to point were johnson thought he could not run for reelection. >> we are about to see general maxwell taylor. how was he received by the committee? donald: the committee respected general taylor. he had a lot of gravitas. he worked for john kennedy, dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, had been our ambassador there. they gave him a lot of leeway. there was a great of respect for anybody in a military uniform. but general taylor brought a sort of american attitude towards this war. people deferred to that. was generation of senators the generation that fought world war ii, and they sort of solve this is the continuation. in fact, the administration kept used world war ii analogies, trying to make it ,nto a second world war essentially. that was an appealing argument to the united states who had fought in the second world war and believed this was the mission of the united states. it divided parents and children, very much so. even robert mcnamara's own children rebelled against the war at the time. a lot of senators had great arguments when they went home and had dinner with their families. we

there and ips were who was general maxwell taylor? january 1, '96 there were 125,000 american troops in 1966. than there were a year earlier. a year earlier there were 30,000 troops. before that there had been 16,000 advisors. increase.as a gradual president johnson did not want sending ear he was large numbers sew sent troops in announcing 50,000 troops or 75,000 troops there the idea this would be enough and cap and he would limit the war. military on the ground needed more and he would send more. had been involved in policy from the beginning. president kennedy sent taylor to vietnam in 1961 to look at the it wason and taylor said a dire situation and that he didn't believe the government and defend itself americans would have to get involved. more americans sending naval support and more air support. did not, however, elieve that u.s. combat troops should ever be to vietnam. became ambassador to vietnam in 1964. previous ambassador had left to come home to run for president. was sent.ylor while he was there he sent regular telegra

point where johnson felt he could not run for reelection. >> we are just about to see general maxwell taylor. how was he received by the committee? donald ritchie: the committee respected general taylor. general taylor had a lot of gravitas. he worked for john kennedy, dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, had been our ambassador there. they gave him a lot of leeway. there was a great deal of respect for anybody in a military uniform. even if they disagreed with him. but general taylor brought a great deal of american attitude towards this war. people deferred to that. this generation of senators was the generation that fought world war ii, and they sort of saw this as the continuation. in fact, the administration used world war ii analogies, trying to make vietnam into a second world war essentially. that was an appealing argument to a large part of the united es

point where johnson felt he could not run for re-election. >> so we're just about to see general maxwell taylor, how was he received by the committee? >> the committee respected general taylor greatly. general taylor had a lot of gravitas. they gave him a lot of lee way. there was a great deal of respect for anybody in the military uniform. and even if they disagreed with them. but, agai but, agai but, general taylor brought a view to this war. the generation before, world war ii, they saw this as a continuation. in fact, the administration kept talking about munich and kept talking about all these things that were world war ii analogies, trying to make vietnam into sort of a mini second world war essentially and that was an appealing argument to a large part of the united states who had fought in the

in early it was both proponents and supporters of the war, people like dean rusk and general maxwell taylor, and opponents like general gavin.

>> next weekend we'll hear from general maxwell taylor and saturday february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's

>> we will also hear from a special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor, and dean rosk. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to talk about the budget announcement this week, in particular the v.a. budget and you originally said you had concerns that the obama administration is growing more money at all the v.a.. that is not the way to solve it.

>> next weekend, hearing from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor.and on saturday, february 27th, secretary of state rusing gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org.

>> we will hear from general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean russ. for the complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. night, supreme court roberts talks about the public perception of the court and the crafting of supreme court ruling. the event was hosted by the new england law school in boston and happened before the death of justice scalia. watch the interview tomorrow night on c-span. on this morning's washington journal, we looked at the life and career of justice scalia, who served on the high court for three decades. we discussed what his vacancy means for the court moving forward. death istice scalia's opening a partisan battle. that is the headline available at thehill.com. that.talk about what imprint did he have on the high court? caller: he had a huge imprint from the conservative standpoint. he was nominated by president reagan and unanimously confirmed, something you will not see in the next decade, a supreme court justice being unanimously confirmed. you would see on capitol hill, not a recluse. he would go out. &a"now you are playing th

i presume you have read the report of general maxwell taylor's speech in new york somewhere around the first of this month. general gavin: yes, i have , sir. >> and i will just read this extra that exerpt. he is quoted as saying, he knew of no officer who had "current" responsibilities who share the enclave theory. they go on and refer to your -- i'm assuming that's referring to your article in "harpers magazine." the comments in the speech that if we don't succeed in south vietnam, the efficacy of a war of liberation will be established and proved. and we can expect more attempts at wars of liberation around the world in various places in the world in various places in the succeeded in south vietnam. -- if this succeeded in south vietnam. this is allegedly a direct quote from the speech. general taylor says, "this country cannot escape its destiny as the champion of the free world. there is no running away from it. the impulse to withdraw our troops and safe enclaves in south vietnam has much in common with the yearning for safety beyond defenses at our coastlines and is equally illus

>> we will hear from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to c-span.org. [applause] >> every election cycle we are reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> c-span is a home for political junkies in a way to track the government as it happens. >> it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of fans on the hill. my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. >>

>> we will hear from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to c-span.org. [applause] >> every election cycle we are reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> c-span is a home for political junkies in a way to track the government as it happens. >> it's a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of fans on the hill. my colleagues will say i saw you on c-span. >> there is so much more that c-span does to make sure people outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. 2013 mark the 150th anniversary of the freedman's bank. incorporated by congress in 1865, the bank was for newly freed slaves in the post-civil war era. up next on american history tv the treasury department hosts a , ceremony to rename the treasury annex building to freedman's bank building. this was built on the original site of the bank. this is about 30 minutes. brodi fontenot: good afternoon. my name is brodi fontenot, and i am the assistant secretary for management

>> we will hear from special consultant to president johnson general maxwell taylor. and then secretary of state dean russ gaves a statement defending johnson's policies. for the complete weekend history schedule go to cspan.org. >> on the next washington journal climate reporter amanda riley talks about the supreme court's decision this week to temporarily block the epa's regulation on carbon emission from power plants. and a look at the u.s. and international response to the zika virus with alex alexander who specializes in global health. and we discuss campaign 2016 and the role of so-called super delegates in the democratic primary. we will talk calls and look for comments on facebook and twitter. washington journal is live every day at 7 am eastern on c-span. >> president obama released his 2017 budget request this week. it provides for continue support of afghan nationt security forces. several defense department officials gave a status at a house armed service subcommittee hearing earlier today. this is an hour and 45 minutes. >> welcome. i am delighted to conv

maxwell taylor's opening statement, followed by committee members. >> our position is clear and defined. his speech of april 7, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms. >> we want nothing for ourselves , only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his defense on the policy. for the full schedule, go to www.c-span.org. week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums and historic places. located on the national mall in washington, d.c., the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from andrew mellon, who served as treasury secretary from 1920 to 1932. we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait paintings. in this program we feature the work of gilbert stuart. his unfinished portrait of george washington is the image on the one dollar bill. dianne: hello, i am dianne stephens from the nationa

weekend, hear from special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor. and on saturday, february 27th, rusk ary of state dean gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. american mplete history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> on friday, the house passed a bipartisan bill that would impose new sanctions on north officials there accountable for cyberattacks and human rights abuses. justin demosh and thomas massey were the only members to vote against the senate, pproved by the 96-0 earlier next week. goes to the president's desk. here's some of friday's debate from the house floor. >> mr. speaker? years, the foreign affairs committee that i chair as worked with greatre build support.o i want to thank our colleagues and our ranking member for his this legislation. i also thank senators corker and for their leadership in the senate and for their strong additions, particularly on human rights, and on cyberattacks by the brutal and hostile north korean regime. democrats and , republicans, house and senate, nite to put this north korea s

>> we will also hear from general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> given the growing demands for water for environmental needs, there is more of a demand to

we arelbright: privileged this morning to have as our witness, general maxwell taylor, one of the a list military leaders we have had in his country in many years. his record of this thing were service to the nation goes back nearly 45 years. he was an outstanding combat leader in world war ii and throughnd went on progressively more responsible positions to become chief of staff of the army and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. few men have played such a significant role and the developments leading to our current involvement in vietnam. for the last five years, general taylor has been associated intimately with the making of vietnamese policy decisions. as personal military representative of president kennedy and 1961 and 1962, as chairman of the joint chief of staff, and as our ambassador to south vietnam in 1964 and 1965. he is now special consultant to the president, and accompanied him to the recent conference in honolulu. general taylor, we are very pleased to have you. we have had you often before and are very familiar with you. we welcome you to make whatever statement you

>> next weekend, we'll hear everywhere special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor. and on saturday, february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> the reality is the best presidents, the greatest presidents have ever been willing to recognize they weren't the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. >> sunday night on q & a, former secretary of defense and director of the cia robert gates discusses his book "lessons on leadership." mr. gates an served under several president, most recent ris presidents george w. bush and barack obama. >> at end of the cold war when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american peopleing had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of thut existential conflict with the soviet union. i believe that after the end evident cold war, we were going to have to be more open about what we did and

retired general maxwell taylor appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to defend his administration policy as special consultant to lyndon b. johnson. the broadcast from cbs

johnson, general maxwell taylor, and dean rosk. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> >> join c-span on our newsmakers program this week as senator johnny isakso, a republican completing his second term, and who has announced his candidacy for the next term. he is the chairman of the veterans affairs committee. >>>> thank you for being with us. great to be with you. >> let me introduce the reporters will be with us. we are changes is with the military times, and connor o'brien covers that covers defense for politico. leo, you are up first with questions. >> i wanted to talk about the budget announcement this week, in particular the v.a. budget and you originally said you had concerns that the obama administration is growing more money at all the v.a.. that is not the way to solve it. what is your opinion of what the budget is? do you feel like that's what's happening here? >> the increase in the budget is 9.8%, but 12% of that is mandatory because we have made promises to those who serve in the military. that is n

e'll hear a special consultant of president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement, followedittee member questions. >> our purpose is equally clear and easily defined. in a baltimore speech on april did 1965, president johnson so in the following terms. our objective is the independence of south vietnam and the freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive admissions and remains our objective today. rusk next saturday, dean gives his testimony defending the vietnam policies. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> ahead of the republican presidential primary this weekend in south carolina, epublican presidential candidate marco rubio received the endorsement of the state's governor nikki haley. at a ppeared together campaign rally. this is just over an hour. >> marco! marco! marco! >> marco! marco! marco! marco! >> is it a great day in south carolina? we are so excited that you

in 1965, retired general maxwell taylor appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to defend policy is a special consultant to president johnson. the 75 minute broadcast from cbs news includes general taylor's opening statements, questions and comments from senators. but first, donald ritchie discuss the significance of the hearing. >> what is his book? donald: it was experts from the hearings they convened on the vietnam war in early

>> next weekend we'll hear special consultant general maxwell taylor.n saturday february 27th, secretary of state dean ross gives his testimony involving the policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the reality is the best presidents -- the greatest presidents have been willing to recognize they weren't the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they thought were smarter than themselves. >> sunday night on q and a former secretary of defense and former director of the cia robert gates discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from fifty years of public service." mr. gates has served under several presidents most recently parking lights george w. bush and barack obama. >> at the end of the cold war, when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of this existential conflict with the soviet union. and i believe that after the end of the cold war we

announcer: we will also hear from general maxwell taylor in secretary of state dean rusk. for the weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer: tonight on c-span, q of a with former secretary defense robert gates. then at 12:00 a.m., prime minister's question. and come memorizing the 37th anniversary of the revolution that a speech in tehran. ♪ announcer: this week on "q&a," former secretary of defense robert gates. he discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform." from 50 years of public service. brian lamb: robert gates and the council on foreign relations recently had a column which said the next president of the united states ought to read five books on the presidency. yours was at the top on leadership. what would you want the next president to take away from your book on leadership? secretary gates: i think surrounding himself herself with really strong capable, independent-minded people, empowering them, delegating

hear froml also general maxwell taylor and dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> the reality is, the best president, the greatest presidents, have been willing to recognize the smartest person in the room. and to surround themselves with people they felt were smarter than themselves. >> tonight on q&a, former secretary of defense, robert gates, discusses his book "a passion for leadership, lessons on change and reform from 50 years of public service." he has served under several presidents, including george w. bush and barack obama. >> when i was director of central intelligence, i came to believe very strongly that the american people had given cia a pass on a lot of things because of i believe that after the end of the cold war, we would have to be more open. about what we did and how we did and to another extent, why we did it to help the american people but understand why intelligence was important to the government and why presidents valued it. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span'

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professional arguments here, but i presume you've -- you've read the report at least of general maxwell taylor's speech in new york somewhere around the first of this month. >> yes. yes, i have, sir. >> and i'll just leave this excerpt. i don't like to read from context alone, but this will shorten time. he's quoted as saying in effect at least that he knew of no officer with, quote, current, unquote, responsibilities who shared the enclave theory. they go on and refer to your -- i assume that was referring to your article in the february issue of "harper's" magazine. and then his comments in this speech that if we don't succeed in south vietnam, the advocacy of a war liberation will be established and proved and that i take it that it would follow that we could expect more attempts at wars and liberation around over the world in various places if this succeeded in south vietnam. i'll read this paragraph. this is allegedly a direct quote from the speech. general taylor says this country cannot escape its destiny as the champion of the free world. there is no running away from it. the impulse to

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continue our story on the vietnam era. 50 years later, we will hear a special consultant of general maxwell taylor's opening statement, followed by committee members. >> our position is clear and defined. his speech of april 7, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms. >> we want nothing for ourselves , only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his defense on the policy. for the full schedule, go to www.c-span.org. week, american history tvs american artifacts visits museums d

announcer: we will also hear from a general maxwell taylor and a secretary of state. for the computer -- for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. justicer: supreme court antonin scully has died at a ranch in west texas. he was 79-years old. in 2014, justice scalia and ruth bader ginsburg talked about the court and meanings of freedom. they also discussed national security surveillance programs, cameras in the court, and their personal friendship. this interview was part of thekalb report. it was produced in partnership with the national press club and the joe schwan steen center for public policy. it is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> the kalb report is funded from a grant for the excellence in journalism foundation. ♪ >> from the national press club, and washington, d.c., this is "the kalb report," with marvin kalb. ♪ [applause] marvin kalb: hello, and welcome to the national press club and to another addition of the kalb report. i am marvin kalb. in our program tonight, "45 words, a conversation about the first amendment with supreme court justices antonin scal

robert's own children them.ed as our ivileged to witness general maxwell taylor. ne of the ablest military leaders in many years. his record of distinguished back e to the nation goes nearly 45 years. e was an outstanding combat leader in world war two and in went on through progressively more responsible become chief of staff of the army and chairman staff. joint chiefs of few men have played such a significant role in the to our ents leading current involvement in vietnam. for the last five years, general has been associated intimately with the making of policy decisions. as personal military epresentative of president kennedy in 1961 and '62, as chairman. chief of staffs from '62 o '64 and as our ambassador to outh vietnam in 1964 and 1965, and he is now special consultant to the president and accompanied the recent conference in honolulu. general taylor, we're pleased to have you with and we're very you and welcome whatever statement you choose. >> mr. chairman and gentlemen, i want to thank you, mr. chairman, and the members of the committee for your willingn

we'll hear a special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement, followed by committee member questions. >> our purpose is equally clear and easily defined. in his baltimore speech of april 7, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms: our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their eau own way. their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> the cato institute held a discussion on tuesday on education policy and funding. experts take a look at the obama administration's every student succeeds act and state versus federal control of schools. every student succeeds act, or e esfa, is the administration's program re

we will hear special consultants to president johnson, general maxwell taylor is opening statement. our purpose is equally clear and defined. speech when president johnson did so in the following -- our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> that saturday, secretary of defensean rusk give his of president johnson's policies. for a complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> former national security council counterterrorism director dan rosenthal spoke last month about the challenges of closing guantanamo bay military prison. that is tomorrow night at 8:00 eastern. he is joined by attorney john is thomas wilmer. here's a portion of the discussion. >> guantanamo is terribly important for this country. i am bored about the people there. i want them treated well. -- worried about the people

we will hear a special consultant of president johnson, general maxwell taylor, followed by committeequestions. >> in his baltimore speech of april 7, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms. our objective is the independence of south vietnam veterans freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued three successive administrations. >> next saturday, dean rusk gives his testimony. for the complete weekend schedule, go to www.c-span.org. [applause] cycle, we areion reminded how important it is for citizens to be informed. >> i think it is a great way for us to stay informed. >> there are a lot of c-span fans on the hill. >> there's so much more that c-span does to make sure that people outside the beltway know what is going on inside it. >> on today's "washington journal," we talked to supreme court reporter david savage about the death of justice scalia over the weekend and vacancy on the court. then, aaron klein of the biparti

>> next weekend we'll hear from special consultant to general johnson general maxwell taylor.and on saturday february 27th, secretary of state deen rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> during campaign 2016, c-span takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. [ applause ] >>> president obama recently spoke at an israeli embassy ceremony honoring four people including americans for risking their lives to protect jews during the holocaust. it's the first time the ceremony's been held at the israeli embassy in washington, and the first time an american president has participated. this is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> mr. president, honored guests, it's a great honor for me to be here this evening with all of you. i'm nina totenburg. some of you may recognize me from television but most of you might recognize my voice from national public radio. we are assembled here at the embassy of israel in washington, d.c. to

>> next weekend we'll hear from special consultant to president johnson general maxwell taylor and onsaturday, february 27th, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> puerto rico's debt is now estimated to be about $72 billion. a discussion now on how to deal with it. panelists include a counselor to treasury secretary jack lew and former washington, d.c., mayor anthony williams who also served as the city's chief financial officer during its financial crisis. the hour and a half event was hosted by the bipartisan policy center. >> good morning. my name's aaron klein. i'm the director of the financial regulatory reform initiative. i'd like to welcome you all here at the bipartisan policy center for our indepth analysis of the upcoming super bowl. we're all here on friday morning to discuss an issue that's incredibly important to millions of americans, both on the island and commonwealth of puerto rico and throughout america. and it's a great privilege here at bbc

vietnam hearings, 50 years later but we hear special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement followed by committee member questions. >> our position equally clear and easily defined. and his baltimore speech of april 7th, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms. our objective of south vietnam and freedom from attacks. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be able to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three success of administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday secretary of state gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >> now discussion on the state of the working-class family, the well-being of children, family structure and marriage hosted by the american academy of political and social science, this is an hour and 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> i apologize for the late start, good morning friends, colleagues. my

we'll hear special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement followed by committee member questions. >> our purpose is clear and defined. from his speech in 1965, president johnson did so in the following term. our objective is the independence of south vietnam and the freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three success fl administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending john skon's vietnam poll spiiciepolicies. go to cspan.org for the complete schedule. >>> recently, c-span's american history tv has been airing a selection of oral histories with african-american community leaders. the project, titled "explorations in black leadership" was a collaboration between the university of virginia professors phyllis lessler and julian bond. next we hear from mary futrell. she talks about growing up att

we'll hear special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement followed by committee member questions. >> our purpose is equally clear and easily defined. in his baltimore speech of april 7th, 1965, president johnson did so in the following term, our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves, only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policy. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to c-span.org. >>> the navy's budget deputy assistant secretary updated reporters on the department's budget request. president obama unveiled his 2017 budget request of $4 trillion last month. included in that budget is the pentagon's proposal of nearly $583 billion for defense spending. >>> good afternoon and th

we'll hear special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement followed by committee member questions. >> our purpose is equally clear and easily defined. in his baltimore speech of april 7th, 1965, president johnson did so in the following term -- our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> and next saturday secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule go to cspan.org. >>> leaders of the intelligence community testified before the senate intelligence committee recently providing an assessment of the main global threats to the u.s. including the islamic state, north korea's nuclear provocation, russian aggression and drug trafficking. witnesses included the di

we'll hear special consultant to president johnson, general maxwell taylor's opening statement, followed by committee member questions. >> our purpose is equally clear and easily defined. in his baltimore speech of april 7th, 1965, president johnson did so in the following terms -- our objective is the independence of south vietnam and its freedom from attack. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this has been our basic objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three successive administrations and remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state dean rusk gives his testimony defending johnson's vietnam policies. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> earlier this month, members of the british house of commons home affairs committee questioned uk public policy representatives from google, facebook and twitter about their companies' approach to countering terrorism. they talked about content reporting policies, cooperation with law enforcem

years later, will hear special consultants from general maxwell taylor's opening statement, followedy committee member questions. >> our position is equally clear in hisily defined baltimore speech of 18701950 five, president johnson did so in the following terms. our objective is the freedom of south vietnam. we want nothing for ourselves. only that the people of south vietnam be allowed to guide their own country in their own way. this is been our objective since 1954. it has been pursued by three administrations. it remains our basic objective today. >> next saturday, secretary of state we rest is his testimony defending the vietnam policy. for the complete american history tv. c-span.org. >> wrote to the white house began in iowa. the caucus which dates back to 1972, then we go to new hampshire with the first of the nation primary. has a long and rich history. we will begin to test the candidates and their message. more than likely we will see a lot of candidates drop out of the race. move into early march. super tuesday is the start of the winner take all primary. the delegate c

traffic team 9's mark taylor will have alternate routes for you in a minute. i'm stephanie maxwell. >> i'm john paul. we'll get you to the breaking news here in just a moment. avery county, watauga county schools are cold. meteorologist keith monday is in severe weather center 9 and this is the reason for the closings and delays. >> the big cold out there. the wind that we had yesterday has relaxed in charlotte but the wind that died down overnight and clear skies that allows the temperatures to bottom out further than what we had yesterday morning. it is a beautiful picture but a combed one. temperatures are1 in charlotte -- temperatures are 21 in charlotte. the low teens in the mountains with the windchill values are below zero. eight below up at boone. it has gotten worse here in the last hour. the big cold snap will take awhile to ease itself out here not just for today but the next several days. for the weekend and tracking the system for next week, how much of a winter weather threat it will bring. >> let's get back to the breaking news. one lane is shut down right near the c

>> we will also hear from general maxwell taylor and secretary of state dean rusk. for the complete american history tv we can schedule, go to www.c-span.org. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. next, a recent visit to santa barbara, california. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> given the growing demands for water for environmental needs, there is more of a demand to develop additional sources, and to continue to diversify. one of the city's hallmarks is diversification, because we know how vulnerable we are in an arid climate like this, where you could go multiple years without much rainfall. we are right on the beach in santa barbara. we are currently in a drought. it officially started in 2011, although it takes two to three years to recognize you are in a drought, because we routinely have dry spells. the real challenge is that it has been the entire state. typically, there is usually a drought in southern california, or a drought in northern california. but to have