you can also see joseph stalin.t's the only way joseph stalin is getting in our collection -- through an unfinished portrait. [laughter] not a great american, joseph stalin. the only way he is getting it is this unfinished sketch. i want to point out in terms of changing manners and mores, you notice the president is smoking. you can't do that anymore. one of franklin roosevelt's accoutrements was an ivory cigarette holder. smoking a cigarette both in the study and in the finished picture. you can see the kind of sensitivity which is being reestablished and balanced between a kind of informality with the pose of the cigarette and his famous naval cloak. and the leonine head of the president looking thoughtful and powerful. we have reestablished vocabulary of the president. as a historian of the portrait gallery, because we are a national museum, there are certain political issues that come up. i have a macro on my computer which answers a question for the next two pictures. we had someone say, you must hate jack ken

friday, biographies of robert e darley and joseph stalin -- robert e. lee and joseph stalin. on wednesday on c-span3 "the birth of a nation." the showing of the entire 1915 film, followed by a re-air. thursday, historians debate the social changes of the 1970's at the 2015 american historical association meeting in new york city. booktv and american history tv this week in prime time. >> tomorrow morning on "washington journal," a reuters correspondent looks at president obama's executive order on immigration, and a recent decision to a texas court judge -- by a texas court judge that blocked that order. "washington journal" his life thursday at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. up next remarks from president obama on combating violent extremism. he spoke on the second day of the three-day white house event. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. i want to thank everyone for being here today. law enforcement officers, community leaders, teachers elected officials, foreign ministers, and entrepreneurs thanks so much for taking part today and spending your time here in the

it just so happens that the same decade the 1870s this guy joseph stalin his future name, is born, in the periphery of the russian empire. so it's important to set up as i said at the, the world into which he is born in order to understand the role he is going to play in history. now, somebody who is born to a poor family on the periphery of the empire -- his mother was a wash are woman his father was a cobbler, a shoemaker -- could never have dreamed about becoming the ruler of the largest state in the world, one-sixth of the earth's hand mass. i was impossible in 1878 when joseph stalin was born to think this little boy, the only surviving child of the washer woman and the cobbler, could possibly one day aspire to be a ruler, let alone a ruler on the level he exercised power. the only way that could happen is if the whole world was destroyed. if all the existing governmental structures were torn down. if empires fell. if governments and states were ruined wrecked, and of course that's what happened in the great war. without the great war store, it's impossible to understand where th

it just so happens that the same decade the 1870s this guy joseph stalin his future name, is born, in the periphery of the russian empire. so it's important to set up as i said at the, the world into which he is born in order to understand the role he is going to play in history. now, somebody who is born to a poor family on the periphery of the empire -- his mother was a wash are woman his father was a cobbler, a shoemaker -- could never have dreamed about becoming the ruler of the largest state in the world, one-sixth of the earth's hand mass. i was impossible in 1878 when joseph stalin was born to think this little boy, the only surviving child of the washer woman and the cobbler, could possibly one day aspire to be a ruler, let alone a ruler on the level he exercised power. the only way that could happen is if the whole world was destroyed. if all the existing governmental structures were torn down. if empires fell. if governments and states were ruined wrecked, and of course that's what happened in the great war. without the great war store, it's impossible to understand where th

ironically, his former allies of joseph stalin labelled him a war monger. >> back home at chartwell churchillirs. >> he had a dream in 1947 that his father came to him and they were discussing what had happened in the world since his father's death. >> never quite got up to the moment when he could become prime minister, so the dream ended about before he was able to tell his father that i had actually made quite a success. having been favored, his father had predicted. >> churchill once joked i'm prepared to meet my maker. whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. when "war stories" returns, the final days of sir winston churchill. >> during the late 1940s chartwell hung with activity as churchill continued work on his war memoirs, but he still managed find time for his grandchildren, including young winston. >> did you have a sense for the greatness of your grandfather? >> i think if anybody had said to me what's your grandfather do, i might well have replied he is a brick layer because if the weather was nice, we would spend two or three very happy

lee and joseph stalin. and on american history tv on c-span 3 tuesday night at 8:00 interviews with former korean p.o.w.'s. on wednesday the 100th anniversary of the of the release of the film "the birth of the nation." the showing of the film followed by a rae air of our call in program. and thursday, historians debate the social chings of the 1970's in new york city. and fridayion japanese american internment during world war ii. book tv and american history tv this week in prime time. >> coming up on c-span a look at how president's legacy is being shaped six years into his presidency. then a discussion on hillary clinton and what the political future my hold for her in 2016. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] journal" continues. host: our first guest of the morning is jon ward of yahoo! news. he put out a recent story on how barack obama was to be the ronald reagan of the left. good morning. before we get to the details of a story, talk about hot came to be. guest: it's funny to go

ironically, his former allies of joseph stalin labelled him a war monger. >> back home at chartwell churchillontinued to work on his memoirs. >> he had a dream in 1947 that his father came to him and they were discussing what had happened in the world since his father's death. >> never quite got up to the moment when he could become prime minister, so the dream ended about before he was able to tell his father that i had actually made quite a success. having been favored, his father had predicted. >> churchill once joked i'm prepared to meet my maker. whether my maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter. when "war stories" returns, the final days of sir winston churchill. the road. it can bring out the worst in people. but the m-class scans for danger... ...corrects for lane drifting... ...and if necessary, it will even brake all by itself. it is a luxury suv engineered to get you there and back safely. for tomorrow is another fight. the 2015 m-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. >> during the late 194

the "new york times" is liberal questions kissing up to joseph stalin and fidel castro.tten nastier. the internet didn't create that but it fosters it people be nasty. i think the media in general has picked up on that. has mirrored -- the media mirrors the culture in many ways. the culture is nastier today than it was years ago. i think the media is nastier, also. >> but there is also the competence issue that the younger journalists now are not trained the way you and me and don browne who we interviewed at the top of the hour. we went out. i have been to 80 countries. you have probably been to that many, too. we have been around. we were trained that you had to get the story. you had to report it accurately. you had to get the other side of the story. you had to do all of those things. i talk to media people clueless, anonymous sources here. so and so there. there is like nothing. >> some of the radicals of the 60's guys marching on campus and setting fires teaching journalism. >> yeah. teaching journalism now. >> what do you expect the kids that come out of journalis

on friday, by your fees of joseph stalin. on american history on c-span3 tonight at 8:00 eastern, interviews with former korean pows. on wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the release of the film, birth of a nation. the showing of the entire film following by a re-air -- followed by a re-air. on thursday, historians debate the central changes of 1970 at the 2015 american historical association. on friday, japanese internment. american history tv, this week in primetime. >> on c-span, washington journal is next. politics and x breakfast. followed by kentucky senator rand paul, held in washington dc. this morning on washington journal, talks about the president's request for action against isis. then a look at the legal debate surrounding the residents legal request. the heritage foundation. the tour of the historically black universities and colleges continues. host: good morning. here are your morning headlines. as the islamic state -- the battlefield, president obama will hold a summit on combating terrorism with community

the only way joseph allen death -- joseph stalin can get in is through an unfinished portrait.ou will notice he is smoking. one of franklin roosevelt's accoutrements was an iv cigarette holder. you can see the kind of sensitivity which is being reestablished and balanced between a kind of informality with the pose of the cigarette and his famous naval cloak. and the head of the president looking thoughtful and powerful. we have reestablished vocabulary of the president. as a historian of the portrait gallery, because we are a national museum, there are certain political issues that come up. i have a macro on my computer which answers a question for the next two pictures. we had someone say, you must hate jack kennedy because you have this terrible abstract or trick of kennedy -- portrait of kennedy. this is a 1962 john f. kennedy. what it is is a way in which art is beginning to influence the political portrait, the balance between the lightness of the head. it is not a complete extra action -- abstraction. you can see the vigorous brushstrokes. so this is a very large picture.

during world war ii we helped joseph stalin for pete's sakes. right now radical islam threatens the same group as they say. this is really the same group that brought down the towers of new york and murdered 3000 americans. these are radical fanatic islamists and we need to make sure that we can work with those people who will help us defeat that which is our primary enemy. >> host: alice up next in tampa florida, wind for republicans. you are up next with dana rohrabacher. >> caller: thank you congressman. my biggest concern is if we are sending troops in there that we haven't even taken care of the troops when it the first time. we have been waiting for va claim in the president is in charge of the va and i talked to jeff miller and the veterans affairs committee and with bipartisan support has done a lot to push these issues. i have concerns that they are not taking care of us now and they're not building hospitals and they haven't built hospitals in 25 years. we are not getting our benefits and i would like to hear your comments on that. >>

and then on friday robert lee and joseph stalin. and on american history tv on c-span3, interviews with former korean p.o.w.'s. on wednesday, the 100th anniversary of the film "birth of the nation." . the showing of the 1915 film and reair of our call-in program with jones and leher. and social changes of the 1970's. and friday, japanese-american internment during world 22. this week in prime time. the c-span city's tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time-warner cable with a visit to greensboroo, north carolina. >> after months and months of cleaning the house, charles who was given that task was making a walk-through and he looked over and saw an envelope with a green seal on it and waugged over and noticed the date was an 18 2 document. he removed a single mail from a panel from an upstairs attic room and discovered a trunk and books and portraits stuffed and there was this treasure of dolly madison's things

joseph stalin said a single death is a tragedy a million deaths a statistic. right? it's a statistic. we are argue statistics. they put a face on what they're trying to do and most of us and even all of us would say i don't want anything bad to happen to that woman and we lose the ability to think rationally. if we don't understand the language and we need to start showing people whose lives have been ruined by socialized held care and over here is a person's who life is saved by private healthcare we're going to lose to these weenies. i'm done. i'm done with losing to these losers. i got to get on the airplane. thank you so much for having me. [applause] >> on the next washington journal daniel halp esm r discusses how foreign policy issues are affecting potential 2016 presidential candidates. then adam green of the progressive change campaign committee looks at the political and legislative agenda for progressives and the 114th congress. after that, william branive of the national consortium for the study of terrorism talks about this past week's white house summit

lee and joseph stalin. a look at pakistan through the eyes of a woman raised in karachi.on american history tv on wednesday the 100th anniversary of the release of the film "the birth of a nation" with an interview of author dick lehr, the showing of the entire 1915 film followed by a reair of our call-in program. and thursday historians debate the social changes of the 1970s at the 2015 american historical association meeting in new york city. and friday japanese-american internment during world war ii. book tv and american history tv this week in primetime. >>> the washington institute for near east policy held a discussion recently on the fight against isis and the role of iran and syria's bashar al assad. regional experts and a former army colonel who served in iraq took part in this hour and a half discussion. >> good afternoon. good afternoon and welcome to the washington institute. my name is david shanker, director of the program on arab politics here. it's nice to see such a large crowd. we're here today for a policy forum, the fight against isil, shiite militias

guest: yes power military -- in world war ii, we helped joseph stalin, for pete's sake.his is really the thing group that brought these are radical fanatic islamists and we need to make sure we can work with those people who will help us defeat that which is our primary enemy. host: how you are on with congressman dana rohrabacher. guest:caller: my biggest concern is that if we central out there that they weren't taking care of the troops a first time. i am a disabled vet and have been waiting a long time for my v.a. claim. the president is in charge of the v.a. and i have to admit i talked to jeff miller and bipartisan support and i have concerns they are not taking care of us >> key should not be doing policy days on what's going to prevent people from attacking us in a islamic world. we should do what makes sense for us, to make sure those people in the islamic world who are muslims and willing to work. i believe 90% of the muslim people certainly don't go along with these radicals. but the radical islamic terrorists are motivated by their religion. and they are tryin

guest: yes power military -- in world war ii, we helped joseph stalin, for pete's sake.s is really the thing group that brought these are radical fanatic islamists and we need to make sure we can work with those people who will help us defeat that which is our primary enemy. host: how you are on with congressman dana rohrabacher. guest:caller: my biggest concern is that if we central out there that they weren't taking care of the troops a first time. i am a disabled vet and have been waiting a long time for my v.a. claim. the president is in charge of the v.a. and i have to admit i talked to jeff miller and bipartisan support and i have concerns they are not taking care of us now. they haven't built hospitals and 45 years. we are not getting our benefits. i would like to hear your comments on that. thank you very much. guest: you are rightfully worried. i just have to say with this administration, we know there was a cover up of the condition of the actual of the lack of efficiency going on. this administration oversaw a covering up of that and adequacy of them doing the

guest: yes power military -- in world war ii, we helped joseph stalin, for pete's sake.his is really the thing group that brought these are radical fanatic islamists and we need to make sure we can work with those people who will help us defeat that which is our primary enemy. host: how you are on with congressman dana rohrabacher. guest:caller: my biggest concern is that if we central out there that they weren't taking care of the troops a first time. i am a disabled vet and have been waiting a long time for my v.a. claim. the president is in charge of the v.a. and i have to admit i talked to jeff miller and bipartisan support and i have concerns they are not taking care of us now. they haven't built hospitals and 45 years. we are not getting our benefits. i would like to hear your comments on that. thank you very much. guest: you are rightfully worried. i just have to say with this administration, we know there was a cover up of the condition of the actual of the lack of efficiency going on. this administration oversaw a covering up of that and adequacy of them doing t