veteran nbc space correspondent jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrongeastern on c-span two. >> next, precious metals market discusses the rise of silver as currency and details the reasons for its eventual collapse in the 19th century. he looks at the changes in both the u.s. and international markets that contributed to the shift from silver to gold as the monetary standard. the museum of american finance hosted this event which is about 45 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. can you hear me? welcome backowan, to our lunch and learn series. ,ur core mission is to preserve exhibit, and teach about the nation's finances and history and we are a smithsonian affiliate. today we will hear from our erez-santella. p

veteran nbc space correspondent jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrongonight at 10:00 eastern on c-span 2's "afterwords." --american tv's history series the civil war marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict by bringing lectures and that of field visits. 1864,ars ago in july of 100 confederate troops almost invaded washington, d.c.. the mark leeson takes us on a tour of battlefields in washington dc to tell the story of a battle where confederates ine delayed by union forces the battle of fort stevens.

20th marked the 40th anniversary of the first lunar landing, veteran nbc space correspondent, jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on c-span2's "afterwards". >>> according to a study by the american enterprise institute and the bipartisan policy center, the per capita military personnel costs have grown by 42% over the last ten years. the authors of that study discuss their findings at an event co-hosted by the two think tanks. this is just over an hour. >>> my name is steve bell. i'm the director of economic policy at the economic policy center. you did not come here to hear me, but i want to remind everyone that in front of me, you have a joint product of the american enterprise institute and the bipartisan policy center team. >> this is a chart book that is designed to simplify what we think has been a misunderstood issue, mainly personnel costs. we have an excellent panel today. we're also very lucky to have andrew tillman, who is a bureau chief at the pentagon and a reporter for the "military times." andrew star

veteran correspondent jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong.urday at 10 p.m. eastern on booktv. >> we are here at salisbury house in des moines, iowa. it is a home that was built by karl and needed tweaks in the 1920's. variedeks was a man of interests. one of the most notable of -- notable legacies of his interests are the collection that both he and edith amassed, in terms of sculptures, art of rare collection first edition works, medieval manuscripts. it's incredible. carl weeks collected the books he collected not only because they are important historical works, but also because he believed that books themselves had aorks of art and worse beyond the words on the page. he collected almost every grass" byf "leaves of walt whitman. it changed over time and within added columns, but for carl, it he added:'s,f -- but for perl, and was the art of collecting. he also had the first edition of hemingway's work. this is "green hills of africa," in 1935.way, published it is interesting because it demonstrates the relationship between carl weeks and h

veteran correspondent jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon tonight. each week, american history t.v. brings you archival film that helps tell the story of the 20th century. >> ♪ >> the 80th congress convenes in washington for a busy session. there are new faces on capitol hill. nine them 12 new senators, democrats and three republicans. they are sworn in by vice president johnson before taking up their new duties. 67 new congressman will be sworn in at this session. he gave up his cabinet post to become connecticut's senator. interest centers around ted kennedy, the third brother to achieve success in the national political arena. congress begins its first session establishing some sort of record. when called to order, only one senator and one representative are absent. the new congress will face such problems as a new tax cut, federal aid for education, and a $500 million subsidy to aid suburban communities. the president won an early battle to keep the rules committee at 15 members. democrats hope this will help to speed bills from committee. it is

jay barberie on the life of the first man to walk on the moon, neil armstrong tonight at 10:00 eastern on c-span 2's "afterwords." --american tv's history series the civil war marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict by bringing lectures and that of field visits. 1864,ars ago in july of 100 confederate troops almost invaded washington, d.c.. the mark leeson takes us on a tour of battlefields in washington dc to tell the story of a battle where confederates ine delayed by union forces the battle of fort stevens. >> consider what could have happened with a core of troops let loose in washington dc. the treasury was there for the looting. the treasury department. they could have burned the capital. shipavy department had a waiting for him in the potomac to take him out of town. think about what could have happened to the union cause had there been confederates running loose in the streets of washington dc. don't forget, lincoln was fighting for his political life at this time. as presidential election of 1864 just a few months away. lincoln barely got the republican nomination. he had