mckinley knew it.e cents a man with a fleet near hong kong to the philippines where he promptly destroyed every ship in the spanish fleet. maybe one fatality among the americans. a few were wounded. then they intercepted the spanish atlantic fleet, and destroyed that one. then he had his army land in cuba and move toward santiago and take it. which he did. that is the famous teddy roosevelt ride up the san juan ridge. he led his troops up there in a difficult, delicate time. heroic but foolhardy. that led to spain signing for peace. they brought in the french ambassador to washington to be the intermediary to represent them and their interest in negotiation. he was hoping that mckinley would be compassionate and he did not know what he was in for. mckinley was very tough in negotiations. he would not even enter into any talks and less it was clear that the spanish would leave cuba. he made it clear from the beginning. there was legislation to the effect that we had no designs on cuba, but he said, we a

she picked mckinley.he liked his stability and good manners and his ambition and his ability to bring people to his side. they were married. it was a storybook name. i think there were 1000 people totheir wedding, according the canton newspaper, owned by her father. i do not know if that was true. he waseless, and gravitating towards running for congress, at that time. he had a daughter within a year of their marriage, katie. then, year later, she was pregnant again. things began to go awry in a rush, and a crunch. in a most makes it seem like there was a terrible fate that was befalling this young woman and her husband. during her pregnancy, she learned her mother was dying. she was close to her mother. she took a hard that may have contributed to a troublesome pregnancy will or not. nevertheless, it was a tough pregnancy. born, another daughter named after her, i don't. don't --ida.. baby was not healthy and died five months later. she went into a deep depression. it was not clear she was going to come

president mckinley had died. - your 26thou're 26 - -yo president. i rushed to the train. in on delaware avenue buffalo, for one of only four times the american president took the oath of office not in the nation's capital, in a borrowed suit, took the oath of office without a bible in hand, stating briefly beforehand that it would be my aim of the policies of the mckinley a ministration of peace, prosperity and the american people go with -- people, would remain unbroken. >> watch the entire program sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> up next from the 34th annual , winston churchill conference, father and son historians paul bew and john bew give separate talks on within churchill's relationship with island, his influence on clement attlee, who served as british prime minister from 1945-1951. this event is about 45 minutes. [applause] >> good morning, everybody. it's such a pleasure to be here in a room with fellow churchillians sharing stories and planning out what inspired you about winston, it has been a very lovel

mckinley and then in a private residence now a national historic site, the wilcox mansion. for one of only four times the american president took the oath of office not in the nation's capitol, in a borrowed suit of clothes i took the oath of office without a bible at hand, stating briefly beforehand that it would be my aim that the policies of the mckinley administration for the peace, prosperity and honor of the american people would remain entirely unbroken. i wrote to a friend that while we were in a period of national mourning it would be worse if we were morbid about the duties before us. i took great inspiration from president lincoln as i set about the duties that i had. so much so that, within weeks of becoming your president and after allowing mrs. mckinley time to move out of the white house, in the month of october, i spent a day working on issues of education and southern improvement with the gentlemen. then that mightnight when i invited booker t. washington, the president of tuskegee university, he who in his youth had been enslaved when i invited him to have

mckinley. and gave mike condolences to mrs. mckinley. it was only the fourth time the president of the oath of office the nation's capital. i took the oath of office without a bible at hand, stating briefly before hand that it would be my aim that the policies of the mckinley administration for peace, prosperity, and honor would remain entirely unbroken. announcer: watch the entire program on "the presidency," sunday night. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> ratified in 1870, the 15th amendment gave voting rights to african-american men. 1865ugh it was not until -- 1965 that the amendment became reality for most voters. next, from a symposium entitled "150 years of the 15th flawsent," discussing the of the 15th amendment and the exploitation and suppression of african-american voters by both the republican and democratic parties. the university of the south in sewanee, tennessee, hosted the daylong symposium. this is about 30 minutes. >> professor michael carmen is is --rrent -- klarman received his ba and ma from the unive

mckinley. and alwilcox mansion on delaware avenue and buffalo, of one of only four times that the president took the oath of office not in the nation's capitol. in a burrowed suit of clothes i took the office with a bible in hand. stating for the peace, prosperity of the american people would remain entirely unbroken. i wrote to a friend while we were in a period of national mourning, it would be worse if we ignored the duties before us. so much so that within weeks of becoming your president and after allowing ms. mckinley time to move out of the white house, in the month of october, i spent a day working on issues of education and southern improvement with a gentleman. then that night when i invited booker t. washington, the president of tuskegee university, he in his youth had been enslaved, did you realize it was the first time a man of color had been a guest of the american president? some change is retrogression. by all things done by the most recent administrations, the thing i lument mo

it was from john hague, in his youth had been private secretary to lincoln, now mckinley's secretary of state, it informed me indeed the president was dying in buffalo and i was needed there. terribly sad news to come to the presidency through the graveyard. unfortunately for president mckinley the two physicians treating his wounds were both obstetricians, neither treated a gunshot wound in his practice. when i reached north creek on the hudson river early on the 14th, another telegram from john stating at 2:15 that morning president mckinley had died. i was now your 25th president. i raced to buffalo by train and paid condolences to mrs. mckinley, then in a private residence now an historic site the wilcox mansion, one of only four times the american president took the office not in the nation's capitol, in a borrowed suit of clothes, i took the oath of office without a bible at hand, stating briefly before-hand it would be my aim the policies of the mckinley administration the peace and prosperity of the american people would remain entirely unbroken. >> watch the entire program o

mckinley's assassination. here is a preview. >> i-70 came to the presidency through the graveyard -- i sadly came to the presidency through the graveyard. after sunday's, his physicians assured me and members of the cabinet that the president would recuperate from his wounds. i remember the trip well. highest point in new york state. that cloud splitter lived up to its name. when i reached the apex, the guide split, and my showed me the bodies of water and mountains for 360 degrees around. when we came. down and had lunch, the hunting path,was coming up the rushing with what appeared to be a telegram in his hands. i knew to be bad news. the telegram was from john hayes, private secretary to lincoln, now mckinley's secretary of state. it informed me that the president was dying in buffalo and i was needed tere. -- there. treating hiss wounds were obstetricians, none of whom had ever treated a gunshot wound in his practice. early inached there the morning, another telegram from john ms. stating -- john hayes sta

now mckinley's secretary of state. he informed me the president wasn't dying and i was needed in buffalo. terribly sad news to come to the presidency of the game yard. the two physicians were obstetricians. neither of them had treated a gunshot wound. when i reached north creek , anotherat morning telegram given to me from john hey, stating that president mckinley had died. i was now you're 26th president. i raced to buffalo by train, paid condolences to mrs. mckinley most of us today know google as a search

the telegram was from john hay who had been private secretary to lincoln, now mckinley's secretary of state informed me the president was dying in buffalo and i was needed there. terribly sad news to come to the presidency from the graveyard. unfortunately the two physicians treating his wounds were both obstac obstetricians. neither had treat add gunshot wound in his practice. when i reached the hudson river on the 14th another telegram, this from john hay stating that at 2:15 that morning president mckinley had died. i was now your 26th president. i raced to buffalo by train. there paid condolences to mrs. mckinley and then in a private residence the mansion on delaware avenue in buffalo, one of only four times the american president took the oath of office in a borrowed suit of clothes i took the oath of office without a bible at hand. stating briefly beforehand that it would be my aim that the policies of the mckinley administration for the peace, prosperity and honor of the american people would remain entirely unbroken. >> watch the entire program on the presidency sunday at 8:0

mckinley from west virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized for five minutes. mr. mckinley: thank you, mr. speaker. and i, too, rise today in 3017, upport of h.r. the brownfields enhancement, economic redevelopment, and re-authorization act, and i'm pleased to be a sponsor of this bipartisan effort. along with my colleagues, chairman walden, especially chairman shimkus, and ranking members pallone and tonko for their work. i also want to thank the work t&i colleagues on the committee, mr. katko and ms. esty. the bill represents a broad bipartisan compromise that will re-authorize this brownfield program for the first time since 2006. in addition to the re-authorization -- to this authorization, the bill makes several key improvements that you heard about today that will result in more brownfield sites being cleaned up and returned to productive use. but a little history can explain why this bill was so important to pass. when america's industrial manufacturing facilities a

mckinley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized. mr. mckinley: to discuss the historic preservation tax credits that have historically stimulated nearly $150 billion in private sector investment. as we've discussed over the last month, the tax credit is critically important for economic development and revitalization, especially in small rural areas of this country. without the credit, projects that transport communities in all 50 states from west virginia to texas to wisconsin simply will not happen. mr. chairman, your word means something to me. so i'm asking for your commitment to continue working with me to ensure that the federal historic tax credit is preserved in the final tax reform package? and i yield back to the chairman. mr. brady: thank you, mr. mckinley. you're passionate making sure our smaller communities can be revitalized and grow and about the role the historic preservation tax credit. in doing that i commit to working with you and continuing

mckinley. it was only the fourth time the president of the oath of office the nation's capital. i took the oath of office without a bible at hand, stating briefly before hand that it would be my aim that the policies of the mckinley administration for peace, prosperity, and honor would remain entirely unbroken. announcer: watch the entire program on "the presidency," sunday night. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. >> ratified in 1870, the 15th amendment gave voting rights to african-american men. 1865ugh it was not until -- 1965 that the amendment became reality for most voters. next, from a symposium entitled "150 years of the 15th flawsent," discussing the of the 15th amendment and the exploitation and suppression of african-american voters by both the republican and democratic parties. the university of the south in sewanee, tennessee, hosted the daylong symposium. this is about 30 minutes. >> professor michael carmen is is --rrent -- klarman received his ba and ma from the university of pennsylvania. his jd from stanford law school went to the university of oxfor

of the american century. >> the author of president mckinley, the new biography, 1897was life like back in through 1901 in the united states? what was going on?

health inspectors were right here at mckinley technology high school in october of 2016.y found mold in the ice maker and they found the cheese was being kept at an improper temperature. they came back a week later for a reinspection and the problems were all still there. nothing was fixed. and health inspectors haven't been back to this school since. and kids are continuing to eat in the cafeteria here. and back in 2016, health inspectors came here to capitol heights elementary in capitol heights, maryland. they found rodents and came back five months later and found rodents again and since then they have not been back to according to national guidelines, each school is required to be checked twice a school year but reinspections are not required. >> with rodents, often times we think about the possibility of getting salmonella if there's any kind of mixture of their urine or feces that gets into the food. and that's just scratching the surface. >> reporter: if food isn't cooked at the right temperature if it's sitting out for too long what could happen to kids if they e

nine-year-old mckinley ward hid under the church pews after the gunman's bullet shot the glasses off her face. her brother rye -- rylan was struck four times and is now out of surgery. retired air force serviceman robert corrigan also died alongside his wife shani. they leave behind two sons, jeff, both are on active duty. >> glor: michelle, thank you. earlier today i spoke with terry smith who told me more about her friend joann ward. tell me about joanna. >> joanna was a beautiful mom. she was a young girl, and she had four children. and she was going to church to start her day, and she never made it out. i'm sorry. this is so heartbreaking. she was like my daughter. >> glor: how long did you know her for? >> i've known her for ten years. >> glor: you wee here yesterday. what did you hear and see? >> we heard the shots that the gentleman was standing right underneath. he was shooting at the building, and he was just shooting. you could see him shooting. and he went around and then we could not see him, but we could still hear the shots. we saw him come around. he went all the way a

in d.c., let's start at mckinley technology high school in northeast. the health department hasn't inspected that school in over a year. ct was found in the ice maker. cold items were kept at improper temperatures and rodent boroughs had opened back up. the rodents found outside of the school along with a tunnel they were building along with a pile of dirt. and over to tyler elementary school in southeast d.c. in february of 2017 inspectors found a trifecta, dirt and dead bugs, boiled eggs and cut watermelon held at improper temperatures and mice droppings. in prince george's county three schools were temporarily shut down this past school year for mice and roach infestation. those schools gladys selman elementary school. dora emergent elementary school and glendale elementary. in d.c. all schools remained open even though there were dozens of violations. want to know how your child's school stacks up? we have a full database on our >>> the weekend is almost here, but before you make plans, you'll want to check out melissa's forecast. it's up in about f

staff sergeant matthew bias flew from south korea to nebraska to be with hi five-year-old daughter mckinleyd your family, being around your kids, seeing -- getting to see her, it's -- it's what makes what we do have a purpose. >> the family plans to make the most of this short lived homecoming. he'll be going on to italy come december 3rd. >> so many sacrifices during the holidays. 4:53 and new this morning, a west philadelphia building with apartments and store front up in flames. that is coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> lifeguards called swimmers out of the watera d with good cause. that thing in the middle of your screen is a crocodile playing in the surf. that's coming up next. >> ♪ when you have a cold. ...feel like this. all-in-one cold symptom relief from tylenol®, the #1 doctor recommended pain relief brand. tylenol®. >> south florida beachgoers found themselves sharing the surf with a crocodile. he doesn't like to synchronize swim so leave him alone. lifeguards at the popular hollywood beach kept back a large crowd that gathered to watch. the crock disappeared in the waves and returned la

tonight on c-span's "q and a," robert mary on his book "president mckinley, architect of you cannot quite figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished, because he was in direct. he was an incrementalist. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that without that force, he had an amazing capacity to manipulate people. and manipulate them into doing the things that he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on q&a on c-span. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> since july 2017, the national archives released thousands of documents related to the john f. kennedy assassination. for have been withheld national security reasons. they are mandated by the john f. kennedy assassination's record act of 1992 and will continue into 2018, though some documents contain reductions. up next on american artifacts, our visit to the national archives to learn about th

the uncle i spoke with taught suiter how to wash cars and grow lawns and he graduated from mckinley technical high school. he was in the army 13 years. suiter spent 18 years on the baltimore police force. his buddies just shared a photo of him in the baltimore running festival, his nickname face for a scar on his cheek. the chief said like to have a message to those officers still out searching for who did this. >> he'd want you to stay in the fight, stay in the crime fight. don't quit. don't give up. there's no doubt in my mind and i had many interactions with detective suiter. he's a can do guy. he loved being a cop. >> a warning tonight, scammers have set up gofundme pages in suiter's name. the baltimore police say those are fake. the family has the set up a gofundme. police say it's sad people would try to capitalize off this tragedy. he was 43 years old. he had five kids, two of his own, a teenage daughter and a son in his 20s. >> they'll have to start adjusting to life without him all the while searching for justice of one more note on the investigation into detective suiter's killing,

visit ncicap.org] >> robert mary on the book, president mckinley." >> he was a very effective presidentyou can't quite figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished because he was indirect. he was an incrementalist. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out without that force he had amazing capacity to manipulate people and manipulate them into doing things he wanted them to

basic question had already been answered in a populist leader and they did not have a chance if mckinley wins so whatever would be the solution to the kinds of problems confronted then government would be the answer. they differ on the details but they agreed on that. so does this make it inevitable? so that is what will follow. so to conclude, it is unjust to find the seeds of the gilded age they are there but i will not deny them. but the problem is the danger just trying to find the clues is that it trivializes the past. all that matters and all the lives of our just like us in if we're only interested in people just like us then why bother? we can study as. we are obsessed with ourselves you cannot follow modern politics without finding out of human history. but the past will give you something else. it is the way is the name of the gilded age still can come up with ideas with the things that seem unfamiliar. the gilded age was about fighting. but they believed in that competency it should not be the addition of human lives. they believe that concept that hardly seems to apply that i

took over the party then it took over politics in the late nineteenth century and gave us william mckinley who spent four million dollars of corporate money to bring us the overseas american empire the beginnings of it so there's a real and it's a it's dangerous in some ways and it's going to be chaotic but i think it's hatched to happen and it is happening great story opposition research that what if it been better maybe if let's say that had been put in check last year wouldn't have been better that bernie did get the nomination and then trump i mean there is the most stark difference that i think we could have had in our lifetime as different agendas and i would have welcomed and i would have welcomed an honest election not a rigged election i agree that the rip g.o.p. primary was in rigged but the establishment certainly did everything it could to hurt their most popular candidate in that is a form of breaking so my hypothetical how would you answer that i think of it would have been a much more competitive race i think that bernie would have been a better candidate and it was hillary

president's life and times, including his unexpected ascension to the white house after william mckinley's assassination. this is just over an hour. >>> i am john elliff, president of the lincoln group of the district of columbia. the

mckinley. mr. mckinley: mr. speaker, i ask those in the depalry to our s as we pledge allegiance and fidelity to the country. plan and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -- i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from michigan, mr. mitchell, is recognized for one minute. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor pastor ron dunn from akron, michigan, who delivered that wonderful opening prayer. pastor dunn is an ordained bishop with the church of god and senior pastor for new hope ministries of akron, michigan, not ohio. pastor dunn has led new hope ministries to assist those in needs in the akron community. pastor dunn led new hope ministries in assisting them in finding food, clothing, assisted families in sending their children to summer camp. his

took over the party then it took over politics in the late nineteenth century and gave us william mckinley who spent four million dollars of corporate money to bring us the overseas american empire the beginnings of it so there's a real and it's dangerous in some ways and it's going to be chaotic but i think it's hatched to happen and it is happening that both parties are losing legitimacy trump is doing a great job and witnessing for the republican party and now all of this internal fighting with within the democrats were brazil and clinton and what not and the fact that they we now know that the clinton campaign of the n.c. paid for the essence of what is the russia gate story opposition research that their credibility is is eroding by the day and we can only welcome this of course we don't know if you know well if you don't you're already joe that you have represented here and if you watch c.n.n. and miss them b.c. you wouldn't get that ok it takes critical eyes that people that are not just going into that kind of a zombie peavy ok steve you know one thing i'm going to give you a hypot

mckinley: today i am honored to introduce our guest chaplain, jon lands. since taking over fellowship baptist church in 1996 he led the church through a period of tremendous growth. attendance numbers have risen from 65 to approximately 740, with a membership of over 1,200. this is testament to his dedication to faithfully serving our community. he took his ministry to new heights when he started praise f.m. radio. talk on 1450. and the word for life, a daily and weekly radio program now heard on 150 radio stations across the united states and two international stations. his service to the community doesn't stop at the church doors. he's a member of the executive board of directors for the wood county christian schools. a member of the board for the family policy council. and serves on the board of women's care center of the talk and the word for life, mid ohio valley. a crisis center dedicated to offering other choices than abortion. he's a noted author having written, be still, god's strategy for serenity. and life on the level, to balance christian life

whether brian wins, whether mckinley wins, americans agree whatever the solution is for this, the kindf problem is they confronted in the gilded age government was the answer. they differ on the details but they agree on that. progressivism is inevitable after 1896, really very likely and that will follow. to conclude, it is not just even, that we can find seeds of the present in the gilded age, they are there and i won't deny that, i mentioned many of them, the problem is it is more important. the danger to find clues for the present world in the past, it trivialized the past, all that matters, all the lives these people lived that made them just like us. if all we are interested in is people just like us, why bother? we can study us. we are wonderfully ahistorical nation, we are obsessed with ourselves. you can follow modern politics without thinking the last 10 minutes are the most important in all of human history. what the past give you is something else, the strangeness of the past, the difference in the past, ways in which an age like the gilded age, parallels our own, still com

. >> sunday, on c-span's q&a, journalist and author on his president mckinley: architect of the 20thcentury." >> he was a very effective president and you cannot quite figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished because he was indirect. he was an incrementalist, a manager. force.not a man of it turns out without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people and manipulate them into doing the things he wanted them to do while they thought it was there idea. at 8:00r: sunday night p.m. eastern on c-span. >> american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend, featuring museum tors, archival films, it programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. here's a clip from a recent program. >> i'm interesting in the flag, to follow up on something david said. we have changed attitudes on the andic display of the flag reached compromises to take it down. if you look at polling data, what the flag stand for, whether southern pride or racism, it has not changed. our understanding about whether the war was about slavery has not changed. if we take all the monu

. >>> sunday on c-span's q&a, journalist and author robert merry on his book "president mckinley: architect of the american century." >> he was a very consequential and very effective president and you can't figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished. because he was indirect. he was an incrementalist. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that without that force he had an amazing capacity to manipulate people and manipulate them into doing the things that he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a on c-span. >>> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to burlington, vermont. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >>> the ticonderoga is without a doubt the most visited sites here at the shelburne museum. it stands out as what the heck is this? what's the big boat doing in the middle of the field? but it begs you to come on board. here at the shelburne museum, it is a campus of most

&a, robert perry on his book "president mckinley: architect of the american century." >> he was a very effective president. he could not quite figure out how he was able to accomplish what he accomplished. he was indirect. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out he had amazing peopley to manipulate and manipulate them into doing what they need to do. at 8 p.m.night eastern. women'srganizers of the reconvened.hington this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> where there is so much racket, there must be something out of kilter. i think the negroes of the south and the women of the north are talking about rights. what are they talking about? that and says that women need to that man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages and lifted over ditches and have the best face everywhere. nobody helps me into carriages or over mud puddles are gives me any best place, and ain't i a woman? [cheers] i could eat as much as a man. but ain't i a woman? i have board 13 children and -- i have born 13 children and seen most sold off to slavery, and when i cried my mother's gr

in president mckinley historian robert mary looks at legacy of the 25th president.shares thoughts on patriotism in what units us. and in when the world seemed new jeffrey ang physical examines president george h.w bush looking for titles in book stores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on booktv on c-span2. >> honored to speak with you and many of your books as one of our most beloved and noted historian. can you comment on the most recent elevated efforts to take down our national statues those that have been withstood time for 150 years. thank you. >> well, i started this very complicated and emotionally charged issue. i think that when the statue was built about when the emphasis was created in memory of someone, has a great deal to do with whether or not it is something that may be hard to come down. the statue to the hero of the confederacy put up many the 1890s were being put up at a time when racism was rampant in the south. when black people were being hanged by mobs. it was an ugly awful time on the ideal of a equality in

. >> tonight on c-span's "q&a," journalist and author robert mary on his book president mckinley, architect of the american century. >> he was a consequential and effective residents, and you can't quite figure out how, or how are why was able to accomplish what he accomplished. because he was in direct and incrementalist. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people. and manipulate them into doing the things that he wanted them to do, well they thought it was their idea. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a," on c-span. >> up next, members of peace organizations formed in the world war i era talk about the impact of the war on their groups and how their institutions have changed over the past 100 years. this 1:20 discussion was part of a conference hosted by the conference of the national world war 1 museum and memorial in kansas city, missouri. welcome to this plenary session, genesis and persistence in advocacy for peace, secular organizations. this session complements yesterday's excellent faith session on

when mckinley was shot in 1901, he lingered for days. there were reports he was getting better. he took a dramatic turn -- i think he lived for about seven or eight days. when garfield died, he lingered for a time. what was unique about the kennedy assassination was that he was the first president to died instantly and he died in full view of the public. i think that changed the entire dynamic, and the relationship between the public and the presidency and it also created an extraordinary expectation on lyndon johnson. when lyndon johnson gets off that plane at andrews air force base at 6:12 in the evening of november 22, most of the public is hearing his voice for the first time. you know candid camera, the tv show, there was a skit about a month or so before november 22 where the joke was, do you know who lyndon johnson was? about 30% of people do not know who he was. lyndon johnson is forced to assume the power of the presidency under the most horrible circumstances, he has to introduce himself under the full glare of the media. those words he speaks at andrews air force base

of pakistani electorate electorate it is dead on mckinley and i was most right after this road that appeared that. is going to be the biggest loser he had already been disqualified he had the prime minister standing and it's not my body. taking dictation from our disqualified prime minister rather than doing his job so of course a lot can happen from now. we're just going to happen a celebration throughout the country or damage of a great three but they haven't yet left it in expected that by nightfall these people with voting and collectively go in a huge rally there taking over the hallway get rid of all culminate and how or how might this new found political clout be used in terms of elections in pakistan next year. i didn't hear you properly because there's a lot of the corruption had but from what i gather a pattern made that the n.l. and wrong glory was a fun job also that. they have lost their grip both support many of their party leaders are going to not start working that party and leaving the party to go it will be you can't back that twenty eighteen elections is something that nob

. >>> sunday on cspan's q&a, journalist and author robert merry on his book, president mckinley, architect of the american century. >> he was a very effective president and you can't quite figure out how or how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished, because he was indirect. he was incrementalist. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that without that force he had amazing capacity to manipulate people and manipulate them into doing the things that he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a on cspan. >>> up next, taylor branch discusses the challenges of researching and writing biographies. the graduate center for the city university of new york hosted this event. it's about an hour. >> but tonight we're

president's life and times, including his unexpected ascension to the white house after william mckinley'sssassination. this is just over an hour. >> i am john elliff, president of the lincoln g

then william mckinley who was a company great officer, but nonetheless a union veteran. every republican who held the presidency for the rest of the 19th century had been directly involved in saving the union. the democrats, we know who they ran successfully twice, grover cleveland who hired the poor polish guy to vote for him. there's a disconnection between who's getting elected as a republican and a democrat to the presidency. the republicans would say of course the democrats are running a draft dodger. we run generals, they run draft dodgers. the democrat ran one former general for president, hancock in 1880. and he did okay. but he did not win. it is a plus to have union veteran on your resume if you're running for office after the civil war. and the democrats struggle with this notion that they were not really fully on board with this struggle to save the union. they came back, once the former confederate states were back, the democrats regained control of the house of representatives. didn't take a decade. but the republicans used the union cause very, very effect

sunday on c-span's q&a, journalist and author robert merry on his book about president mckinley. >> he was a consequential and effective president. you can't quite figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he did. he was in direct. he was an incrementalist, a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people, and manipulate them into doing the things that he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. on lectures in history, patricia limerick of the university of colorado-boulder teaches a class about westward expansion and the closing of the american west in the 21st century. she talks about how the west has been per trade as both past oral and wild, and how the federal government switched -- preserving land under the umbrella of different federal departments. so, here is our separation of progressive era responses to what was understood to be the end of the frontier. if we have time, we will get to a massive adventure in applied history where i got to go

[applause] mary ony on q&a, robert his book on president mckinley. >> he was a very consequential and effective president. you can't quite figure out how or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished, because he was indirect, and incrementalist , a manager, not a man of force. that without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people into doing the things he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. eastern. night at 8:00 studentcam your documentary competition is underway viewed students are busy at work sharing their experience with us on twitter. ♪ >> it is not too late to enter. our deadline is january 18, 2018. are asking students to choose a position on the u.s. constitution and make a video illustrating why it is important he appeared -- important to you. $1000 in cash prizes will be awarded. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry. for more information, go to our website, studentcam.org. former presidential speechwriters spanning from richard nixon to barack obama are part of a writer's conference i

q&a, aght on c-span's journalist and author on his book president mckinley, architect of the american century. >> he was a very effective president and you cannot quite figure out how, or why he was able to accomplish what he accomplished because he was in direct. he was an incrementalist, a manager, not a man of force. it turns out that without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people. and manipulate them into doing the things he wanted them to do while they thought it was their idea. >> tonight on q&a at 8:00 eastern on c-span. former speechwriters from richard nixon to barack obama are part of a writer's conference in washington, d.c. they also talked about the media landscape has changed over the years and how they communicated the president's message over several platforms including social media. this is just under an hour and a half. good afternoon. dean of georgetown university's school of business. it is our privilege to host the annual professional speechwriters association world conference again this year. welcome back. here here at georgetown mcdonough, we a

-- "president mckinley." >> he was an effective president did you cannot quite figure out how or whye was able to accomplish what he accomplished. he was indirect. he was a manager. he was not a man of force. it turns out that, without that force, he had amazing capacity to manipulate people. and manipulate them into doing the things he wanted them to do well they thought it was their idea. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on "q&a" on c-span. ♪ videopan's student cam documentary competition is underway. students across the country are busy and sharing their experiences with us on twitter. it is not too late to enter. our deadline is january 18, 2018. we are asking students to choose a position on the u.s. constitution and create a video about why it is important to you. our competition is open to all middle school and high school students, grades six to 12. 100 thousand dollars in cash prizes will be awarded. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry. for more information, go to our website, studentcam.org. "washington journal" continues. kathawe