from martha washington michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our history to showcase the of cincinnati, ohio. to learn more about the cities website. visit our we continue with a look at the history of cincinnati. >> this is the cincinnati observatory center, situated in the center of the city six miles east of downtown. we call it the birthplace of american astronomy. essentially what we call the carl sagan of the day. he was the popularizer of astronomy of that time. first terminal of .ignificance he was a west point graduate. teaching40's, he was at the cincinnati college. town, thea group in society for the promotion of useful college -- knowledge. the population, 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest city in the country. he started in the lecture hall's they moved it to a chapel. at the end of the lecture, they said, why can't the citizens do something that john quincy attempted to do before? the first national observatory. before he was president, he was the

from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight on american history tv on cspan3. c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. axt, a recent look at our -- look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. cori: right now, we are in the "freedom to slavery" exhibition at the underground railroad freedom center. this exhibit chronicles the history of slavery in america from the transatlantic slave trade through the civil war and into the reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country. part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. very important people to the time. here, we talk about frederick douglass. he was one of the most recognized african-americans in the country at this time. he was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of african-americans, for all the people who were enslaved in the country. even during the civil war, he lobbied with abraham lincoln for the recruitment of colored citizens in the war. h

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women who filled the position of first lady and her influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama." tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern o american history tv on c-span 3. all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of grand junction. in 1911, president taft established the colorado national monument after john otto built trails. before that, many grand junction residents believe the canyons were inaccessible to humans. chartery our communications cable partners, the city tour staffers only visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about grand junction, colorado, all weekend here on american history tv. julia: we are currently at a place called dinosaur hill. this is part of the national conservation area managed by the bureau of land management. this area was originally settled any 18080's. as soon as people started living here, they were finding bones. it was all coming out of this formation because right in this area is so rich. amer riggs was paleontologist. he was pretty well-known. he actually had no intention of ever coming to the grand valley. he was

for martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. john: this is the cincinnati ,bservatory center approximately six miles east of downtown cincinnati. we call ourselves the birthplace of american astronomy. the founder of the observatory was essentially what we call carl sagan of the day or he was the popularizer of astronomy in that particular period. because of his responsibilities he directed the first observatory of significance in the country and definitely the first public observatory in the country at the time. you was a west point graduate and in the 1840's he was teaching at the cincinnati college. group inhere was a town, the society for the promotion of useful knowledge. they opened the opportunity to lecture to citizens, population of 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest ci

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lives of the women who fill the position and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span3. year, c-span is touring cities across the country -- exploring american history. up next, a visit to cincinnati, ohio. you are watching american history tv, all weekend and .very weekend, on c-span3 >> cincinnati had the terminal from 1972. it replaced five different railroad stations. a lot of them in cincinnati were livestock policy would come in on the baltimore and ohio, and you would connect with the southern railroad. you have to run from one station to the other. it would make it difficult for others not familiar with cincinnati to get to one train station from another. starting as early as 1905, there have been various proposals to replace them with a single station. but all them were never able to agree on location. businessmen around cincinnati wanted a new train station, so ultimately, it was a group of business leaders here in cincinnati that brought the railroads together and raised $3 million to make this project happen. today, the u

from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. tonight on cue a day -- "q&a," robert costa on the presidential campaign and the similarities between donald trump and ross perot. >> the themes are really overlapping. i think perot had this distinct .ersonality the celebrity factor was not there with perot in the way it is with trump. you see people throwing themselves at trump, there is a power with his personality that perot did not have. being outside of washington and her publican party. the republican party's relationship with trump has been rocky this year. that they called him a couple months ago and said, can you tone it down on immigration? he did not turn it down. in thats what was pledge. it is a political document. i think we could see what happened with perot happen with trump. he keeps talking about wanting to be trade fairly. anything, unpredictable and he could easily run as an independent regardless of this pledge. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span's q&a. >>

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from martha washington to michelle obama. c-spanican history tv on 3. in the fall of 1781, american soldiers under george washington and french soldiers under comte de rochambeau defeated british forces in yorktown, virginia, officially ending the revolution. thert selig talks about washington-rochambeau national historic trail. the society of the cincinnati hosted this event. it's an hour and 15 minutes. institution -- the american institute of the society of the cincinnati presidents -- presents programs, advocating preservation and providing resources to teachers and students. , we learned of -- that took place not far from anderson house. this was part of comte de march.eau's return we decided that this event would be a perfect opportunity to teach others about the local ties to the revolutionary war and to celebrate the role that the american in revolution. selig is a historical resultant who has authored a number of books and articles related to french and german participation in the revolutionary war. he is a's russia list on the role of the fren

ladies, influence and image" examining the public and private lives of first ladies from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday on american history tv on c-span3. >>> another freshman profile now. this one with republican congressman ralph abraham of the louisiana 5th district. he's a practicing physician, has a veterinarian degree, is an avid pilot and has served in the national guard. >>> congressman ralph abraham, you are batting 1.000 when it comes to elections. this is your first ever publicly held office. >> that is correct. this is the first one we ran for and fortunately we won it. >> why did you want to run? >> i have grandchildren now. they're very small. and the direction i thought this country was going in was somewhat different than the way it was going. so that's why i jumped in the race. we need to leave a better country than we certainly came up with. and that's why we ran. >> was it hard at all to get the family on board for you? >> not at all. i've got a very supportive family. diane is my wife. and she's all in for fortunately about everything we've elected to do in life. she's been

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. tonight on q&a, stanford luscombe professor deborah rody talks about her book "the trouble with lawyers," which takes acquittal look at -- a critical look at the legal education in the united states. >> i think we need a different model of legal education. we need that includes one-year programs for people doing routine work. two year programs as an option for people who want to do something specialized in the third year. full years for people who want the full general practice legal education that we now have. you know, it is crazy to train in the same way somebody who's doing routine divorces in a small town and in the midwest and somebody doing mergers and acquisitions on wall street. debt level for a law student is $100,000.

from martha washington to michele obama. up >>> tonight on poke booktv in prime time. books by presidential candidates. next our "after words" nrintervw with john kasich author of stand for something and bobby jindal's book at the reagan ranch. and then our interview with senator rand paul "government bullies: how everyday americans are being harassed, abused, and imprisoned by the feds." and rick perry discusses his book "fed up!: our fight to save america from washington." and now john kasich. he is interviewed by clinton administration and economic advisor gene spiraling. -- sperling. >>> john kasich, former congressman and host of heart land on fox news says it is up to him to reset the moral comps of the country. he makes the case by drawing on examples from government, business, religion, sports, education, and poplar culture. john kasich is interviewed by the national economic advisor to president clint and senior fellow at the sfr center for american progress. >> john, i think we ought to start by letting the viewers know we have a little bit of a past. when yo

examining the public and private who served asomen first lady, from martha washington to michelle obama. >> all campaign long, c-span takes you on the road to the white house. unfiltered access to the candidates at townhall meetings, news conferences, rallies and speeches. we every campaign event cover is available on our website. >> as part of c-span's road to the white house coverage, he discusses his life and work and why he is running for the nomination. this is just over 35 minutes. joining us from cambridge massachusetts is harvard p orfessor, lawrence lessig. when you announced your candidate you said our country is not a democracy anymore. prof. lessig: congress has a small ofured by her of americans who and this -- exercise tremendous influence over what congress does. that means that when congress looks at the issues that affect all americans, congress is thinking about the interest of a tiny fraction of america that funds their campaign. they have to follow their a systemhich produces that has no connection to what the average voter cares about but instead is focused on what

ladies -- from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> next, a look at the regulatory rulemaking and documents meant to clarify existing rules and regulations. from theuded officials education and labor department. the hearing is to ours. -- two hours. [gavel] >> let's get started. good morning everyone. agenciesmining federal use of guidance in the regulatory process. guidance is one of the most -- to ways and communicate and receive some of the littlest oversight. it is good to take a step back and look at the process. many of these requirements can be found in the administrative procedures act. it is a notice of proposed rulemaking. it receives public, before promulgating rules. back,e agency to gain the it is likewise critical to the american people to make sure rulemaking is transparent. in order for the government to work for the people, people must have a voice. complexity of administrative law and needs to get affect the information out. in general statements of policy, terms are often grouped together under the umbrel

from martha washington two michelle obama. to michelle obama. >> today, i'm a reporter for nbc. is this marion barry's place? that is a seat over there. i called him up and said mr. 55or, i just been to club don't you realize people watch what you do when you go and you sit there all the time and watch naked dancing girls? he said, it's nice, isn't it? sherwood on the political corruption in d.c., maryland and virginia. >> 44 attorneys general from around the country signed a letter that they agreed with governor mcdonnell. what he did with politics, not bribery.

from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight on american history tv on cspan3. c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. axt, a recent look at our -- look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. cori: right now, we are in the "freedom to slavery" exhibition at the underground railroad freedom center. this exhibit chronicles the history of slavery in america from the transatlantic slave trade through the civil war and into the reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country.

from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american history america brings you archival films that help to tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> and dependents, missouri, home of former president johnson rain forspite steady sentimental visit. mr. johnson comes from kansas city to make the informal call 83.r. truman, who is now the two men chatted privately inside the truman home for about 10 minutes. the discussion was not disclosed. president johnson then left immediately for the return trip to the nations capital. mr. truman waves to the crowd and high spirits. the university of florida scene of an important conference of the department of agriculture of the united nations. for several days, and type refugees anti-castro ,laim that cuba abuses money and added that funds intended for agricultural research are used in turn for political purposes. the protest is orderly, but determined, as the exiles, many of them veterans of the bay of pigs, voice strong objection. ape cod hippies conduct in where all a body

their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. chris a signature feature of book tv is our all-day coverage of book fairs and festivals from across the country with the top nonfiction authors. here is our schedule. wer the end of september a are in new york for the brooklyn a book festival. in early october, the southern festival of books and nashville. the weekend after that, live in austin. near the end of the month, we're book fairs. the wisconsin book festival in madison and back on the east coast, the boston book festival. at the start in november, portland, oregon, followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november, live from florida for the miami book fair international. a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span2's book tv. u.n.,. ambassador to the samantha power. she talks about the meeting and the general assembly an answer questions about russian support in syria and u.s. efforts to combat islamic state. this is just under an hour. david:

private lives of women who filled the position and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obamasion to drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki. he looked at the u.s. and ussr and the promises president roosevelt made during the yalta conference. he is the president of the institute for the study of strategy and politics which hosted this event. this is a portion of a symposium 1940focused on august, five, in asia and the pacific marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. it is about one hour. writtenssor thorton has books on the presidency of carter, nixon, and reagan. and also a book on truman and the korean war, which today he is going to discuss truman and the end of world war ii. although there are many books on truman's decision to drop the comment bomb, there are two overarching interpretations. one is the official view that it was done to shorten the war and save lives. and the other so-called revisionist view, that it was done to intimidate the russians, especially in europe. has skewed avie discussion on geopolitics, especially the emerging conflict

from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside of washington dc to see in artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq -- an

the lady and theirst influence on the presidency, from marshall washington -- from martha washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00. >> american artifacts takes you to historic places. down pennsylvania avenue from the white house is the white house visitor center, which offers a look at how the executive mansion functions. center with the curator who shows is the desk franklin roosevelt used for his fireside chats. we see recreational items such as radios, bowling balls, for the first families. >> my name is john sandwich. book a mu to the white house visitor's center, which is just a short walk away from the white house it health. for anyone going on the white house tour, it will help you understand what you are saying and bring more context and meaning to the white house. for those who cannot go on a white house tour, this is really inexperienced experience in its own right, as well. you are here in the white house visitor center. based on fiveally different themes to tell the white house story.

from martha washington to michelle obama. >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house, unfettered access to the candidates, town hall meetings, rallies and speeches. we are taking your comments on twitter. every campaign event that we cover is available on our website c-span.org. on saturday morning, candidates running for the democratic presidential nomination spoke at the 2015 democratic party state convention. we will begin with remarks from martin o'malley. this is 25 minutes. governor o'malley: thank you very much. [chanting o'malley] o'malley: thank you very much. it is great to be here with all of the once again in new hampshire where democracy is still alive and well and every person matters. [applause] knowing that new hampshire has the third-largest legislature in the world, i would like to see a show of hands how many of you who are currently serving in the legislature or have served in the legislature? and let us all salute your service in democracy. [applause] like greato knowledge a couple of other people. i would like to acknowledge joyce craig and jim duncan is on

their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8 p.m.astern on american history tv on c-span3. next q&a with washington political reporter tom sherwood. dinnerlook at that state with the chinese president. then republican presidential candidates, texas senator ted cruz, and ♪ >> this week on q&a, political reporter tom sherwood. politicsood who covers in washington, d.c. talks about political corruption in d.c., maryland, and virginia. tom sherwood, after 41 years of covering washington, d.c., as you look at, what was the biggest scandal? tom: no doubt it is the marion bearer -- marion barry years.

from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern opinion on american history tv on c-span3. >>> now more from this symposium marking the 70th anniversary of v-j day. this part of the event looks at the strategy of joseph stalin and the soviet union in the pacific at the end of world war ii. we'll heard from david glantz, editor in chief of the journal of slavic military studies. this is just under an hour. first, thank you for the invitation to come down and to return to the beginning because i began my work on the soviet army basically as a result of a trip to japan in 1978, '80 and '81. the questions they had were questions about manchuria and now we are going full circle 30 years -- 35 years later. my task today is to talk about ending the war in the pacific. a few words about the genesis of what i'm going to be saying today. three years ago, i received an invitation to the national -- institute for defense studies in tokyo. it was a nice invitation. they said please come over, spend a week for us and talk about whatever

for martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 eastern. announcer: president obama talks about the 2016 budget. president obama: hi, everybody. it's hard to believe, but it was seven years ago this week that one of wall street's biggest investment banks went bankrupt, triggering a meltdown on wall street and the worst economic crisis since the great depression. and in the months that followed, millions of americans lost their jobs, their homes, and the savings they'd worked so hard to build. today's a different story. over the past five and a half years, our businesses have created more than 13 million new jobs. the unemployment rate is lower than it's been in over seven years. manufacturing is growing. housing is bouncing back. we've reduced our deficits by two-thirds. and 16 million more americans now know the security of health insurance. this is your progress. it's because of your hard work and sacrifice that america has come back from crisis faster than almost every other advanced nation on earth. we remain the safest, strongest bet i

from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> today, i am a reporter for went back to the office and i called him up and i said, mr. mayor, i have just been to club 55, don't you realize where people are -- realize that people are watching what you do and where you go and people see you watching naked girls? and there was a pause on the phone and then he said, "it's nice, isn't it?" theuncer: time sure what on political corruption in washington, d.c., maryland, and elsewhere. -- tom scheerd sheerwood: certain politicians wouldn't report gifts. the problem is, bob mcdonald had been potentially considered as a vice president shall candidate. that's -- vice provincial candidate -- vice president presidential candidate. in august of 1945, 70 years ago, american forces dropped two atomic bombs over hiroshima and one next, we will , whofrom murray peshkin site oft the new mexico los alamos on the manhattan project. involvedow did i get in the manhattan project? i was an undergraduate student in cornellol university, and it was obvious that we could not be ke

women to fill the position of the first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obamanday at 8 p.m. on american history tv on c-span three. >>> journalist and author evan thomas about his book being nixon amanda bided which he chronicles the life of america's 37th president. this was how the politics and prose bookstore in washington, d.c. earlier this year. >>> [inaudible conversations] >> good evening. i'm the co- owner of politics and prose along with my wife and on behalf of the entire staff i would like to welcome you. if you click administrative notes now would be a good time to turn off your cell phones or anything that might beat. second, when we get to the q-and-a part of the session, please try to make your way to the microphone right here. as you can see we are recording and not only for our own channel but c-span tv is here. finally, when we get to the end of the program before you come up to have your books signed, the staff would appreciate if you fold up chairs that you are seated in and leaned them against something that will not topple over. i am reall

-- first ladies who filled the position and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama" that's tonight on american history tv on c-span3. , he was aa nazi concentration camp commandant and he was responsible for the murder of thousands of jews. "q&a" a life altering discovery that her grandfather was a nazi concentration can, -- nazi concentration camp commandant. >> he was a tremendously cool person -- tremendously cool l person. crue he had two dogs and he trained them to tear humans apart. i think this sums it up really good. felt was a pleasure he when he killed people. is something that when you are normal, if you don't have this aspect of your personality, it's very difficult to grasp. >> that's tonight on c-span's "q&a." mitchellr-old frank became the first african-american congressional page in april of 1965. u.s. representative paul finley of illinois suggested him for the job and sponsored him while he was in washington, d c both of them discuss this at the abraham lincoln library. the u.s. capitol page alumni hosted this 40 minute event. on behalf of the u.s.

first ladies: influence and image," examining their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> in august 1940 5, 70 years two american forces dropped atomic bombs over japan, one in hiroshima, the second in nag asaki. recalls seth wheatley living in the secret city of oak ridge, tennessee with the goal of creating an uranium anichment plant to build atomic bomb. he discusses the need for secrecy. this is from the voices of the manhattan project created by the atomic heritage foundation and the los alamos historical society. i went to purdue university. i got married in my junior year. the beachd to join will navy program -- b-1 navy program2 to finish my studies and then to go into the navy. marriedre i was

women who but the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, for martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00, on c-span3. announcer: south carolina governor nikki haley was an washington, d.c. this week speaking at the national press club about race relations. she shared her own experience as a minority in the south and talked about what her state was doing to improve racial equality in the labor force and education. this is one hour. >> welcome to the national press club. i'm an editor for bloomberg. i am also president of the national press club. our guest today is south carolina governor nikki haley. some pundits see her as a rising star in the republican party and as a potential vice presidential candidate in 2016. more on that and a minute. first, i want to introduce our table which includes national press club members and guests of the speaker. from the audience is right, william douglas is the congressional correspondent for mcclatchy newspapers. matt small, radio producer. gabriel benedetti, political reporter. arthur brooks, president of the american enterprise insti

from martha washington to michelle obama" sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> in 1945, 70 years ago, allied forces liberated the nazi concentration camps. tonight on american history tv, we hear holocaust stories from those who lived them. those interviews are part of the oral history collection of the united states holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c. up next, mayor adler talks about being deported to auschwitz with his family in 1944, their separation and his later transfer to a labor concentration camp. he remembers concentration and returning to his childhood home where he searched unsuccessfully for any of his immediate relatives. this oral history is almost 90 minutes. >> october 6, 1929. >> i wonder if you could tell me something about your family, your early life before the war. >> well, we were a typical jewish family in a small town i had two younger brothers and my parents. a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins. and just as i said, normal kind of orthodox judaism. on friday, for example the wor

examining the public and private lives of the women who served as first lady from martha washington to michelle obama. >> european commission president jean-claude juncker gave his first european state of the union in strasburg, france this week. on thearks focused refugee crisis. history marks or 30 minutes. juncker: today, in spite of many differences among the member states, it is by far the wealthiest place and most stable continent in the world. those who are criticizing europe, european construction, european union, have to admit that this is the place of peace and stability and we should be -- [applause] have the means to help those fleeing from more, terror -- from war, terror, oppression. many more to say this is all very it is true that you cannot go house all of -- the missouri of the world. -- misery of the world. it is true that there are an unprecedented number of refugees, however it is .11% of the total european union population. 11, by comparison. of thes represent 25% population in a country that has wealth we enjoy in the european union. who are we to see another making these kinds

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency for martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. up next, from washington journal, a look at the role of progresses and the tea party and campaign 2016. then, ben carson speaking at the steamboat institute's annual conference in colorado. later, ohio governor and republican presidential candidate john kasich meeting with new hampshire voters at a house party in bedford. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] host: joining us now is anna galland who is executive director of moveon.org. good morning. guest: thank you for having me. host: let's start with iran because we learned that the president -- the white house has secured enough votes, starting in the senate, to keep this treaty alive and it avoided being defeated. what is your group's reaction to that? guest: this is an historic victory and armor -- and our members worked their hearts out to help secure this outcome. it is a good, diplomatic agreement that will help keep americans safe and prevent

from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. this sunday night on "q&a," we talk about the book "the trouble with lawyers." it talks about the high cost of law schools and the like of diversity in the profession. >> we need a different model of legal education that includes one-year programs for people doing routine work, to your programs for those who want to do something specialized, and three full years for people who want the full, general legal education that we have. it's crazy to train in the same way, number you was doing routine divorces in a small town in the midwest and somebody who was doing murders and -- doing mergers and acquisitions on wall street. we have a one-size-fits-all style that is extensive. the average debt for a law student is $100,000. it assumes that you can train everybody to do everything in the same way. i am licensed to practice in two states and i would not trust myself to do a routine divorce. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific. former british defense secretary liam fox spoke the washi

their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv >> history of shelf features popular writers and airs on american history tv every weekend at this time. jefferson morley recounts the first race right in washington dc of august 1835, set off by the actions of an 18-year-old , ave owned by anna thornton respected socialite. the slave was tried by francis scott key, famous for writing the lyrics to the star-spangled banner. he defended slavery and sought capital punishment. magers &quinn booksellers hosted this event in 2012. it is about 50 minutes.

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from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. a house intelligence hearing on cyber security. the witnesses include fbi director james coney and cai director john brennan. they testified on what their agencies are doing and what steps congress can take to ensure readiness. intelligence officials also testified. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> i want to thank director clapper. i guess the witnesses are not here yet. but i would still like to thank director clapper. [laughter] to hold this meeting on worldwide cyber threats. we know that all of the witnesses'time is very valuable and we want to take advantage of that today. i will keep my comments brief. this committee has traditionally world hearing to better educate the public on current dangers we face, as well as to showcase how the intelligence community is working to combat these threats. the focus of this hearing is cyber security, or given the current state of affairs, cyber insecurity. over the last several years, cyber attacks

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> next week pope francis visits new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c., where he'll address a joint meeting of congress. recently the cato institute hosted an event on the pope's views on economics and public statements on poverty, inequality, and capitalism. this is 1:15. >>> is the author or co-author of many books including religion and the constitution and sexuality and the u.s. catholic church. from 1981 to '84 was the assist ant to the solicitor general of the united states and he was elected to the american law institute in 1982. please welcome john garvey. >> thank you for having me down here. i've never been to the cato institute. i'm surprised. i have so many friends who work here. let me begin with a little quiz i want you to answer mentally the following three questions. who said this? first, you're not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his. the earth b

from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. , remarks from republican presidential candidate ben carson at the steamboat institute annual conference in colorado. seven we will look at this morning's headlines on washington journal. tv. announcer: ben carson was recently in colorado. he spoke on a range of issues including the national debt, immigration. this is part of our road to the white house coverage. dr. carson: thank you. thank you. we are delighted to be with you. thanks for all the hard work. jennifer and rick, all the the leadership program of the rockies, everybody whoas done such a fabulous job in putting this together. you know, america is still a place of dreams. there are a lot of people who try to denigrate our country because there may have been things that has happened in the past that were not particularly flattering, but that is not because there's anything wrong with our country. it is because there was something wrong with people from time to time. people inhabit

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from martha washington to michelle obama. >> a signature feature of "book tv," is our all-day coverage of festivals from across the country. near the end of september, we are in new york for the brooklyn book festival celebrates its 10th year. that, we arefter live from austin for the texas book festival. near the end of the month, we will be covering two book festivals. on the east coast, the boston book festival. at the start of november we will be in portland oregon for wordstock. followed by the national book awards. then we are live, for the 18th year in a row, from miami, florida. that is a look at the festivals this fall on "book tv." wednesday, an epa official, the colorado mayor and a chemist testified at a special hearing. they talked about the toxic river spill near the shuttered gold king mine site. witnesses discussed the response to the bill, the responsibility and the long-term impact on farmers and businesses in the area. this is just over two hours. >> the committee on science, space and technology will come to order. without objection, the chair is authorized to decla

women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obamasunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan3. >> now to capitol hill where pope francis delivered a historic address this morning. the pontiff's remarks focused on global issues, immigration and climate change. this is about 50 minutes. mr., speaker, the pope of the holy see. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> members o'of congress i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you pope francis of the holy see. [ cheers and applause ] >>> mr. vice president, mr. speaker, honorable members of congress, dear friends, i am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] i would like to think that the reason for this is that i too am a son of this great continent, from which we have all received so much and toward which we share a common responsibility. each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. your own responsibility as memb

women that filled the position of the first lady and influence on presidency, from martha washington to michelle obamanday 8:00 p.m. eastern. american history tv on c-span3. >> presidential candidate jeb bush unveiled his energy plan which calls for for lift restrictions on producing and exporting oil and natural gas, improving the keystone x of the l pipeline and requiring the federal government to refer to states and private governments on energy production rules. he made his remarks at a natural gas company in western pennsylvania. ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you all for taking the time to join us today to hear from governor jeb bush. it's great to have jeb in pennsylvania. [cheers and applause] eight years ago, rice energy was started by three properties in an apartment in pittsburgh. with hard work and talented team, rice energy has become a top 25 producer of natural gas in the united states today. while most people would assume rice energy's success is because of the rice brothers, the truth is, our role as leaders of this company isn't to tell our 370 hard-working employees how to do their jobs. o

from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. n american history tv. >> next, a hearing on what the iran nuclear deal would mean for missile defense and nonproliferation. this is just under an hour. i want to note that the subcommittee invited a witness from the state department to testify today. we were told in writing that he was available, he would be watching us even now from his office since his schedule was open. however, he is not here today. i understand that senior officials at the state department decided not to send him because the state department isn't ready to discuss implementation. i think everybody should be bothered that we are being asked to vote on this agreement and the department of state won't discuss how it will be implemented. i move to the joint hearing. in february of 2014 undersecretary of state wendy sherman the lead negotiator of the iran agreement whose record reflect she also gave us the agreed framework with north korea which gave them the missile stated that it is true in these first six months w

from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8 p.m.astern on american history tv, on c-span3. pope's visit to the u.s. c-span has live coverage from us in, the first stop on the pope's tour, tuesday afternoon beginning at 3:45. we are live at the president and mrs. obama to greet the pontiff upon his arrival on joint base andrews. wednesday morning, the welcoming ceremonies for the as the obamas officially welcome him to the white house. live coverage begins at 8:45 eastern. that afternoon, the mass and canonization at the basilica of the immaculate shrine -- the basilica of the shrine of the immaculate conception. pope francis makes history, becoming the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of congress. and friday morning, live coverage from new york as the speaks to the un's general assembly -- as the pope speaks to the un's general assembly. then the pontiff will hold a multi-religious service at the 9/11 museum and world trade center. the process for trip to the u.s., live on tv or online at c-span.org. now a form on criminal r

examining the public and private lives of first ladies and the influence on presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> a signature feature of book tv is our all-day coverage of book fairs and festivals from across the country with top nonfiction authors. here is our schedule. beginning this weekend, we are alive from the 15th annual national book festival from our nations capital. we are in new york for the brooklyn festival celebrating its 10th year. in early october, it is the southern festival of books in nashville. the weekend after that, we are live from austin for the texas book festival. new the end of the month we will cover two festivals on the same weekend. the wisconsin book festival in madison. on the east coast, the boston book festival. in november, we will be in portland for word stock followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november, we alive for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span twos book tv. >> "washington journal"