on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. >> now look at highlights of the c-span cities tour as we learn about the history of the cities and towns across america in cooperation with her cable partners. to learn more about the stops on our 2015 tour, visit www.c-span.org/citiestour. ♪ >> where standing in the main waiting room of union station here in omaha, nebraska. it was a second union station built by union pacific to serve the citizens of omaha for real travel. the architects wanted to make a statement about what the

from martha washington michelle obama. -- two michelle obama. >> many of us are watching in a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of the whole digital revolution. it used to be there was a stationary screen and there was a leg -- big screen in the living room. with the internet and wireless world extending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and such all over the place that tv is not just a stationary lean back experience in the living room. showing you a 2000 all meeting with new orleans residents affected by the storm. the 10thsh -- marks anniversary of hurricane katrina and an event honoring first responders. c-span special coverage continues with a 2005 town hall meeting in new orleans from a series of meetings held after the storm. residents expressed frustration with lack of city services, inadequate emergency housing and confusion about the rebuilding process. the event was led by ray nagin. >> moving forward is the hardest direction. if the world would just know what you and the rest of the world have gone through, it seems like the images i

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> american history tv continues with more from our series, american artifacts. next, we go inside senator lamar alexander's office where the republican lawmaker talks about his public service and the stories behind some of his political mementos. later, a look at a reconstructed black smith forge o medical history from a collection at maryland's national museum of health and medicine. >> each week american artifacts takes you to museums to reveal what americans know about american history. lamar alexander from richard rings onto bill clinton. he recalled his walk across tennessee after part of his 1978 gubernatorial campaign. and he shared stories behind his mementos in his d.c. office. >> my walk across tennessee was 1978. i began on january 26th at my parents's home in east tennessee. and then i walked east until march 1st. a big three foot snowstorm. it took me to july 6th. it's 1,000 miles. i shook 1,000 hands a day and spent every week

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> american history tv continues with more from our series, american artifacts. next, we go inside senator lamar alexander's office where the republican lawmaker talks about his public service and the stories behind some of his political mementos. later, a look at a reconstructed black smith forge on wheels built over the course of two years using plans from the national archives. >> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and miss toric places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. recently american history tv sat down with lamar alexander to talk about his early campaigns and relationships with presidents from richard nixon to bill clinton. he recalled his walk across tennessee as part of his 1978 gubernatorial campaign and shared the stories behind political mementos in his washington, d.c. senate office. >> my walk across tennessee was in 1978. i began on january 26 at my parents' home in east tennessee. then i

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. sees -- this year, c-span is touring cities across thecountry and exploring history. this week we are in a gusto, georgia. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> the augusta canal is a man-made waterway. the water comes from the savannah river, our main river here. it travels to town in about 7.5 miles. here, the son of the first mayor of augusta was in massachusetts and saw how they built the canal and how they built the mills. augusta's economics came to a standstill. people are leaving town to go out west. he says, we have to think of something. said,ught of lowell and we can do this. we can build a canal and pull that savannah river and bring high so it canp flow and we can bring in job. the canal was his main purpose was hydropower. a second use was travel. there were long barges bringing goods to town. they had to shoot the rapids of the river. as the river drop, there were rapids down the river.

from marcia washington -- martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on season 3. --unicators" the anniversary of digital television. the author that an author discusses how modern television has changed. >> what many of us are watching a multi screen world. that has been one of the more exciting outcomes of this hold digital revolution. used to be there was a's a sherry screen. there was a big screen in the living room. with internet and the wireless world sending things, now you have tablets and smartphones and wi-fi all over the place. such that tv is not just a stationary been back experience, but it is very much a mobile experience wherever you want to go. it is also video. >> monday night at 8 a.m. eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. >> c-span's special coverage of hurricane katrina 10th anniversary continues with a 2005 townhall meeting in new orleans. this is from a series of meeting held after the storm giving hurricane victims and opportunity to voice their concerns. residents discussed of their frustration with the lack of city services and inadequate

examining the private lives of the women who filled the role of first lady from martha washington to michelle obamayou. moscow is ready for docking. apollo is ready for docking. >> july, 1975. an american apollo spacecraft and a russian soyuz spacecraft are ready to dock together. around the world, millions watch and listen as the two dock and become one. now they wait for the other event. the meeting of soviet and u.s. cruise. >> ok, all that waiting. [laughter] that will stay open. >> go ahead, tom. >> alaexi. ok, turn on the camera. here. glad to see you. >> pass it to alexi. >> [speaking russian] >> in the first true grants for astronauts are hoisted in the soyuz by the cosmonauts. one stays behind to watch the apollo group. >> in the name of the soviet people, i personally -- >> leaders of the united states and ussr relay their congratulations. >> opportunities are opening up for fruitful development of scientific cooperation between countries and peace and progress of all humanity. i wish you successful completion of the plan program and a safe return to earth. >> astronauts on the line. >> g

women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. >> now look at highlights of the c-span cities tour as we learn about the history of the cities and towns across america in cooperation with her cable partners. to learn more about the stops on our 2015 tour, visit www.c-span.org/citiestour. ♪ >> where standing in the main waiting room of union station here in omaha, nebraska. it was a second union station built by union pacific to serve the citizens of omaha for real travel. the architects wanted to make a statement about what the railroad was. in his mind, it was strength, masculinity, and permits. that's what you want is a building to embody. all my heart really started out as a front your town -- front tier town. --izens of council bluff they needed to nowhere. have a better chance of having this railroad if we have a city on the opposite side of the river already established and ready to built that's where they the railroad, and it works. council bluffs didn't really think that omaha would get better -- get bigger than council b

for martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at eight ago p.m.astern, on american history tv, c-span3. >> the library of congress packard campus in virginia preserve and provide access to the library's vast collection of film and sound recordings. american history tv visited the campus to learn about the earliest public affairs films, including the spanish-american war, world war i, and the first ever political ad created in 1912 by the democratic party. this is the earliest video in our collection. it comes from may, -- this is the inauguration of color , and nbcn at wrc operated station in washington dc. the ceremony was hosted by the president and of nbc and attended by president eisenhower. during ceremonies, they spoke -- they flip the switch. >> the cameras you see before you are colored cameras. they are now running a black and white pictures. by pressing this button, which i now do, cameras are transmitting a live color picture. you you step before them will be making your first appearance on color television from washington. >> it goes b

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> reentdly american history tv was at the society for historians of american foreign relations annual meeting in arlingt arlington, virginia. we spoke with professors, authors and fraught students about they're research. this interview is about 20 minutes. >> maria kristina garcia, a professor on immigration. you're focusing on cold war era. what do you tell your students and what have you been telling your colleagues at this conference? >> what do i tell my students? i tell them that probably everything they know about immigration and refugees is probably wrong. we have quite a bit of mythology about immigrants and our immigrant history. in my courses, i try to tackle that mythology and try to help them discern what is true and what is false about what they know about immigrants. here at the conference, what i focussed on was the intersections of immigration history and foreign policy history. these are two fields that even though they are intersected, they haven

privateg the public and lives of the first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. tv'sweek, american history "reel america" brings you archival films. there is a 1945 film documented the course of world war ii in the pacific theater, from japanese invasion and the japan death to the ceremony aboard the uss missouri on september 2, 1945 which was presided over general douglas smith on or. -- macarthur. features-long film many graphic scenes of combat which may be disturbing to some viewers as many racial slurs on japanese. ♪

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 eastern, on c-span 3. >> join american history tv next weekend as we look back 70 years to the atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki, japan which ended the war and the pacific. coverage includes a conversation with truman's grandson the first treatment to meet with atomic bomb survivors. it was president truman who gave the order to drop the bombs in 1945. we will see film footage of atomic bomb tests in the new mexico desert and hear eyewitness accounts from scientists and survivors. hiroshima and nagasaki, next saturday here on c-span 3 american history tv. what's recently, american history tv was at the organization of american historians organization in st. louis, missouri. we spoke with professors about their research. this was 20 minutes. >> alexa roberts history of professor at penn state. and author of a misplaced

tom martha washington michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> coming up next, a memorial service for the military members chattanooga, tennessee. then, another chance to see some of today's iowa state fair with presidential candidates hillary clinton, donald trump, and bernie sanders. vice president biden was in chattanooga, tennessee saturday to attend a memorial service for those killed july 16 at a military recruiting center and u.s. navy reserve facility. he was joined by defense secretary ashton carter and navy secretary ray mavis. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> as a military organization, we have experienced far too often the searing pain of combat losses and honored the many who, in lincoln's words, laid their lives and sacrifices on the altar of freedom. today, we honor five patriots who have made the same sacrifice in the service of their nation. this time, here at home. we've very rightly set aside special days and have solemn rituals to recognize, remember, revere the men and women in u

lives of the women who were first ladies and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. p.m. -- 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> i don't think any other people in america can take this kind of suffering. anybody would be a revolutionary. what do you think of the police? >> they are nothing but pigs, man. just picking me up because -- man, [indiscernible] the pig came. my aunt, buddy. >> when you live in the community that is oppressed and people are living like we have to live in the black community, how are you going to handle all of these problems? create an awareness of a need for dramatic and rapid change in this community. >> washington's third police district. there is contrast here. from embassy row to devastated 14th street, a corridor of violence. districte week in this will bring 40 robbers, 16 of salts, and a high incidence of homicide, and arson. with drug abuse the source of half the crimes, babies this year will die of overdose. committee chose the site for new opportunity. with high hope and more than $1 million, the plan was this. your road suspicion and

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here is what is happening on c-span tonight. first, a couple of sessions from the netroots conference, including democrats gaining localin legislatures and elected offices, and then a look at the race and gender makeup of elected officials. oner, a discussion immigration from the bipartisan policy institute. then, the referenda john richard bryant, the bishop would be methodist piscopo church, talks about guns and gun violence. former president jimmy carter described today that he has cancer, and the carter center says

from more for washington to michelle obama. from martha washington to michelle obama. rights,ht on "human things institute senior fellow brookings institute senior fellow talks about afghanistan. >> the u.s. to achieve improvements in security but it depends how it ends and here is where i hesitate and increasingly intricate and question myself because we do not know how it will end. but its an opportunity is possible, five years down the road, they will be back in a new civil war in afghanistan. isis is slowly emerging in the country, worse than the. the telegram is -- then the taliban. the taliban is deeply entrenched. and itill be new havens could be worth the price. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on the c-span's "q and a." the new york city landmarks preservation commission was created to protect places in the city of cultural and architectural significance. next, andrew dolkart of columbia university speaks on the history of the commission and the obstacles it has faced over the years as well as the criteria and process for designing a landmark. the skyscr

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv. >> coming up next from washington journal, a look at the debate over immigration and where the 2016 presidential candidates stand on the issue. -- on the issue. . and then a discussion on the future of digital technology. >> "washington journal" continues. host: a discussion about immigration issues and campaign -- in campaign 2016. two guests joining us. mark krikorian of the center for immigration studies. of theli noorani national immigration forum. guest: so far, it is all immigration all the time. on the republican side, you have candidate trump driving the field to the extreme right, where you have a, in our opinion, disasters immigration policy. on the left, you have hillary clinton and bernie sanders, and martin o'malley, tried to compete for the latino vote that they know will be incredibly important in the election. that is really the mystery of the spirit on the republican side, they know that in order to get to the white house, they will nee

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history t on c-span 3. >>> each week, american history tv's american heart facts takes you to museums and historic places. up next, we travel to philadelphia to learn about the museum of the american revolution. located two blocks from independence hall, the museum is scheduled to open in early 2017. >> the idea for the museum goes back a century when descendants of george washington's family put up for sale the tent that housed him in every campaign of the revolution. it was acquired by the minister from the valley forge era and that launched a century of collecting and launched the idea of a museum to tell the entire story of the revolution. the collections of the museum are incomparable. they have no peer. we have objects related to washington which truly are unique. one of a kind. and they bring to life his leadership, his incredible role in keeping the continental army together and never wavering from his goal of success. at the same time, we have objects that

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. next we travel to independence national historical park in philadelphia to visit the assembly room inside independence hall where both the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution were debated and eventually signed. this program featuring national park service ranger matthew ifill is about one hour. >> we are in a building that is built in the 1730s, about 40 years before there was any such thing as the united states of america. and at that time, of course, pennsylvania was a british colony. and this was its capitol building. they would make laws for pennsylvania. each of the 13 enclose -- colonies has its own governments. these are the issues that will lead to the creation of the united states, most of which is going to happen in this room because the colonies as time goes forward or at least many people of the political class in these col

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. founded in 1865, the nation is america's oldest weekly magazine still in circulation today. up, victor navasky and katrina vanden heuvel talk about the history of the magazine with timothy naftali. they talk about more recent events, and their own experiences leading the magazine. this program was hosted by new york university and the nation. >> i am sure that i don't need to introduce the people. we are honored that nyu is about to

from martha washington to michelle obama. american history tv on c-span3. >> each week, american history reel america brings archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century in america. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house, here on c-span three we come from and -- complement that i showing the most relevant. ,t is also home to c-span tv including the one 50th anniversary of the civil war. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites. history bookshelf. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of the commanders in chief. and our new series, reel america, featuring films from the 30's to 70's. watch us in hd. >> this sunday night, institute fellowlicy studies phyllis bennett. >> why are they so violent? these questions are important. what is more important in some ways, what is the u.s. policy regarding isis, why isn't it working? can we go to war against terrorism? is it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all? those questions are the most important and the most useful.

public and private lives of the women who fille and their impactd on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. on c-span3. discussion on the 2016 republican presidential candidates and the impact of the events of this week including the voters first forum and foxnews debate. from "washington journal, this is about 40 minutes. them "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined now by rebeca berg, national political reporter at rea realclearpolitics. everyone is still talking about this debate on fox news for the republican presidential candidates. let's start by getting your take on how it went. who are the winners and losers? guest: it was obviously a big onge, lots of republicans it. it is hard to say if there was one definitive winner or loser. there were people who did a job in the debate that will help them. some of them may be did not give the strongest performance. i would put carly fiorina at the top of the list. she was in the so-called -- host: explain how the debate worked. guest: the format is they split republicans into two groups. there were the seven lowest ranking republi

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> american history tv continues with more from our series, american artifacts. next, we go inside senator lamar alexander's office where the republican lawmaker talks about his public service and the stories behind some of his political mementos. later, a look at a reconstructed black smith forge o medical history from a collection at maryland's national museum of health and medicine. >> each week american artifacts takes you to museums to reveal what americans know about american history. lamar alexander from richard rings onto bill clinton. he recalled his walk across tennessee after part of his 1978 gubernatorial campaign. and he shared stories behind his mementos in his d.c. office. >> my walk across tennessee was 1978. i began on january 26th at my parents's home in east tennessee. and then i walked east until march 1st. a big three foot snowstorm. it took me to july 6th. it's 1,000 miles. i shook 1,000 hands a day and spent every week

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. >> >> each week, american history tv since then on a college -- sits in on a college class. next professor susanna lee talks about the citizenship in reconstruction. she talks about whether this should be tied to the -- race or gender. dr. lee: good afternoon. how are you all doing? as you know, i am susanna lee. we are here today in my civil war

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span 3. next, the executive vice president of cumulus media. examining industry trends, digital technology and the changing landscape of political talk shows. his remarks were part of a talker's magazine event in june. [ applause ] >> that you very much. i always take it very personally when people come to this event s because it's really hard to get people to go anywhere these r days.get when you think about the level of quality, the quantitative ll nature of this crowd, i just say i can't believe it. 25 years ago we started talkersi magazine. we made up the word talkers. it sounded novel. we had a newspaper called d talkers. talkers, what an interesting word. talke now i see talker being used as c the generic name of a whole genre of performance. it's very satisfying. begi i can't begin to tell you how honored i am you're all here.i i also have to admit talkers, l, even though it's 25 years old y and this conference is 18 years old, it's a minute to minute deal.is people laugh

lives of the women that the position of first lady and influence on the presidency, for martha washington to michelle obama. >> monday night on the , this summer marks the anniversary of digital television. mark talks about the development of the medium in the early 1990's. cbs convinced0, us we should submit it to the fcc for consideration as the next generation standard. we were not sure we wanted to do that because we were satellite and cable guys and did not have a lot to do with the terrestrial broadcast but we ended up doing that so all of a sudden our cover was blown what we are doing. at first everybody said it is impossible, what we are claiming, but sure enough a year or so later, all of our competitors were following us and it became a real race. night at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span two. next, miami university journalism professor james tobin teaches a class on the life over ernie pio and his influence -- pyle.nie his accounts emphasize the human element of the war, the for journalism between soldiers -- the free journalism between sold betweenrnalism soldiers. he continued to

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. >> in 1935, franklin d roosevelt put his signature on the social security act. >> this social security measure gives at least some protection to 50 million of our citizens who will reap direct benefits through unemployment compensation, through old age pensions, and services for the protection of children and the prevention of their health. >> 15 years later, congress passed a new social security law. a law designed to meet today's needs. signed by president truman in 1950, this act gives social security a new meaning. this is the, blueprint of the future. a fixture which social security helps makes possible. most american families are now able to enjoy for themselves in income that is guaranteed for life. it is an income provided not by charity or belief, but by federal, old age, and survivors insurance. insurance that is bought and paid for. >> coming up next, to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in europe day, the pioneer institute in

from martha washington to michelle obama. >> this sunday, curt dion has been visiting the graves of u.s. presidents and vice presidents, documenting his adventures on his website. he talks about those visits and his interest in american history. >> the one gravesite is the rockefeller. >> nelson rockefeller. >> how did you do it? >> we were able to get to it through an act of god. my father walked farther down the perimeter of the cemetery and solve this tree had fallen. he saul nelson rockefeller's grave and decided he would have to get me there quickly after that. 1950 five, newin york city's landmarks preservation commission was established to protect places in the city. of columbia dolkart university speaks on the history of the commission and the obstacles it has faced over the years as well as the criteria and process for designing a landmark. the skyscraper museum and new york city -- in new york city hosted this program. ms. willis: welcome. i'm the founder and director of the skyscraper museum. i want to welcome you tonight to the lecture that will elevate the50th year annivers

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern and sundays at 1:00 p.m.. this week, columbia university history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the 21st century. professor foner discusses the socialist party in new york city and milwaukee and the campaigns of eugene debs. this class is one hour and 10 minutes. prof. foner: this is called the american radical tradition. we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early feminism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement, now we are entering into the 20th century. in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of a lot of labor unrest, industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore,

their influence, from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> president obama made the case for the iran nuclear agreement at american university and washington, dc. saying rejecting this deal would leave war as the only remaining option. he makes reference to president kennedy's landmark speech about negotiating with the soviet union. his remarks are about an hour. [applause] pres. obama: thank you. thank you so much. thank you. thank you very much. thank you. everybody, please have a seat. thank you very much. i apologize for the slight delay. even presidents have a problem with toner. [laughter] it is a great honor to be back at american university, which has prepared generations of young people for service in public life. i want to thank president kerwin and the american university family for hosting us here today. 52 years ago, president kennedy, at the height of the cold war, addressed this same university on the subject of peace. the berlin wall had just been built. the soviet union had tested the mos

the women who filled andposition of first lady" their influence on the president for martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ >> so thrilled and excited to be here. and i want to thank c-span for covering the national book festival. we have a beautiful sunny day, and i hope the camera shows behind me how huge the crowds are. i'm excited. >> one thing to remember about exceptional presidents -- cannot be said too often -- is that they are the exception. [laughter] today.k you for coming this is a wonderful event. it has been said that heaven is a library. heavenf that's the case, has gone outside today, and we are in heaven at the national book festival. >> young people are not the leaders for tomorrow. i am at say to yourself, youth lkead -- leader for today. >> that was an article for "the atlantic" trying to show that we had this red-blue, that when he went and interviewed people, the divide was a little to buy. politicalwere scientist just in town. the idea that the country itself is as polarized as washington is just wrong. i do not know

from martha washington to michelle obama, >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the other founding fathers, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. newton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. nicole: hello, everybody. he can you hear me ok? thank you so much for being here today. we are really excited to have this book. michael and i go back a few years now. i have been a big cheerleader of his for several years. it is exciting to have this conversation with you to learn more about this book. first, michael, why did you decide to write this book? i think that is the biggest question. michael: first, i want to thank the museum of american finance for hosting this and organizing this. hamilton, alexander hamilton, is the most fascinating and remarkable founding father. yet there is so much of his life that is uncertain

lady's influence and image, examining the private and public lives of these women from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> next, "after words" features ralph nader discussing his book "return to sender: unanswered letters to the president, 2001-2015". he is interviewed by the founder of busboys and poets. it is about one hour. >> it's great to have you here, ralph nader. >> thank you. >> i'm honored to be able to interview you on this new book that you have which is "return to sender: unanswered letters to the president, 2001-2015". is that in homage to elvis presley? [laughter] >> it is a message of 103 letters that i sent to president bush and president obama from 2001 through 2015 with very few exceptions, not acknowledged and not answered. i thought that i would embarrass myself and put them all in a book to raise a bigger issue, which is the most democratic media is that when a person writes to an elected official that a mayor or a senator, it cannot be distorted and not to try to answer it so that people will know that it's not going

from martha washington to michelle obama, >> born and raised in the west indies, compared to the others, little is known about the early life of alexander hamilton. next on american history tv, author michael newton discusses his book, "alexander hamilton: the formative years." mr. newton talks about his research process and how hamilton's early experiences prepared him to become one of the most important and influential of the founding fathers. ic

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at eight ago p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> at a news conference in iowa, hillary clinton to questions about her personal e-mails, the possibility of vice president joe biden getting into the race, and the shooting death of two journalists in virginia. a,'s joined by a thom tillis who formally endorsed her candidacy. this is 15 minutes. >> i have been asked to open this up. i'm happy to do that. we appreciate hillary coming to iowa to this venue to underscore the importance of rural communities. what she outlined is a bold and comprehensive effort to revitalize and renew the economy important to this country. her strong support for the renewable fuel standard as well as the bio-based economy which has enormous potential for job creation is going to play well throughout the rural parts of the country. mrs. clinton: i want to reiterate my appreciation to tom for his endorsement and being here today, but for his leadership on many of the issues i spoke about. i remember coming here whe

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern.merican history tv on c-span3. >> this sunday night on q and a, institute for policy studies fellow and antiwar activist, phyllis dennis on u.s. foreign-policy since 9/11. the recent negotiations with iran and the war on terrorism. >> who is isis? what are their origins? these questions are important and i address them in the book. is whatmore important is the u.s. policy regarding isis? why isn't it working? are we doing the war wrong or is it wrong to say there should be a war against terrorism at all? those are the questions that are in some ways are the most important and the most useful. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >> each week, american history tv sits in on a lecture. you can watch classes here at 8:00 and midnight eastern. next, donald miller talks about what daily life was like for british and american airmen during world war ii and how their experiences differed from infantrymen. he also describes how the strategy of using air power changed over the cour

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. week, american history tv sits in on a lecture with one of the nation's college professors. you can watch the classes here every saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern and sundays at 1:00 p.m.. this week, columbia university history professor eric foner discusses the rise of socialism in america in the 21st century. professor foner discusses the socialist party in new york city and milwaukee and the campaigns of eugene debs. this class is one hour and 10 minutes. prof. foner: this is called the american radical tradition. we started with the american revolution and have been going through the abolitionist movement, early feminism, the civil war reconstruction, labor conflict in the gilded age, the populist movement, now we are entering into the 20th century. in the next couple of weeks, we will look at the progressive era, a period of a lot of labor unrest, industrial workers of the world, the women's suffrage movement coming to the fore,

women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michele obama. sundays at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span3. next on booktv, salt lake tribraun reporters thomas burr and matt cannon in their books "mormon rivals" write about the 2012 presidential election and the relationship between the romney's and huntsman from the mormon church. this is just over an hour. >> we call this trip base -- talk wide because it is similar to what we do every day on sl trip all day where we talk about the news of the day with newsmakers. tonight we will talk about mormon rivals in the pursuit of power. "mormon rivals" is the new book we are proud of written by thomas burr and mike cannon. i feel it the journalism that the tribune is capable of doing in utah and we are proud of it. before getting started, i have to say thank you to few people. i want to say thank you to paris gibson and the team of leonardo for their work on this. and tonight we are on c-span's booktv and i would like to thank nick crevelle and matt clark of c-span tv. so without delay i would like to turn t

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. n on american history tv on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: i first guess is the politics editor from the washington times. when it comes to looking at congress, why that title. caller: i am considering taking it, i started it in early 2010 when congress -- 2011 when congress was hitting the desk -- death of legislative futility, nothing was getting past, there was gridlock. i came up with a system of measuring how much action is going on in congress. given where things were and the status i thought i would college the best quality legislative futility index. things seem to beginning better and if that trend continues i will have to rename it. we are still sticking with legislative futility because things are not back to where they were before. host: you chart bills signed into law's and floor votes cast -- paint a picture of where we are. guest: a number of different measures, bills are passed by each chamber, number of bills signed into law by the president, because

from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. on c-span3. >>> up next, masuda hamiju, author of cold war crucible, the curkorean conflict and the post world. national university of singapore history professor hamiju argues that the cold war was not only a global conflict between the u.s. and soviet union but also led many countries in the west and east to crack down on perceived threats within. the wilson center hosted this 90-minute event. >> welcome to the wilson center. my name is charles krauss, and i'm a program associate with the center's history and public policy program working with the well-known cold war international history project. i'm very pleased to have our speakers here today for a discussion of cold war crucible, the korean conflict and the postwar world. before i introduce our main speaker, dr. masuda hamiju, let me get in a quick word about the center's history and public policy program. the history and public policy program focuses on the relationship between history and policy making and seeks to foster open

public and private lives of first ladies and the influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obamasident george w. bush and first lady laura bush on friday visited a new orleans 10thschool to mark the anniversary of hurricane katrina. the school of more than 100 that received money from the laura bush foundation's gulf all library initiative. thank you, and wonderful example who come back and teaches here. that is so meaningful and i am i got to meet her here when i visited when she was a student and now get to come back while she is an english teacher. i also want to thank jared for leaving us in the pledge of allegiance. mayor, thank you for joining us today. thank you for the roundtable discussion we just had, which was really like a reunion. it is great to see so many people we have seen on other visits. thank you very much, dr. norman francis, senator landrieu, thank you. we have met here many times before and again today. thank you for all of the work each one of you have done to bring new orleans back. we really appreciate you. i met her in 2001 when she was teaching as a te

from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. former president george w. bush traveled to the gulf coast region on friday to mark the 10th anniversary of hurricane katrina. one of the stops included gulfport, mississippi for a ceremony honoring first responders. this is 10 minutes. audio] governor andh: ever, you are very kind to welcome us. i cannot think of a better place i would like to be than here honoring the sacrifice and who dealt withe hurricane katrina. when i was thinking about katrina, the first person i thought about was haley barbour. i will never forget when he said -- if someone shoots you when you are looting, we will not prosecute the shooter. [laughter] [applause] guess what happened? there wasn't any looting. haley and marsha were the face of the recovery and they were fantastic leaders. it is a reminder that during these major catastrophes, it is important to have strong leadership at the state level in order to help the citizens, their respective states, and haley barbour provided that leadership. people ofa

from martha washington to michelle obama, sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. here is what is happening on c-span tonight. first, a couple of sessions from the netroots conference, including democrats gaining localin legislatures and elected offices, and then a look at the race and gender makeup of elected officials. oner, a discussion immigration from the bipartisan policy institute. then, the referenda john richard bryant, the bishop would be methodist piscopo church, talks about guns and gun violence. former president jimmy carter described today that he has cancer, and the carter center says recent liver surgery revealed i have cancer which is now in other parts of my body. i will be real range in my schedule as necessary so that i can undergo treatment i positions at emory health center. more will be known possibly next week. ansident carter underwent operation earlier this month in atlanta to remove a mass from his liver. a few minutes ago, we heard about donald trump holding a town of how -- town hall-style east

from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on season three. -- c-span three. >> the library of congress preserves and provides access to its vast collection of films, radio broadcasts, and sound recordings. >> this is the earliest videotape in our collection. it comes from may 1958. this is the inauguration of color television. it isn't owned and operated nbc station in washington, d.c. it was attended by president eisenhower. they foot ceremony, the switch. >> the cameras you see before you are color cameras. they are now transmitting a k-