john whitehead is our guest and on the line for you. caller: i think the whole changing the actual meaning of what happened and what the facts were at the time. if you look at the constitution and it says we the people, the first thing you have to look at is the people that wrote that. what were we the people at the time? the only people at the time who whitevote were rich men. and you had to own property. therefore women couldn't vote. blacks couldn't vote. indentured servants couldn't vote and neither could indians. it was an oligarchy because the only people capable of voting who had the means to vote were rich white men and that went on for years. set up and say we are people meant everybody is absolutely wrong because it only meant those people who could actually determine what the law was and what could go on at that point in time. thank you. guest: that's a good comment. we the people at that time, you are right. it was rich white aristocrats. they ran it but they give us a basis and we saw that with the civil war. african-americ

john whitehead, author of the book belfield america.aller: good morning and i will be buying your book. , riseago i bought a book of the warrior cop. , i knew this was going on until i saw what was going on in ferguson. cops, takingoops, aim at people. from tanks. these were literally tanks. these cops were going to shoot innocent protesters from. it was in this book. how all of this, everything in the police force being militarized. it is shocking what's going on in the country. i will be buying your book, sir. thank you very much and i will take your comments on tv. have a merry christmas. bush, under president george w. bush, military equipment was handed out under different programs by the pentagon. that surge under president obama were now they are having mine resistant armor protection vehicles that were used in afghanistan, sniper rifles, everything you see policeman having today. with all the surveillance devices. these are all being handed out by the dhs. what the amazing thing was when i did my research is we were told that wa

john whitehead, author of the book belfield america. caller: good morning and i will be buying your book. while ago i bought a book, rise of the warrior cop. and i really, i knew this was going on until i saw what was going on in ferguson. the sniper troops, cops, taking aim at people. from tanks. these were literally tanks. these cops were going to shoot innocent protesters from. it was in this book. it just told how all of this, everything in the police force being militarized. it is shocking what's going on in the country. i will be buying your book, sir. thank you very much and i will take your comments on tv. have a merry christmas. guest: under president bush, george w. bush, military equipment was handed out under different programs by the pentagon. that surge under president obama were now they are having mine resistant armor protection vehicles that were used in afghanistan, sniper rifles, everything you see policeman having today. with all the surveillance devices. these are all being handed out by the dhs. what the amazing th

also john whitehead discusses his book battlefield america which examines how the u.s. is on the edge of coming a police state. annie carter of the washington journal talks about the decision -- first time in 40 years. we will take your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. washington journal's live every day at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> this holiday weekend, book tv brings you three days of nonfiction books and authors. friday, back-to-back airings of afterwards. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, author books discusses

constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book battle field america, the war on the american people. university of law professor, is our guest on wednesday, december 23rd at 8:00 eastern, talking about her book how the other half banks. the threat to democracy. at 8:30 eastern on thursday december 24th. political sklar matthew green joins us to talk about underdog politics. the minority party in the u.s. house of representatives. and friday, december 25th, also at 8:30, craig shirley discusses his book, "last act", the final years and emerging leg sieve ronald reagan. be sure to watch authors week starting december 21st. >>> admiral michael rogers spoke about his first year and a half as national security director and the head of u.s. cyber command. >>> good evening, everyone. it's great seeing all of you. good evening. thank you for joining us tonight. it's incredibly fortunate to have admiral meike rogers, commander of the central security service as our guest of honor tonight. admiral rogers, thank you for being with us tonight. [ applause ] we have become all too aware of the th

that is the view of civil libertarian an john whitehead. president of the rutherford institute, a nonprofit civil liberties institution. he joins us from charlottesville, virginia. do you think the united states is heading towards fascism? >> battlefield america i go through all the look at former regimes, we seem to be fitting right in with that. the thing is and i'm not saying people shouldn't be concerned or fearful for what's going on. but look at this. we spend $100 billion a year on surveillance, with contractors, the nsa, cia, fbi, we can't stop shooters. we have active shooter drills and it's not doing anything. the average paris attack is two minutes or less. you're not going to have a swat team coming in and saving people. fear hate and stuff i'm saying no, i'm saying we should come together and work together as a inflation and not emphasize differences. because again, if you look at the statistics, and this is what the fbi tells us, crime in this country is at a 40 year low. you're more likely to be killed by an american policema

john whitehead, author of battlefield america, the war on the american people. on is the guest on wednesday, author of how the , exclusion ands exploitation and the threat to democracy. , to talk about , the minorityics party in the house of representatives. , discusses his book last act, the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan. be sure to watch washington up next on american history tv. author and historian shauna debine discusses her book, "learning from the wounded -- the civil war and the rise of american medical science." she argues that medicine in the united states wasn't a kuwaited and unprepared for the civil war but during the war developed new practices and standards for the care of wounded and coping with diseases. this event is about 35 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] on behalf of the 2013 tom watson brown committee and the ex imself, thad brown officio, we are pleaseded to report that out of 60 books submitted this year, no

also john whitehead discusses his book battlefield america which examines how the u.s. is on the edge of coming a police state. annie carter of the washington journal talks about the decision -- first time in 40 years. we will take your calls and look for your comments on facebook and twitter. washington journal's live every day at 7:00 eastern on c-span. >> this holiday weekend, book tv brings you three days of nonfiction books and authors. friday, back-to-back airings of afterwards. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, author books discusses his -- arthur brooks discusses his latest book. makee biggest mistake we [indiscernible]the one that fits people of the most is the one that should be easiest is to get happy. >> at 8:00 p.m., cornell west examines the life of martin luther king junior. >> martin understood that for any human being that wants to reach a level of integrity and decency, as a long-distance runner, you got to kill something in yourself, fear. you got to kill something in yourself, obsession with position and status and wealth. danforth,d by john the author of the re

on "washington journal," we talked to john whitehead, who argues in his book, "battlefield america," the u.s. is on the verge of becoming a police state. this is an hour.

yesterday, coach trevor kahn and co-coach john whitehead made good on a long-standing promise.(reporter) "how surprised was he to be actually getting in a game?" (trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle school) "shocked. shocked. the question was: 'are you sure i'm playing?' for the next four hours of the school day."and on a set play, with a fortuitous rebound, look what happened.(nats- cellphone video)(trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle school) "it was the culmination of everything in the last three years with william. he deserved it. he's a great kid."(reporter) "what does it feel like when you're holding the ball... you've got the ball?"(william lipka, 14-year-old autistic student/team manager) "like we're gonna win."(ravi baichwal, reporter) "as elm place in blue plays mundelein tonight, the squad is still buzzing about the shot that happened. the highlight of highland park - and what it means for the development of the kid who just like any other kid, simply wants to be on the team."(paul lipka, child's father) "there was parents from the other team that were rooting for h

yesterday, coach trevor kahn and co-coach john whitehead made good on a long-standing promise. (reporter) "how surprised was he to be actually getting in a game?" (trevor kahn, coach, elm place middle school) "shocked. shocked. the question was: 'are you sure i'm playing?' for the next four hours of the school day." fortuitous rebound, look what happened. (nats-cellphone video) (trevor school) "it was the culmination of everything in the last three years with william. he deserved it. he's a great kid." (reporter) "what does it feel like when you're holding the ball... you've got the ball?" (william lipka, 14-year-old autistic we're gonna win." (ravi baichwal, reporter) "as elm place in blue plays mundelein tonight, the squad is still buzzing about the shot that happened. the highlight of highland park - and what it means for the development of the kid who just like any other kid, simply wants to be on the team." (paul lipka, child's father) "there was parents from the other team that were rooting for him, so, it was every parent's i guess dream to have your child succeed in a t

his name was john whitehead. he was the former head of goldman sachs. nd john had gone to a quaker college, testified on behalf of some of his classmates who were po's, even though he was not. then they sent him to harvard. he was in the navy. they gave him a 30-day course on how to be a quartermaster on a ship. they sent him off to the north of the british isles where he was the lowest ranking officer they had. but they had this new little boat everybody was getting and he had been a sailor and he was really good at it, going around the harbor and trading. and then doing that kind of thing. then one day he was called up by his ship's captain, who he had never met. he said, whitehead, you're pretty good with that. he said, i have been around the sea a lot. he said, we have an operation coming up. the guy who was going to be in charge of that has gone home. because his mother died. so you will be in charge. he did not tell him what the operation would be. of course, it was d-day. five days later, john is getting briefed. he is told exactly where he is sup

tuesday, december to may 2 at 8:30 a.m., constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book, "battlefieldmerica." wednesday, a professor talking about her book, "how the other half banks." and on thursday, december 24, matthew green it joins us to talk about underdog politics, the u.s. minority in the house of representatives. and then, craig shirley :iscusses his book, "last act the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan." starting december 21. securitynational agency director michael rogers on the future of the nsa. then, homeland security secretary jeh johnson. thea hike is announced in interest rate. narrate -- announcer: national security alliance leadership dinner with admiral michael rogers. he spoke about how things have changed and the future of the nsa. this is just over one hour. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. we are extremely fortunate to michael rogers as our guest of honor tonight. admiral rogers, thank you for being with us tonight. [applause] have become all too aware of the threats facing us and our allies. our speakers for finding time to be with us

constitutional attorney john whitehead, on battlefield america, the war on america.aradaran is our guest wednesday. on thursday, political scholar matthew green joins us to talk about underdog politics. and then friday, author, historian, and lecturer craig his book lastses act, the final years of ronald reagan. week,gton journal authors starting december 21. >> abigail fillmore was the first first lady to work outside the home. teaching in a private school, she successfully lobbied firstss to create the white house library. mamie left think it was a fashion icon. kennedy was also a fashion icon. reagan, as a young actress saw her day mistakenly on the blacklist for communist sympathizers. you can find these and more in the book first ladies. the book makes a great gift for the holidays. stories of fascinating women, and how their legacies resonate today. share the stories of america's first ladies for the holidays. ladies isook first available as a hardcover or an e-book. be sure to order your copy today. washington journal continues. host: joining us from boston is

tuesday december 22nd, john whitehead. wednesday, december 23rd, 8:30 a.m.talking about her book "how the other half banks." at 8:30 a.m. eastern on thursday, december 24th, matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics, the minority party in the u.s. house of representatives." friday, greg shirley discusses his book "last act, the final years and emerging legacynald r" be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" during authors week starting december 21st. >>> in his annual news conference russian president vladimir putin answered questions on domestic and foreign policy. he answered more than 30 questions from russian and foreign journalists in the three-hour event. president putin addresses russia's tense relationship with turkey following the downing of a russian jet. this 75-minute portion from moscow is courtesy of english language news channel rt. >> translator: colleagues, friends, we regularly meet at the end of the year. this year just recently we had the state of the nation address, and i really don't know what else to tell you. in add

tuesday, constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book "battle field america: the war on the american people." university of georgia law professor mrsa baradan is our guest on wednesday at 8:30 a.m. eastern talking about her book "how the other half banks: exclusion, exploitation, and the threat to democracy." at 8:30 a.m. eastern on thursday, december 24th, political scholar matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics: the minority party in the u.s. house of representatives." anded from, december 25th, also at 8:30, author, historian, and lecturer craig shirley discusses his book "last act: the final years and emerging legacy at ronald reagan." watch authors week starting december 21st. >>> next a discussion on pakistan's nuclear program. topics include a possible nuclear agreement between the u.s. and pakistan and the implications for regional cooperation in south asia. this is hosted by the atlantic council. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the atlantic council. i'm the director of the atlantic council south asia center. it is my pleasure to be here today with my frien

tuesday, john whitehead on his book, battlefield amerco. university of georgia law professor on wednesday add 8:30 a.m. in eastern talking about her book, how the other half thanks. , physicalm. thursday scholar matthew green joins us to talk about underdog politics, the minority in a in the united states house of representatives. and friday at 8:30, frank shirley -- but surely discusses last act about ronald reagan's lasting legacy. be sure to watch washington 30rnal starting december first -- may 1. >> next, a discussion about how muslims are portrayed in the media. then, george bush talks about how -- george bush. announcer: this panel focused on how american muslims can add their voices to of american conversations. by several and it is one hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am proud to have served on the council for over a decade. i feel like i have grown up in a. we're so proud to have you here. this session culminates before our annual banquet in a few hours. thank you for being here. before we begin this session, i would like

john whitehead on his book "battlefield america." a university of georgetown professor on wednesday, talking about her book, "how the other half banks." matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics." 25, author,december historian, and lecturer craig act."sed his book "last two sure to watch c-span during authors week. former, remarks by the ambassador to syria and iraq on the syrian refugee crisis. he criticized the obama administration and called on the u.s. to accept 100,000 refugees. the event was hosted by the arab center. 1.5 hours. >> good morning, everyone. invite those who have just arrived to join us as quickly as possible so we can begin this event. my name is -- i'm the executive director of the center washington d.c.. it is her 1-year-old nonpartisan nonprofit research organization located here in the district of columbia. dedicated to providing basic insight on foreign-policy middle east as well as furthering general understanding of of economic political and social understanding particularly at this time when

tuesday, december 22, constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book.niversity of georgia law professor is our guest on wednesday december 23rd, at 8:30 a.m. eastern, talking about her book. at 8:30 a.m. eastern on thursday, december 24, political scholar matthew green joins us. and friday, december 25th, also at 8:30, author, historian, and lecturer craig surely discusses his book about ronald reagan. he sure to watch c-span's washington journal during authors week, starting december 21. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan sat down separately with politico to talk about some of the challenges facing congress. topics include the upcoming funding deadline, combating isis, andy 26 elections. we start with senator mcconnell. and the 2016 elections. we start with senator mcconnell. [applause] >> good morning. thank you very much for coming to the final playbook breakfast of 2016, a double-header. >> we are very excited to welcome senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on stage to join us and start this discussion. [applause] m

john whitehead on his book "the battle of the american people." at 8:30 a.m. eastern on thursday, december 24th, matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics." friday, december 25th, at 8:30, craig shirley discusses his book "last act, the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan." be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal" during authors week. >>> coming up on c-span 3, u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon talks about some of the biggest challenges the united nations has faced this year. then a house panel looks at u.s.-pakistan relations. after that, british prime minister david cameron criticized donald trump. later, national security agency director admiral michael rogers talks about reorganizing the nsa. >>> on the next "washington journal," bill danvers of the center for american progress looks at a new terror warning system and how it differs from previous systems that once included color-coded threat levels. dave brat discusses the newly unveiled $1.1 trillion budget deal and a measure that extends tax provisions set to expire at t

tuesday, december 22nd at 8:30 a.m., constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book "battlefieldamerica: the war on the american people." on wednesday, december 23rd at 8:30 a.m. talking about the book "how the other half banks: exclusion, exploitation, and threat to democracy." on thursday december 24th matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics." and friday, december 25th also at 8:30, author, historian, and lecturer craig shirley discusses his book "last act: the final years of ronald reagan." be sure to watch washington journal during authors week starting december 21st. >>> c-span presents landmark cases the book. a guide to our landmark cases series which explores 12 historic supreme court court decisions including marbury versus madison, brown versus the board of education, miranda versus arizona, and roe versus wade. landmark cases the book features introductions, background, highlights, and the impact of each case. written by veteran supreme court journalist tony morrow and pub established by c-span. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus shipping. get y

attorney john whitehead on his book battlefield america. university of georgia law is ouror merle oberon guest. political scholar matthew green joins us. to talk about underdog politics. the minority party in the house of representatives. historian and lecturer craig shirley discusses his book last act about ronald reagan. starting december 21. >> c-span presents landmark cases the book. a companion to our landmark cases series. exploring important supreme court decisions. miranda versus arizona. roe versus wade. introductions and backgrounds on each case. $8.95.vailable for >> senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan sat down separately with politico to talk about the challenges facing congress. such as the funding deadline. we start with senator mcconnell. [applause] mike: thank you for coming to the playbook breakfast. anna: we are very excited to welcome senate majority leader mitch mcconnell onstage to join us. [applause] mike: good morning. we think all of you who are joining us out in lifestream land. please

tuesday, constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book, "that'll feel america."ttlefield america." baradaran is our guest on wednesday on her book, "how the other half banks." thursday, political scholar matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics: the minority party in the house of representatives." on friday, credit surely discusses his book, -- craig shirley discusses his book, act." be sure to join "washington journal" for authors week starting this image way first. december 21. >> "washington journal" continues. host: let's begin talking about 2016. update on the impacts of the affordable care act. what does it say? guest: it says the law will cost the equivalent -- a reduction in the workforce that is the equivalent of 2 million jobs. i'm freezing that really in a detailed -- i am phrasing that in a detailed way because you see this number reported sometimes as obamacare is going to cause job losses. that is not what is happening. host: explain what they said and how they measured this. i think people have heard the headline, but you need to dig

atsday, the symmetry second, 8:30, constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book, "battlefield americathe war on the american people." professor -- aaw georgetown law professor is our guest with her book, "how the other half banks." on thursday, december to fourth, political scholar matthew gr een joins us to talk about the minority party in the u.s. house of representatives. friday, december 25, also at a: discusses hisley book, "last act." be sure to watch c-span's "'s authors journal week. has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on c-span two. here are some programs to watch for this weekend. 7:30, winston groom discusses his latest book, "the generals." ords" michael marmot on "the health gap." governor wilder discusses his ."ok, "son of virginia he was elected as the first african-american governor. toi had the opportunity learn what was going on. that started me. i had a good law practice. as a matter of fact, i had a great law practice. politics was the last thing i wanted to get involved with. , all weekend,v every weekend on c-span two. >> "washington journa

tuesday, december 22, constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book "battlefield america."niversity of georgia law professor is our guest on wednesday, december 23, talking about her book "how the other half banks." certaina.m. eastern on -- on thursday, december 24, matthew green joins us to talk about "underdog politics." author,ay, december 25, historian, and lecturer craig shirley discusses his book "last act." be sure to watch c-span's washington journal" during office week, starting december 21. -- during authors week, starting december 21. >> the ragan narrative -- the narrative wasn that he was turning prematurely orange. even with all the successes of his administration, all the historians have consistently rated him low. i believe out of ideological bias. announcer: sunday night, historian craig shirley discusses his book "last act," a look at ronald reagan's life after leaving the white house. soi grew up in the 1980's, it was the time for us, but i also read about the facts. i don't make things up. and i don't leave enemies or anyone else -- don't believe ed mee

john whitehead on his book battlefield america, the war on the american people.rsity of georgia law professor is our guest on wednesday, the cymer 23rd at 8:00 a.m. eastern talking about her book, how the other half thinks. exclusion and the threat to democracy. eastern, matthew green joins us to talk about underdog politics, the minority house ofthe u.s. representatives. and friday, december 25, author and historian, craig shirley ,alks about his book last act the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan. be sure to watch during office week. week.ing authors spoke to-moon reporters about the international climate agreement reached between one and 295 countries. the agreement, the results of two weeks of negotiations in paris. this is about 10 minutes. >> the secretary-general will have some opening remarks. as you know, he will be back on wednesday. sir? speak mind letting him first. secretary-general ban ki-moon: good morning everyone, ladies and gentlemen. it is a great pleasure to see you. what a great two weeks in paris. now i understand why people s

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