the car and you are prote

seek out entertainers or well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. he had a good friendship with him. this is a clip. ♪ >>> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. next we travel to the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about 42 bronze statutes in signer's hall and to learn about the constitutional convention of 1787. >> i'm jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center and i'm thrilled to welcome you to signer's hall. let me tell you a little bit about the national constitution center and then tell you about this incredible room that we're standing in. the national constitution center is a very special place. it is the only institution in america that has a charter from congress to disseminate information about the u.s. constitution on a non-partisan basis. that means that in these polarized times we are the only place in america that brings together all sides in the constitutional debates th

entertainers or one of people necessarily, but he cultivated relationships, especially with the jack bennyis is a clip. ♪ [playing "happy birthday"] [laughter] [applause] american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. among the speakers at this year's national conservative student conference, radio talkshow host dennis preger, former house speaker newt gingrich and george allen. we will hear from them and others of the next three hours. [applause] ross: good morning, everyone. i trust that everyone had a good night's sleep and welcome back to day two of our national conservative student conference. [ cheers and applause ] ross: for those of you who don't know me, i am ross dubberly, the co-founder and co-chairman at the university of georgia.

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private clubs behind closed doors, you know, stagger of the fact that they were these huge stars like jack benny public heard on tv on the radio to be squeaky clean, suddenly you got to see another side of it. >> like most performance, thousands of acquaintances, professional people, that he knows. but he's also one of the people who has -- i like to feel that i'm one. i don't want to speak for don. i'm one of his very close friends and i think that's important to don because queers needs friends. >> the comedy and it came together at the club. >> it's good to -- when an artist can express themselves in a way that may not be acceptable outside that temple of free speech. people said there's a timing in place for that kind of comedy, that's the time and place. >> as long as it takes me to get to my car. [ applause ] laquinta presents how to win at business. step one. point decisively with your glasses. abracadabra! the stage is yours. step two. choose laquinta. where you'll feel like the king of the road. check out our summer rates now at lq.com. and life's beautiful moments.ns get between you fl

out entertainers are well-known people, yet, he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. this is a clip. ♪ song] birthday >> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3 . >> sunday night on q&a -- >> i never heard of him. i wanted to know how this man who was told from the time he was notung child he worth anything, could have found the courage to find a way out of slavery. i was intrigued. of robert at the life small, slavery that escaped during the civil war and went on to become a number of u.s. congress. >> he served five terms in the house of representatives. there was a bribery charge against him and he never recovered from that, in my opinion, that is one of the reasons he's not better known today. back alive in spotsylvania, virginia, for a symposium on the great defenses of the civil war. next, we will hear from author eric wittenberg. this is live coverage on c-span3. >> i hope everybody had a great lunch. let's give it up again to our serving staff and kitchen staff. [applause] that is a lot more energy than i expected after lunch. that is fantas

private friars club, behind closed doors stag roasts, the fact they were these huge stars like jack bennyberle, the public had only heard on tv or on the radio be squeaky clean, suddenly you got to see another side of it. >> i've known don for eight years. and like most performers, don has thousands of acquaintances, professionals he knows, but he's also one of the people that has close friends. i like to feel i am one. i don't want to speak for don, but i am one of his very close friends. and i think that's important to don because queers need friends. >> the vaudeville style of comedy and burlesque tradition of comedy came together at the friars club. >> it's good when an artist can express themselves in a way that may not be acceptable outside that temple of free speech. people say there's a time and place for that kind of comedy, that's the time and place, the roast. >> i will remember this evening probably as long as it takes me to get to my car. what's going on here? um...i'm babysitting. that'll be $50 bucks. you said 30 dollars. yeah, well it was $30 before my fees, like the dog-s

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entertainers or well-known people, but yet he cultivated some relationships with them, especially jack benny. he had a good friendship with. ♪ >> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >> saturday on c-span 2 book tv, on "after words" journalist jesse eisinger reports on how the justice department handles white collar crime in his book ". he is interviewed by jennifer cobb, law school professor. >> it requires raising your sight so you are not just picking off the vulnerable, the low-hanging fruit but going up against the most powerful wrong doers in society and not be worried that you can't take them on or that you might be lose the case. >> and at 11:00 p.m., bloomberg business week senior national correspondent joshua green reports on the 2016 political partnership between the president and his chief strategist in his book "devil's bargain" steve bannon, donald trump and the storming of the presidency. >> i'm sure bannon is frustrated that he has the president he want, republicans have unified control of congress and they seem unable to get anything done at all. the on

didn'tident truman necessarily seek out cultivateds, but he relationships with them, especially jack benny. this is a clip. ♪ song] birthday [laughter] >> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. q&a -- ht on >> i had never heard of him, i wanted to know how this man who was told he wasn't worth anything could have found the determination to find a way out of slavery. i was intrigued. i couldn't stop reading about him. >> looking at the life of robert smalls, who went on to become a member of u.s. congress and her book "be free or die." >> he served five terms. there was a bribery charge against him at one point in his career, and he never fully recovered. >> tonight on q&a.

seek out entertainers or well-known people, yet he cultivated relationships with them, especially jack benny. he had a good friendship with him. this is a clip. ♪ >>> american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. next we travel to the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about 42 bronze statutes in signer's hall and to learn about the constitutional convention of 1787. >> i'm jeffrey rosen, president and ceo of the national constitution center and i'm thrilled to welcome you to signer's hall. let me tell you a little bit about the national constitution center and then tell you about this incredible room that we're standing in. the national constitution center is a very special ac

jack benny he had a good relationship with. ♪ song"] birthday [laughter] [applause] american historyv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. on thursday, august 3, presidential troubleshooter and general john brought martin arrived at the white house to report on conditions in the city of detroit. as of 12:00 noon on the previous day, the responsibility for law and order in the city have been returned to state authorities. there have been little in america's recent past to prepare her for the nightmarish war that hit her streets during the summer of 1967. it had come with a sudden reality, crackling out of the overheated ghettos of new york and detroit, and it had spread in a strange, compulsive pattern through large and small communities, from providence to wichita. >> one thing should be absolutely clear. this matter is far, far too important for politics. it goes to the health and safety of all american citizens, republicans and democrats. to the responsibility of officials in both of our parties. it goes to the heart of our society, and in time of swift change and great strength

especially jack benny. he had a good friendship with him. ♪ [laughter] ♪ [applause] tv, allcan history weekend, every weekend on c-span3. would've been on the road meeting winners of the studentcam video documentary competition. second prize winners jack wereald in victoria chong handed $1500 for the documented on environmental justice. yme middle school, they received $250 for the documentary on health care. then to concord, massachusetts, to hang up the second present were at the brooks school. they won a second place prize of $1500 for the documentary on the wage gap. in northampton, massachusetts, students from north canton high won an honorable mention prize of $250 for the document he on century cities and immigration reform. theydlow, massachusetts, received an honorable mention prize of $250 for the documentary on the opioid epidemic. thank you to all the students who took part in our 2017 studentcam documentary competition. to watch any of the videos, go studentcam.org. in 2018, the constitution an

especially jack benny, he had a good friendship with. -- clip. clip very ♪ [laughter] [applause] from american history tv, every weekend on c-span three. next, a look at the relationship between government officials and the press, including access to lawmakers. the role of press secretaries and the challenges of handling classified leaks. this is just over two hours. ms. kiely: welcome, everybody. barbara cochran, who is the president of the national press club journalism institute will say a few welcoming remarks, and thank you, all, for coming. ms. cochran: good morning, and thank you so much for being here today. i think the size of this crowd is a pretty good indication of the interest there is in finding ways for journalists and government officials to work together constructively to make sure that the public gets the information that we all need in a democracy. kathy said i am barbara cochran. i'm professor of journalism and the director of the washington program of the missouri school of journalism. and also the president of the national p