the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. this is a great iconic painting of the american revolution. if you look at this figure that is to be monroe, it is exactly the same pose. it is almost a reflection. were right there with general washington, but he is in the same pose. 5thortraits of the president, and that is part of three days of american history tv, this holiday weekend on c- span3. tv,his weekend on book secretary robert gates talk about his manifest of the wars in afghanistan and his relationship with the white house and congress. that is sunday at 10:00 eastern. look for women's history for beginners author, bonnie morris. online for the rest of january, join our book tv discussion. v.org to enter the chat. theobs and the economy was topic of discussion of both addresses. we will hear from president obama and then from the republicans. >> hi, everybody. this week i visited a company in raleigh, north carolina that helps make electric motors that cut harmful carbon pollution. i stopped by n.c. state university whe

greater fear holding the bike is supposed to represent james monroe. flag is supposed to represent james monroe. here is an iconic painting of the american revolution. these are the two most known paintings from that era. if you look at this figure that is supposed to be monroe and you look at washington, it is the same pose. it is only a mere reflection. not only is munro) general in pretty, but he is much the flag. >> portraits of the fifth president. sunday. three days of american history tv this holiday weekend on seized and three. -- c-span3. >> earlier today, a senior official involved with the healthcare law insisted that he had not misled congress last year. he said that healthcare.gov byld be up and running october. he testified on oversight. was basedus testimony on information he received from government employees. the hearing is two hours 10 minutes. >> good morning. i convene this hearing to review the implementation of the patient, protection affordable i would like to read you two quotes for your testimony. on april 24, when asked by the

james monroe was here. henry clay. margaret smith. once while mrs.adison was serving at the head of the table the vice president offered to do the honors for her and she responded oh no, watch with what ease i do it. and he had to admit she did it with unparalleled ease. >> and looking at their life when they returned there, how was it compared to when they lived in the white house? >> i think they were besieged by people who wanted to associate themselves with the madisons. many visitors in addition to -- political visitors in addition to family and friends. sort of like the washingtons and the jeffersons. everybody wanted to meet the great parsonages. so they had people in the house with them. not only relatives but many political visitors as well. >> she was devoted to him and getting his papers together in that role. was she happy doing that? >> yes, at the point she loved her husband very much. that is where he wanted to stay and so she stayed as well. the descriptions of her at this time weren't the same. she's described as content, adam and ev

end of it, by the end of 1813 he was known around the world, in washington john quincy adams and james monroe agonized over whether they're fledgling nation founded on principles of liberty and freedom should support his struggles for independence. in london they signed on to fight for his cause. in a -- in italy they dreamed of immigrating. but there would be five more years before spain was the rest from latin american shores. fourteen more years. a 14 year war. there were 14 years of war, and great bloodshed before spain was thrust from latin american shores. at the end one man was credited for a single handedly conceiving, organizing, and leading a population one-and-a-half times the length -- size of north america, the odds against which he thought, a formidable, established a world power, and i and trusted wilderness. there would have proved daunting to the ablest of generals. but bolivia had never been a soldier. no formal military training, yet with little more than well and genius he freed much of the spanish-american and laid out his dream for a unified constant despite all this he

of its, by the end of 1813 he was known around the world, in washington john quincy adams and james monroe agonized over whether their fledgling nation founded on principles of liberty and freedom should support his struggle for independence. in london hard bitten veterans of england's war against napoleon, mostly irish, signed on to fight for bolivar's cause. in italy the poet lord byron named his boat after bolivar and streamed of immigrating to venezuela with his daughter. there would be five more years of bloodshed before spain was thrust from latin american shores, 14 more years, it was a 14 year war. there were 14 years of war and great bloodshed after spain was thrust from latin american shores. at the end of that savage and chastening war one man would be credited for single-handedly organizing and leading the liberation of six nations, a population 1-1/2 times the size of north america or modern europe, the odds against which he fought a formidable established world power, of vast areas of untracked wilderness, the splintered loyalties of many races would have proved daunting for

the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. you want legacy? here you got it in spades. the great iconic painting of the american revolution. this and the signing of the declaration of independence are the 2 most known paintings from that era. you look at the figure of monroe, you look at washington, it is used directly -- it is exactly the same pose, almost a mirror reflection. monroe general washington, but he is in pretty much the same pose and he is holding the flag. the fifthts of president, sunday at 7:30 p.m. eastern, part of 3 days of american history tv this holiday weekend on c-span3. >> as the president first stated in march and reemphasized tuesday night, the goal of the anded states in afghanistan pakistan was to disrupt, dismantle, and defeat al qaeda and its extremist allies and to prevent its return to both countries. the international military effort to stabilize afghanistan is necessary to achieve this overarching goal. >> robert gates served 2 presidents as defense secretary from 2006 through 2011, and cia director in the ear

the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. you the iconic painting of the revolution inspect and probably the signing of the declaration of independence are the two most paintings from that era. but, you know, if you look at the sphig your to be monroe. you look at washington. it's exactly the same post. it's almost a mirror reflection. so not only is monroe right there with general washington, but he's in pretty much the same post, and he's holding the flag. >>> portrait of the fifth president sunday at 7:30 p.m. eastern. part of three days of american history tv this holiday weekend on c span 3. [cheering and applause] >>> president obama traveled to north carolina wednesday where he announced at the new high-tech manufacturing hub will be established in raleigh. the next generation power electronics institute. the public private venture aims to boost manufacturing and electronics. from nc state university, this is 20 minutes. [cheering and applause] hello, raleigh! [cheering and applause] thank you very much, thank you! yea

the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. you want legacy, here you've got it in spades. general, you know, a great iconic painting of the american revolution, this and probably trumbull's signing of the declaration of independence are the two most known paintings of the era. you look at monroe, washington, it's exactly the same pose. it's almost a mere reflection. so not only is monroe right there with general washington, but he's in pretty much the same pose. and he's holding the flag. >> portraits of the fifth president, sunday at 7:30 p.m. eastern. part of three days of american history tv this hold day weekend -- holiday weekend on c-span3. >> and we're live now at council on foreign relations for remarks from treasury secretary jack lew. he'll be speaking about the economy, the next steps for financial reform and his department's international agenda. john bussey of "the wall street journal" will moderate the discussion. we expect this event to get under way in just a moment. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible co

route 210 when it slammed into a retaining wall and plummeted onto oxon hill road. 45-year-old james monroe henderson and 30-year-old iyani williams both of alexandria were killed. a third person was hurt. oxon hill road and surrounding roadways were shut down for hours. >>> new concerns for u.s. officials about the safety of the olympic games in sochi, russia. an islamic terrorist group from southern russia has claimed responsibility for killing 34 people in recent bombings. now that group says more attacks are on the way. danielle nottingham reports from the state department. >> reporter: the olympic torch is making its first appearance in southern russia. the flame entering the city of volgograd where terrorists struck with twin suicide bombings last month. in an internet video an islamic militant group from southern russia claimed responsibility for the volgograd attacks and promised a present for those attending the olympic games. >> we've got sochi very near the part of russia where extremists have spent a lot of time. >> reporter: the u.s. state department has issued a warning to ame

james monroe. 1790 george washington delivered the first president's address to the congress. that was up in new york. that was in 1790. woodrow wilson revived the habit of bringing the speech up here to congress. and ever since woodrow wilson, every president has delivered his state of the union in person. some presidents have delivered it on some years in written form. jimmy carter in 1981, as he was leaving the white house was the last president to deliver it in written form. the first time the speech was televised 1947, harry truman. the first time it was on radio 1923, calvin coolage. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] as you can see, crews are starting to pick up the equipment now as the room empties out. that was going wrap up our coverage from hall this even. president obama's fifth state of the union. you can rewatch the speech on c-span and at c-span.org. thank you for being with us. [inaudible conversations] >>> combing up on c-span2 tonight, house foreign affair subcommittee exam the iran nuclear deal negotiations. and later consumer financial prot

the figure here holding the flag is supposed to represent james monroe. you want legacy you got it in spades. general washington -- the great, iconic painting of the revolution, this and probably trum bell's signing of the declaration are the two most known paintings of that era but if you look at this figure that is to be monroe, look at washington, it's exactly the same pose. almost a mirror reflection. so not only is monroe right there with general washington but he's in pretty much the same pose and he's holding the flag. >> portraits of the fifth president, sunday at 7:30 p.m. eastern, part of three days of american history tv this oliday weekend on c-span3. >> tonight on c-span a hearing on telecommunications regulations. the house debates the fiscal 2014 spending bill. and the governors of oklahoma and colorado give the n.g.a.'s annual state of the state address. congress is considering an update to the federal communications act which was last revised in 1996. at a house hearing on the law, former thofedse f.c.c. discuss regulation of broadcasting

james and rose. and audrey hepburn from breakfast at tiffanys and marilyn monroe from the seven year itch. >> have youit? >> i don't think so. >> that's what we're doing next rainy day. >> i'm betty nguyen and this is "early today." we hope it's your first stop of the day on nbc. [ male announcer ] if you can clear a crowd but not your nasal congestion, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec-d®. powerful relief of nasal congestion and other allergy symptoms -- all in one pill. zyrtec-d®. at the pharmacy counter. chose prego traditional over ragu traditional. prego?! but i buy ragu. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made. [ pop muzak plays ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. >>> virginia's former mayor bob mcdonnell planning to face a judge as a report surfaces that he rejected a possible plea deal. >>> bitter cold temperatures causing trouble for workers as they struggle to repair a broken water main. >>> we continue with the deep freeze that's gripping the area. some of you waking up to windchills as lows eight below zero. the entire