name with unusual contexts, machiavelli for businessmen, how to manage like machiavelli, machiavelli for relationships. you name it, machiavelli's name comes up. he's one of the few men, one of few names that really comes down -- has come into the common language, and i think there's always a fascination with him. part of it based on a misunderstanding, part of it valid, but he's certainly one of the perennially fascinating characters in history. host: what's the misunderstanding? guest: machiavelli has become an adjective. i doubt there are very many people in this town who would like to be described as machiavelli and i have a feeling many of them read the print secretly at the dark of night, next to their bedside but not too many people would call themselves machiavellians. they might call themselves pragmatists or realists but very few people want to be called machiavellian because he's been associated with a kind of underhanded, cynical, manipulative approach, not only to politics, but to life, as well, and i don't think this is really what he was about. but it's a natural misun

that is machiavelli. people who feel that way feel a kinship with machiavelli. they relate to him on sort of a visceral level. >> where did you get your education? >> my informally i got my education largely in florence. i went to brand dike and i an art major. i wrote about art for many years before i went back to my original love of history and italian and renaissance history in particular. >> how do you make your living? >> as a writer. >> no teaching? >> i have taught before. i used to be a journalist and an editor at a paper. but right now i earn my living writing. >> where were you a journalist? >> i editted a magazine called art new england for many years. i wrote for the "new york times" for many years. and i've written for numerous other publicications along the way. and i also taught teaching was not my calling. i prefer sort of sitting there in front of the computer. >> what happened to mom in all this? >> she's still alive? >> no. she died some years ago. we eventually, we couldn't financially manage to stay in italy. it was a lark, as i said. it was

. >> machiavelli had become an adjective that i doubt very many people in this town would like to havedside, but not too many would call themselves machiavelli. >> his name is sin ominous with scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. tonight, author miles unger argue that is machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him, at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> this morning, we talk about the 2012 presidential race and what to look for when congress returns. then associated press national writer martha mendoza reports writer martha mendoza reports on the

. >> there is a book about machiavelli that is sitting on my desk several weeks ago. so i want to read about it. i want to read that book about machiavelli. and then there's a book called, reckless. which what went on in terms of the financial crisis in the country and what led up to it and involves two local businesses, freddie mac and fannie mae. and so i have, i know lots of the players and i'm curious to read and find out what happened there. and then there's some things that i want to go back and read. there was recently a controversy about huck finn and the use of the "n" word. and there was a professor who took it out of the text. and this sparked a controversy about sanitizing american history or in the context of my own book, sort of politically-correct speech code and how inappropriate it was given the fact that mark twain, samuel clemens, wrote it with the power of that word intended. so i wanted to take a look at what the sanitized, if you will, text looks like. so i picked up that book. again that is sitting on my desk. and then there are two books, i'm t

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> machiavelli has become an additive.people in town would love to have themselves to describe as machiavelli. they may -- not too many people would call themselves machiavelli. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. sunday night, the author miles ubger argues that his personally may have been a result of the things and people around him. that is on q&a on sunday. >> good things come in twos. live coverage on the senate on c-span2. >> or you can see them whenever you want on the c-span video library. >> c-span2 every weekend, book tv. listen to us on your iphone. follow us on tour. it is washington your way, created by c-span. >> provided by your local cable provider. >> wash more video of your candidates, with political reporters are saying, and track political contributions with the c-span website, campaign 2012. easy to use, it helps you navigate a political landscape. twitter feeds, candidate bios. >> this holiday weekend on american history tv on c-span3, on american artifact

mayor, i believe in machiavelli, you're not supposed to say so.go to mike feldman on this young fellow. i will tell you this, it's better to be feared than to be loved, machiavelli taught. and my argument is, if you're not feared, you're not loved very long. because leaders are supposed to be feared. if they're not feared by their enemies, people who like them don't love them. >> he's making an argument. he put a jobs plan out there -- >> is eric cantor afraid of him? is mccarthy afraid of him? is boehner afraid of him? >> next week, he'll be in john boehner's district, he'll be campaigning on his plan, he said, do you want an issue to run on or do you want to create some jobs? >> real bad news for the president that tends to trickle down. a long-term democratic spokesman, used to work for ted kennedy and a very good source said this about re-election prospects for democrats on abc's "topline." >> i'm sure glad i'm not working for a member that's up for re-election next year, because it's an ugly, ugly mood out there. >> and on "the hill" newspape

machiavelli has become an adjective. i doubt there are many people in this town who would like to have themselves described as machiavellian. at the dark of night, they probably have it on their bedside, but not too many people would call the machiavellian -- themselves machiavellian. >> tonight, author miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. on c-span's "q&a." host: the book is titled "king's counsel -- a memoir of war, espionage, and diplomacy in the middle east," written by jack o'connell, who passed away last year. guest: jack was a first- generation cia officer. u.s. station chief in oman -- he was station chief in oman, jordan, the most trusted american in contact with king hussein. he continued this very close and trusted relationship with the king. in the 1990's, king hussein became interested in writing a book about the efforts he had made toward peace in the middle east. he told jack, "do it for me. find an author. get this written." jack tried to fi

." >> machiavelli has become an active. i think there are very few people that would have themselves described as a machiavellian. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming, and the selfish pursuit of power. sunday night, author miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories might have been a response to the corruption around him, at 8:00, on c-span's "q&a." >> it might not surprising that we think two -- good things come in two's. >> you can watch live events, eat c-span.org. >> or anytime you want at the c- span library. >> weekends, explore american history tv. >> listen to what's on your iphone. >> or your blackberry. >> follow loss on twitter. >> join us on facebook. >> it is washington coming your way on c-span. >> watch more video the candidates, see what reporters are saying, and track contributions. it is easy to use, and helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter fees and facebook updates from the campaigns, can it biographies, and the latest polling data. it is ahead c-span.org/campaign 2012. >

unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. sunday at 8:00 on "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: today we conclude our week-long series on weather t. yesterday we learned about the role of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration did today, the national weather service. its director is jack hayes. some background on the service. it takes -- it dates back to 87, when ulysses grant authorized the establishment of the national weather service. dr. hayes, that you for being with us. what is the mission at the national weather service? guest: every year, 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 11 tropical storms that become hurricanes, 5000 floods. our job is to detect these extreme weather events in time to alert americans so they can take action to protect life and property. host: how long have you been with the national weather service? guest: since the year 2000. i retired from the air force in 1998, did two years in the private sector, and then joined noaa in summer 2000. host: let's look at what happened with her

. >> machiavelli has become a negative. there were be many people -- as an adjective. many people would love to be described as him. there are not too many people who call themselves machiavellian of. >> his name is synonymous with these selfish pursuit of power. arguing that his theories may have been a response to the corruption around him at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> republican presidential candidate mitt romney will announce his jobs plan at a company in vegas. this will come two days before president obama's address to a joint session of congress. live coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and on line on c- span.org. >> watch more video of the candidates come and see what reporters are saying, and track the latest contributions with c- span's web site for campaign 2012. it helps you navigate the political landscape with twitter feeds and facebook updates, candid biographies, and the latest polling data. all online at c- span.org/campaign 2012. >> in his weekly address, president obama calls for an extension of the transportation bill to co

. >> machiavelli has become an adjective, many people in this town would have themselves described in that way. many of them have it next to their bedside. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. sunday night, and author argues that machiavelli's theories may of been a response to the corruption around him. at 8:00 on c-span. over the congressional recess, c-span has covered town hall meetings around the country. next to los angeles where democratic representative xavier becerra met with constituents to talk about the economy, the deficit, and what's ahead when congress returns. he's the vice chairman of the house democratic caucus and is on the deficit reduction committee, the 12-member bipartisan congressional panel that responsible for trillions in cuts over the next years. this is one hour and 15 minutes. why don't i do this? as people are walking and, i want to save as much time as possible for folks to ask questions. why don't i go through some of the mechanical stuff i usually go through. many of you have been to my town halls before. y

machiavelli said that many years ago in the press.or that reason, republicans tend to tiptoe around them. jenna: how do you think we'll talk about the tea party in 10, 20 years? >> it's a very significant movement. i don't know whether they will still be around because these kinds of movements come and go in american history quite frequently. we all remember the progress serves and we remember the perot followers, followers of ross perot and we can list two dozen other major movements in american history that fit this model but it might turn out to be a permanent part of the republican party. we'll have to see. jenna: can the republicans court both independents and the tea party at the same time? >> yes, they have to do it carefully though. in a platform is designed for that. a good candidacy, manages to have planks in the platform that appeal to lots of different groups in the party. that's what the eventual republican nominee will have to do. that's why primaries are a good thing. they test a candidate's ability to weave together al

after that, jon huntsman lays out his jobs plan. >> machiavelli has become an adjective. there are not many people in this town who would like to have themselves described that way. not too many people would call themselves machiaveeian. sunday night, miles unger argues that his theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. that is at 8:00 on c-span's 2 and 8. >> in the decades since the 911 attacks, the u.s. has failed to implement a number of proposals made by the 9/11 commission. we will hear from tohm kean and lee hamilton. >> welcome to the bipartisan policy center. we are pleased that so many of you have joined us today. we are overflowing, so some things are falling over i am sorry not all of you have seats, but you are closer to the food and drink. there are people who of toiled here diligently since 9/11 to reshape our homeland and national security institutions. the challenges for securing our policies are not theoretical. you have been in those battles. we are fortunate to be joined by seven of the 10 9/11 commissioners. they made an indelible

sunday night author miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him at 8 p.m. on c-span's q&a. >> this holiday weekend on american history tv on c-span3, american artifacts. >> the u.s. senate gaveling in momentarily for pro forma session with no legislative business schedule. lawmakers have been holding these sessions every three days or so to prevent president obama from making recess appointments. now live to the senate floor here on c-span2. >> and senators returned tuesday, september 6 for legislative work started with the judicial nomination of a judge on the u.s. sixth circuit court of appeals. following the vote on her confirmation the senate will begin work on a house passed bill that overhauls the patent system. >> next up we will bring you a discussion of the african-american political power. boating laws and redistricting in the 2012 vote. this is from the naacp's annual convention which took place in los angeles in late july. this is the 102nd annual meeting of the civil rights group and the spam is just under two hours. -- and

miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. tuesday, live on c-span, mitt romney talks about his jobs plan at a truck company in las vegas. our live coverage starts at 3:30 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> labor secretary hilda solis talked about job creation. president obama plans to unveil his new jobs plan next week, which includes a package to fix roads and bridges. this is hosted by the national press club in washington, d.c. it runs about one hour. >> members of the public are in attendance. if you hear applause, it is not necessarily evidence that the journalism members have checked their impartiality at the door. jennifer is a member of our speakers committee. she did an excellent job bringing today's events together. america is facing the worst jobs crisis since the great depression. the unemployment rate stands at 9.1%. the real unemployment rate is over 16%. as the unemployed 30% have been out of work more than one year. there are 58% of american adults in the work force. labor day is right ar

. >> machiavelli has become an adjective. there are many people in this town who would like to have themselves described as a machiavellian. secretly, at the dark of night, they have it next to them, but not too many people would call themselves machiavellian. >> his name is synonymous with the senate vote scheming in the pursuit of the power. arguing his theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. 8:00 p.m. on c-span's "q&a." >> tom keene and lee hamilton discuss the state of national security joined by fellow commission members to talk about the success of the commission and recommendations that remain. the bipartisan policy center is hosting this in washington, d.c.. it is one hour, 40 minutes. >> i am sorry if you do not have seats. it is great to have so many people here. i know they have toiled diligently to reshape our homeland and national security institutions. the challenges to improving the agencies are not just theoretical. you have been in those battles. we are fortunate to be joined by seven

sunday night other miles unger argues that machiavelli's theories may have been in response to the corruptionaround him at 8:00 on c-span's q&a. >> search for your favorite author and every program we have aired at otb.org. tune in every weekend for booktv, with 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. our web site has the entire schedule. >> in his book, "sex on the moon" ben mezrich tells the true story of nasa's moon rocks. he recently talked about his book with texas monthly deputy editor brian sweany at the dallas museum of art. this is just under an hour. >> thank you. thank you. is a great to be here for latee night at the dma?uou for j it is wonderful.p [applause] so thank you for joining us for this and certainly all of thee other programs.nv i toer say this is my third opportunity to host one of thesd conversations at it's been able t to bring to dallas also the fact i always walk out and see a roomful of people who love reading and writing as much as i do in that community that we share when we are able to talk to authors and talk about the work and enjoy that. i've always said th

. >> machiavelli has become an adjective. i doubt many people in this town would like to have themselves described as a machiavellian. although many read "the prince" at night next to their bedside, but not many would call themselves machiavellian. >> his name is synonymous with the selfish pursuit of power. miles unger argues that his theories may have been a reaction to the corruption around him. >> a discussion on trends in mortality rates in america. from "washington journal" this is about 50 minutes. 2012. >> "washington journal" continues. >> we are joined by dr. michael o'grady, and dr. edward sondik. good morning. 65% of americans live to the age 65 in 1965. today, it is 84%. what does this tell you about the longevity of americans and the impact it has on our society? guest: the longevity has been going up since 1900. if you look at the string of data that we have, you can see that it continues to improve. i think this figure is particularly important, not only in the probability, the likelihood of living to age 65,

. >> machiavelli had become an adjective. i doubt many people in this town would like to have themselves described as a machiavellian. i have a feeling that many of them lead them secretly inhabit next to their bedside. but not too many people would call themselves machiavellian. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming in the selfish pursuit of power. sunday night, the author argues that maquis of elite's theories may have been in response to the corruption around him. that is at 8:00 p.m. >> more road to the white house coverage saturday on c-span at noon eastern, live coverage of a speech by sarah palin. she is one of a number of speakers at a tea party of america rally at the national balloon classic field in iowa. that is live at noon. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. politics in new hampshire today, jon huntsman saying that "i want to put you on notice, we're going to win this state. of the acknowledged today that his campaign manager for the granite state had been fired. yesterday in new hampshire, and a me

. >> and machiavelli has become an adjective. i do not think people want to be described as a machiavellian. not too many people would call themselves that. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. author of miles unger argues that the theories may have been a response to the corruption around him. at because on c-span's q&a. >> the name conjures elegance and grandeur but during world war ii the queen mary was commissioned as a troop ship. a university professor on the integration of baseball by women and asians. and remembering 9/11. from the florida trip and the pentagon. cook for the complete schedule at the c-span.org/history. the commission charged with investigating u.s. spending in iraq and afghanistan found as much as $60 billion in waste and fraud. congress created the commission in 2008 and released to their final report earlier today. org.can read it on c-span. jim webb introduces the co- chairs at this hourlong news conference. [indistinct conversation] >> good morning. i am co

print secretly at the dark of night, have it next to their bedside, but not many call themselves machiavelliunday night, author miles, unger argues theories may have been a response to corruption around him sunday at 8 on c-span's q q&a. >> good things come in twos. there's c-span with live coverage of the house. >> coverage of the senate on c-span2. >> live events on c-span.org. >> or the c-span video library. >> weekends on c-span3, explore american history tv. >> iphone follow us on twitter, join us on facebook. >> it's washington your way with c-span. >> funded by cable, and provided as a public service. >> the president of france and prime minister of britain announced recently their governments will be producing statistics on the happiness and well being of their people to be useful in creating public policy. we go to the as pen's institute forum on whether happiness should shape policy in the u.s.. panelists include derek bok and from princeton. this is just over an hour. >> thank you all. i'm david gilbert. i'll repeat what i said last track if you wrnt there. one called and said, wo

. >> machiavelli has become an adjective i doubt very many people in this time -- town would like to be described as a machiavellian, but i think many of them. "the prince" secretly in the dark of night but not too many will call themselves machiavellian. >> his name is synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power. sunday night author miles uger argues his theories may have been a response to the correction around him, at 8:00 on "q&a." >> republican presidential candidate announces his made in america jobs plan which calls for ending unfair trade practices and renewing domestic manufacturing. yesterday outside the chinese embassy in washington. it is about an hour and a half. i am buddy roemer, republican candidate for president of the united states. the issue of jobs now and in the future. the issue has been growing for about a dozen years or longer. but no president or candidate for the office of president has addressed the real problem, in my opinion. it is like there is a meeting about jobs and there is a big bear in the meeting room. and the bear is eating