eastern author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whaleship about the 1820s sinking of the ship following the sperm whale attack in the state of the ships crew. 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency. george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. watch american history tb, this weekend on c-span three. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly briefing with reporters of the capitol earlier today. this is 25 minutes. >> would morning everyone. a difference a day makes. wasn't that just the most beautiful inauguration. the theme america united. it was so perfect in my view. only four the let's say peaceful transfer of power but the manner in which it happened. america united. i've said again and again the arts will bring us together, will be left together, we cried together, we are inspired together. we find a common ground more easily. that was certainly given proof yesterday. when amanda gorman recited her beautiful, optimism, and of course the theme of the inauguration but also of the vice -- excuse me the now president, he wa

nathaniel philbrick speaks about "in the heart of the sea." and at 8:00 p.m. back at farewells and inaugurations. a look back at previous presidents. dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch "american history tv" this weekend on c-span 3. >>> next on "american history tv" abraham lincoln scholar revisits the 16th president's éjg. just six weeks before his assassination.mj considered one ofa#ir(t&h the m iconic speeches in american history. >>> we are honored to welcome harold back to new york historical. he is the director of the roosevelt house of policy and institute at hunter college. he previously served as chairman of the abraham lincoln. and the united states lincoln bicentennial commission. he is the author of numerous books. his most recent "the monument man: the life and art of daniel chester

eastern author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whale ship about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ships group at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency we look back at farewell and inaugurations of previous presidents. bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> michael kirk is joining us, he is the filmic of the documentary filmmaker of this pbs frontline film president biden, again that airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time on your local pbs station. mr. kirk, why make w this documentary? what was the goal? >> while we make an annual film or every four years to make a film called the choice about the two presidential candidates. we weave it together is two hours and always airs right before the election andnd october. and essentially the idea is to get in side the method of the two different men. we do not interview the candidates we interview their friends, their family

nathaniel? >> i was real jim pressed by -- impressed by the breadth and detail of the notes from the town halls. there were original conversations before i even got involved that sort i winnowed it down but i found it moving to see -- because a lot of the notes were written in the language top the participants. they weren't edited or huge putn master documents and read the text of the raw document felt like being in a town hall with all of that's anymore brooklyn and that was exciting to me, and it wasn't always consistent or -- some divergence as you expect in any town hall, but it felt refreshingly democratic in the context of where the country is now. it's sort of rang through with the values i think we want to return to to our system. >> i would just agree with that. it was -- though we were not part of the actual town halls, reading them you could definitely feel the energy, you could feel the interest and -- real in the deep thought that the participants put into their comments and as they

we are thrilled to be this evening in conversation with nathaniel, longtime islander here. matt and his wife arrived. he is a historian and has written numerous books about the island in the year 2000. it won the national book award for nonfiction. since then, he is going on to write a number of books, a very good book about the u.s. exploring expedition. a whole variety of other interesting topics, branching off from -- we are thrilled that everybody can join us this evening. this evening of the essex tragedy is a near and dear story to nantucket and to nantucket's identity as a historic whaling port. they nantucket whaling museum is a unique place to tell the story. we preserve the history of nantucket and we have a lot of collections related to the story . it is in our bones so we are really thrilled to be able to have all of you join us this evening for our conversation about the essex. [laughter] the basic thing, we are here to talk about the essex the question of the evening. what are the basic things everyone should know about the essex tragedy? guest: the essex left

nathaniel: the essex left in 1819, the year after the pacific national bank was built. she was a typical whaling ship, about 20 years old. not a great repair. she had a first-time captain first mate owen chase. ,21 men. the cabin boy was thomas nickerson. they departed and headed for the pacific. it was a normal whaling voyage, not a very successful one. they made their way around cape horn up to the west coast of , south america and they decided to venture out farther. further than they had ever been before to the offshore grounds. after a stop at the galapagos, they were 3000 miles from the coast of south america where they cited a huge sperm whale, 85 feet long. 85 feet long. the jaw at the museum came from an 85-foot-long whale. when you realize the ship was 85 feet long. one of the whale boats was damaged and first mate owen chase dragged that boat onto the deck and was repairing it while the other boats were pursuing the whale. cabin boy thomas nickerson all , of 15 years old, was at the helm steering when this 85 foot spurned whale appeared on the port side. they

eastern author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whale shipsinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ships group at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency we look back at farewell and inaugurations of previous presidents. bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. >> michael kirk is joining us, he is the filmic of the documentary filmmaker of this pbs frontline

nathaniel green. john lawrence, the son of henry lawrence. you can imagine the letters they wrote. the staff was saying more about washington and henry knots and artillery and washington himself, all of these men absolutely grueling for the commander and chief. the two key sources i want to focus on here is lawrence. he wrote to his son, john, in early january. it is pretty clear he was worried. i think some time ago by discovery and our council. and it was mid 1777 to take the routine minutia of military administration off of the back of all congress. congress had been trying to run the war as a committee of the whole. there was too many distractions. they could not run the war effectively. there was routine correspondence. correspondence. the british pows making sure that all of this stuff was taken care of efficiently. and washington didn't have to worry about it either. it didn't work. it was composed of members of congress and they ran into the same problems as trying to run the war that congress as a whole ran into. the first president said he never worked so hard in his life

nathaniel philbrick speaks about "in the heart of the sea." and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency" a look back at farewells and inaugurations. a look back at previous presidents. dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch "american history tv" this weekend on c-span 3. >>> next on "american history tv" abraham lincoln scholar revisits the 16th president's éjg. just six weeks before his assassination.mj considered one ofa#ir(t&h the m iconic speeches in american history. >>> we are honored to welcome harold back to new york historical. he is the director of the roosevelt house of policy and institute at hunter college. he previously served as chairman of the abraham lincoln. and the united states lincoln bicentennial commission. he is the author of numerous books. his most recent "the monument man: the life and art of daniel chester french." he was part of the chief historicals 2009 and 2010 exhibition. please turn off your electronic devices and join me in welcoming our guests. thank you. good evening. happy l

nathaniel green. john lawrence, the son of henry lawrence. you can imagine the letters they wrote.'ll quote from one of them. henry lawrence saying to john, a member of the staff, saying what was going on in congress. henry knots and artillery and washington himself, all of these men absolutely grilling for the commander and chief. the two key sources i want to focus on here is lawrence. as president of the continental congress he was better positioned than anyone, really, to keep his finger on the pulse of political opinion in higher reaches of patriot leadership. he wrote to his son, john in early january. it is pretty clear he was worried. i think some time ago by discovery and our council. the advance which i dreaded in many instances predicted are now coming to maturity. that letter is long, complex and highly detailed. that's just an are excerpt that you're seeing. in it he makes note there's no qi4ñ washington was in deep trouble with thexíun9óñ continental con. benjamin harris also writing to another member of congress, robert morris from pennsylvania, made it very clear th

. >> on that line for african-american veterans, nathaniel is waiting in georgia.good morning, you're on with colonel salter. >> thank you. >> i'm a disabled veteran myself. and what i'm -- >> thank you for servicing. >> what i'm trying to find out is that this is the war where when everybody came back in oklahoma city where they dropped a bomb, they dropped a bomb on the black people that were coming up with their own schools and the students dressed up going to school. and after the war was over and they saw what happened they dropped a bomb on them. you're right, it happens after world war one. we interpret tulsa, oklahoma, in this exhibition. everything that fits together, but there is a key story not in this exhibition, a lot of folks don't know about, there is a woman named olivia hooks who was the first african-american to be a woman in the coast guard. just like josephine baker. she experienced oklahoma, and she just passed away a little bit of background from the top, there was people in uniform, and they were dropping bombs and the boms also drops. >> do

eastern author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the whaleship aboutthe 1820s sinking of the ship following the sperm whale attack in the state of the ships crew. 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency. george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. watch american history tb, this weekend on c-span three. >> house speaker nancy pelosi held her weekly briefing with reporters of the capitol earlier today. this is 25 minutes.

i won't give you the details of 1856 where it took over four months to elect nathaniel banks speaker of the house. eric: no one knows congress better than chad pergram. what do you expect will happen? >> nancy pelosi said her biggest enemy was covid. there's nobody else running against her. we probably will get a result in the speaker vote probably 6:00, 6:36:30. everything takes longer due to covid. her name will be placed into nomination by hakim jeffries, and her opponent is kevin mccarthy, the house minored leader. liz cheney will place his name into nomination. and usually it's a party line vote. always, there's deviations. you might have people voting present and this is why nancy pelosi and the democrats have indicated it is so important that they vote for her so they maintain the majority. and you can't beat somebody with nobody. we've had votes cast for collin powell, john yo lewis, spanbergr voted for sheri buskose from illinois a couple years ago. we always have deviations. eric: chad, we'll keep on it. we know you'll stand by on capitol hill. >> a group of several promine

. >> thank you, nathaniel, thank you. >> caller: heim a disabled regimen myself, and -- >> thank youfor serving and i appreciate your service. >> caller: what i'm trying to find out, colonel salter, is this is the war where when everybody came back and in oklahoma city where they dropped a bomb, they dropped a bomb on the black people they saw coming up with their own schools and the kids dressed up with suits and ties and bows and all and going to school, going to class, and then after the war was over and everybody came back and they saw what was happening they had a picnic and dropped a bomb on them. >> colonel salter can you answer this -- >> i can. i believe you're talking about tulsa, oklahoma in 1921. that is after world war i. black wall street. there's a lot of ties to that story. so to kind of keep the answer short, i'll tell the piece that you are exactly right. it happens after world war i. it's in 1921. we actually interpret tulsa, oklahoma, in this exhibition. you know, so, it's everything that fits together. but there's a key story that's not in this exhibition and a l

petersburg, florida on the republican line -- nathaniel. caller: good morning. tabloid news has taken over the news. people get it confused with the real news. because that is the fake news. on the other hand, for five years, we heard this president say, let's drain the swamp. the swamp was drained on the sixth. now you know what the swamp people look like. those are the people who were busting through the buildings and the barricades. those are the people that need help and healing. because they also work in places but i have to go, like the va hospital. i am sitting there trying to have a procedure done, and the conversation is all about this president and what is going on with this nation, and the bottom line is, i am nervous as heck because i can't say what i really feel. because they have got my life in their hands. so this thread of hatred, bigotry, we are not even thinking about one another as a people anymore at this point. host: go ahead and respond, seth. guest: it is interesting, when you look back at periods of american history where we have been eit

petersburg, florida on the republican line -- nathaniel. caller: good morning. tabloid news has taken over the news. people get it confused with the real news. because that is the fake news. on the other hand, for five years, we heard this president say, let's drain the swamp. the swamp was drained on the sixth. now you know what the swamp people look like. those are the people who were busting through the buildings and the barricades. those are the people that need help and healing. because they also work in places but i have to go, like the va hospital. i am sitting there trying to have a procedure done, and the conversation is all about this president and what is going on with this nation, and the bottom line is, i am nervous as heck because i can't say what i really feel. because they have got my life in their hands. so this thread of hatred, bigotry, we are not even thinking about one another as a people anymore at this point. host: go ahead and respond, seth. guest: it is interesting, when you look back at periods of american history where we have been eit

eastern author nathaniel talks about his book "the heart of the sea."1820 sinking of the ship following a sperm whale attack and the fate of the ship's crew. we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on cspan3 go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union. but reagan met him half way. reagan encouraged him. reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later, madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press a

and regina king and nathaniel ratelif. all three are first-timers. about that bernie sanders meme. this is the cold bernie meme where people are taking a photo of him at the presidential inaugust kbur rags, mittens and all, and placing him in all types of photos with flawless different places. celebrities are getting in on it too. sarah jessica parker, it's in fact bernie who will be taking the place of samantha in the sex in the city. ryan reynolds shared this and he even made it into three of jennifer aniston's instagram stories becoming the newest member of the "friends" cast. peter and kristin, we've had to place him in the studio. i had him stop by with you guys. >> i didn't see him that whole time last week. >> fits right in. we'll pull up a third chair. >> we lovehose t bernie mittens. a 2nd grade teacher in vermont. she's done. she sold out. >> the new access sorry of 2021. dylan, thanks. that was great. >>> still to come, one of the most faithful dogs ever. we're back after this. ♪♪ ♪ oh, this is how it starts ♪ ♪ lightning strikes the heart

eastern, author nathaniel silver talks about his book "in the heart of the sea," about the 1820 sinking of a ship following a spur in well attack and the state of the ship's crew. and we look back at farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents will clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> you are watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by american cable television companies and provided to americans as a service. >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings archival films that provides context for today's public affairs issues. on august 28, 1963, the u.s. information agency filmed the march on washington and produced a documentary for foreign audiences. by law, usia films could not be shown in the united states until 12 years after their original production. next, the 20-minute film titled "the march in washington," restored by the national archives.

that is the picture nathaniel reed posted on his twitter account. back to your phone calls. in eastern carolina. caller: good morning, thank you for taking my call. give me a couple of minutes and i will be through. in 2020 -- in 2016, it was expected that hillary clinton would be appointed president. she was secretary of state under mr. obama. mr. clinton and chelsea, they were getting six-figure salaries for speeches. let me finish. it was interrupted, so the democrats that wanted to impeach mr. trump, i believe that the impeachment -- the first day after mr. biden is inaugurated, i have to say this as an independent registered unaffiliated, -- he threatened that ukrainians that my jets will take off at 6:00 -- his son and his son's buddy or getting $187,000 a month. that was through an eastern european bank -- he committed extortion and blackmail when he was sitting vice president, and he said, if you do not believe me, call mr. obama. that makes mr. obama a co-conspirator in extortion and blackmail with taxpayer funds. mr. biden has nothing to talk about. when is the imp

state troops who were rushed to the peninsula to try to stop a union ground invasion led by general nathaniele texans saw little fighting. shelling had its intended affect, morale plummeted. cold and sick civilians as well as militia members fled. war weariness led desertions to increase tremendously. he portrayed his state troops as stall warden and raring for a fight. william maltby portrayed his service as very manly and said the men on mustang island were ready, their equipment was ready, when really they spent most of their time shoveling sand because their -- they literally lived in a fort made of sand. and they did very, very little but lay around sand all day long until they were captured on november 17th of 1863. but maltby instead portrayed he and his fellow men as physically fit and ready to fight and very watchful of the enemy. so, the bravado apparent was aimed at bolstering citizens' morale and were undoubtedly a help to anxious leaders even though texas didn't see nearly the fighting other southern states did. especially as union victories mounted and as vicksburg was lost and

that will be good, too regina king and nathaniel ratliff.that's "start today. >> looking forward to that, mr. roker. >>> then al is going to introduce us to his health and fitness coach, sharing simple things you can do to boost your breakfast and start the day on the right foot first, your local ne >>> good morning, it's 8:26, i'm cierra johnson, breaking news this morning, governor newsom has just lifted the state's stay at home order. the order covers all regions statewide including the three regions still under the order. the bay area, san joaquin valley and southern california. the bay area's icu availability jumped to more than 23%. previously each county was on a colored tier system and those counties will be returned to it. also counties will likely still have authority to set their own restrictions. we're going to take a look at the weather with kari. kari? >>> we were going to see a lot of changes in our forecast, as we go into the nts to move out tomorrow an atmospheric river ging some gusty winds and its impacts will be felt from

nathaniel in bismarck, north dakota. what do you think? >> i think trump is a shyster. i think he has proven that over and over again. [indiscernible] and most recent events and one of the most catastrophic examples was the covid-19 pandemic. donald trump, mitch mcconnell, his republican party, people that supported him, ted cruz, jim jordan out of ohio, a lot of these people literally said obama left them with nothing in the cupboards to combat the covid virus. george bush actually started the pandemic response under clinton. obama had it revised, updated, and signed it into protocol in 2014. you can literally go online and look it up as a pdf and download 162 pages of finely detailed protocol. host: so this pandemic is how you will remember the president? caller: no. that is how i prove he is a shyster. he lied to the american people saying obama left him with nothing. that is proof he is a liar. host: mike in los angeles sends it's a text -- sends us a text that says the only president to quit under the job when we needed the most. rich in tennessee, a republican, wh

on 6:30, author nathaniel filbert talks about the heart of the sea, the tragedy of the 1820 sinking ofhip following his firm while attack. -- a firm while -- sperm whale attack. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. washington journal continues. host: we are back with american university history professor, alan lichtman, who is here to talk about the benefits and perks that presidents get once they leave office. professor, good morning. guest: it's great to be with you. host: many of us know professor lichtman from the election season where he correctly predicted the outcome of all of the u.s. presidential elections since 1984. but he's not here to talk about how you get into the white house, he's talking to us about what happens to presidents and the perks and benefits they get once they leave. so let's get into it. what type of benefits are presidents entitled to once they leave office? guest: until the former presidents act of 1958, the answer was nothing. there were no perks and benefits afforded once a president left the white house.

eastern, author nathaniel talks about his book in the heart of the siege of the tragedy of the welsh of evans about the 1820 sinking of the ship following a firm well attack in the crew. in a p.m. eastern on the presidency, will expect farewells and inaugurations of previous presidents. bill clinton, george w. bush, dwight eisenhower, john kennedy, and ronald reagan. exporting the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend, on c-span three. >> earlier today senate majority leader mitch mcconnell talked about the anywhere attack on the u.s. capital and blamed it president trump for inciting the riots. here are his remarks. last time the senate convened, we just reclaimed the capital from violent criminals who tried to stop congress from doing our duties. the mob were provoked by the president and other powerful people. and they try to use fear and violence for specific preceding of the firstal branch of the federal government. but we pressed on. we stood together i'm a ended said an angry mob would not be over the rule of law in our nation, not even for one night. we cert