over here we have margaret chase smith, who is tending flowers. and she has a wonderful fascinating, long career. pass signed byry margaret chase smith in 1941. gallery passes were often collected as souvenirs of trips to the capitol. and this was perhaps someone from maine visiting and would have been signed by one of the few women in congress at the time. >> this is a transitional time. and margaret chase smith embodies that. women in congress in the 1940's group they area serving in apprenticeship. they are slowly working their way into positions of influence and seniority. they are getting better committee assignments. they are serving longer careers. somee end of this period, of them are moving into leadership positions or at least further up the leadership rung. so, margaret chase smith, she shes into the house, succeeds her husband who passes away in the 1940's. she serves in the house for about nine years. she has a very influential career. she manages to get on the naval affairs committee, which was a plum assignment. the reorganization of

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of women in the house, beginning with jeanette rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. that is at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on c-span3. >> on november 6, a new magna carta exhibit opened at the library of congress in washington, d.c. where a 1215 copy of the magna carta went on display for the 800th anniversary of the document's creation. king john originally signed the document under pressure from his barons at runnymede, england. american revolutionaries look to the rights guaranteed by the magna carta as they rebelled against the english crown. princess anne was part of the royal celebration -- delegation present at the opening ceremony. this program runs about 45 minutes. >> good morning. i'm james, the 13th librarian of congress. it's a great pleasure to welcome you all to the library of congress and to this event, celebrating the opening of the library's latest exhibition, magna carta, muse and mentor.

house beginning with the election of jeanette rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. here on c-span 3. >> next on american history tv, we continue the look at the 1864 presidential election between abraham lincoln and general george mclellan, the former commander of the army of the potomac. university of virginia history professor elizabeth barron examines the election from the point of view of the confederates. this is a portion of the symposium by the lincoln group of d.c. >> it's my pleasure and privilege from the university of virginia who will speak on the election of 1864 in confederate eyes. this is an important topic to

history of women in the house, beginning with an election in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith, today at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >> next, author and brooklyn college professor benjamin carp examines the link between alcohol and politics in pre-revolutionary new york city. and central meeting places, taverns stimulated discussion about policy and help foster a patriotic spirit leading up to the revolutionary war. this is an hour-long event. yeah, i feel like 13 toques would be an appropriate way to start this. if everybody has a drink or you will get in the spirited on january 3, 1725 of a john keats walked into drinks tavern on water street, is six-year-old loyalist from suffolk county -- 60-year-old loyalist. it was an odd place for a loyalist to be, a popular hangout for seamen, and jasper drake was the father-in-law of a patriot. case was invited into a , and they of politics decided to convince him his political views were wrong. when he would not back down, he was nearly pushed over with the force of their eloquence and noise. seeking to restore order

rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. here on c-span 3. >> next on american history tv, we continue the look at the 1864 presidential election between abraham lincoln and general george mclellan, the former commander of the army of the potomac. university of virginia history professor elizabeth barron examines the election from the point of view of the confederates. this is a portion of the symposium by the lincoln group of d.c. >> it's my pleasure and privilege from the university of virginia who will speak on the election of 1864 in confederate eyes. this is an important topic to address in the symposium so they don't forget the whole other conversation going on in other parts of the country. they went on to teach here before coming to the university of virginia. the first two books were from a woman's point of view about women's opinions and activities in the south and in virginia. then the biography of a spy in richmond. they won many awards. her next book was on this union about the whole debate about the discussion

the house beginning with the election of janette rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3. >>> mechanics on american history tv, historian michael burlingame talks about the abolitionist support abraham lincoln. the more radical favored john c. fremont as republican candidate over lincoln until fremont withdrew from the race. this left the majority of abolitionists with no choice but to support lincoln since the democratic party platform did not support emancipation. this hour-long discussion was part of a symposium on the 1864 election hosted by the lincoln group of d.c. >> our next speaker is known to many of us. and some of us have the strength to have read one of the two volumes -- this is the second volume covering the period of today's symposium, of "abraham lincoln: a life" by michael burlingame who holds the distinguished chair at university of illinois at springfield. his earlier work, the inner world of abraham lincoln, is being discussed on saturday mornings monthly by a book discussion group that is spo

and maine senator margaret chase smith. >> i think that was a very contradictory order. >> senator john up the most appearances, 101. while guest list has been long, the number of people served as the host of "face the nation," is much shorter. just eight. which brings us to bob schieffer, the eighth and 23 years longest serving host of "face the nation." congratulations, bob, been a real pleasure sharing sunday mornings with you. >> schieffer: well, charles, thank you first. so very much for that, it's been a pleasure for me, too. more than i can express. we will have interview this morning with the president of the united states barack obama then second part of my interview with former president, george w. bush. >> osgood: thank you. again, congratulations. next week here on "sunday morning." >> i like the jacket. >> osgood: the woman behind the costumes, designer. >> you want to try that other the costumes, designer. >> you want to try that other thing just for fun, let's do so. relief so smooth... a ...it's fast. tums smoothies starts dissolving the instant it touches your tongue ..

trace the women in the house, beginning with an election in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. that is at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. night on the communicators, peter teel, ofounder of paypal -- >> the single, overarching theme of the book is that people should rethink competition. most business books to you how to compete more effectively. mind has you that have she should not compete at all. you should always aim for something like a monopoly, a zero to one company that is such a breakthrough that it has no competition. >> money night at 9:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span2. the ku klux klan was established after the civil war. it reached the height of public visibility in the 1920's. next, author dale laackman discusses a brief history of the kkk and describes the advertising and public relations tactics that brought klan membership to an all-time high of several million nationwide. he explores the topic in full in his book, "for the kingdom and the power." recorded at the michigan shores club, this is about an hour. >> hello and welcome. my name is bre

the house beginning with the election of janette rankin in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3. >>> mechanics on american history tv, historian michael burlingame talks about the abolitionist support abraham lincoln. the more radical favored john c. fremont as republican candidate over lincoln until fremont withdrew from the race. this left the majority of abolitionists with no choice but to support

house, beginning with reelection of jeannette rankin in 1917 and ending with the stored of margaret chase smith. that is sunday at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3. >> pulitzer prize winning reporter and author on how the oven mitt wastes billions of taxpayer dollars on the war on terror. was really the only u.s. official who really tried to investigate what happened to all the money that the united states sent to iraq. there's different estimates. roughly billion of the $20 billion in iraqi money that the united states sent back to iraq was unaccounted for. what the investigators found was that nearly $2 billion in cash in $100 bills was stolen after it was flown from andrews air force base to baghdad apparently by powerful iraqis, and was being hidden in a bunker in rural lebanon. easterny night at 8:00 and pacific on c-span's "q&a," and join us as we get an insiders view of covering presidents from gerald ford as we talkack obama with abc news' recently retired white house correspondent. >> each week, "reel america" brings a archival films that help tell the story of the 20th

in the house, beginning with an election in 1917 and ending with the story of market -- of margaret chase smith. each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings archival films to help tell the story of the 20th century. film]t >> you're watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming every week and on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule, upcoming programs, and to keep up with the latest history news. >> you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. at 6:00 and 10 a clock p.m. today, a house historian and carried her use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in the house, beginning with an election in 1917 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith, today at 6:00 and 10:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3. >> next, author and brooklyn college professor benjamin carp examines the link between alcohol and politics in pre-revolutionary new york city. and central meeting places, taverns stimulated discussion about policy and help foster a patriotic spirit leading up to the revolutionary war. this is an hour-lon

ending with the story of margaret chase smith. at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3. "reel america" uses archival film to tell stories of american history. henry ford created the ford film department in 1914 to events, current culture, and to produce educational and industrial films. in 1963, the ford motor company donated 5000 zones to the national archives as a gift to the american people. the archives developed a program to show the highlights of the four collection. organized athey motion picture department that showed films throughout the country -- travelogues, documentaries that touched on every facet of american life. ♪ >> thrills and spills at coney island. ♪ >> they say some folks even get wet if the water is warm enough. there is one car that takes you anywhere you want to go, the model t. strong, sturdy, with a will of its own. here is how they put them together at the highland park plant. a car comes off the end of the line every 10 seconds. ♪ >> historian peter enriquez discusses george washington's relationship with continental army general benedict arn

artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in the house, ending with the story of margaret chase smith. at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern time. >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of american history programming every .eekend on c-span three >> he did not know we were here. >> who are you portraying out here? >> they were known as the irish volunteers. they were from charleston, south carolina. the project is so special to us, we thought it would be good to honor a unit that actually camped here in the charleston area. we really like to sit in. we kind of put two and two together for us. they were a militia unit from 1787 andeston issue, actually remained active until the spanish-american war. they were upper-class gentleman from the charleston area. the weather was a little bit different for them than they would have had. they suffered a great deal. the russians were very poor and they suffered a lot from sickness. we actually found some diaries from soldiers who camp here. was one of the soldiers here, and we did research online for other diaries, so the internet has been a

in the house, beginning with the election of jeannette rankin and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. that is sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern time on cpa -- c-span3. week, american artifacts visits museums and historic places. we take you inside the u.s. capitals house wing, where matthew wasniewski and farar elliott use artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of a two-part program. >> the story of women in congress begins with jeanette rankin who is elected to the house in 1916 from montana. she is elected to the house four years before women have the right to vote nationally, and in a way, she is really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full rights. if you look at the first two decades of women who were elected, and there are roughly ,bout 20 women who were elected a good number of these people don't have a political background. they have not held elective office. they are, a large number of them, are widows who succeed there late husbands in congress. later, political scientists will describe this as the wido

house, beginning with the election of jeanette rankin in 1817 and ending with the story of margaret chase smith. that is today at 6:00 and 10:00 pm eastern here on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. november 6, 1961, a fire broke out near bel air, los angeles. it destroyed 484 homes, it damaged 190 others. this is a 1962 documentary that tells the story of the fire, examines the causes and proposes actions to prevent such destruction in the future. now the fire is below them, sweeping south, coming up on both sides of the ridges they stand on. longer aheadre no of the fire. commanders request more and more help as the flames spread. >> we have companies that can lay into these individual houses. we are going to begin losing more houses. >> there are houses on both sides of this street. >> we are dispersing everything we have. >> everything is not enough. >> badly needed help coming from county firefighting units. operators work ahead of the flames. 23 surrounding municipalities. fire officials decide where residents