erik: this was the night before the lusitania was torpedoed.he next day, the ship was going to enter the so-called zone of war declared by the german navy. the water surrounding the u.k. had been designated as a zone of war. the night before, captain turner was going into the lounge to talk to passengers during the intermission for the nightly talent show, one of the features of transatlantic voyages. he had some sobering news, but also some comforting news. he wanted to, first let everyone know that they were entering the war zone the next day, but the good news was that he said that they would be comfortably under the protection of the british navy. the royal navy. brian: and where they? erik: no, it turns out they weren't at all. brian: and this is 1915? what is going on in the world? erik: what is going on in the world is war. america is not in the war. the war broke out in august of 1914 and very quickly the war has proven to the world that it is going to be a very different sort of war that anything that came before. it had already come t

i was intrigued, i didn't know anything about the lusitania. i started reading because i had nothing else on my plate. as soon as i started reading i thought this is interesting. the how's of what happened, the actual sinking of the ship. one of the details the first details that caught my attention was when i read that during the actual sinking, one fully loaded lifeboat fell on top of another fully loaded lifeboat. it opened my eyes to the fact that this is what the story is it is about this human disaster. it is not the geopolitical thing that we learn about in high school. i don't know about you, but when i was in high school i learned about the lusitania sort of on a timeline leading up to world war i. something you know that occurred and then you forgot about it you moved on to the start of the war and so forth. so i started to read about it and i was discouraged by the fact that it seemed too obvious and also because there had been a lot done before. but, i realized five years ago that the 100 year anniversary was coming, which of course

tonight, on q&a, eric larson on his new book " dead wake, the last crossing of the lusitania." larson: the story gets complicated when the question arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania? why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some very interesting adulation about was the ship -- interesting speculation about was the ship s et up for attack by the admiralty? i found no smoking memo. believe me, i would've found a smoking memo. that is to say, there is nothing from churchill or jackie feature or somebody else in the admiralty saying, let's let the lusitania though into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. announcer: nothing like tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. monday on "the communicators," we look at new technology products. >> if there is something you want to capture, you take it off your wrist. and it will be very simple to take off your wri

this sunday on q & a eric larson on his new book dead wake, the last crossing of the lusitania. the story gets complicated when the question the question arises as to, you know, what ultimately happened to the lusitania. why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo and believe mae i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. theres nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we want it to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q & a." house armed services committee chair mack thornberry spoke this week about the defense department's acquisition process and some of the changes he'd like to see implemented in pentagon purchasing.

"dead wake," the last crossing of the lusitania. eric: why was the lusitania allowed to enter without escort and the detailed warning that could have been provided but was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was abusive essentially set up for it. the ship -- leadership essentially set up for it. i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo which is to say there was nothing from church oh two anybody -- churchhill two anybody saying let's let it get sunk. >> history bookshelf features popular american history writers and airs every weekend at this time. to if he recounts the forest fire that spread across -- timothy returns the forest fire that spread across oregon and washington. he discusses public opinion on national parks at the time. timothy: thank you so much. it's terrific to be here in montana, because i've been on a book tour. i've been in 25 cities or so and now here i am, basically home where the fire started. the source of the story, and the source of so much joy for me growing up

nothing saying let's let the lusitania go into the sea.randma sunday night, at 8:00 >> next on american history tv, a discussion on the matter -- the last major speeches of president lincoln and martin luther king junior. a few weeks before president lincoln's assassination. martin luther king junior gave his mountaintop speech, the day before his assassination in memphis tennessee. panelists at this event in the washington national cathedral include claiborne carson, senior editor of the king papers and douglas wilson. it's about an hour and a half.

. >> woodruff: and, the last crossing of the lusitania. a new book chronicles the passenger ship's final voyage through the perilous waters of world war one. >> there is so much fantastic archival material that it seemed to offer an opportunity for me to put on my alfred hitchcock hat and really make it a kind of exercise in nonfiction suspense >> ifill: those are some of the stories we're covering on tonight's pbs newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> at lincoln financial, we believe you're in charge. you're the chief life officer, and this is your annual shareholder's meeting. you're overseeing presentations on research and development, and welcoming new members of the team. you're in charge of it all. lincoln financial is committed to helping you take charge of your future. life, income, retirement, group benefits and advice. lincoln financial. you're in charge. >> supported by the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation.

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the iris c without escort?ithout the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided but was not? this has led to interesting speculation about, was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. i found no smoking memo. i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else, let's let the lusitania go into the iris sea. nothing like that exists. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. on the communicators, more from the international consumer electronics show is really new technology products. >> if there is something you want to capture, take it off your wrist and it will be simple. it will expand and be as easy as gesturing. you will toss it and there is no remote required. it is smart enough to know the direction you toss it. if it is a gentle toss, it will stay close. it will compose a photo and come back. >> monday at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. washington journal continues. host: we want to welcome

there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania gointo the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on "q and a ." up next, iowa state university professor sara marcketti talks about what fashion is not covered by copyright protection and the creation of the fashion originators guild of america in the 1930's. the fashion originators guild of america was an attempt to protect and register original fashion. despite its popularity, the guild faced backlash from merchants and in the 1940's faced federal sanctions for monopolistic practices. this class is about 40 minutes.

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort? without the detailed warning that could have been provided? this has led to some interesting speculation on whether the ship was set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it's interesting, i found no smoking memo, and i would've found it if it existed. there is nothing from churchill or somebody else. let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted it to get some. nothing like that. announcer: tonight at it :00 p.m. on c-span's q&a. announcer: john kasich visited manchester, new hampshire. he was speaking at a politics breakfast series. he previously served in the house of representatives from 1983-two thousand one. he ran for president towards the end of his final term, but lost the nomination to george w. bush. this is just under an hour. [applause] gov. kasich: it is great to be here. this is back when congress actually worked. he is a terrific guy and worked closely with one of my great friends. i love him. he was on the budget committee with me.

why was the lusitania allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner, but was not. and this has led to interesting speculation. was the ship set up for attack by churchill, or someone in the admiralty? it is interesting. i would have found a smoking memo if that had existed. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, or someone else in the admiralty saying that we should let the lusitania go into the sea. >> at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> the radio and television correspondents association held their annual congressional dinner yesterday in washington dc. texas representative yoking casto and his -- joaquin castro and his brother hosted. this is one hour and 25 minutes.

. >>> this sunday on q and a, eric larson on his new book "dead wake", the last crossing of the lusitania. >> the question gets difficult when the question arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania, why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by, by churchill for someone in the admiralty. and it's interesting. i found no smoking memo, and believe me i would have found a smoking memo. that is to say there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else in the admiralty saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we want to get something. nothing like that existing. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >>> the senate judiciary committee held a hearing on sally yates as the next deputy attorney general. she was asked about mandatory minimum sentencing. the president's executive order, human sex traff

erik: it gets complicated on when you ask what happened to the lusitania. why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without the detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? this has led to interesting speculation. was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i believe i would have found a smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span's " q&a." american artifex takes you to historic places to learn

," the last crossing of the lusitania.ic: why was the lusitania allowed to enter without escort and the detailed warning that could have been provided but was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was abusive essentially set up for it. the ship -- leadership essentially set up for it. i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo which is to say there was nothing from church oh two anybody -- churchhill two anybody saying let's let it get sunk. >> history

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort?ithout the kind of detail that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner, but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation as to if it was essentially set up by attack for someone in the admiralty. i found no smoking memo, and i would have found it if it existed. there is nothing from church role -- churchill to anyone else saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish did because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span q&a. >> next, and negotiation about iran's nuclear program. after that, your calls and comments on washington journal. >> now a discussion on how iran and other politics collide. here is a portion of their remarks. >> hi, i am jacob, the editor of the national interest magazine and i am moderating today on behalf of the center of national interest, which hss invited that -- has invited two guests to speak about iran and american politics. on my right is david rothkopf, the ceo and editor of foreign policy ma

erik larson: the question is what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warrants that could have been provided to the captain, but was not. this is led to very interesting speculation that that was the ship essentially set up for attack by church hill or someone in the admiralty. it's interesting. i found no smoking memo, and believe me i would have found a smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill or shush her or anyone saying, let's let

. >> why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was this ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting. i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else. let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea, nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> brits prime minister david cameron said this week that he will not seek a third term if he wins election in the upcoming general general election. >> questions to the prime minister. [applause] >> thank you mr. speaker. i know the whole house wants to join me in offering our deepest condolences to all those killed in yesterdays crash in france. it is heartbreaking to hear about the schoolchildren, the babies, the people whose lives came to an end. at this stage,

. >>> this sunday on q&a, eric larsson on his new book dead wake, last crossing of the lusitania. >> the story gets complicated when the question -- the question arises as to you know, what ultimately happened to the lusitania, why was the lusitania allowed to enter the iris sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admirality. and it is interesting. i found no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed that is to say there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or to somebody else in the admiral saying let's -- let's let the lusitania go into the iris sea because we wanted to get something. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >>> retired general john allen is the presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter isis. he says the u.s. and its partners are clearly degrading isis' c

on "q&a", our guest is eric larson, out with his new book, "dead wake: the last crossing of the lusitania ship was downed in 1915 on route to liverpool england. brian: erik larson, your new book, "dead wake" you start off on the night of may 6 1915 as the ship

someone saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that existed. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> up next on american history tv, lois brown, wesleyan university history professor discusses the relationship between whites and newly freed blacks in the aftermath of the civil war. ms. brown says there was a gre

. >> the story gets complicated when the question arises, what ultimately happened to the lusitania. why was it allowed to enter with out escort, without the kind of detail that could have been provided to captain turner but was not. this has led to some interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone. it is interesting. i found a smoking memo. -- i found no smoking memo. let's let the lusitania go into the sea, nothing like that. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> now a discussion on the conflicts going on in the middle east. this is just under an hour. host: our next guest of the morning's michael rubin. he is a resident scholar at the american enterprise institute, talking about all the things going on in the middle east. michael rubin, as we start, everyone is waiting to see initially what might happen with iran when it comes to its nuclear program. where do we stand as far as negotiations are concerned? guest: right now it looks like there could be a preliminary agreement this week. what is important to remember is when it comes

." >> why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort? without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation if the ship was set up for attack by churchill or someone? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo. believe me, i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. let's let the lusitania go into the sea because we want to get something. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> a gold medal was awarded sunday night to jack nicklas. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome our honored guest. members of the united senate and the speaker of the united states house of representatives. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, these pay red the united states house of representatives, the honorable john boehner. >> welcome to the united states capital. a special thank you to the united states marching band for being here. i guess they have more time on their hands. speaking of the buckeyes, pursuant to hr -- 22 and thre

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort? without the kind of detailed warning that could of been provided to the captain, but was not? and this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially, set up for attack by two chill or someone -- churchill or someone in the admiralty? i found no smoking memo. believe me, i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. but there's nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else say let let the lusitania go into the sea because we wanted to get it suck. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and specific -- pacific. washington journal" continues. host: at four are last segment this morning, we are going to be looking at the issue of union membership in the united states. under report out by the bureau of labor statistics shows that union membership is dropping in the united states. michael horrigan is the associate commissioner. mr. horgan, -- oregon, -- mr. horgan -- mr. horrigan -- what are some of the trans-usa with this deck of -- this? guest: it look

let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea.hing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q & a. >> jeh hohnson testified about the president's budget request before the subcommittee on homeland security. secretary johnson was questioned extensively about the president's immigration order. this portion of the hearing is about an hour. >> all right. i'm going to call today's hearing to order. secretary, happy you're here today. glad your here to testify on the president's 16 budget before the department of homeland security. last year you testified on a budget that was already developed at that time before you came on the job. this request however is a true reflection of your priorities. we look forward to having a robust discussion. fy 16 sbugget $41.2 billion. an increase of $1.7 billion above fiscal year 2015. mr. secretary, there is a lot to like in this request. and i have some concerns, too, but for the first time since i've been chairman, i'm pleased with many of the recommendations in your request. th

larson: the story gets complicated when the question arises that what ultimately happens to the lusitania? why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not? and this has led to some their interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill

." >> the question arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania. why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain, but was not?

. >> it gets pitted when the question arises, what alternately happened to the lusitania? why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without escort without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation about, was the ship is essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it is interesting. i found no smoking memo, and i believe i would have found a smoking memo if it existed, but there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else in the admiralty saying let's let the lusitania go into the rcf because he we want it to get some. nothing like this. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> margaret hamburg spoke at the national press club today page is announced at the end of the month she is step down from the fda after six years as commissioner. >> good afternoon, and welcome. my name is john hughes, an editor for bloomberg first word, heartbreaking news desk in washington, and i am the president of the national pre

erik: this was the night before the lusitania was torpedoed.he next day, the ship was going to enter the so-called zone of war declared by the german navy. the water surrounding the u.k. had been designated as a zone of war. so, the night before, captain turner was going into the lounge to talk to passengers during the intermission for the nightly talent show, one of the features of transatlantic voyages. and he had some sobering news, but also some comforting news. he wanted to, first let everyone know that they were entering the war zone the next day, but the good news was that he said that they would be comfortably under the protection of the british navy. the royal navy. brian: and where they? erik: no, it turns out they weren't at all. brian: and this is 1915? may 6, 1915. what is going on in the world? erik: what is going on in the world is war. america is not in the war. the war broke out in august of 1914 and very quickly the war has proven to the world that it is going to be a very different sort of war than anything that came before.

day --"q &a", eric larson on his book "dead wake" about the last journey of the lusitania. >> why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort and without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided but was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. it is interesting, i found the no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if it existed. there was nothing from churchill to someone in the admiralty saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish see because we wanted to get some. -- want it to get sunk. >> microsoft founder bill gates and actor and director ben affleck testified on capitol hill thursday about the need to continue funding for in a. -- foreign aid. senate appropriations subcommittee chair has vowed to fight for foreign aid. this hearing is about two hours. senator graham: the subcommittee will come to order. our hearing is on diplomacy and development and national security. and we have a very incredible panel of great americans and

in 1915, when german submarines sank the lusitania, a large number of civilians were drowned, including a number of americans. this was a shock to american public opinion. you can see a gradual shift in american opinion, which probably shares towards the allied side. this is a very long way from saying the united states should be involved in the war. wilson's own views was we should not be involved, this is not a war that involves us. on several occasions, he offered his services or the services of the united states as a mediator. while this was happening, there is also debate in the united states about whether the united states should get more prepared for war. should the united states up its military preparations in a world that was increasingly turbulent? this divided american public opinion. it was something woodrow wilson had to beat -- felt had to be done. the united states, he argued could not take the chance and a world that was at war, of not being prepared militarily. he cast this in terms of being prepared against mexico, in terms of continental defense but that could be stre

. >> the story gets complicated when that question arrives, what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter the sea without escort, without the morning the could of provided to the captain but was not? this is led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone? it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i would have found one if it existed. there was nothing from churchill or somebody else saying let's let the lusitania go into the sea. nothing like that exists. >> tonight at 8:00 on c-span. othe senate judiciary committee held a hearing at tuesday on the nomination of sally yates to be the next deputy attorney general. she serves as the acting deputy ag. she was nominated january 8. questions included mandatory sentencing, human sex trafficking, countering violent extremism. this is just under two hours.

nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get some. -- sunk. >> sunday night on c-span's "q&a." >> american history tv, exerts from an interview with john lehman, former national security council in the nixon administration. he talks about joining the foreign-policy team under henry kissinger as well as president nixon's policy towards vietnam and cambodia in the early 70's. he also discusses the arms negotiations with the soviet union and some of the major foreign-policy players of the time. the richard nixon presidential library conducted the interview as a part of a project to document his administration. this is about one hour. john: i came to be the legislative advisor and lobbyist for kissinger really by default because there was no such thing on the national security council at the time. and when dick, and i was assistant to dick, when he took over the overall, that was all full of congressional relations because the subcommittee, the foreign affairs committee was holding a series of hearings,

it's nothing from churchill or somebody else saying let's let the lusitania go into the sea. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-spans q and a. >>> secret service director joseph clancy testified. he was questioned at length about the events of march 4th when there was a bomb threat at the white house gate. this is 3.5 hours. # #: committee on oversight government reform will come to order. without objection the chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. e look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the isle.aisle.ie look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. look forward to continuing this important work with him on both sides of the aisle. a litany of major mishaps raise major concerns. in 2011 nobody recognized shots for fired at the white house until bullets discovered by maintenance staff. completely inbeknowst to the president's detail. a few days later a man armed with a knife made it into the white house. an march 4th the second in command drove his c

in 1915, when german submarines sank the lusitania, a large number of civilians were drowned, including number of americans. this was a shock to american public opinion. you can see a gradual shift in american opinion, which probably shares towards the allied side. this is a very long way from saying the united states should be involved in the war. wilson's own views was we should not be involved, this is not a war that involves us. on several occasions, he offered his services or the services of the united states as a mediator. while this was happening, there is also debate in the united states about whether the united states should get more prepared for war. should the united states up its military preparations in a world that was increasingly turbulent? this divided american public opinion. united states, he argued could not take the chance and a world that was at war, of not being prepared militarily. he cast this in terms of being prepared against mexico in terms of continental defense but that could be stretched to mean preparedness in terms of naval preparedness in the atlantic.

there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or somebody else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on "q and a ." up next, iowa state university professor sara marcketti talks about what fashion is not covered by copyright protection and the creation of the fashion originators guild of america in the 1930's. the fashion originators guild of america was an attempt to protect and register original fashion. despite its popularity, the guild faced backlash from merchants and in the 1940's faced federal sanctions for monopolistic practices. this class is about 40 minutes. dr. marcketti: good afternoon. i'm very happy to see you all here today. thank you for coming over to the memorial union to see this class. today i am going to present a paper called "knock it off: a history of design piracy in the fashion industry." i wanted acknowledge my co-author dr. jane parsons from the university of missouri. this work is currently under contract with texas tech university pres

erik: it gets complicated when the question arises, what happened to the lusitania? why was it allowed to enter without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner but was not. this has led to interesting speculation as to whether the ship was set up for attack by churchill for someone in the admiralty. and it is interesting. i found no smoking memo, and believe me, i would have a smoking memo if it existed. there was nothing from churchill saying let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea, nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on "q&a." >> thursday, president obama outlined new steps by the consumer financial protection bureau to target payday lenders. he spoke in birmingham alabama and praise the house for passing legislation which permanently blocks medicare physician cuts. this is 30 minutes. ♪ [applause] president obama: hello, lawson state. [applause] yeah. it's good to be here. thank you so much. i love you back. i do. [applause] thank you. everybody have a seat

." >> the question arises as to what ultimately happened to the lusitania. why was the lusitania allowed to enter the sea without escort, without the kind of detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain, but was not? this has led to some interesting speculation about was the ship set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty. i found no smoking memo. there was nothing from churchill to somebody in the admiral seel -- nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00. >> next, a senate hearing on commercial drones. when this representatives from the faa amazon.com. -- witnesses from the faa, amazon.com. this hearing is just under two hours. afterwards, we plan to open up the phone lines to get your feedback on the federal regulation of drones. >> before i offer any opening statement, news is still coming in -- i want to a knowledge the tragedy in europe this morning. my thoughts go out to the friends and families of those affected. we will be monitoring this as the situation develops. i know all of us are very sad to hear about t

on "q&a", our guest is eric larson, out with his new book, "dead wake: the last crossing of the lusitania ship was downed in 1915 on route to liverpool, england. with over 2000 passengers and crew on board. brian: erik larson, your new book, "dead wake" you start off first sentence on the night of , may 6, 1915 as the ship approaches ireland, captain william thomas turner makes his

someone saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that existed. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> up next on american history tv, lois brown, wesleyan university history professor discusses the relationship between whites and newly freed blacks in the aftermath of the civil war. ms. brown says there was a great deal of racial tension in the south and north. as a result, slavery was replaced with wage slavery with sharecropping. this was hosted by the vermont humanities council. lois: good morning. it is wonderful to be here today. i have to begin with a sincere thanks to the vermont humanities council, the executive director peter gilbert two amy cunningham, and the staff of vermont humanities for everything in between. thank you to mark for that wonderful introduction, and for inspiring me and all of us with all that you are doing at vermont historical society. i also come with greetings. from the connecticut humanities council to which only days ago i was appointed to the board. david, yes, there is a connecti

." >> the story gets complicated when the question arises, what ultimately happened to the lusitania? was it allowed without escort, without the kind of detail warning that could have been provided to captain william thomas turner that was not? this has led to some very interesting speculation about was the ship essentially set up for attack by churchill or someone in the admiralty? it is interesting, i found a no smoking memo and i would have found a smoking memo if they existed, that is to say there was nothing from churchill or somebody else. let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea because we wanted to get some, nothing like that exists. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >> here are some of our future programs for this week and on the c-span networks. on c-span [applause] -- on c-span2's, peter wallace and discusses government housing policies caused the 2008 financial crisis and it could happen again. sunday afternoon at 5:00, director at columbia university, jeffrey sachs, on a development plan to counter global issues like poverty, political co

why was the lusitania allowed to enter the irish sea without any detailed warning that could have been provided to the captain that was not. this has led to some very interesting speculation about was that ship essentially set up for an attack by churchill for someone -- or someone in the admiral. it's interesting. i found no smoking memo. i would have found the smoking memo if it existed. there is nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or someone else saying, let's let the lusitania go into the irish sea. nothing like that exist. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific. >> former chair ben bernanke speaks tomorrow. he will discuss the u.s. economy and efforts to achieve full employment in the labor market. that is tomorrow at 930 a.m. eastern on c-span two. later that morning, a conversation with transportation secretary and epa administrator. they sit down with politico's mike allen. that is live tomorrow on c-span 2 beginning at 11:45 a.m. eastern. next, secret service director joseph clancy testified before the house oversight committee about the agency's current operations. he was

there was nothing from churchill to jackie fisher or something else saying, let's let the lusitania go because we want it to get sunk. nothing like that exists. >> sunday night on cspan's q&a. >>> supreme court justices anthony kennedy testified on capitol hill monday on the supreme court's 2016 budget request. the court's requesting $78.2 million, a 1% increase from last year. justice kennedy announced a new electronic filing system to track petitions. he also said he doesn't think cameras in the supreme court with a good idea. this is an hour and 20 minutes. >> well, this hearing will come to order. first of all, let me welcome justice brieer and justice kennedy. thank you for being here today. i know both of you have testified before our subcommittee in times past and we appreciate you coming back and being with us here again today. we all look forward to this time to have an exchange. not often does the legislative branch and the judicial branch get to talk to each other. i think all of us know that a fair and impartial judiciary is a corner stone to our academicdem democratic syst

eric: story gets complicated when the question arises as to what ultimately happened to lusitania.

to jackie fisher, or someone else in the admiralty saying that we should let the lusitania go into the sea. >> at 8 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. >> the radio and television correspondents association held their annual congressional dinner yesterday in washington dc. texas representative yoking casto and his -- joaquin castro and his brother hosted. this is one hour and 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen. please turn your attention to the large screen for a funny video. thank you. ♪ >>>> are they trying to lose? >> i'm not saying you are a terrible person, but i would rather have lunch with nancy pelosi then you. >> boehner is number one on the list of people i would like to punch in the face. >> bernie sanders looks like he is been tried to start the flux capacitor into his delorean for the last couple of years. why, why with somebody say that? >> kevin mccarthy really -- can i go again? kevin mccarthy really needs to work on the whole -- can i say that one more time? >> nancy was a looks like a cup of orange sherbet on c-span. >> speaker boehner loo