it is available for a dollars $.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> stephen fry recounts the lives of fred harvey. harvey owned 65 restaurants and lunch counters ran several hotels from chicago to los angeles. union station and kansas city missouri hosted the event. >> we were at the national archives last night. building.here in this in writing about the history of fred harvey, the harvey company was spread fromle

while you watch, order the copy of "landmark cases" at c-span.org/landmarkcases. long, american history tv is featuring santa rosa, california, the seat of sonoma county, famous for its wine industry. cableer with our comcast partners, c-span cities tour staff recently visited many side the city's rich history. learn more about santa rosa all weekend here on american history tv. charles: jack london was one of the highest-paid writers. he is one of the authors that was right throughout the world, including the soviet union and russia at the time, japan -- he was translated into language after language. people found his writing compelling. he was deeply concerned about the human condition, and much of what he wrote about, while it may have seen on the surface like stories about dogs or the yukon, were often about the states of humanity and his concern for humankind. on jack london's beauty rants, also known as the range of good intentions. this is where he lived until his death in 1960. the entrance to the cottage provides you with the overview of jack's life. ther

it is available for 8.95 dollars plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases.ouncer: after appearing on the daily show with jon stewart, maziar bahari was incarcerated by the iranian government. later the basis for john stewart's 2014 film "rosewater." he sat down with tempering burp -- with tim greenberg at an by cnnoderated correspondent candy crowley at harvard university. [applause] candy: goodness. i want to briefly introduce these two gentlemen because i think they need a setup, for those of you who don't know why they are here. bahari, a is maziar journalist, a filmmaker, annexed to him is tim greenberg, the executive producer of the daily show. why are they together? i am going to have him set up the daily show for you to see so we can proceed with the conversation. from a shortclip series we did on iran, where we traveled to iran right before 2009 --tions act in back in 2009. we wanted to present the country to americans. one of the people we went to interview was maziar bahari. that's the basics. ♪ iran, islamic republic of a nation in a people, a pow

it is available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.or g/landmarkcases. >> each week american history america bringsel you archival films that help provide context to today's issues. ♪ since 1979 the soviet union, in violation of every convention , protecting the rights of a sovereign nation, has tried to impose its will on the people of afghanistan. it's like the death and destruction brought by the soviets, the afghan struggle for freedom continues. michael berry, a representative of the international federation for human rights has spent almost 10 years in afghanistan. >> apparently the soviets felt that simply bringing in their tanks was sufficient to terrorize the population into submission. seeing that this was not the case they launched a total war attack. there was helicopter fire, parachute troops who went into houses and shot everybody in them. expected the population try to run away or die on the spot. monitor"tian science correspondent christian cheer on day has written extensively about the refugee camps. i visited numerous camps along the pakistan afghan border. there are now an

it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at cspan.org/landmarkcases.d now housing policy experts talk about residential segregation and diversity in u.s. cities. this was part of a national fair housing and training policy conference held at hud's national headquarters. this is about 90 minutes. >> thank you. and good morning. my name is brian green. i'm the general deputy assistant secretary in hud's office of fair housing. it's my pleasure to join you today as the moderator. the title of this session is the problem we all live with, residential segregation. that title comes from a norman rockwell painting. it shows a black girl headed to a white school with federal marshals escorting here. that painting is from 1964. so this panel could be titled "the problem we still live with." owe heard vice president mondale talk about that today. senator ed brook, mondale's co-sponsor to the act, spoke to it on the senate floor. even when, he described segregation as the problem we already lived with for too long. he said today's federal housing official commonl

available at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> washington journal will be live tomorrow from the montgomeryounty correctional facility for a look at the corrections system and efforts to prepare inmates for their release. our guests include robert greene who heads the montgomery county department of correction and rehabilitation. he'll give us an overview of the facility and discuss what is and isn't working in today's corrections system. also, kendra yoakum talks about her work as reentry services manager. and with the department of health, she'll talk about mental health among inmates and treatment for substance abuse. we'll also get your thoughts by phone, facebook, and twitter. washington journal, live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> each and every day, intelligence agencies brief the president about what is going on around the world. the lbj presidential library and the university of texas, together with the cia recently hosted a symposium about the history of the president's daily briefing. as part of this program, 2500 previously classified briefs from the kennedy and johnson adm

it's available at c-span.org/left-hac-span.org c-span.org/landma c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> they spoke out against the use of software deliberately installed in cars with diesel engines to falsify emission test results and they called for a full investigation into the matter. this is the first part of that debate with opening remarks about i the european commissioner for internal market industry and entrepreneurship. it's about an hour. >> translator: thank you, madam president and commissioner. today we're talking about a very sad story, a very sad one, because as legislators, we thought that over the years we had contributed in a practical fashion to reducing practical f emissions of cars. in actual fact, we find ourselves confronted with a completely different situation. we haven't been a able to guarantee cleaner air to breathe the for our citizens. we are now certain that our -- we weren't able to identify the fraud that has been carried out. we know today that limits to the nox emissions have deliberately been exceeded by one of the largest car manufacturers. as chair, i'm concer

get your copy today at c-span.org/landmarkcases. address, thekly president outlines his efforts on climate change and the environment. house speaker john boehner of ohio delivers the republican address. he discusses the education system and how it affects students from low income communities. everybody,: hi, our country is home to some of the most beautiful, god-given lance gets in the world. we are blessed -- landscapes in the world. we are blessed with -- it is our responsibility to protect these treasures for previous -- future generations, just as previous generations protected them for us. i am setting aside 260 million acres of land and waters. last month, we announced 11 states had come together with ranchers and industry groups to protect the threats to species, without jeopardizing local economies. we announced we are creating one new marine century on the potomac in maryland, and another in wisconsin. part of unprecedented efforts to restore the chesapeake bay, and the great lakes. we joined a coalition of countries cracki

as we'll be taking your calls, e-mails, tweets and facebook comments during the program using #landmarkcases on c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. and for background on each case while you watch order your copy of landmark cases companion book for $8.95 plusi;s shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> the senate special committee on aging held a hearing this week to gather ideas on how to address pension advances, scams, and how to hold the creditors accountable. experts who specifically deal with this issue testified. >> good afternoon. the hearing of the special committee on aging will come to order. decades ago the warning caveat emptor, buyer beware, was the best advice one could give to a consumer seeking to borrow money. well, that advice is still valid today. there are laws that seek to ensure that consumers understand the obligations that they're taking on and that lenders have to play by the rules. since the passage of the federal truth in lending act in 1968, and similar state laws around the nation, credit providers have been required to disclose key terms of consumer credit agree

it is available for $8.95 plus shipping on c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> 2012 presidential candidate mitt romney talked about ideas at the washington ideas for them. he cohosted the event which politicalether figures and journalists. this is 30 minutes. ♪ >> you get the couch. >> all right. governor romney, thank you very much for joining us. i'm hoping we can do a little politics and a little policy over the time that we have with you. i would love to start out with the state of grace on the republic -- state of race on the republican side. easy topic. ronald reagan had his 11th commandment, thou shalt not speak ill of another republican. gov. romney: that has sort of gone by the wayside. host: what do you make of the tone of this campaign and the amount of name-calling, much of it emanating from donald trump? gov. romney: i think mr. trump's entry into the race, he said yesterday that some of the things he said about other candidates have been childish, i think that is probably a fair characterization coming from him. for a long time, the other candidates and i will just ignore it and i

#landmarkcases. order your copy of the companion book available for a dollars $.95 less shipping at www.c-span.org/landmarkcases. announcer: dr. francis collins and other nih institute directors testify about the need for more nih funding in the areas of ongoing medical research. appropriations committee heard from the nih officials last week. >> the appropriations subcommittee on labor health and human services and related agencies will come to order. i am certainly pleased we could have this opportunity this morning, dr. collins, to talk to you and the other institute directors about the work you're doing and the work you'd like to do. certainly every family faces health concerns during their lifetime and there are so many things that can be done by nih that i think can't be done anywhere else. a new drug, a new device, new treatment can take anywhere from a decade to longer to develop, can cost billions of dollars on occasion with a pretty high failure rate even when you think you're on the right

supreme court during -- journalist tony mauro, an -- it is available for $8.95 plus shipping at /landmarkcases. >> all campaign law. .he road to the white house unfiltered access to the candidates at town hall meetings, news conferences, rallies, and speeches. we are taking your comments on twitter, facebook, and by phone. always, any company event we cover is available at www.c-span.org. >> the bipartisan group no labels hosted a conference in manchester, new hampshire, with many of the 2016 presidential candidates. among them, republican lindsey graham of south carolina, who spoke for about half an hour. >> all roads lead here for the fall foliage for presidential politics, and for problem-solving. i am delighted to be back. i was here a month ago. i am pleased to return today and ofhave the privilege introducing the united states senator and republican presidential candidate, lindsey graham. distinguishedruly and impactful career in his service to his home state of south carolina. and, to our nation. joining the house of representatives in 1994, lindsey graham is not lost a single election.

conversation as we take your calls, tweets, and facebook comments during the program using hashtag #landmarkcases. for background on each case while you watch, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book, available for each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. the frontier culture museum tells the story of the early american frontier. we visit original 19th-century houses from the shenandoah to the museumed and here historical interpreters described daily life. --visited to school houses farmhouses and the schoolhouse to hear how life changed over the course of the century and learn how national politics impacted this area before the civil war. this is the second of a two-part series. i am the director of marketing here in stanton, virginia. we are a living history museum with a mission focus on education. our objective here is teach people how a unique folk culture was created through blending of european, african, and indigenous peoples cultures. today we are going to be on the american side and will be looking at two farm

the conversation as we take your calls, tweets and facebook comments during the program using #landmarkcases. live tonight on c-span, c-span 3 and c-span radio. for background on each case, order your copy of the landmark cases companion book for $8.95 plus shipping. >>> every five years the departments of agriculture and health and human services issue dietary guidelines and nutritional information to the public. the latest of which are expected to be released in december. the house agriculture committee looked at these guidelines attended by tom vilsack and sylvia burwell. the hearing was chaired by congressman michael conaway of texas. >> well, good morning. let's go ahead and get started. mr. keller, would you open us with a prayer, please. >> dear heavenly father, we just ask that you bless this committee. we ask that you bless this government. we ask that you bless all those who lead this great nation. dear lord, we just ask that everything we do honor and please you in jesus' name i pray, amen. >> thank you. this committee of agriculture regarding the developments of the 2015 dietary

background on each case, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book at c-span.org/landmarkcases. his weekly address, the president discusses economic growth and gives his reaction to a potential government shutdown in december. senator john barrasso of wyoming gives the republican response. he talks about the costs of federal regulations. obama: hi, everybody. yesterday, we learned our businesses created 118,000 jobs in september. that makes 67 straight months of job creation and 13.2 million ne

join the conversation as we take your calls and comments during the program, using the hashtag #landmarkcasesr background on each case, order your copy of "landmark cases" companion book, available for eight dollars 95 at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> at a campaign stop in manchester, new hampshire, hillary clinton talked about the mass shooting at an oregon community college and outlined her proposals for stricter gun regulations, including background checks on private gun sales. spoke at manchester community college -- this is just over an hour. >> ok. first of all, i want to thank you all for your patience. all of you have manifested that virtue, so thank you very much. i appreciate it. the 28th senate districts, so if you are voting, always think of lou dela sandra. here today to are listen to a woman who has every credential possible, to leave this country as we move forward. we have a woman who is not afraid to talk about guns and he was not afraid to address the issue head-on. you are in a community college today. we know what happened in the community college in oregon. we know, with g

while you watch, the landmark cases companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping on c-span.org/landmarkcases. next, british prime minister david cameron at the conservative conference, and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders and hillary clinton speak to the hispanic caucus, and then at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see "q&a" with senator gary hart. in britain's most recent parliamentary elections, prime minister david cameron's conservative party won the majority of seats. at the annual conference in manchester, the prime minister talked about their men and britain's future in the european union, and the rival leader of party.our this is about one hour. ♪ an hour.bout ♪ ♪ you very much. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. you very much. thank you. thank you for that wonderful, wonderful welcome. hereo proud to be standing in front of you today backing justfully and not government, a majority conservative government. [applause] >> and to the people in the hall, i want to say thank you. the greatest team a prime minister could ever have. british people, when you put your cross

background on each case and order the copy of the landmark cases companion book for $8.95 at cspan.org/landmarkcases. >>> this weekend, your c-span city tour joined by time warner cable explores the history and littery life of buffalo, new york. we will visit the mark twain room at the buffalo and eerie county library whose center piece is the hand written m manuscript huckleberry fin. >> the irish settled here because they came over after the famine. it would take one relative to find out about the jobs along the waterfront working in the grain elevators or the mill and word went back to ireland you want to come to buffalo. you would not become rich but they found steady employment. it is called the first ward. it has its name because when buffalo was first created it was divided into five political wards and this area along the water has been the first ward always. >> on september 6, 1901 president william mckinley was assassinated been buffalo and we will tour a museum featuring events around his death and the gun used. and discover the history of the buffalo front and how it evolved. >> we are a

be sure to join the conversation as we take your calls, tweets during the program using the #landmarkcases. and get your own copy of "landmark cases," available for a $ five cents at c-span.org. c-span's road to the white house coverage continues. we are live from keen new hampshire. this is keene state college. presidential candidate hillary clinton speaking at a town hall meeting here. students are speaking ahead of her appearance. an opportunity for me to be calm part of something greater than myself. i know as president, hillary clinton will get up and go to work every day to make sure that families from maryland to keene and all across the united states have all the skills they need and all they need to reach their full potential. to thank you for being here today at this town hall. i encourage you to listen, to ask questions, to talk with your neighbors about what you hear he re today. yourllary clinton is candidate, we want you to get involved in our campaign. we want you to commit to vote for secretary clinton. come volunteer with us. make phone calls. knock on doors. or come to ou

it is available for a dollars $.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> stephen fry recounts the lives of fred harvey. harvey owned 65 restaurants and lunch counters ran several hotels from chicago to los angeles. union station and kansas city missouri hosted the event. >> we were at the national archives last night. building.here in this in writing about the history of fred harvey, the harvey company was spread from cleveland to california, the second floor of kansas city union station was the of the business. everything they saw that they took to people was from a kansas city view. they were in the old union depot before it burned down. i have spent a lot of time in your town in my brain over the last few years. the easiest way to get you for mee book would be to read from the beginning of the book. who the hell is fred harvey? on that spring not in 1882 the drunken cowboys riding through northern new mexico could have inn forgiven for squinting disbelief at the montezuma hotel. it did appear to be a hallucination. it was one of the most astonishing architectural creations

it's available at c-span.org/ landmarkcases. >> it is a very touchy business being the son or daughter of a dictator. you wouldn't wish this kind of life on most people. it's a collection of interesting, sometimes lurid stories. also points about tyranny, sun ship or daughter ,hip, loyalty, nature/nurture politics, even democracy. j this sunday on "q&a," nordlinger on his book "children are monsters," which looks at the lives of the children of dictators. >> i was able to talk to some knowledgeable people. i couldn't talk to any family members, which was usually the case. there are only so many around to talk to, and only so many willing to say what they know or to die full just their feelings or experiences. i was digging around for any scrapper tidbit i possibly could. daughters, some of them are famous and important, some of them become dictators, but most of them are footnotes and asides. 8:00 p.m. night at eastern and percent thick on c-span's "q&a," -- "q&a." >> speaker paul ryan succeeds speaker john a boehner speaker boehner gaveled in for the last time and delivered his farewe

background while you watch, order your copy of "landmark cases" companion book at c-span.org/listened landmarkcases. "washington journal" continues. host: our first guest of the morning, kimberly atkins of "the boston herald." she is the chief washington correspondent and a columnist and also covers the supreme court on a regular basis. good morning to you. guest: good morning. host: it's on that supreme court that we want to start with, particularly as to how it might influence the presidential campaign. what are your thoughts on how much a topic the court itself has become? guest: as we see the campaign go on, it will become an important topic. we've already seen the candidates talking a little bit more about it and it's starting to heat up because the next president has the potential as you noted, to appoint up to four justices on the court and that would dramatically shift the ideology of the court in one direction or the other depending on who the next president is. host: part of that is people that might get chosen to the court from the next president. what the candidates specifically saying

/landmarkcases. as a special addition to the series, we spoke with bob goodlatte about the court's major decisions and its relationship with congress. host: bob goodlatte, i want to start in our conversation in understanding the role of your committee and the supreme court. what is your responsibility? rep. goodlatte: the judiciary committee was established in 1813. just a couple years ago, we celebrated the 200th anniversary. it deals with a wide array of issues, but one of the things i love most is it deals with the u.s. constitution, the amendments to the constitution. any new amendments that are introduced are referred to the judiciary committee. in other areas, we are constantly trying to refer back to the constitution for guidance on what is appropriate legislation and what is not. when i became chairman of the committee, we had a rule in the house of representatives that required you introduced a bill, you had to cite constitutional authority for legislation. that continues an existing congres

of landmarkur copy cases companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping at www.c-span.org/landmarkcases. and just before "landmark ases" tonight on c-span, conversation about ending hunger around the globe. we will hear from prime minister tony blair and warren buffett. from the nation's capital at 7:30 p.m. right here on c-span. right now, today's press briefing with press secretary josh earnest. ernest: good afternoon -- press secretary ernest: good afternoon. i do not have any announcements, so we can go right to questions. kathleen, it is nice to see right up front today. we will also let you start today. i guess i will just go straight to the ttp. you got 90 days at least before it comes up for a vote. some critics, some of them are your allies, some labor, some analysts. what do you think will keep it from getting pounded and beat up in the next two months? press secretary ernest: our world will be to talk about the agreement, like the one that the president sent out -- set out to achieve. we will spend a lot of time talking about the details included in this agreement, our agreem

while you watch, the landmark cases companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping on c-span.org/landmarkcasesnext, british prime minister david cameron at the conservative conference, and democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders and hillary clinton speak to the hispanic caucus, and then at 11:00 p.m., another chance to see "q&a" with senator gary hart.

it is a dollars $.25 at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> presidential candidate jeb bush went to manchesternew hampshire today and talked about health care. he is bound to repeal the health care law is elected president. from the new hampshire institute of politics, this is about a half hour. jeb bush: thank you. thank you to this great university. this is my third or fourth visit. the primary season is young. i'll be back, i'm sure. it is a joy to be with you all. i'm here to talk about something that is really important. how do we turn what we have into a 21st century health care system? not just insurance, but the system altogether. how can we envision what a health care system can look like in 2025, rather than protect the version of 1975, which in effect is what we have now. america, really if you think about it, is a place of discovery and innovation. if we fix a few big things, we can transform ourselves because we are the most dynamic country in the world across the spectrum of policy to make policy better for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren. this will require a new a

as we'll be taking your calls, e-mails, tweets and facebook comments during the program using #landmarkcases. and for background on each case while you watch, order your copy cases" companion ook. >> on "washington journal," kimberly atkins talks about the impact of the 2016 presidential case could have on the supreme court. julie stewart examines the obama administration's decision to release 6,000 non-violent federal prisoners over a four-day period starting october 30. and richard collinberg on federal grants to fund charter schools. we take your calls and you can join the conversation at acebook and twitter. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] "washington journal" is next. host: in its hometown of jamesville, paul ryan spent time with family and reportedly reiterated his claim that he does not want to be speaker of the house of representatives. fundraising numbers are in. hilla

while you watch order your copy right of the book available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> up the next remarks in president obama at the 34th annual national fallen firefighters memorial service held just at the national fire academy in emmitsburg maryland honor at the 84 firefighters who died on duty in 2014. [applause] >> thank you. craig, thanks for that introduction, but more importantly, thank you for the outstanding work that you and your team do all across the country every single day. for those of you who know craig, you know that he is cool under pressure, no doubt because he got his start, started his career as a firefighter. i want to thank congressman steny hoyer, fire administrator ernest mitchell, chief dennis compton, and everybody at the national fallen firefighters foundation for bringing us together here today. and most especially, i want to say how honored i am to be with the families of the fallen, and express the gratitude of the nation for the sacrifices that you and your families have made on behalf of others. scripture tells us, as each one has r

get your copy today at cspan.org/landmarkcases. >>> c-span has your coverage of the road to the white house 2016. where you'll find the candidates, the speeches, the debates, and most importantly, your questions. this year we're taking our road to the white house coverage into classrooms across the country with our student cam contest. giving students the opportunity to discuss what important issues they want to hear the most from the candidates. noll our coverage on tv, on the radio and online at cspan.org. >>> now a conference on balancing individual freedoms with national security. the keynote was given by georgetown university law professor laura donahue. this is just under an hour. >> hello, everyone. my name is claire gibby. i'm a senior political science and security studies major here at westminster college. i had the pleasure of serving on the 2015 hancock symposium committee this past year. i am honored to introduce professor laura donahue, our opening plenary speaker. professor laura donahue is a professor of law at georgetown law, director of georgetown center on national

get your copy today at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> house ways and means chair announced he is willing to run for speaker of the house if all three republican groups give them their endorsement. he will make a decision by friday. jason chaffetz has dropped out of the race. more on the decision on c-span's network. mr. ryan: tonight i shared what i think it will have -- kick to have a unified conference. i made a few request for what i think is necessary. i asked to hear back from my colleagues by the end of the week. first, we need to move from being an opposition party to being a proposition party. second, we need to update our rules. we need to do this constant with leadership challenges. we should unify now and not

conversation as we take your calls, tweets and facebook comments during the program using the hashtag landmarkcases. for background while you watch, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book. it is available for a $ accents $8.95 on.org -- for c-span.org. we spoke to reporters outside the supreme court calling for greater public access to federal courts. at the end they introduced bipartisan legislation called "eyes on the fact." this time i don't want to get the introduction wrong. good morning. thank you for being here today to participate in this important discussion. i am pleased to be joined by representative connolly and representative nadler. as the justice said, sunlight is the best of disinfectants, which is the reason why i founded the bipartisan transparency caucus, and have put several bills to encourage transparency across the government. the mission matters and the work matters but we cannot lead effectively if we don't have people's trust. providing the tools to hold government officials accountable is the best way to make sure the public remains are most village -- the

it's available for $8.95 plus shipping at cspan.org/landmarkcases. >>> the head of volkswagen michael horn was on capitol hill testifying before a house committee recently about allegations of air quality standards cheating. the german automaker's accused of purposefully deceiving emissions tests for some of its diesel powered vehicles. environmental protection agency officials also testified. this hearing is about an hour. >> the subcommittee on commerce, manufacturing and trade will now come to order. the chair will recognize himself five minutes for the purpose of an opening statement. and i do want to welcome everyone to our hearing this morning on the draft companion legislation to the motor vehicle safety whistle-blower act and the discussion draft of the improving recall tracking act. in 2014 there were over 63 million vehicles recalled in the united states due to safety concerns. this represents the highest number of vehicle recalls in more than three decades. under current law vehicle manufacturers are required to report defects and noncompliance to the national highway traff

background, order your copy of "landmark cases" companion book at a c-span.org/landmarkcases.ling inhouse is momentarily forwards expected to be a brief pro forma session. after today, it will be out until tuesday at noon. on the docket, a bill to repeal the crude oil export ban it also, house republicans holding leadership elections to replace outgoing speaker john boehner, who will be leaving congress october 30. we take you live now to the house floor here on c-span. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: the speaker's room washington, d.c.,, october 2, 2015, i appoint the honorable max thornberry to act as speaker pro tempore on this day, signed john a boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer quib offered by the guest chaplain, christ church, washi

order your copy of landmark cases companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> former vice president dick cheney and former deputy cheney and former deputy assistant secretary of state liz cheney discuss the book "exceptional" which looks at america's foreign policy and national security. [applause] please be seated. >> well, good evening to all. my name is john heubusch. i the only thing the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation, i want to thank each and every one of you for coming out of this evening. if you would end on of our men and women in uniform who serve our cause around the world, please stand and join me for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. thanks. please be seated. now play ball. before we get started tonight i'd like to recognize one person in particular in the audience. his name is ben sutton and he is one of our board of trustees members at the foundat

the conversation as we take your calls, tweets and facebook comments during the program using #landmarkcases live tonight on c-span, c-span 3 and c-span radio. for background, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book available for $8.95 plus shipping. >>> in 2012 the supreme court deemed unconstitutional life sentences without parole for juveniles. this week the justices heard oral argument on whether that ruling applies retroactively to sentences handed down prior to the decision. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >>> we'll hear argument, montgome montgomery versus louisiana. mr. bernstein. >> the issue is whether to decide miller's retroactivity. in today's case there is no jurisdiction because the point is enforce the supremacy clause which states that when, quote, the laws of the united states, unquote, apply, quote, the judges -- these are the key words -- in every state shall be bound thereby. there is no such thing as supreme federal law that depends on whether a particular state voluntarily makes federal precedence binding. when a state does that, when a state voluntarily

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constitutional dramas behind some of the supreme courts most significant decisions by going to c-span.org/landmarkcases. from the web site, you can find c-span's landmark cases book features background, highlights, and a legal impact of each case written by veteran court and published by c-span in cooperation with cq press. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus ships. >> we spoke with patrick leahy about the cases. that is followed by a judiciary hearing on prison sentencing laws. later, road to the white house coverage. >> senator patrick leahy, thank you for giving us some time. i would like to start and have you talk about at the role of the supreme court in society today. k giving us some time. i would like to start and have you talk about at the role of court in society today. >> the supreme court is everything in america. we have three branches. the president and the court. soir decisions can affect much. i mean they decided a presidential election. before the ballots were all counted. bush versus gore, they changed dramatically the way we finance political elections. they are obviously you'

order your copy of landmark cases book, it's available 8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcasesng on islamic extremist, discusses russia's motivation and fighting terrorism, this hearing is an hour and 15 minutes. >> there you go. you could hear that. so this afternoon we will hear testimony, expert testimony on the topic not taught to be but a reality a great concern and importance, threat of islamic extremism inside russia and what that might mean to the united states and global security. the fight against violent radical islam is one of the major challenges of our time, las emic terrorists have targeted numerous countries for attack including the united states and russia. they have declared war on the modern civilized world. their bar -- barbaric auctions in syria remind us and they must be stopped and defeated. the future of america, russia, and yes, western civilization depends on that. the lives of millions will be in jeopardy if we don't do what's right today. gich the nature -- given the nature of this fight, it's national interest of growth of extremism in other parts o

and you can send us a tweet at c-span and hues the # landmarkcases and be part of the facebook conversation and finally there will be phone lines where you can call in and we will put those numbers periodically. ll, we started the important part of the decision, with his master, he traveled into the territories that were declared free. we are going to learn about his time of that life. we went to historic sites. st. paul, minnesota and where dred scott lived in free territory and married. let's watch. >> during the time frame, you can imagine, the soldiers drilling and muskets firing. i like to envision harriet was standing outside of the store over here. maybe dred was walking over here and saw here. the thing i like about that is we continue to put them and other displaced people as people rather than obvious. they had a ceremony that was off yated. and he was the indian here. the fact that their marriage was off yated, you don't find that happening. dred and harriet were enslaved people here on land where slavery wasn't legally recognized and that was one of the pieces of information tha

get your copy today at c-span.org/landmarkcases.nnouncer: yesterday, we aired the first five hours of testimony from former secretary of state hillary clinton before the house ben ghazi committee this past week. we now show you the rest of that hearing. this final portion is just over three and a half hours. >> committee will come to order. thank you, madam secretary, again, we apologize for that. with that we'll go to the gentle lady from alabama. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary clinton, i want to talk to you about august 17th, 2012. on that day you received two memos about libya and its security. the first one described a deteriorating security situation and what it meant for your people on the ground. the second one also described libya's security as in simple terms a mess. so, this memo wanted you to approve $20 million to be given to the libyan government to bolster its own -- >> could you tell me what tab that is on the materials that you have reference to. >> yes, ma'am. the first one is i believe -- is it 33 and -- 33

it is available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> next editorial cartoonist from the "washington post," the lancet journal constitution and other media outlets discuss their work during the george w. bush presidency. they spoke about their methods for detecting serious issues and extent they go into adequate wiseacre subject. is the part of a three-day conference on the bush administration hosted by hofstra university india. india. 0te minutes.ur and 2 >> welcome to political --cartoe "political cartoonists and the george w. bush presidency." my name is lawrence levy, and cean of the national center for suburban studies at hofstra university. it's been a long week, believe me. and my own irrelevance to this gathering is that for 20 years n sat on the newsday editorialard board, it is my distinct pleasure to have an adjoining oc offices with the cartoonist at newsday and to set within an dditorial board meetings, thebor ofmeetinst among a sea writers was gsjust a treat. he always kept us loose and on our toes.ure now it's my pleasure now to introduce my co-moderato

it is available for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >> next editorial cartoonist fromhe "washington post," the lancet journal constitution and other media outlets discuss their work during the george w. bush presidency. they spoke about their methods for detecting serious issues and extent they go into adequate wiseacre subject. is the part of a three-day conference on the bush administration hosted by hofstra university india. india. 0te minutes.ur and 2 >> welcome to political --cartoe "political cartoonists and the george w. bush presidency." my name is lawrence levy, and def

that is at c-span.org\landmarkcases. >> coming up, as a special addition to our landmark cases, an interviewith senator charles grassley. then the democratic presidential candidates talk to the ian seat women's forum conference. later we will look at immigration policy. >> senator chuck grassley, thank you. let me start by asking you about your committee role with the supreme court. what is your responsibility? sen. grassley: we would have everything to do with the approval of judges that go on court. it is an important process we go through. court. it is an important process we go through. the supreme court is a powerful ranking government. madison, theing to least to worry about. the least powerful. but they have turned out to be more powerful than madison indicated. the role of ours is to make sure the people on the court are qualified and that they have judicial temperament to leave their own personal views out of the cases they decide. decide them according to the law or the constitution and according to the facts of the case and basically, just to make sure that they do the job of bein

if you go to c-span.org/landmarkcases. it is written by tony mauro who covering for 30 years now. he did a summary of each of the 12 cases. it will help you with the background as we proceed. about out of time. as we close here, just in quick summary, why should someone care the landmark case as being one of them the slaughterhouse cases? michael: for the same reason they should care about re-construction. americans areas that have a blank spot in their historical memory. the area that defines the the civil war. the slaughterhouse cases were in part about defining the meaning civil war. host: you would say, paul clement? paul: i counted six of the the series that are major constitutional cases that involve not action by the government but by action by the state governments. arereason those constitutional questions, the reason that when the state government does something to it, you can't like to the all the time united states supreme court is the 14th amendment. it is the fact that

it is available at c-span.org/landmarkcases. recentain's most parliamentary elements, david cameron's party won a majority of the seat. at the annual conference in manchester, the prime minister talked about their election win as well as britain's future in germanypean union and coreman, the new leader of the party. an hour.bout ♪ ♪ you very much. thank you. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> thank you. you very much. thank you. thank you for that wonderful, wonderful welcome. hereo proud to be standing in front of you today backing justfully and not government, a majority conservative government. [applause] >> and to the people in the hall, i want to say thank you. the greatest team a prime minister could ever have. british people, when you put your cross in the conservative box, you are your faith in us to finish the job we started, to people, to deliver security for you and your you now we i'll tell will not let you down. [applause] >> just for a moment, think back the 7th. i don't know about you, but it mey takes two words to cheer up. exit

order your copy of landmark companion book for $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org/landmarkcases. >>> the supreme court begins a new term today meeting for the first time since a number of high-profile decisions were announced back in june. cases this fall include whether a woman who lost her legs after she attempted to board a european train can sue an american court. affirmative action, union fees and juvenile sentences of life without parole. we heard more about the first day at the court and some of the term cases earlier this morning with a reporter on today's washington journal. >>> good morning to you. >> good morning. what actually happens on a first day of a new term? >> the first day of the term is when the nine justices are actually sitting in the courtroom together for the first time since june when the other case starts. they are sifting through the different cases to see side what to hearment. >> how much of the 2016 docket is set before today and how many more cases are likely to be added? >> they will still be added cases for the next few months. they already have a decent