. >> where the devil is mcclellan? he's as late to a meeting as he is to a battle. >> it has been nearly a year with no battle undertaken at your command. >> look at jackson standing there like a stone wall! >> when you charge... [ indistinct shouting ] >> today we preserve our constitutional rights. >> one section of this country believes slavery to be right. that's where the fight is here. >> i remember turner's rebellion. virginia cannot stand such horrors again. [ wind blowing, gunfire ] [ indistinct shouting ] ♪ [ door closes ] >> my men were murdered out there. where the hell was jackson? >> the federal forces are too great. we need to retreat, and we need to protect the capital. >> [ sighs ] we have paid a heavy price today. the failure is mine. >> sir, but jackson -- >> the failure is mine, and mine alone. we do no honor to those brave men who fell here today if we retreat. the way is forward, not back. >> [ yells ] [ man screams ] >> ♪ my country, 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ land where my fathers di

please >> mcclellan was an u.s.d he looked like the right man to do the job. he looked like the man who would lead u.s. army forces into decisive battle against the confederates. >> for months, mcclellan refuses to put his army into action. his delays and excuses frustrate lincoln at a time when the president is dealing with a personal crisis. >> [ coughing ] >> please don't let our boy die. >> it's all right. just lay back. >> in his first year, president lincoln is confronted by unspeakable loss, both personal and political. as the death toll mounts, there's a realization that this may be a war of attrition. the coming months and years will test his limits as a man, his fortitude as a leader, and the resiliency of democracy. but even with the union hanging in the balance, for the devoted father, losing his sick son may be too much to bear. >> [ coughing ] ♪ if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill

mcclellan now has a chance to claim victory.>> we have them by the throat, general. [ gunfire ] we could send in the reserve and finish them. >> what do we know of lee's reinforcements? >> george mcclellan always worried a little too much about what the enemy might do. >> i will not send more men to die unless i have to, general franklin. >> and that's what happens at antietam. several times, subordinates urge him, "now is the time to launch that final blow." but mcclellan's always thinking, "what if things go wrong?" >> just as he fails to act after intercepting lee's battle plan mcclellan again hesitates. >> despite the fact that he overwhelmingly outnumbers lee's force, mcclellan doesn't destroy robert e. lee and the army of northern virginia, and he is widely criticized for this. and particularly abraham lincoln was deeply disappointed. however, mcclellan halts robert e. lee's invasion of maryland. the entire effort collapses, men retreat back and the attack has turned to naught. [ soldier gasping ]attle represents the singl

but his army is still under the command of george mcclellan. >> just a minute, mr. not move forward to richmond rapidly and effectually, you are a ruined man. >> hold still, gentlemen. >> despite lincoln's ultimatum, mcclellan delays, just as he has done throughout the war, and fails to take richmond, leaving the president with only one option. >> here he comes! >> hoorah. [ soldiers cheering ] >> my army of the potomac. we have done everything asked of us. the president has made his decision, and i must abide by it. >> lincoln replaces mcclellan with ambrose burnside. lincoln is looking for another general to win the war. burnside, in fact, had protested he was not qualified to command an army. >> burnside knows he can't make the same mistakes mcclellan made. he must attack richmond, and he must do it now. burnside begins moving his army toward fredericksburg to cross the rappahannock river on his way to richmond, and robert e. lee calls on stonewall jackson to make an impossible march to stop him. >> jackson could cover in a day what other commanders would need a

it is not just mcclellan. sherman, with respect to the black troops disregarded it and he was quite confident in his relationship to grant and his relationship with his brother, senator john sherman, and his power base in ohio, that he was not going to be stacked. -- he was not going to be sacked. the generals in those days felt authoritylt much more to take telegrams from washington as advisory rather than as orders. i think i am done. we will have the panel of all six of us momentarily. [applause] avid cameron testifies about global security. unfoldsn, where history daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and today we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events aroundington, d.c., and the country. c-span

it is not just mcclellan. all lost, -- a lot sherman, with , respect to the black troops disregarded it and he was quite confident in his relationship to grant and his relationship with his brother, senator john sherman, and his power base in ohio, that he was not going to be sacked. the generals in those days felt much more authority to take telegrams from washington as advisory rather than as orders. i think i am done. we will have the panel of all six of us momentarily. [applause] >> thank you for announcing our panel. >> you are watching american history tv. 48-hours of programming every weekend on c-span3. forow us on twitter information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and today's we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in theington, d.c. and around country. c-span is brought to you by y

the monitor spent a miserable summer on the james, first supporting mcclellan's advance and then his richard reid. the morale side had not been enough but the public still wanted to know more about her. there was imagery coming out of the monitor. people were consuming imagery of the monitor. they wanted to know more. 1862, the union photographer james gibson comes on board to document the ironclad and her crew. it was also planned that his visit would coincide with president lincoln's next visit to tidewater virginia. gibson and lincoln both visited the monitor as she laid anchor off the plantation on the james river. a.m.ln arrived at 7:45 long before the captain was awake. the president had a boat sent for admiral goldsborough to attend him on the monitor. lincoln and wells were frustrated with goldsborough's lack of action and is refusal to provide support. relievented to goldsborough of: -- of command. leading -- lincoln was there to make sure it happened. the meeting between lincoln and goldsboro was brief. both men left before the captain had ever awakened. this would be linco

military forces in syria now donald trump says that that's not the case but mcclellan has been insisting that it's him who is responsible for convincing trump to keep a military presence in syria trump later went on to underline the fact that. united states will be leaving syria as soon as they can as far as syria's concerned i would love to get out i'd love to bring our incredible warriors back home when it came to the iran deal just an hour before the press conference donald trump and the french president they were both very adamant in their positions trump was at that point saying what he said for a long time which is opposition to the p five plus one conclusion in the nuclear deal whereas mcclellan was saying that there was no good plan b. that they needed to stick to the nuclear deal people know my views on the aranda was a terrible being old should have never ever been made we could have made a good deal or a reasonable deal the original was a terrible deal we have to take it as a part of the road because your trip which is security in the oval room it's insane it's ridiculous it s

but just an hour after sitting down with the donald it seems that mcclellan has changed his tune somewhat this is mccraw on after meeting with trump. the people. in the barnacle for a number of months i've been saying that this was not a sufficient deal but it will enable us at least until twenty twenty five to have some control over their nuclear activities we therefore wish to work on a new deal with iran mr president you were saying that it was no plan b. . not to. do it was iran deal with to be preserved no you were talking about a new deal with it than why did you change your mind. but when i said there was no plan b. i usually refer to the fact there is no plan it be it was about climate change rather than iran. what do you have a better option i don't see. what is a what if scenario or your plan b. i don't have any plan b. for nuclear against iran so i'd like your relationship especially given those recent events in syria of course as well caleb moore been there from washington give us the latest on micron's first official state visit to the united states. how humanitarian organiza

chemicals and air france staff are fighting for a six percent pay hike it's a huge challenge to mcclellan's reforms. swedish music streaming service spotify held its stock market debut in new york this week it shows the rather unusual direct listing process for the launch investors and company founder simply placed their existing shares onto the open market without new shares or intermediaries like investment banks spotify shares at a hundred sixty six dollars though it traded twenty percent lower at times during the week. the first direct train from london to amsterdam has made its maiden journey it took less than four hours operating eurostar hopes the new route will entice business travelers and holiday makers away from the air to the rails from city center to city center it's as fast as flying. five pounds one way. vajra mental activists have threatened to sue oil giant shell unless it ramps up its investment in renewable energies friends of the earth netherlands branch me your defense see accuses shell of basing its corporate strategy on a future fossil fuel demand of fifty percent and

as the confederates withdrew from yorktown in early may and general mcclellan turned out to be the original virginia creeper -- [laughter] president -- dr. holloway: president lincoln arrived with the message that he was not becoming that he was not patient with his little napoleon. sprint -- they arrived on board the miami on the evening of may 6. on may 7, the monitor's log book it says that president lincoln and suite came on board. william keeler wrote home to his wife about this visit. if you will indulge me, i will read you a little of that. he says, we received a visit from president lincoln and company in secretary -- secretaries chase in stanton and dignitaries. mr. lincoln had a sad, careworn, and anxious look, in strong contrast with the gay cortage with which he was surrounded. every i sought the monitor but his own. he stood with his face diverted as if to hide some disagreeable site. you could see his lip quivered and his frame trembled, strong emotion, and imagine the terrible drama in these waters on the eighth and ninth of march was passing in review for him. as the officer

mcclellan's speech -- my crohn's -- macron's speech. how was it received?i thought it was quite impressive to see the french president entered the house and receive standing ovations on both sides of the aisle. i talked to democratic lawmakers and some of them told me that they felt that it was very powerful. something that they would like to hear from their president. they also told me that they thought it was very important that mr. mccrone reminded -- macron reminded the lawmakers of the values that the u.s. and europe share. it was good to see democratic lawmakers lining up after the speech to thank mr. macron for the address. one congressman from new york told me that he thinks that it was quite interesting and good to listen to mr. macron's views but the speech has not changed his positions on the climate agreement or on the iran deal. brent: an interesting point. a lot of the message from maccallum today -- macron was the antithesis to trumps america first message. he gave this rally to congress to remember america's multilateral leadership role in t

but one was with ian mcclellan. sir ian mcclellan.l right? and i go, what happened? well, you're late. six minutes, come on, man. and the only reason that i was able to handle that and not crumble is because i passed the harrison ford trial. >> jimmy: yes. harrison likes to torture his interviewers. >> hi does. >> jimmy: he's done it to me. he loves it so much. >> he does. i think he's like half cranky, cranky older guy, and half playing a character of a cranky older guy. and i don't know which is which. >> jimmy: yeah. >> but when he came on i just -- it was the one time i could not mash my fandom down. and i was -- finally i was like, you know how hard it is not to ask a question about "star wars" and indiana jones? and he goes, "try harder!" oh! then once -- harrison ford is sort of like -- i liken it to riding a horse. if a horse knows you're crapping your pants, it's not going to respect you. the second you're like, no, horse, i command you! then they're like, okay! that's sort of like harrison ford, i just needed to ride him a l

reporter: president mcclellan -- macron wants to change of president's mind on a lot different things, including the i run nuclear to a, u.s. troops in syria, and maybe even on the paris climate accord. this he have an open mind on the possibility he will change his mind? i am very confident we have the best negotiator at the table, looking at two leaders good --e an incredibly let me finish -- we have a great negotiator at the table. i was not commenting on 's ability.ent macron i recently commenting we have a great negotiator at the table of the united states. we have leaders who have a great deal of respect for one another and a great friendship and a great deal of interest in doing what is best for the country. they want to be involved in candid conversations because of the relationship that has existed between the two countries long before either of these individuals arrived on the scene. we will continue that relationship, but we can expect this to be a very productive and positive statement for both countries. i am not going to get ahead of conversations that are going to take

john mcclellan is a guest, wherever he is. come join me. john is the head of our tax analysis commission. do not mind, would you please state your name and organization when i ask you a question. quarterly.ional there used to be sort of a rule about revenue that averaged 18% and spending 20%. over the next 10 years, you are saying revenue 17% and spending 20%, set correct? >> that's right. >> juno know at what point that changed and why it change. instead about the same but it looks like -- >> over the past 50 years, revenue has dropped from 1817. thehe reason it dropped was tax back. we expect the revenue projections are going to real about their 50-year historic average by the end of the 10 year. . particular lead during the next we will get back higher than normal revenue. >> did the great recession play a part in reducing past revenues which helped bring the past two 17%?rom 18% of >> there is a real cyclical aspect to revenues and spending. the great recession i think actually doubled the size of the debt in five quick years from lower

military forces in syria now donald trump says that that's not the case but mcclellan has been insisting that it's him who is responsible for convincing trump to keep a military presence in syria trump later went on to underline the fact that the united states will be leaving syria as soon as they can as. for syria's concerned i would love to get out i'd love to bring our incredible warriors back home but when it came to the iran deal just an hour before the press conference donald trump and the french president they were both very adamant in their position it was a terrible being should have never ever been made we could have made a good deal or a reasonable deal if iran's it was a terrible deal we have to take it as a part of the broader picture which is security in the region it's insane it's ridiculous it should have never been made but we will be talking about it what we want to do is to contain the iranian president since the bridge and and diesel fuel it's part of this fault rather pick cannot get to be restarting anything they restart it they could have big problems bigger than t

for a long time which is opposition to the p five plus one conclusion in the nuclear deal whereas mcclellan was saying that there was no good plan b. that they needed to stick to the nuclear deal people know my views on the around it was a terrible being old should have never ever been made we could have made a good deal or a reasonable deal the original was a terrible deal we have to think he has a part of the road because your trip which is security in the oval room it's insane it's ridiculous it should have never been made but we will be talking about what we want to do it contains iranian residents and the bridges and d.c. view it's part of this role rather good not going to be restarting anything they restarted it they could have big problems bigger than they've ever had before and you could mark it down they restart the nuclear program they will have bigger problems than they have ever had before but after sitting down with the donald it seems the clown has changed his tune somewhat this is mccraw on after meeting with trump. the people. in the barnacle for a number of months i've bee

and almost a year after mcclellan was elected president other industries are also growing restless workers in the power and gas sectors have also come out on strike in protest of plan privatisation municipal waste collectors have also walked out because here want the right to retire early if they deal with hazardous chemicals adding to tuesday's unrest stuff and air france were also on strike demanding a six percent wage hike. got a lot of soccer action for you today in the champions league quarter finals by munich came from behind to cheer in a way win against serbia pablo this r.b.i. gave the spanish hosts a deserved lead in the first half but by and levelled the score before the break thanks to an own goal from his was novice and thiago. completed by and come back with a diving header after half time handing the pairings a crucial second away go ahead of the return tie later this month. in tuesday's other match champions real madrid demolished hosts you ventus in what was a repeat of last year's final the night belonged to chris john the rinaldo who gave the visitors an early lead with

durbin: most of us remember in history that moment ibrahim lincoln contacted general mcclellan and said if you are not going to use your army, can i use it to which the civil war? i thought about that because there was a suggestion in our caucus that we consider leasing out the senate chamber for events, wedding sinceions, and the like, we're not using it much. i would say lamar alexander is correct. we can reach a standoff in a hurry on this question of filling vacancies. how many traditional nominees got through the last two years of brocarak obama. wery the mayor garland, and go one after the other, and at the end of the day we are at a standstill in the situation. here for a few years and some of you have been as well, and it is hard to expect to newer members of the senate what the 70's to be like, her we used the floor of the senate for debate. it was a regular occurrence, and it was exciting. there were tough boats there, and some you thought would kill you in the next election, they didn't, but you thought they would. it really was with the senate was about come there was real d

manual mcclellan faces backlash at the e.u. parliament as the french president tries to justify saturday's bombing of syria. british m.p.'s also vent their fury at not being consulted over the u.k. french u.s. military strikes in the wake of syria's alleged chemical attack. members of this house seem top let's say in foreign policy in this country the president tried. also this hour should robots have right well as experts calling the e.u. not to grant machines legal status we debate the issue with boss first. this is our two international coming to you live from the russian capital with the joplin logo thanks for joining us this hour. to reason may in the manual mccraw not have come under heavy criticism from british lawmakers the u.k. and french leaders were defending the decision not to consult their national parliaments before bombing syria on saturday these are members of the european parliament during president mccrone speech there a large group held signs calling to stop the military strikes on syria and india tutor has

i believe general mcclellan referred to him as hancock the superb because of the job he did, and the name stuck. hancock the superb. later in 1862, he replaced the mortally wounded general israel richardson, commanding a second corps division, at antietam. he took that division into battle in the futile series of charges that took place at fredericksburg that december, 1862. and later, about two months before gettysburg was the battle of chancellorsville, where his division carried out a, what was considered a brilliant rearguard action, helping the army get away to safety at the battle of chancellorsville. so come june 10, about 21 days before the battle of gettysburg, he becomes commander of the second corps. so that is june 10. so he is only in command of the second corps for about three weeks when the battle starts on july 1. now, what made hancock superb? well, i like to break it down into three things. excuse me, i keep pressing the wrong button. i like to break it down into four things, three of which were most important during the first day's engagement. tactical facility, a

most of us remember in history that moment when lincoln contacted mcclellan, if you are not going to use your army, can i tuesday to wage the civil war? i thought about that because there was a suggestion in our caucus that we consider leasing out the senate chamber for events, wedding receptions and ts like. since we are not using it that much. and there is a lot of free time on the floor as senator alexander has noted with the photograph that he brought. i'd say that lamar alexander is correct. we can reach a stand off in a hurry on this question of filling vacancies. you know, i'll trump you with how many judiciary nominees got back. i'll go meric garland. we'll go through this one after another. at the end of the day we are in a stand still in the situation. i've been here a few years. and some of you have too. and it's hard to explain to newer members of the senate what the senate used to be like where we actually used the floor of the senate for debate and amendments. it was a regular occurrence and it was exciting. there were tough votes there. don't get me wrong. and some of

most of us remember when contacted general mcclellan and said if you're not going to use your army, can i use it to reach the civil war? i thought about that because there is a suggestion in our caucus that we consider leasing out the senate chamber for events, wedding receptions in the lake since we are not using it that much and there's a lot of free time on the floor by senator alexander has noted with the photographs that he brought. i would say that lamar alexander is correct. we can reach a standoff in a hurry on this question of filling vacancies. alternatively with how many judicial nominees got through the last two years of barack obama. you'll come back to us with agreements about current matter. i'll bring up merrick garland. we'll go one after the other at the end of the day we are at a standstill of the situation. i've been here a few years and some of you have, too. it is hard to explain to newer members of the senate what they used to be like her views before the senate for debate and amendments. it was a regular occurrence and it was exciting. there were tough votes. don

now pronounce not a symbol name way you looked in the mcclellan emad burnat. stain quickly concluded a peace treaty with israel he saw it as the climax of the talks he'd initiated three decades earlier in secrecy. on the twenty sixth of october one thousand nine hundred four the why didn't i don't but treaty was signed between jordan and israel. this is a place. with dignity. this is peace with commitment. this is all a gift from god people. and the generations to come thank you. but less than a year after the signing of the peace agreement disaster struck for his sane. you'd sacra been was assassinated. benjamin netanyahu took over and this jeopardized much of the work done by hussein and rabin. the two mistrusted one another creating a series of crises which threaten the peace process. in september one nine hundred ninety seven the israeli intelligence agency mossad tried to poison khaled mashal the head of the political bureau of hamas a palestinian resistance movement. the assassination attempt occurred in the jordanian capital amman where michele was base

mcclellan was speaking yesterday, he tucked about the goal on iran being a regional solution that would. broader strategy on iran help what is happening in syria civil war? rep. mccaul: that was the fourth pillar he talked about in addition to the three provisions i mentioned. that is to deal with yemen and syria. political have a resolution with syria. it's a civil war that has caused more strife in our lifetime, certainly the century khmer -- within this century. using chemical weapons. very complex. turkey,ssia is there, israel, all roads lead to damascus and syria. i do think diplomacy with the french will be important on that. shery: we have headlines today that another federal court has prohibited the trump administration from ending the daca program. you and chairman bob goodlatte have put together an immigration bill that has the most support from conservatives that would include more border security, ending chain migration, ending the diversity visa lottery. homage support have you got them the leadership to get this proposal going? rep. mccaul: i think the support is growing.

. >> where the devil is mcclellan? to a meeting as he is to a battle. >> it has been nearly a year with no battle undertaken at your command. >> look at jackson standing there like a stone wall! >> when you charge... [ indistinct shouting ] >> today we preserve our constitutional rights. >> one section of this country believes slavery to be right. that's where the fight is here. >> i remember turner's rebellion. virginia cannot stand such rr

we know that general mcclellan advanced up the virginia peninsula and ended at southern pines. there it ended with a today battle, in which we all know the commander was wounded and davis was promoted to command of what became the army of northern virginia. however, shortly after the i wentof southern pines, down toward the southern pine ground, about one mile, and it was full of wounded men. it would raise the hair on any man's head to see the wounded. i was present when they commenced cutting off one man's leg, and i had to leave. i cannot stand and watch the performance. commanded themin not to larry battery -- commanded the battery, and after the union forces, gatlin went and the battlefield ground is torn up by shot and shell, the trees cut in torrent, the grass scorched and burnt and trampled, and leave men and horses scattered in every direction. sometimes, they can be counted by the scores in the hundreds. our own men have all been buried, but the enemies killed friday' is,s, saturday capacity sites still live with putrid mortification, and some stripped completely nake

. >> where the devil is mcclellan?ng as he is to a battle. >> it has been nearly a year with no battle undertaken at your command. >> look at jackson standing there like a stone wall! >> when you charge... [ indistinct shouting ] >> today we preserve our constitutional rights. >> one section of this country believes slavery to be right. that's where the fight is here. >> i remember turner's rebellion. virginia cannot stand such horrors again.

this caucus room is also where robert kennedy worked as the young chief counsel on the mcclellan labor reacts committee which held its famous televised hearings in this room back in 1954 through 1957. senator mccarthy himself will be watching this kennedy press conference, but the minnesota senator will be watching it from the studios of cbs affiliate wbay tv in green bay, wisconsin. mrs. kennedy, mrs. robert kennedy, is now in the caucus room. everybody on tiptoes. the still photographers with their cameras stretched overhead trying to get a picture of the kennedy entourage as it makes its way into this formal room, which really looks like a gilded german nightclub, high ceilings and gold covered eagles, and indirect lighting, heavy columns. this is the scene outside the caucus room. >> here we go. roger: and i heard someone yell, "hear we go," which means the procession has started. frank mankowits with the pipe in his mouth directly in front of senator robert kennedy. the applause coming from -- not coming from reporters but from supporters of the senator. [applause] roger: senator