, missouri, a city named for thomas jefferson and incorporated into 1839. hosted by our mediacom cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many psis showcasing the city's rich history. learn more abjefferson city, missouri, all weekend long on american history tv. >>> we're standing in the very heart of the campus of lincoln university in jefferson city, missouri. this institution has a history that dates back to the civil war. indeed, i think you could argue prior to the civil war. in missouri, as a consequence of an 1847 law, missouri blacks were not allowed to be taught to read or write, much less go to school. so as a consequence of that, going into the civil war, most african-americans who were slaves, roughly 100,000 slaves in missouri on the eve of the civil war, and almost all were illiterate. in the middle of the war, as the union was struggling to subdue the south and its rebellion, the president authorized the use of black soldiers to fight against the south. he referred to them as the sable arm. and so in mid to late 1863, r

we're at the missouri state penitentiary, the old missouri state penitentiary in jefferson city, missouri, and it's kind of right in the middle of the capital city of the state of missouri. from 1836 until 1989, this was the only maximum security prison for adult male offenders that was run by the state of missouri, and so basically you got every individual that was a problem child. at one time, 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. the building of the prison itself is located off east capital avenue, which used to be called east main street, and initially when the prison was built on this site it would have been on the outskirts of jefferson city, but the town actually built around the prison, so actually it's on the eastern side of jefferson city, but it's still with the way the city limits incorporated other areas, it's right in the middle of the town. there's two basic philosophies that evolved with regard to prisons in the united states, the first one being the pennsylvania system, which was initially started by the quakers, the first prison being the walnut street

, a local newspaper ran an editorial opposing that move and expressed the fear if jefferson city became the place where lincoln institute was established, that it would -- the city would become a quote mecca for negros throughout the state and indeed throughout the country. there was hostility and difficulty. so he ended up opening a school for two students in september of 1866 on a site roughly a half mile from here on one of the highest points in jefferson city, just south of what was then the heart of the town on a hill called hobo hill. there was a log building that had once been a school and been abandoned because it was no longer fit for human occupation, towards the late 1860s as it became clear that the 15th amendment was going to be enacted, the amendment that gave african-american men the right to vote, in missouri, the radical republicans were fearful they were losing power. they had come to power and stayeded in power by disenfranchising those who wouldn't take a loyalty only. as the election approached the radical republicans began to calculate, how can they get blac

and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, saturday at noon eastern, literary life with book tv on c-span2. former senator and missouri first lady jean carnahan. inside the mansion. from her book "if walls could talk." also a provisions list from ancient mesopotamia. the stories behind eight miniature babalonian clay targets. >> at one time, 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the historic missouri state penitentiary. also walk back through history in the halls of the missouri state capitol and governor's mansion. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> this is c-span3, with politics and public affairs

collections facility which is part of the missouri state museum in jefferson city. this facility has support functions for the public phase in the state capital. the main purpose is to store the many artifacts we have from the collection. last year, 2011, we were lucky enough to get a very large donation of artifacts, approximately 5,000 pieces, all related to the 1904 st. louis world fair. the fair came here as part of a series of international ex expositions. the crystal palace exposition,

we now continue with our rook at jefferson city. this is american history tv on c-span 3. >>> this is not our first state capital here in jefferson city. this is actually our third one. what makes it unique from other state capitols, we only used the resources found in missouri to create it, and we didn't use wood in the construction of the building because of the fear of fire, but all the walls, the outside, this is all carthage marble from missouri. it's not a true marble. it's a limestone. the big pride is that all these materials are from missouri. world war i was type of and going on during this time frame, and there's building that did cost about $3.5 million to create the building, and the people in missouri had to buy bonds to actually build this. they were so grateful, they actually bought $4.5 million worth. the extra $1 million that was set aside not just for the construction of the building was used for the decoration of the building. it was one of the reasons why we have all the artwork inside the building. currently ri

collections facility which is part of the missouri state museum in jefferson city. this facility has support functions for the public face in the state capital. the main purpose is to store the many artifacts that we have from the collection. last year, 2011, we were lucky enough to get a very large donation of artifacts. approximate hi 5,000 pieces all related to the 1904 st. louis world's fair. the fair came here as part of a series of international expositions. some of the most famous world wide was the crystal palace exhibition in london in 1850. there was an exposition in paris which the eiffel tower came from. chicago got the colombian exposition fair in 1839 which missouri had tried really hard to get and part of that though, because of their efforts to get the 1893 fair, they were up and running on their efforts to get the next fair. the u.s. congress had decided we need to have a fair to celebrate this important piece of our history. and st. louis was awarded the fair that the u.s. congress had decided would happen on the anniversary of the louisiana purcha

instead, however, the state and the city closed down a white junior college in jefferson city, the jefferson city junior college, and almost overnight all of those white students came to lincoln university. so the complexity and the complexion of lincoln university changed almost overnight. when integration came it was a school of 600 students. today it's a school that's closer to 3,000 students. it's one of the most racially integrated institutions in the country. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of jefferson city, missouri, the state capital, located on the missouri river, hosted by our partners, local content vehicles recently traveled there. learn more all weekend on american history tv. >>> i'd like to welcome all of you today, and thank you for coming to the missouri governor's mansion. on behalf of goff mor jeremiah nixon, the first lady, their two sons and their dog, daniel boone, we welcome you to the home. this this building that we're standing in front of was built in 1871, completed in january of 1872, making it 140 years old. this mansion also h

learn more about jefferson city, missouri, all weekend on american history tv. >>> i would like to welcome all of you 2today and thank you for coming on behalf of governor jeremiah jay nixon, first lady, their two sons and their dog daniel boone, we welcome you to the home. this building we're standing in front of was built in 1871, completed in january of 1872, making it 140 years old. this mansion also has the distinction of being unof the oldest official governor's residence to be in continuous use dating back to 1872. well, central missouri was not very well settled there are a lot of people in st. louis, missouri. we had just completed the civil war and there was still a little bit of tensions left from the war at that time, appropriations were given to build the building, however they waited a couple of years after that to make sure we were on steady ground financially. this is actually the third building on this side of the governor's mansion. the first building was a building for legislatures with a room set aside for the governor and his family. after the family outgrew the space

. >> welcome to jefferson city, the cital of missouri. with the help of our media partners, fothe ne hour we ta youo c t mirier we hiy ittu of thnncpotedn damfthojers coming up, a visit to the historic lincoln university found by african-american's civil war venssetheir rareooksollen >>hi proost mo bk. rrub. thesfeo the special thing about this, this book was written in 1866. harriet tubman made her mark viy conoad wr soeer mk, t so c. >>ndnbot lot gers w a lin t home from former u.s. senator and misery for sleep jean carte and on her book, a fls could talk hemerc osa at shauiingsnd rw tshs isaseeistory unfolded ov time. recede here. it is a connection a link to theast. >>ncastaonrt nos anore oetngutt. nd r o o we t prort tain nio w local author. >>ind ofike btote rty. >> an individual paying the property tax bill. so the frida texas alws bjtod b b i e 10' it ptila ine alhidor c-span and media, bring y to jefferson city, missouri, on book tv. lo amrcvi lco ersi ouik wme t e ecial collections of the archives at pe library at lincoln univer

. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring jefferson city, missouri. learn more about jefferson city and c-span's local content vehicle at our website. you are watching american history tv. >> this week on the civil war, two speakers from the us capitol historical society civil war symposium. first fergus bordewich and then economic's professor genny bo bourne. this is a little over and hour and 15 minutes. >> our first speaker tonight has written "america's great debate" which is a fabulous read the moment when henry clay, steven douglas, john c calhoun, daniel webster are there debating the future of america. it could actually be called the apiecement of 1850. and that is what i say to this book that we just published and we kcan -- he is a journalist ad he writes for a number of newspapers including the "wall street journal." each though he reviewed my book on millard fillmoore, we are still friends. he gave me a wonderful review and i thank him for that publicly. i'm delighted to have fergus start this conference. >> good morning. first let me than

. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of jefferson city, missouri, the state capital, located on the missouri river. hosted by our mediacom cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many sites showcasing the city's rich history. learn more about jefferson city, missouri, all weekend long on american history tv. >> we're at the riverside collections facility which is part of the missouri state museum in jefferson city. this facility has support functions for the public phase in the state capital. the main purpose is to store the many artifacts we have from the collection. last year, 2011, we were lucky enough to get a very large donation of artifacts, approximately 5,000 pieces, all related to the 1904 st. louis world fair. the fair came here as part of a series of international ex expositions. the crystal palace exposition, there was one in paris which the i' eiffel tower came from, columbia got the fair in 1893 which missouri tried really hard to get. because they tried to get the 1893 fair, they were up and running in their effort

this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning at 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commander on the "uss cole" on the attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunder rouse explosion. you could feel all 8400 tons of destroyer thrust up and to the right. we hung for a second in the air as the ship was twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water. the lights went out. everything on my desk lifted up about a foot. i grabbed the under side of my desk in a

this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> this is c-span3, with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week, and every weekend, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> caroline kennedy campaigned in new hampshire last week in support of president obama's re-election campaign. she spoke to supporters in nashua about the similarities between this year's election and her father's run for the presidency in 1960. this event at the obama campaign's new hampshire headquarters was part of her two-day tour in the state. this is about 30 minutes. >> hello, everyone, and thank you all so much for joining us here tonight. my name is dave ten strks a, and i have the pleasure of introducing the wonderful caroline kennedy to you tonight. before i turn it over to her, though, i want to say a few quick words about why i'm here and many of you are here as well, bes

this weekend head to the state capital with book tv and american history in jefferson city, missouri at noon eastern. literary on c-span 2, former senator and missouri first lady, jean carnahan. from the book, if walls could talk. a business contract, a provisions list from ancient mesopotam mesopotamia. the stories behind eight miniature tablets and sunday at 5:00 eastern on american history tv. >> at one time, 1967 this was called the bloodiest seven acres in america. >> it takes you through the missouri state penitentiary and walk back through history in the halls of the state capital and governor's mansion. they explore the cities across america. this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >> we pulled in around 9:30 and had more of the ship to appear. >> the former commanding officer kirk lip old ald the event that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 people and tons of destroyer go up to the right. we seem to hang for a second in t

this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and 3. >>> thesociety at stanford university law school recently held a conference looking at government bureaucracy on the constitution. this panel discussion focuses on executive power. the constitution and congress. speakers include law school professors and former clinton, bush and obama administration officials. this is an 1:45. >> testing. welcome back. thank you for joining us for our third panel. you'll be happy to note that professor yu did get his photo shoot. turns out vice president cheney did not recognize him. but he'll still have that for posterity. this panel -- first i have to make an announcement. two of our panelists professor yu and levinson will be selling their new books during the lunch hour. there will be tables set up. you can purchase them there. so that will be happening at lunch. this panel is moderated by judge thomas griffith. he no introduction. least of all because you have his bioinfo in your pact. but in brief, jeff griffith was appointed to the united states court

. >>> paul weeken, a city named for thomas jefferson and incorporated in 1839. hosted by our media com cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many sites show casing the city's rich history. learn more about jefferson city, missouri, all weekend long on american history tv. >>> well, the thing that excited me about being here today is the fact that it's june the 4th and the lewis and clark core of discovery passed through here just beyond those trees that you see over there on june the 4th in 1804. that's 208 years ago. they were wion their way to the pacific ocean, and, as i say, they passed here and continuing on up the missouri river. they followed the river up to the eastern slope of the rocky mountains. it was pre-louisiana purchase. thomas jefferson had wanted to send an expedition of 12 men out into what was then, they thought, spanish territory. and congress said yes, all right, they would fund them to the extent of $2,500. lewis had been jeffersojefferso secretary. jefferson had known him for years. they were relatively close neig

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next week, jefferson city, missouri. saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> next, on american history tv, former reagan administration chief of staff, kenneth duberstein reflects ronald reagan speech at the berlin wall 25 years ago when he called on soviet leader gorbachev to tear down this wall. mr. duberstein who was in berlin with president reagan recalls the events leading up to the speech and its impact on the end of the cold war. he's interviewed by james duff, chief executive officer of the nuseum. this program is 40 minutes. >>> let's talk about the days leading up to the great speech, ken, and i've had the good fortune of working with senator baker over the years and he's fond of telling the story that he wanted the line out and drawn through it in a couple of drafts and almost didn't make it in the speech and some of the top advisors were advising against it. set the backdrop for this speech and that line in particular? >> well, howard wasn't the only one who had opposition. when you

this weekend from jefferson city saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning at 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commander on the "uss cole" on the attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunder rouse explosion. you could feel all 8400 tons of destroyer thrust up and to the right. we hung for a second in the air as the ship was twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water. the lights went out. everything on my desk lifted up about a foot. i grabbed the under side of my desk in a brace position until the ship stopped moving. more with kirk lippold sunday at 8:00 on c-span's q & a. >>> american history tv continues with remarks from richard blackett on fugitivive slaves. he talks about how slaves used the u.s. mail to communicate with other slaves and how they planned and executed escapes to canada, mexico and the caribbean. held at penn state university this is an hour and 15 minutes. >

this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> we had pulled in for the refueling that morning around 9:30. we had moored the ship to a pier in the middle of the harbor. >> the former commanding officer of the "uss cole" kurt lippold on the events surrounding al qaeda's attack that left 17 dead and 37 injured. >> i was turned back to my desk and doing routine paperwork when at 11:18 in the morning there was a thunderous explosion. could you feel all 505 feet and 8,400 tons of destroyer quickly and violently thrust up and to the right. it's almost like we seemed to hang for a second in the air as the ship was doing this odd three-dimensional twisting and flexing. we came back down in the water, lights came out and ceiling tiles came and popped out. everything in my desk lifted up about a foot and slammed back down. i literally grabbed the underside of my desk in a brace position until the ship stopped moving and i could stand up. >> more with "front burner" author kirk lippold sunday at 8:00 on c-span even's "q&a." >>> it's been 12

next weekend from jefferson city. on c-span 2 and 3. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits historic places. during the civil war, confederate president jefferson davis and his family lived in this mansion in richmond, virginia. in this second of a two-part tour of the home, dean knight of the museum of the confederacy tells a story about the rooms on the second floor. but, first, we asked mr. knight about how the national historic landmark has been preserved and restored since the civil war. >> let's start back in april 4th, 1865, that's when lincoln was here. jefferson davis left town april 2, 1865, about 11:00 p.m., the union army took over the city with the house on the morning of april 3rd, and abraham lincoln was here april 4th. he came in through the front doors. five days after that general lee surrendered his army and on april 14th lincoln shot, died the next day, jefferson davis captured by the union army may 10th, 1865. now, general godfrey whitzel turned this into headquarters april

. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of jefferson city, missouri, the ate capitol, locate o located to missouri river. and we visited many sites show casing the city's rich history, learn more about jefferson city, missouri, all weekend on american history tv. >> well the thing that excited me about being here today is the fact that it's june the fourth. and the lewis and clark car of discovery passed through here, just beyond the trees that you see over there, on june the 4th in 1804, that is 208 years ago, they were on their way to the pacific ocean. and they -- as they say, they passed here and continued on up the missouri river, they followed the river up to the eastern slope of the rocky mountains. it was prelouisiana purchase. thomas jefferson had wanted to send an exhibition of 12 men out into what was then, they thought spanish territory. and then congress said yes, all right, they would fund him to the extent of $2500. lewis had been jefferson's secretary. jefferson had known him for years, they were relatively close neighbors in virginia. so he

this weekend, from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern, on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> next, the senate judiciary subcommittee on civil rights looks at racial profiling in the u.s. panelists including senator ben cardin of maryland, the executive director of the aclu, and the president of the center for equal opportunity focused on racial profiling in state immigration laws, bias in law enforcement against african-americans, and anti-terrorism efforts that target american muslims. this is 2 hours and 15 minutes. >> we'll come to order. our hearing today will focus on a civil rights issue that goes to the heart of america's promise of equal justice under the law. protecting all americans from the scourge of racial profiling. racial profiling is not new. at the dawn of our republic, roving bands of white men known as slave patrols subjected african-american freed men and slaves to searches, detentions and brutal violence. during the great depression, many american citizens of hispanic decent were deported to mexico during the repate reization. during world war ii, ja

. >> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of jefferson city, mississippi. lewis and clark stopped here during their american expedition. hosted by our partner, learn more about jefferson city, mississippi all weekend on american history tv. >> we are going into the room where the records are held. we hold records for all branchs of all state government. we have at least 338 million documents, photographs, video and film library and a tremendous amount of material. >> and in these rows here, we are storing the records of the other agencies and corrections. and this is james earl ray. that is what we are boeiw going show you here today. >> for identification purposes, since he escapes from the missouri state pen tenary, that is important for identifies him once the authorities determined who they were looking for in the manhunt. this is the criminal identification for him. it gives all of the statistics for him. it lists like his birthday, where he was born, his mother's name and his address. and down on the page further, it talks about what he was charged fo

. >>> next weekend, head to the state capital named for jefferson in jefferson city, missouri, saturday at noon eastern, literary life on c-span2 with jean carnahan from the book "if walls could talk." a provisions list from ancient mess to tame yeah from the special collections. miniature clay tablets and sunday 5:00 p.m. eastern -- aat one time, 1967, this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the missouri state pent yair. also walk back through history through the governor's mansion. once a month, the local content vehicles explore the history of cities across america. next weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and 3. >>> with congress on break this week, we are featuring some of american history tv's weekend programs in prime time here. monday night, we'll look at the legacy of watergate on the 40th anniversary of the break-in. tour the nixon presidential library watergate exh

this weekend from jefferson city. saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span two and 3. >>> up next a panel discussion on the need of effectiveness on foreign aid held in boulder in mid april. you'll hear from the peace corp.s director. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> my name is clint talbot. i'm the moderator, which basically means i introduce the people, the smart people and let them talk. and i will do that now. we have to my left immediate left is carrie he isler. she is perhaps best known for being deputy director of the peace corp. a capacity in which she served since 2010. she's also worked in the field of public health for the past two decades specializing in hiv and aids and maternal and child health and a number of other philanthropic and altruistic endeavors. to her left the national direct oor of the national security network a nonprofit organization. she has also served as speech writer to form president clinton and former secretary of states madeleine albright and christopher warren.

this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and c-span3. >>> the u.s. political system was the focus of the politics for people series held earlier this year in new york city. former u.s. congressman mickey edwards talks about elections and the need to change the current process due to it growing number of independents. the politics for the peoples series was created in 200 ed id the new york's independence party. hoping to give an inside look from an independent's point of view. this is just under an hour and a half. >>> hi, everyone. i'm cathy stewart. i'm the chair of the new york county independence party, and the founder of politics for the people. i want to give a special welcome to our c-span audience. let me thank you you for underwriting the cost of his evening's event. tonight we are going to be looking at the people versus the parties. and we have with us two of america's leading advocates for a restructuring of our political process. jackie sa jackie salit and former congressman marvin edwards. jackie is the nation's leading org

this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span 2 and 3. >>> up next, remarks from ellen ochoa, deputy director at nasa's johnson space flight center. she gave the keynote address earlier this year at the u.s. air force academy's national character and leadership symposium in colorado springs. ms. ochoa was the first hispanic woman to go into space, and her missions included assembly of the international space station. >> ladies and gentlemen, my name is cadet second class amanda mcclain. it is my privilege to welcome you to this session of the 19th annual national character and leadership symposium. it's my pleasure to introduce today's speaker. today's speaker was selected by nasa in 1990 and became an astronaut in july of 1991. she became the first hispanic woman to go into space with a nine-day mission aboard the shuttle discovery in 1993. a veteran of four space flights, she's logged nearly 1,000 hours in space. along with her nasa career, she is also an accomplished pioneer of spacecraft technology. as the chief of intelligent systems at

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this weekend from jefferson city, saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 eastern on c-span2 and 3. >> the life of the sailor included scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft, whatever the duties assigned, gun drill practice, but by the end of the day you're red for rest, but you don't get a full eight hours' sleep, aboard a ship like constitution, it's four hours on, four hours off. the life of an enlisted man aboard the uss constitution during the war of 1812. >> the sailor lived in fear of the possibility of being whipped by a cat of nine tails. it was always carried by a petty officer in a bag and the thing the sailor never

. >>> all weekend, american history tv is featuring jefferson city, missouri. learn more about jefferson city and c-span's local content vehicles at c-span.org/localcontent. next month, louisville, kentucky. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >>> each week, "american artifacts" takes viewers into archives, museums and historics sites around the country. "uss constitution" was launched in boston and gained fame in the war of 1812, defeating british warships and earning the nickname "old iron sides." eastern tv visited the museum located at the same pier where the ship is docked today. we looked at the lives of sailors aboard the "constitution" during the war of 1812. >> welcome to the "uss constitution" museum. my name is ann grimes rald, president of the museum. i'm pleased to shaush with you our award-winning museum, "all hands on deck," a look at the life of the enlisted crew who served during the war of the 1812. who were the men at the guns? what was their experience? as we walk upstairs we'll step back into time to

learn more about jefferson city at c-span.org/localcontent. next month, we'll feature louisville, kentucky. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> half of pigs, half of cows and a lot of the turkeys this is a drug that most of the drugs are given to make the animals grow fast, they get more money. this particular drug is not withdrawn when they walk on to the killing floor. that means when the animal is killed and the meat is sold, the drug is in there. >> this weekend on afterwards, martha rosenberg looks behind the scenes of the food and drug industries and finds regulatory lapses and government complicity in undermining the public health. born with a junk food deficiency, tonight at 9:00, part of book tv this weekend on c-span2. >>> up next, cornell university history professor mary beth norton discusses women's roles in colonial america. she argues that there were elite and influential women, but that they're overlooked by historians and the general public. professor norton also discusses the salem

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[applause] >> welme to jefferson city, the capital of missouri. taou tei evao y rsxphiy dlty cute of a town incorporated in 1839 innings after thomas jfferson. coming up in a moment, a visit to lincoln university founded by africaamerican civil teto t rbo llon fa bhrtb caled harriet: moses of her people. the special thing about this is it was written in 866. tubm mahmr viy co'td it sef e ma gnthss. >> in 30 minutes, look at the governors mitch messier about life inside the home from u.s. senator in missouri firstl, an n i llullk sholdini rw tsh s this has been a history unfolded over time and we see it here. there is a connection. f5 s ho h . ea t oes to shibo it. >> we explore the issue of property taxes at the local out there clearing slow. >> thexcessive spendg is wa tomttehn definition increases and individuals paying the property tax bill. so calfni r, flidexav lay b bjto ap he0stas particularly intense. >> officer laura c-span and media conference eiji jefferson city, missouri ob >>loha ialer at lincoln university would like to welcome you t

this weekend, had to the state capitol in jefferson, city missouri, -- jefferson city, missouri.ormer first lady jean carnahan from her book "if walls could talk." also, eight provisions -- a provisions west, the story behind eight miniature babylonian clay tablets. sunday, on american history tv -- >> said one time this was called the bloodiest 47 acres in america. >> a former warden takes you through the missouri state penitentiary. once a month, c-span's local content vehicles to explore the history of literary life of cities across america. this sunday, from jefferson, city on -- jefferson city, on c- span two and 3. >> it is time for our -- "washington journal" continues. host: it is time for our america by the numbers, and today we look at who is black in america, how that has changed, and what the trend is for the future. nicholas jones is at the u.s. census bureau. he is the bureau chief of the racial statistics branch. also at the table is cynthia gordy, a political correspondent for tweet -- theroot.com. thank you for being with us. since we announced this yesterday on

. >> on booktv's recent visit to jefferson city, missouri, with local cable partner media, we spoke to local author clarence y.h. lo. his book, "small property versus big government" takes a look at what he calls on the social origins of the property tax revolt. >> good evening. here in california and the primary tomorrow people have the rare and no doubt pleasing opportunity to vote their taxes down. to tell politicians that they will pay this much and no more. proposition 13 it's called, and it's an absolute flat ban on how much property tax they can charge homeowners. it is thought to be as much a vote against big expensive wasteful government as it is against the property tax. >> for 25 years without increasing taxes on property. now to chance for the people to say something. >> its excessive spending. it's getting out of hand. kind of like a boston tea party that we are saying we have had it. >> whenever you have the real estate boom, that sets in motion the assessment of increases and individual paying the how pretty tax bill. -- than the property tax bill. florida, texas have al

this weekend, head to the state capitol with book tv and american history tv in jefferson city, missouri, saturday at noon eastern. family life inside the governor's mansion. from her book "if walls could talk".

jefferson davis left town april 2, 1865, about 11:00 p.m., the union arm took over the city with the house on the morning of april 3rd, and abraham lincoln was here april 4th. they came in through the front doors. five days after that general lee surrendered his army and on april 14th lincoln shot, died the next day, jefferson davis captured by the union army may 10th, 1865. now, general godfrey whitsel turned this into headquarters april 3rd until january 1870. the union army took very good care of the house, for most part. this was their home and headquarters for almost five years. now, in the first week or two of occupation, things were a little bit different. soldiers and officers coming and going, taking souvenirs from the house, sleeping on the floors and in the chairs and on the piano, in one case. so it was pretty chaotic first couple of week. after things settled down here a bit, this was lived in by a succession of u.s. army generals who took good care of the house. in january 1870, virginia was re-admitted to the united states so this house eventually went back to the city

next they can come up from jefferson city on c-span2 and 3. >> senate judiciary chairman called deceptive practices in federal elections evil. witnesses included civil-rights advocates disputed the idea of widespread voter fraud while charles grassley questioned the law's constitutionality. this is an hour and a half. >> in december, i joined others to introduce the bill. in 2007, i joined in several letters -- similar legislation. it was supported by the justice department. i think we have to be doing all we can to protect people's access to the ballot box. the right to vote, to have your vote count, is the foundation -- is a foundational right because it secure is the effectiveness of the other protections. also, you have to be assured that everybody has the right to vote. a gives legitimacy to our government. iraq -- i am from a state like vermont, where everybody knows everybody, we have never had any indications of a the suppression of voters. but that does not happen everywhere. access for people is ever more important in the aftermath of the citizens united decision by the supreme

. >> next weekend, head to the state capital named in honor of thomas jefferson in jefferson city, missourirary life with book tv on c-span 2, former senator of missouri and first lady gene carnahan. if walls could talk, also a provisions list for the university of missouri's special collection. the stories behind eight miniature babylonian clay tablets on american history tv. >> at one time in

this past weekend in jefferson city. watch for the continuing travels of c-span's local content vehicles every month on book tv and american history tv. next month, look for the literal culture of our next stop. the weekend of august 4th and 5th on c-span 2 and 3. >> a polling expert said according to exit polls, mexico's youth voters who were involved in the recent presidential election with a mex cal polling firm said the institutional party candidate now president-elect lost the majority of the big voting block. his assessment and others came during the panel analyzing the 2012 mexican presidential election results yesterday. this is two hours. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. my name is eric oleson and i'm the associate director at the mexico institute. i top the give you a special welcome to the woodrow wilson center on this july 9th. the 4th of july vacationers. we will be joined by a number of other people. we did want to get started. we want to welcome folks who have been viewing this online through the wil

next weekend from jefferson city, missouri. saturday at noon and sunday at 5:00 p.m.rn on c-span2 and c-span3. >> this is the conversation we need to have in this country that nobody is willing to have. what role should the government play in housing finance? >> int "reckless endangerment" the author detail the subprime lending collapse, the 2008 meltdown, and one issue -- government subsidize homeownership. >> if you want to subsidize housing in this country and the populist agrees that it is something we should, put it on the balance sheet and make it clear. make it evident. make everybody aware of how much it will cost them. when you deliberately -- delivered through third-party or through public companies with private shareholders and executives who can extract a lot of subsidy for themselves, that is not a very good way of subsidizing home ownership. thatink we have seen ne before. >> more tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." 202-737-0>> "washington journal" continues. host: aback. back. we are the phone numbers are on the screen. e-mail us at journal@c-span.o

. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring jefferson city, missouri. >>> well, i'd like to welcome all of you today and thank you for coming to the missouri governor's mansion. on behalf of jeremiah j. nixon, firsthand, their two sons and their dog, daniel boon. we welcome you to the home. this building was built in 1871, complete in january of 1872 making it 140 years old. this mansion also has the distinction of being one of the oldest official governor's residence in continuous use dating back to 1872. there were a lot of people in st. louis missouri who had just completed the civil war and there were still a little bit of tensions at the time. appropriations were given to build this building, hour, however, they waited a couple years after that. this is actually the third building on this side for the governor's mansion. the first building was a wi building for the legislatures with rooms set aside for the governor and his family. after the family out grew the space of two small rooms and the capital was built, another smaller building was built for the governor and his family.

wichita in june and this last weekend in jefferson city.atch for the continuing travels of the local content vehicles every month on book tv and american history tv. next month look for louisville kentucky the weekend of august 4, and 5, on c-span 2 and 3. >>> long island university awarded the 2012 polk investigative journalism awards. among the winners, the reporter who broke the jerry sandusky sex abuse study and a post humus award. it's extraordinary that and it's gained strength and stature over the last decades. this remarkable man who was pursuing a story and was murdered because of it and then, of course, was there a complicated second half as an investigation was launched as to who killed george polk leading to some of america's most distinguished journalists participating at the very beginning of the cold war. so we are proud and privileged to keep his memory alive and to celebrate him and this evening's activity, i think we started, ralph and i were discussing whether it was 21 or 20 years ago. i think i may have said 20 years la

>> all weekend, american history tv is featuring jefferson city, missouri, our local content vehicles recently traveled there to learn about its rich history. learn more about c-span's local content vehicles at c-span.org/localcontent. next month we'll future louisville, kentucky. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> the life of a sailor includes scrubbing the deck in the morning, working on the sails, climbing aloft. gun drill practice. by the end of the day you're ready for rest. but you don't get a full eight hours sleep. on a ship like constitution it's four on, four off. >> the life of an enlisted man aboard the u.s.s. constitution. during the war of 1812. >> the sailor lived in fear of the possibility of being whipped by a cat of nine tails. it was always carried by an officer in a bag. they never wanted to see a petty officer getting ready for a flogging. it's the phrase you still hear today, don't get the cat out of the bag. >> that's today at 7:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. also this weekend, more from the contenders, our series on ke