. >> coming up next, the national parks service and the friends of the national world war ii dayrial post a veterans ceremony and washington, d.c., honoring servicemen and women. the u.s. navy band brass quintet plays, and world war ii veterans lay wreaths for all of the branches of the u.s. military. this is just under an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, our mistress of ceremonies for anay's event is emmy-award-winning news anchor of "did morning washington" and abc 7 news at noon. duringitical reporting 2012 on her and him he nomination. over the past two years, she has covered everything from the midterm elections of 2010 to the rescue of the chilean miners. before that, she was a white house congressional for the tribune broadcasting washington, d.c., bureau. it's our honor and tribute to have as today's mistress of ceremonies miss autry gottfried. [applause] she will be introducing the official party. >> good morning. it is my great honor to be your mistress of ceremonies this morning as we commemorate and honor all veterans who have served our great country. to all of our veteran

our goal is to learn more about the operations of the national cemetery administration, arlington national cemetery, and the american mind my commission -- monument commission. over the last year, as well as the commentary on several focused issues i will be highlighting momentarily. we will also like to welcome mr. walters. he has stepped up to perform duties as acting undersecretary of memorial affairs after the retirement of undersecretary morrow. we look forward to hearing about his visions for overseeing the honorable mission at nca. secretary cleland, it is nice to hear you as well. the people with these organizations work day in and day out to honor veterans and serviceman with dignified burials and to assist families and loved ones who must deal with the lost and tremendous gray. our nation's solemn obligation is to honor those who have served does not cease at the end of their service, retirement, or ultimately upon their death and it is the responsibility of these organizations to see this commitment through. i would like to take a moment to note that today we will be -- today wi

similarly, pinnacles national park is our most recent national park. note the john muir quote here -- everyone needs beauty, as well as bread. places to play in, as well as pray in. where nature may heal and give us strength to body and soul alike. from john ng legacy muir's life reminds us of the important things that one person can do. the founder of patagonia said -- if you think about all the our society has made, it m independents to now, was not government, it was activism. think, oh, teddy roosevelt established yosemite national park. bs. it was john muir who invited and then out, convinced him to ditch his security and go camping. activist, a and single person. so we see the idea of wilderness as important roots in the legacy of john muir. fulfilled by citizen activists working many decades since his death. those who cessors are actually created our national wilderness preservation system. all of those leaders, you know, david brower, did an interview about how he was introduced to wilderness. reading of o the john muir. muir told me about the

it's still nation to nation. our ancestors really knew these presidents, washington and lincoln and other notable and in many cases rightly so beloved people. the delegates, when they arrived by canoe and over land but mostly by canoe from savannah, they docked at the bottom of manhattan and were greeted by 300 white men dressed like indians who were members of the society which had been named for a chief, the chief who first made the treaty with william penn for the british colony known as the william penn colony for parts of philadelphia. so this society people were dressed as they thought indians were and mostly -- and they were cheering the arrival of the delegates. and then they carried them, they escorted them as in a parade to congress. later on the delegates were dining with george washington at his home, and an artist was there. and he had just completed the iconic portrait of washington, the life-size portrait of him in his military outfit. and washington wanted a visual joke to be played on the delegat

>> well, that's our mission here at the national archives. our job is to make sure that the history of the u.s. government is preserved for all time. there's only a very small percentage of records, 2% to 3% that are considered important enough to come here to the national archives. if it's important enough to come here, we need to preserve it for all time. we work with our conservators. we have access policies to work with our researchers. and increasingly, we're trying to digitalize our records and make them available on the web so anyone, anywhere can have access. >>> you have been watching c-span's american history tv. we want to hear from you. >>> we would like to tell you about some of our other programs. join us sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern for reel america, featuring films by government and institution al groups. sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> here is a look at some of the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. a lighting of the national christmas tree, followed by the whit

the national archives would not have put the labels on here. finally, this is the shirt oswald was wearing when he was shot. he was shot when he was in the custody of the dallas police, being moved from one place to another. and it was being filmed. so it was unusual. there was a lot of press available. the conservators at the national archives have experience in what we need them to. but if necessary, they will reach out to an expert. they have all been trained to deal with multiple types of materials. this item is commission exhibit 126. a blue bag that was found in oswald's effects. it was picked up at his residence on north beckley street by dallas police officers. and so this was a tag that was affixed by them. >> so it says, charge murder there. >> right. the time that kennedy was assassinated, it was not a federal crime to kill the president. so had he gone on trial, he would've gone on trial for murder in texas. so the dallas police were investigating that. >> so, does the archive have -- had to work with the dallas police? >> no. all o

we can assure the nation of this.burial service at arlington national cemetery will continue to be conducted with honor and dignity our service members have earned, and their families will be treated with compassion and respect. thank you, i look forward to answer any questions you may have. >> into, mr. hallinan. without i recognize secretary cleland for his testimony. >> thank you, mr. chairman. may i say it's an honor to be with you again, mr. chairman and members of the committee. we will miss you, mr. chairman. we will miss talking football and miss talking our mission and miss, as ms. titus said, your very evenhanded approach to these issues and bipartisan way. that's rare in this town, and i, for one, really appreciate. we will miss you. secondly, i'm honored to be with the people here at this table over the last few years. i've really gotten to know them. and i can tell you, patrick hallinan has been doing a great job out there, but now he's the tip of the spear. he's the guy leading the pack out of there. i w

in the national park. the study was discredited by 25 distinguished scholars at the time and since then the park service has completed additional studies and designated the stadium as a national historic landmark. i believe strongly the story of our fight against institutionalized segregation is a story worth telling. now, critics of this legislation may look at hinchcliffe stadium and see a run-down sportsfield. not me. when i look at hinchcliffe stadium, i see a field of dreams. an enduring reminder of how far we've come since the days of separate but equal, when institutional segregation marginalized the works, dreams and achievements of african-americans. i see a community coming together decades after hinchcliffe first earned a place in the canon of american history to preserve the legacy it represents and i urge my colleagues to stand me in standing up for this legacy and supporting the inclusion of hinchcliffe stadium in the great falls national park as part of the lands package. with that i yield t

the union of our nation brought us together for the civil war.thank you for all you have done for us. i would also like to say that, even though we do not normally go through each day by day wondering what it was like and how we should thank each individual people there, we should recognize the fact how the people in the past made what we have today. and we ought to say thank you. on behalf of the military academy and the youth for today. [applause] >> before we close for the evening, i want to take a moment to recognize our wonderful choir. winchester music -- has joined us and will close the program. this chamber choir is based out of winchester and has been a wonderful addition to the program tonight. their next concert is scheduled for next weekend, october 25, 26, at the grace lutheran church in winchester. you can get more about the information -- information about them at the table in the back. a big thank you to winchester musical aviva. [applause] i would also like to offer a thank you to belle grove plantation for hosting us and providi

pinnacles national park is our notedecent national park -- note the quotes here. everybody needs beauty as well as bread. pray in, play in and where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. legacy through his life reminds us of the important things that one person can do. said "if you think about all the games our society has made, from independence to now, it was not government. it was activism. roosevelt's teddy -- teddy roosevelt established a national park, what a great president. it was john muir who invited roosevelt out and convinced him to ditch his security and go camping. near, an activist and single person. assee the idea of wilderness important in the legacy of john muir. his successors are those who actually created our national wilderness reservation system. one of those leaders, you all interview asked in an about how he was introduced to wilderness said, "through the reading of john muir. john told you about the wilderness. john muir is one of the founders of the sierra club and launched a movement that lasted well beyond his lifet

[captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satelliteorp. 2014] >> on the next "washington journal" columnist mr. jeffrey talks about what he'd like to see by the republican led 114th congress. and then "the culture warrior," on race, politics and social change with clarence page. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 eastern and join the conversation when we take your calls and comments on facebook and twitter. on friday, book tv and primetime features books about african-american leaders. first take us smiley on his book "death of a king" examining the last year of dr. martin luther king's life. and the biography of stokey carmichael and carnell west discusses the book of "black prophetic fire" looking at african-american leaders of the 0th century on c-span 2. >> here are some of our featured programs you'll find this holiday weekend on the c-span networks. saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the supreme court justice alaina cagen at princeton university and then on q&a, glenn kessler on his end of the year biggest pinocchio

my pleasure to introduce the national advisory council. known for his sweeping my il war films, it is pleasure to introduce ron maxwell. [applause] >> hi. are your teeth chattering at? i do not know how you all could sing so beautifully in this cold! s. goodnes if it keeps getting colder, it of a few nights aas we were filming the battle of fredericksburg. we filmed it on december 13, a e night -- there was confederate nodding there. you were with us, weren't you? well, i'm very proud to be a of the advisory board. live right over the hill really enjoy living here. okay, so, what is the journey h hollowed ground up to? the we all know, during american civil war, 620,000 soldiers were killed. these men represented union, confederate, and u.s. color troops. these men were fathers, sons, brothers, and friends. they died in homes, hospitals, and present. according to the chief historian of the park, robert soldiers f the 620,000 who died, approximately 50% are unknown to us. these men each had stories to tell and dreams they wish to esearch, y

you may already realize, this park is a very unique national park.d as a partnership park, the lands and operation of this area are owned and operated not only by the national park keyice but i k -- but by partners who maintain facilities, run operations, provide visitor services, and access to preserve lands. withpark is co-managed the national park service, belle grove incorporated, the cedar creek battlefield foundation, the shenandoah valley battlefields foundation, shenandoah county, and the national trust for historic preservation. vital organizations like the civil war trust and all of our surrounding communities round out our partnership efforts. i would like to take a moment to recognize these amazing stewards of this park. i would like to ask all staff members of the national park service and all of our park partners to please stand and be recognized. [applause] these partners have been doing amazing work these last few years. earlieria conference this week, we were able to announce the acquisition and preservation of an additional 186 acre

there are a number of national monuments as part of the national park service. national monuments are designated as monuments based on their historical and cultural merit, among other things. but ft. mchenry is the only place that has the dual distinction of being a national monument and a historic shrine. that historic shrine part was added in the early 1940s, because after all, this is the only birthplace of the national anthem. we only have one national anthem. and this is the birthplace of it. so national monument for its history. historic shrine as the birthplace of the national anthem. makes ft. mchenry very unique. one of the crown jewels of the national park service. and as a danger, it's a special honor to be the caretakers of this treasure of the american people. >> you can watch this or other "american artifacts" programs at any time by visiting our website. cspan.org/history. >> you've been watching c-span's american history tv. we want to hear from you. follow us on twitter @cspanhistory. connect with us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. or

the only sovereign nation today is the imperial nation. now, this is not just in the ivory tower that these accusations are booted around. very sadly after the great tragedy of the boston marathon  last year, tsaernaev, the person who engineered that bombing, his neighbors were interviewed and said he went around ranting about the american empire shortly before he set off the bomb that killed so many innocent people in boston last year. president obama, this accusation of the empire has been out there so prevalently since 2003, that not only did george bush but also barack obama, both come out about this. and barack obama told the u.n. last year, quote, the notion of an american empire isn't born out by america's current policy. we seek a world where a nation does not covet land or resources above nations. president said this. about an hour later, there was a commentary about this on democracy now, a radio station associated with the nation. and at that time the commentator said, quote, obama basically came out and said the united states

in fact the petrified forest national park, where the first units of the national park system -- national park were the first units of the system to receive their boundaries. the movement to establish national monuments has continued. president bill clinton proclaims a giant sequoia national monument near where i live in april of 2000. he quoted to record from john muir, saying, "these domestic -- these majestic trees will continue to promote god from heaven." this a company it was the result of citizen efforts. the most recent national monument was just proclaimed last month by president obama here in california, just north of los angeles. send gabriel mountains is one of the most recent in a series of national monuments proclaimed that almost every president since theodore roosevelt. pinnacles national park is our most recent national park noted -- note the quotes here. everybody needs beauty as well as bread. places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul alike. this ongoing legacy through his life reminds us of the important things that one per

to nation. that's the way the law developed at that time in the 1790s. and that's the way the law is today. it's still nation to nation. our ancestors really knew these presidents. really knew washington and lincoln and other notable and in many cases, rightly so beloved people. the muskogee delegates when they arrived by canoe and over land, but mostly by canoe from savannah, they docked at the bottom of manhattan and were greeted with 300 white men dressed like indians. who were members of the tammany society which has been named for chief tamanen, the chief who first made the treaty with william penn for the british colony known as the william penn colony, for parts of philadelphia. so the tammanen society, or the tammany society, people were dressed as they thought indians were. and mostly lenape, and they were cheering the arrival of the muskogee delegates and then they carried them, they escorted them as in a parade to congress. later on, the muskogee nation delegates were dining with geor

if you seen the nation to nation -- if you have seen the nation to nation exhibit, fantastic educational exhibit. she has been the driving force and the curator on that. she is a treasure to the indian country. you are so fortunate to have her with us. since rick does have the laryngitis thing happening i am going to step in for rick and join our panelists and moderate this session. you are going to speak from here right? >> good morning. this museum, the national museum of the american indian, he began -- has its origins in repeat repatriation and it all began on february 20, 1987 when a hearing was held in the u.s. senate committee on indian affairs on a bill sponsored by senator john melcher. of montana. senator melcher's bill provided for the repatriation of native american human remains and objects that had been or might be found in future on federal land. lands administered by the federal agency of the u.s. government. the smithsonian institution was invited to present testimony that caring. the secretary of the smithsonian inform the committee in his testimony the smithsonian inst

it will be air national guard members was alongside with army air national guard. we are going to be there and i always tell people if you are in the national guard you are always on a mission. you are part time. you can have somebody returned from afghanistan during a war fight in the next day tornado, flood, earthquake, fire. if that happens you can bet they will be called up the next day and put to work on behalf of their community and their state, always on a mission. the same people might be involved with security quaff russian details come planning something and getting ready for a bilateral event. we stay very active in all of that and we are very proud of that. so in conclusion i just want to tell you that we had an opportunity to become a part of the different air force, the same five core mission areas that general welsh often talks about but also in three domains. airspace and fiber and we are involved in all of those activities. indeed we do almost every mission set in the united states air force and there's not a single mission that we can do. trained

no nation is perfect.ours never has claimed to be, but i know of no nation that has used its power more benevolently than ours. it is americans who have sent its sons and daughters abroad to fight for the freedom and liberty of other people. it is americans that have gone abroad to fight against communism and radical islam and nazism and imperial japan and other threats to human dignity in the survival of mankind, and we did so without taking a single inch of territory. we didn't turn iraq into the 51st state. we didn't turn afghanistan into a u.s. territory. this is the nation that after we defeated japan and germany in world war ii helped rebuild those countries, and today they are among our strongest allies. this is the country that even after a cease-fire in the korean war still stands so many years later on the front lines of south korea, protecting their freedom and their territorial integrity, to a point where south korea, a nation that just two decades ago was a beneficiary of global aid is now a d

the nation to nation is an eternal, critical part of the fabric of united states itself. it's not only about history, it's also about our shared future. i would like to introduce our panelists. n has served - bria on the indian senate since 1985 and served as the chairman. excuse me -- president of the national congress of american indians and present of the association of washington tribes and executive board member of the washington gaming association. be matthewim will fletcher, a professor of law at michigan state university college of law, director of the university's indigenous law center. he is an appellate judge for various tribes. it will be followed by director ofin gover, the director this museum, a former professor of law at the sandra day o'connor college of law at arizona state university from 1997-2001. assistant secretary for indian affairs and the u.s. department of the interior. i think the person who we all me to always keep in mind when we think about the book or read the book or the exhibit and think about these things is our good friend suzanne sho-h

it would represent all the people of the nation. a reporter -- when macarthur was telling him that this division was in the -- was in the process of being created, a reporter asked him, you know, what you were going to call it and he remarked that it stretches across the country like a rainbow. and macarthur said, we'll call it the rainbow division, and that was one of his fingerprints on this great organization. macarthur was ten years younger than screws. i gegs i have to say that i always felt the alabama regiment was diminished until the time for the fighting came. as they moved from the united stat states, and the encampment at long island where they were. this is the encampment at long island where they were. this is the last parade they had at long island. secretary of war baker was present there. and they had -- the paper said there was 60,000 people in attendance to this final parade. let's go back to this 15th infantry. a lot of physical training, drilling, not much open field stuff at camp mills because it was a relativel

it would represent all the people of the nation. a reporter -- when macarthur was telling him that this division was in the -- was in the process of being created, a reporter asked him, you know, what you were going to call it and he remarked that it stretches across the country like a rainbow. and macarthur said, we'll call it the rainbow division, and that was one of his fingerprints on this great organization. macarthur was ten years younger than screws. i gegs i have to say that i always felt the alabama regiment was diminished until the time for the fighting came. as they moved from the united stat states, and the encampment at long island where they were. this is the encampment at long island where they were. this is the last parade they had at long island. secretary of war baker was present there. and they had -- the paper said there was 60,000 people in attendance to this final parade. let's go back to this 15th infantry. a lot of physical training, drilling, not much open field stuff at camp mills because it was a relativel

nation.s to all of you for being members of the alliance. the goal of the alliance and service year is fairly simple. one is to dramatically increase the service opportunities for young people in america. there are a lot more people who want to serve than there are positions and we need to change that. the second thing is to foster the type of active engaged citizenship that the ncoc charter calls for. we know from the data and from our research that when people are engaged in any way, they tend to be more engaged in other ways. if you volunteer, you are more likely to vote and vice versa. national service is a real multiplier. people serve the community for a year, they are very active. and also going to the nonprofit sector. we need lots of folks to serve communities that way. so we are a proud member of the national service alliance. of course, all of our work would be easier if schools were to embrace their civic mission. after all, that was the idea of public education, right? partners o

our nation expects the air national guard without fail, without hesitation day and and day out.t there. it is always there. it is the life insurance policy, something that we do day in and day out. the other homeland operations missions that we support, 15 or 20 different varieties. .. >> >> but with the capabilities of equipment into that air men as well. not ro only kirby daschle guard but somehow the air national guard and sent to be calling out the eric lin to do the to put the one stay active duty if it gets to be a bigger problem or issue it has to be contained in the region have funding for the manpower also but he's even today with members of the southwest border to support those that are important to the governor. we believe we our first choice because of our capabilities. two weeks ago if you remember portsmouth was hit with devastating tornadoes. in the same treaty was hit in 2011. in the last 11 of the earvin put the family into the hallway but when the tornado hit the house found itself over his children and was killed when a beam hits him in the back i was there to

we help ensure, uret our nation will end for generations to come. for if we do not remember our , how can, our heroes we expect future generations to step up to serve? [applause] certainly what happens post-vietnam weakened our nation. it was a shameful time in our history and we must never ever let that happen again. [applause] remembering and honoring our veterans is paramount to our national security. this places a critical importance on always taking care of our military servicemembers and their families before, during and after the battle. the dangers of the 21st century are clear. with no doubt that this century will be equally if not more dangerous than the previous one. the united states must maintain a strong defense, impossible to do without strong defenders. for all they have done, for all they have sacrificed, they asked so little in return. , thatg they are honored they will get the care they need when they need it, that they are not forgotten and that their sacrifice is appreciated can make a world of difference. , little did we know t

held, that he has devoted his life to serving this nation's national security interests, and he has excelled at doing it. now, frankly, if mr. blinken is unqualified, then the bar my colleagues have set is so high for any human being to reach. so i ask those who object to the nominee what additional qualifications can there be? outside of already occupying the position for which he is nominated, it's hard to understand what additional qualifications my colleagues would expect mr. blinken to have to demonstrate his worthiness. perhaps they would prefer he be nominated by a different president whose policies they agree with, but that's not how it works. this is an eminently qualified candidate who has the full trust and confidence of this president , my colleagues' policy concerns notwithstanding. they may disagree with specific policy decisions of this president dutifully carried out, i repeat, carried out by mr. blinken, and even listening to my dear friend and colleague, senator mccain, a distinguished member of the committee who i regret we are going to lose in the next congress f

national forests. i'd like to specifically thank all of the dedicated forest service staff, both here in washington and in minnesota, who have helped make this event possible. it's quite an undertaking. and we are always so appreciative of your hard work. in particular, we'd all like to say thank you to beverly carol, who will be retiring after 39 years with the forest service. and beverly has been a part of the capitol christmas tree tradition for 20 years. and we wish you all the best, beverly! let's give them all a round of applause. [applause] joining us tonight is the honorable robert bonnie, representing the department of agriculture. he has a holiday message to share with all of you this evening. mr. bonnie? >> it's an honor to be here today, to represent the u.s. department of agriculture and the u.s. forest service. 50 years ago, speaker of the house john mccormick began the tradition of the capitol christmas tree to celebrate the season and share a little holiday spirit. the capitol christmas

thank you for being here and thanks so much to the national park foundation and the national park servicenderful holiday tradition year after year. i'd like to offer each of you a personal welcome to president's park, which is managed by the national park service and the department of the interior. and of course, home to the first family. and we're so delighted they're here today. it's a great honor to help care for the extraordinary system of 401 national parks that commemorate our history, our culture and our incredibly beautiful landscape. i'm also proud of the thousands of dedicated federal employees and many, many volunteers who care for our public lands, our waters and our wildlife for the benefit of all americans. we are blessed with the spirit of the holidays. when many traditions mark this darkest month of the year, of love, of giving, of family and friends. it's a time of year when we are reminded that it's truly better to give than to receive and that our lives ultimately are measured not by what we acquire or the positions we hold but by how much we love and are loved by other

and i want to thank jonathan jarvis dan wenk and everybody at the national park service and the nationalspecial event each and every holiday season. i want everybody to give it up for our charming christmas host tonight, tom hanks and rita wilson! [applause] we have so enjoyed the incredible performers, including the one and only patti labelle. [applause] and finally, thanks to all of you who are here and watching at home, for joining us to celebrate this wonderful holiday tradition. back in 1923, school kids here in washington wrote a letter to the white house asking if they could put a christmas tree on the south lawn. and more than 90 years and a few different evergreens later, the national christmas tree still stands as a symbol of hope and holiday spirit, and we still gather as a country each year to light it. we still have school kids involved too. but this year, they've given all the state and territory trees surrounding the national christmas tree their first digital upgrade. young women from all 50 states use their computers using their coding skills, to control the colors and p

they're divided over how much industrialized nations should help developing nations. delegates from more than 190 countries gathered in lima for the conference known as cop20. they're trying to agree on a climate change deal to replace the kyoto protocol. it would take effect in 2020. but they're hitting a familiar roadblock, the question of whether industrialized countries should bear more responsibility for cutting emissions than developing countries. participating nations have to submit their emissions cut targets in march. u.s. secretary of state john kerry urged developing nations not to choose the energy sources of the past. >> today more than half of global emissions, more than half, are coming from developing nations. so it is imperative that they act too. >> kerry said the united states and china announced their targets last month. he called on all countries to make concessions at the lima talks. the conference is scheduled to close at noon on friday. >>> experts in the field of medical response after natural disasters are discussing how to work better togeth

nation building. world war i burst this myth of isolationism apart, rendering immigrant' ties and through them the u.s.' ties to the rest of the world visible. and visibly treacherous. so in the context of the destrun in europe, the u.s.' foreign run born population appeared americans who saw u.s. national identity and sovereignty threatened by immigrants enduring traps national ties. immigrants faced a lot of pressure to melt into the u.s. melting pot during and after the war. five decades worth of accident phobic sentiment took on new intensity. during the war, the hypernational 100% americanism movement combined with pseudo scientific and hysteria over foreign radicals to tip the scales toward immigration restriction as the most effective way of protecting the u.s. and her citizens from a suspect world. a regime of restriction that began in the 19th century, that was aimed mostly at immigrants from china and other asian countries, culminated in three laws passed by congress during and immediately a

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> you are watching american history tv on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. each week, american history brings youmerica archival films that helped him the story of the 20th century. >> during the 1950's, oakland became a ghetto in impoverished lakhs and chicanos surrounded by the white affluence of suburban alameda county. to contain the misery and violence of the data, oaklands all white police department for head knocking brutality that has left a well remembered legacy of bitterness in the minds and hearts of many who lived in that time and place. >> i was growing up in the late 1930's and early 1940's. at that time, the police department was perceived as brutal. for the most part, there was extreme fear on the part of black people when the police would come into the community. i remember one situation where several young blacks were being apprehended by the po

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there's no national narrative that we share and no sense of national obligation. i don't see how you can function and expect greatness when, in fact, that cohesion isn't there. i don't want to go back to 1941. we -- i don't. i mean, i was born in '49. i mean, america sacrificed. it was, it truly was a great generation. but in many respects, it was an exclusive generation as well. and i think so much of what has happened in this country is wonderful. we really are, we have a big tent here which is unlike almost any other country in the world where we debate, we argue, we come from so many different traditions. and there's a measure of respect or at least tolerance, all right? if not respect, then it's tolerance. how to imbue the future generation with a sense of collective national responsibility, that's really the key. and it may actually be worthying through in a -- worth thinking new in a serious way, making this the next conversation. the politicians, nor the professional military will tell you that they want a draft. war's too complicated, it's become, we've b

we are also a jewish nation, a muslim nation, a buddhist nation, a hindu nation, and a nation of nonbelievers. three years later, speaking as president obama, and to a different audience in turkey obama explained we do not consider ourselves a christian nation or a jewish nation, or a muslim nation. his embrace of pluralism had been reconfigured into neither nor repudiation of particulars. most political and christian conservatives share their disapproval of obama. it is not hate speech, cried radio and television host glenn back, to defend the united states as a christian nation. in the 2000 book faith and politics, senator john danforth maintained that some people have asked if america is a christian country. the answer must be, no. to call this a christian country is to say that non-christians are a lesser order, not full-fledged citizens of one nation. these recent debates and disagreements are not new. the problem of what it means to be, or not to be, a christian nation has been a touchstone of conversations about religion and politics for two centuries. i wanted take us back to the age

i'd like to set the stage national cemeteries, not only to our nation's veterans but to all american. historically cemeteries, especially military cemeteries, were much more than established sites of burial with regimented internal layouts conducive to accepted societal funerary rituals. few individuals are aware, i believe, of some of the equally important social and political aspects of cemeteries, plug promoting and preserving the individuality and status of the deceased, the setting aside of landscaped spaces in or near communities delineated by defined boundaries, the organized commemoration of significant events and/or persons, serving as places of beauty and tranquility where friends and family can gather. as expressions of national of military cemeteries, and as sites of pilgrimage and permanence. i'm hopeful that this brief introduction has sparked a greater appreciation of historic national value of the many unique and irreplaceable cemeteries held in trust within the nca system. the monuments, grave stones, architecture, landscape, and related memorial tributes within each

he came to the national constitution center last fall. i decided to interview him about the relationship between the constitution of the declaration of the bill of rights. our conversation was so riveting . he has such a gift for explaining the ideas that animate these founding documents to his students of all ages. we decided to transcribe the conversation and to write it up, to use it as the script for the exhibit you will see. this is the real reason i have gathered you. to use it as the introduction to our national constitution center pocket constitution and create a pamphlet we will distribute in the gallery and online on our incredible site that will make this available to students across the land, so they can read in clear language about how the rights were implicit in the constitution and codified in the bill of rights. being yournjoyed co-author, and i'm so grateful to you for your patriotic philanthropy and your engagement with the national constitution center. please join me in welcoming david rubenstein. [applause] >> last wee

we help ensure, uret our nation will end for generations to come. for if we do not remember our , how can, our heroes we expect future generations to step up to serve? [applause] certainly what happens post-vietnam weakened our nation. it was a shameful time in our history and we must never ever let that happen again. [applause] remembering and honoring our veterans is paramount to our national security. this places a critical importance on always taking care of our military servicemembers and their families before, during and after the battle. the dangers of the 21st century are clear. with no doubt that this century will be equally if not more dangerous than the previous one. the united states must maintain a strong defense, impossible to do without strong defenders. for all they have done, for all they have sacrificed, they asked so little in return. , thatg they are honored they will get the care they need when they need it, that they are not forgotten and that their sacrifice is appreciated can make a world of difference. , little did we know t

as long as we have nations we'll have war. as long as we have strong nations with faithful citizens we'll have bloody wars. we would like to believe that the greater national spirit will revail leading to short wars and prolonged peace, oppositional devotions create deadlocks, creating war for the sake of it. thus white, a veteran of a 19th century war cast the warning upon human kind in the 20th century. my faith in the league of nations to sprent war is low. i cannot see how human ideas and opposition to human ideas can be settled when opposite parties aren't earnest except by force. self-interest makes man's ideas second nature. making it impossible for him to abandon it and only when forced to do so. questions handled by the league of nations will bring war to the people of earth in no small measure. perhaps i am wrong. i hope so. i hope so, too. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> here is a look at some of the programs you will find christmas day on the c-span networks. holiday festivities start at 10:00 a.m. eastern on

we are also a jewish nation, a muslim nation, a buddhist nation, a hindu nation and a nation of nonbelievers. three years later now speaking as president obama and to a very different audience in turkey, obama explained we do not consider ourselves a christian nation or a jewish nation or a muslim nation. his both embrace of pluralism has been reconfigured into a repudiation of particulars. most political and christian conservatives share their disapprove of obama. but they are anything but united on this matter of religious nationalism. it's not hate speech cried radio and television host glenn beck to defend the united states as a christian nation in 2010. in the 2000 book faith and politics senator john dan forth main tained, some people asked me whether america is a christian country. the answer must be called no. for to call that a christian country is that nonchristians are not full fledged citizens of one nation. these recent debates and disagreements are not knew. the problem of what it means to be or not to be a christian ation has been a touch stone of religion for more than two ce

the war on drugs has created an incarceration nation. with too many people in prison for too long serving no useful benefit to society. one of the major reasons for expanded jail and prison population over the past 30 years is the use of stiff mandatory minimum sentencing for nonviolent offenses. prison costs now absorbing nearly one-third of doj's discretionary budget. 30%. the cost though go far beyond simply the money it takes to incarcerate over 2.3 million people. the true costs are human lives, mainly of generation of young black and latino men and women who serve long prison sentences and are lost to their families and communities. organizations across the political spectrum support truly bipartisan sentencing reforms such as the smarter sentencing act, and we thank you for that. that act would address the ongoing crisis in our federal prisons by reducing the prison population. the sfa is sponsored by senators durbin, leahy, leahy, treachery and representatives of bobby scott and raul leopard were. the bill also has considerable c