passed lastbill fall in the senate after years of wrangling that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government. but only after they have sanitized it. watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. president obama is currently overseas for a multi-day trip that has included stops in saudi arabia and the united kingdom. on sunday he was in germany where he met with chancellor angela merkel. they spoke about u.s. german relations and answered questions. this is 50 minutes. ce

passed lastbill clas fall in the senate, after years of wrangling, that now has private industry willing to pass on information to the government. but only after they have sanitized it. announcer: watchmen they night at 8:00 eastern -- watch monday night at 8:00 eastern. tv,ext on american history university of pepperdine school of law professor talks about the origin of the office of vice president. we will hear about the role of the first man who held the office, and the nearly convoluted method of selecting. before the 12th amendment, the office of vice president did not have substantial executive or legislative power. this talk was posted by the university of pepperdine school of law. and it is about half an hour. >> thank you very much for that kind introduction. thank you for that. not just me, the introduction for all of us. welcome h