mauldin knew that. like the actual war veterans, v willie and joe's story wasn't going to end when they came home. our next speaker has focused his work on sharing veterans' stories with his veterans breakfast club and is also the biographer of mauldin. we think there's no one better to come and talk about coming home. before he takes the podium, we will see our next oral history showcase, the 2000 yard stare, where veterans discuss their emotional and mental wounds that they brought home with them, while also having to readjust to civilian life in the real post-war world. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> the most intense experience of my life. i have never come anywhere near that, nor do i ever expect to. ♪ >>> it was a living hell from day one. >> i think the biggest thing that ever happened to me was crossing the field. if anybody was ever scared to death, i was. >> i guess at that time that's why i never expected to make 21. >> i never wanted off on an island so bad in my life. ♪ >> there's always in combat there's pucker

bill mauldin said it was mayhem.as a book about this written by lillian ross, picture , and it was mayhem from start to finish. audie murphy had severe posttraumatic stress problems. when they were not shooting the movie, he would go out and get into a bar fight. he would show up with a broken nose and bruises and they would have to cover it up to film. he would not talk to mauldin, would hardly look at him. he called him a rear echelon ink slinger, and mauldin worshiped murphy, and when murphy did die in 1971, i believe, mauldin wrote a beautiful eulogy to him that appeared i believe in people magazine about the demons that possessed murphy and how he understood murphy so well because they came from the same background, the desert southwest, impoverished people who found their first home in the army and in more, and could never kind of escape that legacy. thank you. >> next question in the center. >> were willie and joe based on real characters or were they figments of his imagination? >> willie, the one with the bi

he continued after the war and xt, todd depastino discusses bill mauldin's post world war ii career. he is the ouffer -- author of two collections of mauldin's work, including "willy and joe back home." this talk is parted of a program at the world war ii museum in new orleans. it begins with a film about the emotional scars of war. >> two of the most famous

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announcer: then a historian discusses post-world war ii career of editorial cartoonist bill mauldin, who was a cartoonist through the war. >> while overseas, he avoided ideological outbursts and never allowed a partisan politics into his cartoons. back home, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. announcer: on sunday at 6:00 p.m. -- documentsmy favorite is a draft version of what became the bill of rights. this is the senate markup. the senate took the 17th amendments passed by the house and changed them into 12 aendments that after conference committee was 12 amendments sent to the states for ratification. 10 of the 12 were ratified by the states. announcer: christine and jennifer johnson take a tour of the national archives exhibit marking the 220 for anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights. tv complete american history schedule, go to c-span.org. >> american history tv is featuring scottsdale, arizona. c-span's cities tour staff visited many sites. the city of scottsdale is surrounded by the sonoran desert and covers approximately 100,000 square miles. lea

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mauldin knew that. willie and joe story was not going to and when they came home. has focused his work on sharing veterans stories with his veterans breakfast club and he is also the biographer of mauldin. we think there is no one better to come and talk about coming home.

discusses the post-world war ii career of two-time pulitzer prize-winning editorial cartoonist bill mauldin, who was a cartoonist during the war for "stars & stripes" magazine. >> he never allowed partisan politics into his cartoons. back home however, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. >> sunday at 6:00. >> one of my favorite documents in the gallery is a draft version of what became the bill of rights. we usually refer to this as the senate markup. the senate took the 17th amendments passed by the house and changed them into 12 amendments. after a conference committee, it was 12 sent to the states for ratification. 10 of those 12 were ratified by the states. >> the curators take a tour of the national archives exhibit marking the 245th anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights. our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. is authors week on "washington journal." beginning sunday, the author on his book, a memoir of a family and culture in crisis. 19, the authorr will join us to talk about his book, plan to replace the welfare state. on tuesday, d

most famous soldiers of world war ii were joe, cartoone and characters created by the great bill mauldin, beloved by the servicemen overseas were there frank representation of what it was like to be a grunt at the front. knew that. like the rhythms, their story wooden and when they came home. focused hisaker has work on sharing veterans' stories with his veterans breakfast club, and is also his biographer.

just before 9:00, historian todd depastino discusses the post-world war ii career of sergeant bill mauldin, a cartoonist during the war. avoided ideological outbursts and never allowed partisan politics into his cartoons. but back home, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. . >> sunday at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts -- >> one of my favorite artifacts is the draft version of what became the bill of rights. we refer to this as the senate markup. the 17ate took 12.dments and made them 12 amendments were sent to the states for ratification. 10 of those are ratified. christine blackerby and jennifer johnson tour the national archives, celebrating the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights. for the complete c-span schedule, go to c-span.org. >> december 7 marked the 75th anniversary of the japanese attack on pearl harbor in 1941. up next on american history tv's "reel america," "the world at minute film from the office of war information from 1942. the film begins with the japanese attack on pearl harbor and president roosevelt's day of infamy speech. there i

. >>> sergeant bill mauldin was a cartoonist for the magazine stars and stripes magazine during world war ii. showcasing the har ships of the wars through his characters, willie and joe. he continued his work and won two pull iitzer prizes. continuing with todd decostanio. this begins with an 8:00 minute world war ii film about the

next, a look at mauldin's post car cartooning career. this program begins with an eight-minute world war ii film about the emotional scars of the war. >>> two of the most famous soldiers of world war ii were the g.i.s willie and joe,

. ♪ announcer 2: sergeant bill mauldin was a cartoonist for the army magazine stars & stripes and world ii. he shows the wars hardships through the eyes of characters. were --ssed his post war can to test cartooning career. 1945, willyber 10 is not wearing his rubbers. you will catch your death of cold. the next day, however, molded previewed a new approach that would devastate his career. in a cartoon that some newspapers refused to print, a stands, face obscured, on crutches at the counter of the victory bar in california. combat infantry man badge decorates his shirt, and six hashmarks on his left sleeve indicating three years of service over seas. the bartender, i heavy brown super patriot, thumbs back to a handwritten sheet written on the mirror, no japs allowed, can you read signs, he read -- asks the soldier? bills defense of the nisei team, they were the most decorated in american history, marked a hard political cartoon turn. it offended him. as a dirt poor runs on the southwest, he effaced bullying and prejudice. i don't like a man being told he is unequal until he gets a chan

i would say, yeah, his cartoons upfront, upfront by mauldin were combat cartoons. how he would travel is he would go up to the front lines and stay in the foxholes for maybe a week, four days, maybe seven days, as long as 14 days, and then he would travel back to the rear, and for that same amount of time, exactly the same amount of time, he would draw cartoons inspired by what he saw up front, and then he had to make that long trip back. he said going back was really hard, going back to the front lines was very difficult, and his friend and mentor and the guy who discovered him, ernie pyle, the great scripts correspondent, he told him you have to get drunk to go back. you can't do it any other way. bill was a t toler his father was an alcoholic. he always stayed away, but during the war, he started drinking, and that led to a lifelong drinking problem, but he drank to get back up front. his cartoons are absolutely all about combat, however, i did look to his 700 odd overseas cartoons, and i could only find one in which a character is firing a weapon, only one time

announcer: then a historian discusses post-world war ii career of editorial cartoonist bill mauldin, who was a cartoonist through the war. >> while overseas, he avoided ideological outbursts and never allowed a partisan politics into his cartoons. back home, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. announcer: on sunday at 6:00 p.m. -- >> one

army stars and stripes magazine. >> mauldin had avoided ideological outbursts but he never allowed partisanpolitics into his art. back home however, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. >> sunday at 6 pm on american artifacts. >> one of my favorite documents in the galley is a draft version of what became the bill of rights. we usually refer to this as the senate markup. the senate took 17 minutes passed by the house and change them into 12 amendments that asked for a conference committee, it was 12 amendments sent to the state prosecution and intent of those 12 were ratified by the state. >> coach ureters christine blackberry and jennifer johnson take a tour of the national archives exhibit of the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights on december 15, 1791. for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> and now to a discussion on changes expected to the federal health care law under the 45th congress and president-elect donald trump. from earlier today, this comes from the american enterprise institute in washington. >>. [inaudible conve

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. >> while overseas, mauldin avoided outbursts and never allowed partisan politics into his cartoons. back home, however, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. >> and sunday at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts. >> one of my favorite documents in the gallery is a draft version of what became the bill of rights. the senate took the 17 amendments passed by the house and changed them to 12 amendments that after a conference committee it was 12 that was sent to the states for ratification. and ten of those 12 were ratified by the states. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the brookings institution hosted a discussion on the future of cities. . we'll hear from chicago mayor rahm emanuel to discuss the urban policies of the incoming trump administration and britain's exit from the european union. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us today to talk about cities in the age of brexit and trump. we're joined by two remarkable people who are well positioned to both interpret what has happened and really to give us some guidance going forward. rahm emanuel is t

. >> mauldin avoided ideological outbursts. back home he jump into the political fray with both feet. >> and sunday at 6:00 p.m. on american artartifacts. >> this is a draft version of what became the bill of rights. and we usually refer to this as the senate markup. the senate took the 17 amendments passed by the house and changed them into 12 amendments that after a conference committee it was 12 amendments that were sent to the states for ratification. and ten of those 12 were ratified by the states. >> christine and jennifer take a tour of the national archives exhibit matching the 225 anniversary of the ratification of the bill of rights. for complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. ♪ >>> c-span student cam documentary contest is in full swing and this year we're asking students to tell us what's the most important issue for the new president and the new congress to address in 2017. joining me is ashley lee, a former student cam winner of 2015 for if her documentary help for homeless heroes. tell us about y

i would say, yeah, his cartoons upfront, upfront by mauldin were combat cartoons. how he would travel is he would go up to the front lines and stay in the foxholes for maybe a week, four days, maybe seven days, as long as 14 days, and then he would travel back to the rear, and for that same amount of time, exactly the same amount of time, he would draw cartoons inspired by what he saw up front, and then he had to make that long trip back. he said going back was really hard, going back to the front lines was very difficult, and his friend and mentor and the guy who discovered him, ernie pyle, the great scripts correspondent, he told him you have to get drunk to go back. you can't do it any other way. bill was a t toler his father was an alcoholic. he always stayed away, but during the war, he started drinking, and that led to a lifelong drinking problem, but he drank to get back up front. his cartoons are absolutely all about combat, however, i did look to his 700 odd overseas cartoons, and i could only find one in which a character is firing a weapon, only one time

most famous soldiers of world war ii were joe, cartoone and characters created by the great bill mauldin, beloved by the servicemen overseas were there frank representation of what it was like to be a grunt at the front. knew that. like the rhythms, their story wooden and when they came home. focused hisaker has work on sharing veterans' stories with his veterans breakfast club, and is also his biographer. we think there is no one better to come in and talk about coming home. but before he takes the podium, we will see our next oral history sure case, the 2000 yard stare, where veterans discuss their emotional and mental wounds that they brought home with them, while also having to readjust to civilian life in the real postwar world. ♪ >> peleliu was the most intense experience of my life. i have never come anywhere near that, nor do i ever expect to. ♪ >> it was a living hell from day one. think the biggest thing that ever happened to me was crossing peleliu. if anybody was ever scared to death, i was. >> i guess at that time, i never expected to live to 21. ♪ i never wanted off the isl

historian todd depostino discusses the career of two-time pulitzer prize winning cartoonist bill mauldin. >> while overseas, maulden had avoided ideological outbursts and never allowed partisan politics into his cartoons. back home, however, he jumped into the political fray with both feet. >> and sunday at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts. >> one of my favorite documents in the gallery, it's a draft version of what became the bill of rights. and we usually refer to this as the senate mark-up. the senate took the 17 amendm t amendments passed by the house and changed them into 12 amendments that after a conference committee, it was 12 amendments that were sent to the states for ratification. and ten of those 12 were ratified by the states. >> christine blackerbee and jennifer johnson take a tour of the national archives exhibit marking the 225th anniversary of the ratification of the bifl rights on december 15th, 1791. >>> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> next, a discussion about the nation's nursing home facilities and the system used to rate them. from the brookings inst