our guest mark cheetham on his book "andrew jackson, southerner." >> i don't think he represents the positive values jackson represented. he certainly represents some of the negative values jackson represented. but i think i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson, he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, and front of his own interests because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." tv"uncer: "american history was at the organization of american historians annual meeting where he spoke with barbara shubinski about how the rockefellers philanthropic mission started and how it has changed over the years. -- barbara: alongside graduate school, i had a number of jobs in what we call the third sector or nonprofit organizations. i'm familiar with being a grant seeker and being aware there is a whole philanthropic structure that underwrote or funded or supported what we would call nonprofit or third sector work in the u.s. as i was finishing up my deg

day" -- q&a, our guest mark cheetham on his book, andrew jackson: southerner. >> i do not think he represents the positive values jackson presented. he certainly represents some of the negative values jackson represented, but i think i would tell president trump if he wants to be like andrew jackson that she is to -- in front of his own or some hood, has to put nation in front of his own family, interest, because that's what that -- jackson did for most of his president. ♪ c-span, where history unfolds daily. 19 79, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. ♪ paul quicklyorian looks at international perspectives on the civil war treat he argues that the south separatist movement aligned with other european movement for independence. he also examines how slavery is integral to the world economy. associates inn washington dc posted this two hour long event.

our guest mark cheetham on his book "andrew jackson: southerners." mark: i don't think he represents the positive values of andrew jackson. he represents the negative values. i would tell mr. trump if he wants to be like jackson, he is to put nation first because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. announcer: tonight on c-span's q&a. senate senior

our guest mark cheetham on his book, "andrew jackson, southerner." >> i don't think he represents theositive values that jackson represented. he certainly represents some of the negative values he

our guest mark cheetham on his book "andrew jackson: southerner." >> i don't think he represents the positive values jackson represented. he brings in some negative i use jackson represented but i think i would tell president trump that if he wants to be like andrew jackson he has to put nation in front of his own personhood, in front of his own family, in front of his own interests because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span pasha q and a. in a world of ambiguity and temptation you need a moral compass. you must develop principal to compromise for no one. not for a loved one, not for a job, and not for a chance at fame or wealth. >> and whether the individual acts are in the public or private realm, one person can meaningfully affect what some consider to be an uncaring world. >> starting at the bottom is not humiliation, but humility. an honest assessment of where you are in the learning curve. shelve your ego, put your head down, and bulldog forward. >> the goal? excellence. the agenda? plenty, peace, protection of the env

our guest mark cheetham on his book "andrew jackson: southerners." mark: i don't think he represents the positive values of andrew jackson. he represents the negative values. i would tell mr. trump if he wants to be like jackson, he is to put nation first because that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. announcer: tonight on c-span's q&a. senate senior intelligence officials testify on military cyber security. this is one hour and 45 minutes. [indiscernible conversations] >> well, good morning. committee meets this morning to receive testimony on cyber security strategy and organization, of which there is very little. we're fortunate to be joined by an expert panel of witnesses. general jim clapper who enjoys nothing more than testifying before congress and is making his second appearance on the hill this week. i hope you are scheduled for a couple more next week -- well, anyway, general clapper there is a reason why you are in demand and that is because of the incredible esteem in which you are held by members of congress and i know that

. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," cumberland university history professor mark cheetham, discussing his bookandrew jackson: southerner," and talks about comparisons made between president jackson and president trump. brian: mark cheathem author of andrew jackson southerner, and a lot of other books about andrew jackson and the south. when you see this picture on the screen, what's -- what comes to mind? mark: all the comparisons between trump and jackson, and how wrong they are frankly. i don't see a lot of similarities, in terms of depth between donald trump and andrew jackson. brian: really? not a -- mark: really. brian: -- not a thing. mark: i'm not saying there aren't some similarities, they both have great hair of course. but i think a lot of the comparison's try to -- to push trump into the box with jackson, and it's not -- it's not a viable comparison in my opinion. brian: that's a picture of -- i mean a painting in the oval office that he put up. why do you think he did that? mark: steve bannon convinced him to do it i think. i don't think trump had any clue as to who jackson was, pr

our guest mark cheetham on his book andrew jackson-southerner. >> i don't think he represents the positive values that jackson representative -- represented. i do go with help president trump that if he wants to be yesterdayw jackson, nation in front of his own interest. that is what jackson did for most of his presidency. >> this weekend, on the presidency, stephen kennedy smith, nephew of john f. kennedy and -- your vice on the life of the presidency. their coeditors of jfk, a vision for america, here's a preview. >> we knew you had to do with the assassination, there is too much attention paid for the assassination at the expense of reallyring what is important and useful about president kennedy's ideas for today. we deliberately have always celebrated his birthday. i think that we have to note that this was a national tragedy and a tragedy for our family. says a to note that he man may die and nations may rise and fall and an idea lives on. what we are trying to celebrate with his book are those ideas and those ideals because he not only inspired us but confronted us with the opportuni

announcer: next, "q&a" with mark cheetham on his biography of andrew jackson. then, a bbc review of the major stories recently in british politics. after that, a news conference with sergey lavrov. ♪ >> this week on "q&a," cumberland university history professor mark cheetham, discussing his book "andrew jackson: southerner," and talks about comparisons made between president jackson and president trump. brian: mark cheathem author of andrew jackson southerner, and a lot of other books about andrew jackson and the south. when you see this picture on the screen, what's -- what comes to mind? mark: all the comparisons between trump and jackson, and how wrong they are frankly.