our special series with author jeff shaara, march 4th from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span 2. >> next, baylor university history professor thomas kidd on benjamin franklin's faith. he argued that franklin's exposure to skeptical writings undermined his confidence in christianity but did not erase his puritanical core. the talk was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington. it is 45 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to museum of the bible. i am kay penniger. i am the director of museum education. we are delighted you have joined us today for our february speaker series program titled the bible and america's founders. our program consists of three sessions which will be followed by a roundtable discussion later on this afternoon. following the roundtable discussion, we'll have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and cultures. it has influenced nations, laws, and political structures. it ha

our special series in depth: fiction edition with author jeff shaara sunday live from on to 3:00 p.m. eastern c-span2. >> we'll take you live now to the floor of the u.s. house on the legislative agenda today, seven bills including one allowing indian tribes to set up amber alerts. and another on sickle cell disease prevention and treatment programs. this is live coverage from the house floor on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, reverend vincent derose, st. francis xavier catholic church, washington, d.c. the chaplain: o god who are the hope of sinners and joy of the holy, grant this house a spirit of compunction for failures, perseverance for growth, and humility in success. for the good of our country we ask you to inflame the members of this chamber with wisdom, hope, courage, and all the other virtues necessary to secure prosperity throughout our land and equal justice unto the law. above all, help us to be a ople of loving and counter with our ther and neighbors around the world. establishing an ever mor

our special series, "in-depth fiction edition" with author jeff shaara sunday march 4th live at noon on booktv on c-span2. >>> vanderbilt university divinity professor james burg talked about the

join us live sunday march 4th at noon eastern with jeff shaara whose novel "gods and generals" was made into a motion picture. his other books include "the final storm," "to the last man" plus 11 more novels which recount the military history of america from the american revolution to the korean war. during the program, we'll be taking your phone calls, tweets and facebook messages. our special series, "in-depth fiction edition" with author jeff shaara sunday march 4th live at noon on booktv on c-span2. >>> vanderbilt university divinity professor james burg talked about the bible's use by the founding fathers, their patriotic convictions. he argued the bible was influential on the founders' decision for war regardless of what they believed it was the word of god. this talk was part of a symposi symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. it's 45 minutes. >> our third session today is the bible and the american revelatire revolution with james byrd. in this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows the bible was a key text of the american revolution. wh

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our special series in depth fiction edition with author jeff shaara sunday, march 4th, live from noon to 3 p.m. eastern on booktv on c-span2. >> join us saturday at 9:30 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3 at the american civil war museum in richmond, virginia, for live coverage of the civil war's impact on americans. speakers include peter carmichael, director at gettysburg college civil war institute, james robertson, author of "the untold civil war," jean schultz, author of women at the front and amy morrell taylor author of "the divided family in civil war america." at 8 p.m. on lectures in history from the georgetown university law center, guest speaker thomas west talks about his book "the political theory" -- >> in a republican form of government, namely based on consent, elections, virtue is needed more than in any other form of government. because in a republic the people themselves pick the rulers. >> sunday at 4 p.m. on real america the 1956 film "a city decides" about the historic supreme court decision brown v. board of education. >> and had delegates from all

our special series in-depth fiction edition with author jeff shaara, live noon on march 4. >>> vanderbilt university divinity professor james byrd talked a test ban trea ed ed ab the founding fathers. he argued the bible was influential on the founders' decision for war, regardless of whether they believe it was the word of god. this talk was part of the symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. it's 45 minutes. >>> our third session today is the bible and the american revolution with james byrd. in this presentation based on his latest book, james byrd shows that the bible was a key text of the american revolution when were came to the colonies, preachers and patriots alike turned to the bible not only for solace but for exhortations to fight. such scripture helped amateur soldiers overcome their natural aversion to killing, conferred on those who died for the revolution the halo of martyrdom and he gave americans a sense of the divine providence of their calls. in this session dr. byrd will examine specific biblical texts aened how they were umaking the patriotic c

our special series with author jeff shaara, march 4th from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span 2. >> next, baylor university history professor thomas kidd on benjamin franklin's faith. he argued that franklin's exposure to skeptical writings undermined his confidence in christianity but did not erase his puritanical core. the talk was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington. it is 45 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. welcome to museum of the bible. i am kay penniger. i am the director of museum education. we are delighted you have joined

our special series "in depth: fiction edition" with author jeff shaara on booktv on c-span2. wednesday morning, we are live in santa fe, new mexico, for the next stop on the c-span bus 50 capitals tour. former new mexico governor bill richardson and former house speaker brian e-gov will be all -- brian egolfn will be our guests on the bus on "washington journal." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we're taking your calls. republicans, (202) 748-8001. democrats, (202) 748-8000. and independents, (202) 748-8002 . let's take a look at headlines. so florida's "sun sentinel," deputies wait outside the school. the sheriff investigating claims that other deputies did not rush to enter the school when the shooting took place last week. is "tampa bay times" reporting that governor scott and the gop are proposing state law changes, including raising the age required to purchase a gun, and background checks on the mentally ill. assisting the special counsel investigation into russian meddling, that come in yesterday and finally, the "st. louis anst-dispatch," an uncertain future f

our special series in-depth fiction edition with author jeff shaara sunday, march 4, live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >>> henry hank thomas, a founding member of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, recounted his experiences as one of the original 13 freedom writers. civil writes activist who is traveled on interstate buses into the deep south to challenge racial segregation. he also described his combat medic service during the vietnam war. racial tension among the soldiers and being wounded during battle. the interview held by the west point center for oral history. it's 1:10. >>> we're here at the west point center for oral history studio on february 23rd, 2015, with mr. henry james thomas. hello, mr. thomas. >> hi. how are you doing? >> pretty good. welcome. >> thank you. >> we're happy to have the chance to talk to you today. can you tell me a little bit about your childhood? i'm interested because it seems like your independent, fighting spirit seemed to emerge early, earlier than most. >> yes. i spent part of my childhood in georgia, in the mi

join us live sunday at noon whosen with jeff shaara novel was made into a major motion picture.cent book is the frozen hours and is other books include the final storm, to the last man, plus 11 more novels which recount the military history of america from the american revolution to the korean war. during the program, we'll take your phone calls, tweets, and facebook messages. our special series, in-depth fiction addition, with author jeffshaara, sunday from noon until 3:00 p.m. sunday on booktv on c-span two. >> "washington journal" continues. host: open phones for the next 25 minutes on "washington journal." any public policy issue you want to talk about, you can do so. we will look for your calls and we want to keep you updated about some of our programming highlights including the federal reserve chairman jerome powell on capitol hill today at 10:00 a.m. he will be before the house financial services committee and you can watch that it 10:00 on c-span3. we also want to keep you updated of what's on the president's mind this morning. he is up and tweeting this morning. severa

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our special series in-depth fiction edition with author jeff shaara sunday, march 4, live from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2. >>> henry hank thomas, a founding member of the student nonviolent coordinating committee, recounted his experiences as one of the original 13 freedom writers. civil writes activist who is traveled on interstate buses into the deep south to challenge racial segregation. he also described his combat medic service during the vietnam war. racial tension among the soldiers and being wounded during battle. the interview held by the west point center for oral history. it's 1:10. >>> we're here at the west point center for oral history studio on february 23rd, 2015, with mr. henry james thomas. hello, mr. thomas. >> hi. how are you doing?

we are joined by jeff shaara. his most recent book is "the frozen hours."ch aretten novels cap the military history of america, from the american revolution to the korean war. during the program, we will be taking your phone calls, tweets, and facebook messages. our special series with author haara, march 4. on c-span 2. history series, "landmark cases, season two, starts monday with a look at mccullough v. maryland. this case with us are in associate law professor at the university of virginia, and a law professor at the university of arkansas, and author of "mccullough v. maryland: securing a nation." watch live on c-span, c-span.org, or listen with the free radio app. of background, order a copy the landmark cases companion book, available for $8.95 plus shipping and handling. for an additional research, there is a link to the national constitution center's interactive constitution. "washington journal" continues. host: house and senate out this week, as good a time as any to talk about congressional ethics. joining us is meredith mcgehee, executive dire