and on american history tv on c-span3, stanford university history professor jonathan bass on how martin luther king jr.'s letter from a birmingham jail set the tone for the civil rights movement. also a tour of the blast furnace factory that produced iron for nearly 100 years, and tune in as the curator continues with the discussion on birmingham during the great depression. this weekend on c-span2. >>> now on booktv, ellen schultz argues that many large companies have plundered employee pension plans. she also talks about the crisis this has created. this is just under an hour. >> some years back i went out to iowa, sioux falls, to meet with a group of retired meatpackers. and i don't know what your image of retired meatpackers is, but i suspect most people think they're a pretty tough lot. so i went out to this family diner on the edge of town near a bowling alley where the guys and their wives would get together every month or so over the meatloaf special. they'd say a prayer, they'd read off a list of the people who'd died that month, if any, and they'd get to chitchatting. it's mos

and stanford university history professor jonathan bass on how martin luther king, jr.'ingham jail set the tone for the civil rights movement. also, the firm is produced in for more than 21 years. 2 and i and sunday as they continue on the discussion -- tune in on sunday as they continue the discussion. >> next, new york city mayor michael bloomberg, arriana huffington, and fareed zakaria hold a discussion on what is truly meant by the american dream. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome executive director opportunity nation mark edwards. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. it is fabulous to see you all here. welcome to the opportunity nation summit. last night was an amazing kickoff, wasn't it? for those of you who were there. incredible. today is not just going to be an event. today is your chance to change history. let me take you back 80 years to the great depression. a young playwright had just written his first play. this was a young man who had no connection or well, no money, but what he did have was talent and drive.

on c-span3, professor jonathan bass on how martin luther king, jr.'letters from a birmingham jail" set the tone for the movement. tune in at 6:00 p.m. eastern as the discussionth of birmingham during the great discretion -- birmingham during the great depression. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we would like you to meet daniel seddiqui, a native californian, author of "50 jobs in 50 states." tell us the idea of where this came from. guest: the book came from my struggle in finding a job. i felt like i was the unluckiest job seeker in the world when i graduated from college. i was rejected in every interview. i thought i tried everything. i addressed to impress. building my resume. taking interviewing courses. having a nice personality, getting along with the interviewer. i ended up with nothing. it got to the point where my mom was like, you need to go see a therapist and see if something is wrong with you. she thought i might be self sabotaging. host: part of the subtitle -- how i turned rejection into opportunity and dreams into reality. yo

and on c-span3, stanford university history professor jonathan bass on how martin luther king, jr.' from a birmingham and gail -- jail set the tone for the civil rights movement. also, the sloss furnace produces iron for nearly 10 years. the discussion on birmingham during the great depression. this weekend on c-span2 and 3. this past july 4 in a ceremony held aboard the uss constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided that i would take all the necessary steps to become a citizen. i got one of the questions wrong. i had a friend who was also up for citizenship and i rang her and said i got one of the questions wrong. she said not the one about what color is the white house. i said that when i got, but, no, and i feel a full confessing it to you, but it was what is the american national anthem, and i blurted out "america the beautiful." the immigration officer said, cast and in my view, it should be, but it is not -- "in my view, it should be, but it is not." >> simon winchester sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> "washington journal" contin

on american history tv, stanford university history professor jonathan bass on how martin luther kingr.'s letter from a birmingham jail set the tone for the civil-rights movement. a tour of the furnace is open in 1881 which produced fire for nearly 100 years. sunday at 6:00 eastern, the curator continues with a discussion on birmingham during the great depression. this weekend on c-span2 and c- span3. ""washington journal" continues. host: patrick quinn is the news director for the associated press for afghanistan and pakistan. we want to get an update on the latest on the ground in afghanistan. can you tell us what is happening? >> good evening. it is relatively quiet for afghanistan today on this thanksgiving. the taliban has carried out one major attack in the western part of the country and ambushed a nato logistics' convoy and killed seven afghan private security guards and wounded another 10 before the were driven off by the afghan security forces. there were no u.s. or foreign troops involved. this is just the latest in a campaign of violence by the taliban to overthrow preside