first joining ugs is ambassador michael owens. how did this change america? >> this was the first time that a convoy, an official convoy had driven all the way across country and it attracted attention all across the route. thousands of people came out to look at the vehicles, to talk to the men who were in the convoy and spurred interest for motor si ized vehicles. >> did it get a lot of attention in the press? >> it did get a lot of attention. they had a major send-off at the white house. president wilson was in europe at the time, but secretary of war newton baker waved them off. there were speeches, the press was all there. there was really quite a scene at the white house before they took off to drive through the district, through maryland to frederick, maryland, where they spent the first night. >> you explained how it changed america, but walk us through the genesis of this idea and why 80 vehicles as part of this convoy. >> you have to look at it in the context of the time. world war i had just concluded a few months earlier and the american military

michael owens developed the first automated bottling plants for the production of glass bottles. highway was the largest producer of sheet glass of anybody in the world at a time. when you talk about west virginia leading the way in production, in manufacturing, coal is one of the resources that has shaped the history of west virginia. i goes back, it actually ties a lot of the things we talked about together. coal was vital in the salt industry. that goes back to the early 1800s. cole's big boom started as far back as the 1840's, 1850's, but just before statehood. the railroad, especially the develop meant of the chesapeake and ohio railroad's to open up coal mines, opening coal to become what we are today as one of the producers, not only of the country, but of the nation and the world. is a,: west virginia significant part of the economy of the state, because of --elopments in how you might how you mine coal and equipment. there are not as many coal miners as there were at one point, and the market depends on a lot of things, but coal is still very important in the state of we

but first, joining us is michael owens. the author of "after ike: on the trail of the century-old journey that changed america." hugh did it change america? >> along the route, thousands came out to cheer the convoy on, to look at the vehicles, talk to the men who remember in the convoy and it spurred a lot of interest in travel by motorized vehicles. >> we're going to watch the film. did it get a lot of attention in the press? >> it did. they happened a major sendoff at the white house. president wilson was in europe but secretary of war newton baker waved them off. there were speeches, the press was all there and there was quite a scene at the white house. there's a district through maryland through frederic, maryland, where they spent the first night. >> walk us through the genesis of this idea and why 80 vehicles as part of this convoy? >> you have to look at it in the context of the time. world war i had just concluded a few months earlier and the american military leadership realized that in future warfare motorized v

exclusive reason for the company was to exploit some of the technological innovation of owens so michael owens was given his own company and on this forward, work automation and design new technologies that will change glass is produced. did.at's what mr. owens the two of them teamed up to bottles, automatic bottle machine, which is called biggest improvement in the production of glass in 2,000 years. once they started making flat glass, that became libbey owens ford. once people began experimenting fibers of glass in the 1930's and that spun off as owens corning, those four companies shaped this city in a partat will always be of who we are. i say that toledo never at being the future great city of the world. we all recognize that. we chuckle about it. it's a good joke. vision ofe ways that jessop scott, of this destiny its perfectly situated geography, the fact that we were able to attract the glass industry here i think in that.ays did fulfill was antoledo war interesting boundary dispute between ohio and michigan, which took place -- well, it began, its early roots began in the 1800's and

michael owens developed the first automated plant here that was in production of glass bottles.hey also, across the highway, was libby owens ford in charleston which was the largest producer of sheet glass of anybody in the world at one time. when you talk about west virginia leading the way in production and manufacturing, coal is one of the resources that has shaped the history of west virginia. it goes back -- it actually ties a lot of the things we have talked about together. it ties in the solid industry because coal was vital in the sod industry. it goes back to the early 1800s. back inig booms started the 1850's before statehood. this ties together the railroad. the railroad, especially the development of the chesapeake, helped to open up the coal mines and the lines of coal to become what we are today as one of the producers not only of the country but of the nation and of the world. today, colin west virginia is a very significant -- coal in west virginia is a very significant part of the economy in the state because of developments in how you mine coal and equipment. t

maria: you mentioned owen a, when you look at my timeline, of michael flynn, and august of 2019 flynn donald trump a month later, september 2015 he is awarded an office of assessment contract $245,000 and stephan was an informant to the u.s. government from what we understand. what can we tell us about him and how much money did he make from the office of net assessments. explain what owen a is and how much he was paid. >> is supposed to be given the classified of the net strategy facing this country. over the last decade according to the inspector general who really review the office has gotten away from that and done a lot more think tank, he is one of those guys. he got a million dollars from the pentagon think tank from 2010 to 2016 and it showed that he did not account for his money properly pretty did not account for trouble, he did not do things a call for in his work. why is output, there are currently ongoing investigations in congress and inside government agencies. whether ona function as a clearinghouse, meaning you send academics, everyone is not intimidated by an academi

owens. don't go anywhere. jillian: a former critic of candidates going on so-called apology tour, new york's mayor michael bloomberg and frisk. listen to this. >> i was totally focused on saving lives but as we know, good intentions aren't good enough. i want you to know that i realize back them i was wrong. and i'm sorry. rob: carli carley shimkus herh the backlash he's getting on social media. >> stop and frisk was one of michael bloomberg's signature initiatives. now he says he was wrong to champion it. this policy lets police officers stop and frisk anyone that had are suspicious of. bloomberg largely supported it and defended it since his times as mayor up until now when he is considering running for president. some are calling the apology disingenuous. one twitter user says kind of tough to gain momentum running for president when the first thing you do is apologize. john on twitter also chiming in, saying i'm guessing they had another focus group to determine stop and frisk wasn't a good pr term. it will now be pardon me and hug. current new york city mayor bill de blasio is slamming bloomberg for apologizin

>> the book is titled after ike, on the trail of the century old journey that changed america, michael owen, thanks very much for joining us on c-span3's american history tv. >> thank you, my pleasure. >>> this year, c-span is touring cities exploring american history. next a recent visit to toledo, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >>> i have a barbell dit rikt, the snake on the lake. it's from the heard of to letee lead oe to cleveland. our district skirts the entire southern rim of lake heir oe. it's the glass city. we have companies that range from libby glass to first solar. so we have heritage companies and we have part of america's rising sun. and right here birthed in this community, we are not a capital city. we've had to earn our way forward largely through private enterprise with a very heavy industrial tilt. we see a number of new industrial companies rising, our port authority has been very, very involved in so much of this with the largest gas discoveries on the continent here in ohio and western pennsylvania. ber seeing a transfo