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to next month for author and historian and activist mary frances berry. "in depth" on c-span2's booktv, television for serious readers. >> secretary of state john kerry is traveling to india today for talks on improving relations between the two countries. earlier this week mr. kerry was at the center for american progress urging india to expand trade and do more on climate change. this is 45 minutes. >> we are really honored and thrilled to have the 60th sec of state john kerry join us today to discuss america's relationship with india as we launch tap india 2020 program. throughout history secretary kerry has reinforced the strategic partnership between the united states in india. he supported the crucial civilian nuclear agreement in 2008 at maintain just support for india's full, permanent membership an expanded u.n. security council. with the new government in india, faces both challenges and real opportunity. prime minister modi came to power with a mandate to shape up india's economy and redefined the country's role on the world stage. through cap

tune in next weekend for mary frances berry. author michael korda is our guest in november. and in december, american enterprise institute and noted musician arthur brooks. 'sn-depth," on c-span2 "booktv." american artifacts on american history tv. this weekend our visit to the national security archives at george washington university reveals declassified documents about the gulf of tonkin in vietnam. 50 years ago this week, president johnson was given broad powers to wage war in southeast asia. "american artifacts." watch more american history tv next week while congress is in recess. american history tv will be at prime time monday through friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> "washington journal" continues." host: we are joined by democratic congressman -- congresswoman from colorado diana degette. house leaders, republican leaders, released their own border bill yesterday. it was far below the funding level that senate democrats were looking at, that the president was looking at. a few policy provision changes in there as well. your reaction? president's proposal was for emer

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to index month for august was an activist mary frances berry. c-span2's booktv, television for serious readers. >> up next historian james oakes examines the plan that intended to produce a peaceful end to slavery prior to the civil war. the proposal called for the utilization of federal mandates to surround slaveholding states with a cordon of freedom that would encourage slaves to escape in large numbers, which would in term which would in term harm to 70, and pushed states to electively abolished slavery. this is about 50 minutes. >> this is my great pleasure to introduce professor oakes this evening. i read "the scorpion's sting." the idea i would find all kinds of flaws with it because often get to disagree about the civil war. and i have to say i couldn't find very many things i disagreed with, but there are a few and we will talk about those this evening. the thing i think i disliked about the book was it's now requiring you to rethink everything i ever thought i knew about the civil war. so to start, professor oakes, if you could give us