then retired general james gavin followed by questions from senators including chairman jay william fulbright. >> air naval powe eer alone cou not win the war. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten that bitter lesson so soon that we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. >> general, as far as you know, are the conditions in indochina any different today than they were at that time? >> next weekend we'll hear from general maxwell taylor and saturday february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's

then, retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators, including jay williams fulbright. >> in korea we had learned that air and naval power alone could not win a war, and united ground forces cannot win when either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten this bitter lesson so soon, that we were on the verge of making that same, tragic error. general, as far as you know, are in indochinans different today than they were? >> we will also hear from a special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor, and dean rosk. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to t

to the soviet union, george kennon, followed by questions from senator including chairman jay william fulbright>> in korea we learned that air and naval power cannot win a war and inadequate ground forces cannot win one either. it's incredible to me that we are on the verge of making that same tragic error. general, as far as you know, are the conditions in indo-china any different today than they were at that time? >> next weekend we'll hear from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor. on saturday, february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the reality is the best presidents, the greatest presidents have been willing to recognize they weren't the smartest person in the room, and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. >> sunday night on "q&a," former secretary of defense and former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book "a passion for leadership: lessons on change and reform." mr. gate

then retired general james gavin followed by questions from senators including chairman jay william fulbright> in korea we had learned air naval power alone could not win a war and that inadequate ground forces cannot win one either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten the bitter lessons so soon that we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. well, general, as far as as you know are the conditions in indochina any different today than they were at that time? >> next weekend we'll hear from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor. and on saturday, february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> a signature feature of c-span 2's book tv is our coverage of book fairs and festivals from across the country with nonfiction author talks, interviews and viewer call-in segments. >> providence, rhode island, jack, you are on "book tv." >> on saturday we'll be live from the ninth annual savannah book fair, a four-day celebration o

then retired general james gavin, followed by questions from senators including chairman jay william fulbright >> in korea we had learned that air and naval power alone could not win a war and that inadequate ground forces cannot win one either. it was incredible to me that we had forgotten that bitter lesson so soon that we were on the verge of making that same tragic error. well, general, as far as you know are the conditions in indochina any different today than they were at that time? >> next weekend we'll hear from special consultant to president johnson general maxwell taylor and on saturday, february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> puerto rico's debt is now estimated to be about $72 billion. a discussion now on how to deal with it. panelists include a counselor to treasury secretary jack lew and former washington, d.c., mayor anthony williams who also served as the city's chief financial officer during its financial crisis. the hour and a half event

williams senator jay fulbright gives equal time to critics of the war and members of the johnson administration in hearings televised live to the nation. that is monday at 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. eastern time. only on c-span3. >> road to the white house began in iowa. the caucuses date back to 1972 and then new hampshire, the quintessential first in the nation primary. now we begin to test the candidates and their message. carolina, the first southern primary and then the party caucuses in nevada for the democrats and republicans. we'll see a lot of candidates drop out of the race in the field will narrow and then we moved to early march. super tuesday which means the delegate count will be critical and has me watch it continue for the