today is a national park. he took arches which is a roadside a roadside attraction and turned it into a mammoth national park and took zion national park quadruple. the zion national park to enlarge the parks, these were all strategies. his secretary of war was a man named george durden and his first term. he was a democratic governor, environment conservationist from utah. he saw the advantages of trying to market it on tv. the you taught national parks state, this was starting with fdr in turn. >> quickly, about the 10, i'm just curious because i would like to collect all 10. >> the very first one was el capitan and yosemite, adapted capitan and yosemite, adapted from a photograph ansell adams, it debuted in 234 and sold over 250,000 the first day. others were great smoky mounts, gradient tetons, glasser, zion, trying to look at the map, can katie up in maine, and as hell and sent to her by ansell adams. >> it was not just that national parks they did it all, they they did ducks stamps that were remarkable c

western national parks association is the non-profit organization partner of the national park service. our purpose is to educate visitors about the history, nature, cultural and recreational opportunities in 67 national parks in 12 western states. .. so as you are here with the tucson national festival of books and the main library western national parks association is very proud to present our special guest today , what a treat to have him back in tucson. with that, i introduce our moderator bill. >> thank you. yes, i am bill bill buckmaster i host a daily radio talkshow on kb oi a.m. 1030 the voice. also you can listen to the program live anywhere in the world. by going to buckmaster show.com. i hope you will check it out. i'm excited to be here at the tucson festival of books and to be talking with douglas brinkley. just to mention about the fest of your tax donation, tax-deductible donation really makes this all possible. it is a free eve so we do encourage you to visit the student union south ballroom or go to the website. your gift will sternly make a tremendous a difference. be

role in national security. right speeches and prepare him for trips. secondly, it is to be the advocate for the president's initiatives within the government as a whole. if the staff working with the president does not advocate's initiatives or her initiatives, things won't happen. thirdly, it requires various agencies to work together and accomplish a coordination function. that is really what you do. if you are sucking up into the white house, the white house review, issues that are a province of a single agency, stop. do not substitute the white lion staff for the responsibility of the cabinet secretaries. that is why i say it is the interagency thing -- things that require coordination or that are important issues for the president or these kinds of transcending issues of war and peace. that is what should go to the president and that is what the interagency organizations and staff should be focusing on. mr. stimson: you describe your job to chris wallace as a job that requires you to work off stage. is tha

it affects the entire nation, transnational crime, or if it's a national security threat. clearly special interests are a problem and we've recognized this is not a new phenomena as the fbi special agent in charge in 2002 we learned that border patrol was detaining, detecting and apprehending individuals from countries of al qaeda presence at that point and time and continued on. it's understandable the concern from a national security standpoint and to that point we've seen, talked about changes that we've seen over the years and the chief referred to. i mean, crime is remarkably different. it's more transitory, it's transnational. it's organized. it's more discreet, and certainly it can compromise and undermine public safety and homeland security and national security and from a texas sta standpoint it's been clear in terms from the governor and our state legislature two things in terms of guiding principles. sense of urgency and unity of effort. fortunately with the chief over here, i know when he was the sector chief of rio grande valley, border patrol, he was a team p

duchess for the future of preservation, but the future of the nation and our national understanding of who we are, and where we come from. beope our work together will just the beginning of our collaboration. i want to encourage faculty and staff and students here to tell us about more historic places that have been overlooked and underappreciated for too long that deserve our support. i hope ande can -- expect we can apply the knowledge and wisdom that has been accumulated here and developed for partnerships together to help craft a more inclusive vision for our future. fork you all once again being here today and for your warm and generous embrace of the national trust in this partnership. we will not watch a video that was put together by the national trust and howard university on the meaning and importance of this place and our newest national treasure, founders library. thank you. [applause] ♪ >> founders library has a story to tell. it is the story of a people. roots on theits african continent to spend africa, asia, the americas, and beyond. the story of triumph and achievement

today is a national park. he took arches which is a roadside a roadside attraction and turned it into a mammoth national park and took zion national park quadruple. the zion national park to enlarge the parks, these were all strategies. his secretary of war was a man named george durden and his first term. he was a democratic governor, environment conservationist from utah. he saw the advantages of trying to market it on tv. the you taught national parks state, this was starting with fdr in turn. >> quickly, about the 10, i'm just curious because i would like to collect all 10. >> the very first one was el capitan and yosemite, adapted capitan and yosemite, adapted from a photograph ansell adams, it debuted in 234 and sold over 250,000 the first day. others were great smoky mounts, gradient tetons, glasser, zion, trying to look at the map, can katie up in maine, and as hell and sent to her by ansell adams. >> it was not just that national parks they did it all, they they did ducks stamps that were remarkable c

president kennedy arrives to dedicate the property as a national center for national resource educatione property, an 83-year-old french mansion and its 100 acres of ground, is presented by dr. gifford pinchot, son of the conservationist. president kennedy describes gifford pinchot as a trained scientist, gift administrator, articulate publicist, and governor of pennsylvania. but as a man who would prefer to be remembered as a forrester and conservationist. for milford, a flight of 1000 miles to duluth. at a side trip by helicopter over the apostle islands barrier over lake superior, for a lander at ashland, wisconsin. to the welcoming throng at the ashton airport, president kennedy announces the convening of a conference to study the water pollution problem in the area. the scene is, to conserve our resources now for those who come after us. the same night, the fieldhouse of the university of minnesota at duluth. the president addresses the land and people conference for the northern great lakes region, relating our national responsibilities to the problem of the world community. a sho

-- we will rejoin the community of nations.ill renew our alliances and we will build new alliances because they are essential to the final victory and success of a war on terror. administration, has run the most inept, ideological foreign policy in modern history. [cheers and applause] ry!ience, chanting: ker kerry! kerry! --ator kerry: this president this president has said again and again that he wants to run on national security. was to makerge bush national security the central issue of the campaign of 2004, i have three words for him that i know he understands. bring it on. this -- this cap paying -- this campaign is about the big issues and challenges that we face as a nation. tois about our opportunity .tep up opponents cannot campaign on jobs or health care or fiscal responsibility. instead, george bush, who promised to become a uniter, has become the great divider. -- just last week week he proposed to amend the constitution of the united states for political purposes -- [audience cheering] senator kerry: and we say --

which is why i am proud to announce that founders library is the newest national treasure of the national trust for historic reservation. [applause] stephanie: thank you. it is a signature initiative at the national trust, a revolving portfolio of the 60 diverse and important projects around the country that are a critical -- at a critical moment in their evolution. we strongly believe older building should not be trapped --amber and laughed together left to gather dust. they should be active and fully .ngaged in the community working with howard we will make founders a creative learning space for the 21st century while maintaining its distinctive character and central place in the life of the university. we are delighted to join in this partnership. working to save howard fits well into our efforts to expand the scope of historic preservation to reflect the full and diverse history of our nation. often looking to ensure overlooked places that are essential to our american story are protected. will talk about, this is something that is critically important for the future, not just a prese

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] understanding, give us strength and reason during these perilous times. bring consolation to the be reefed in belgium and public servants represent the great united states. collectively brothers and sisters, you are a tapes try of america, a beautiful quilt of diversity. the best of who we can be. our respective faiths remind us that the measure of society is how we treat the most vulnerable, the orphan, the widow, the stranger in our midst. god bless the members of this house, their families and staff and all those workers who humbly serve to care for and protect these hallowed halls. may these deliberations reflect the best of humanity honoring the divine spark in one another. long may our land be bright, with freedom's holy light as we continue to shine as a beacon of hope to those within our borders and around the world. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's pr

to the bridger national forest. i love those spaces. that's only part of our state. the things that are being done at the national parks are fabulous, incredible. and i applaud you. but what's happening elsewhere in my state, which is the vast majority of my state is destructive policies that are destroying my state. families, jobs, ability to earn an income. our population will decline again as a result of the department of interior policies. i want to tell you i'm grossry offended by what this administration has done to my state. mr. chairman, i yelled back. >> mr. chairman may i have a quick response? >> you've got nine seconds. no, you don't. i'll come back. >> not much time left. >> we'll come back. actually be careful. your firm may be an inholding. you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have -- first, madam secretary, it is good to see you again and i'm sorry i was unable to be at the igia meeting. i was in the pacific. i appreciate this year's budget request. it maintains compact i

the citizens of our nation. that's where the answer's got to be. >> rose: that means we need to have congress decide? >> well, congress is the elected representative of our citizens, but what i would hope is we would have a broad, national dialogue about just what are we comfortable with. >> rose: and who's going to lead that dialogue? it's not taking place anywhere. >> no, because right now what you're seeing is perspectives, neither of which is necessarily invalid. >> rose: you're seeing sessions before congress and interviews with principals engaged, more interviews on apple side than the government side because mr. comey's not doing a lot of interviews. >> we tend to paint things as good or bad in society, black or white. so we are seemingly -- it is just the perception so take it for what it's worth, but i think to myself why are we framing this as a good versus bad? we've got two imperatives. with we expect the f.b.i., for example, to defend the citizens of our nation -- >> rose: i hear that and know that

when the nation of iran named as their ambassador to the united states -- nations -- united nations,rorist who held hostages in the late 1970's, people in washington said there was nothing to do. i was proud to introduce legislation to bar him from coming to america. that legislation passed one hundred-zero. it passed the house 400 35-0 and it was signed into law by president obama. [cheers and applause] sen. cruz: when israel was facing relentless rocket attacks from hamas into the prayers of all of us and people across the world were with israel, prime minister netanyahu powerfully observed, we are using missile defense to protect our civilians and they are using their civilians to protect their missiles. i entirely agree with prime minister netanyahu. hamas would place rockets in elementary school. they placed their headquarters in the basement of a hospital. and, i would note, that hillary clinton, in 2014 explained this as follows. i quote. hamas puts its missiles, it's rockets and civilian areas. part of it is because gaza is pretty small and it is densely populated. well, mada

live on national television. their message was on drug abuse. nancy reagan, who died on march 6 at the age of 94, urged young .eople to just say no to drugs an anti-drug abuse strategy she had been promoting since 1982. president reagan: good evening. usually, i talk with you from my office in the west wing of the white house but tonight there is something special to talk about and i have asked someone very special to join me. nancy and i are in the west hall of the white house. around us are the rooms in which we live. the home you have provided for us which we merely have temporary custody. nancy is joining me because the message is not my message, but hours. we speak to you not simply as federal citizens, fellow citizens, but as concern neighbors. it is back to school time and one drug and alcohol abuse cuts across all generations it is especially damaging to the young people on whom our future depends. tonight, from our family to yours, from our home to yours, thank you for joining us. america has accomplished so much in these last years. wh

what -- are there any facts here about how the story got into the national national enquirer? i don't believe them, because i don't think it's a source for fact. but where are we this? any where but smear back and forth? >> no facts, no evidence. the "washington post" has been trying to report out the story, just to understand what's going on, and there is no evidence of anything close to the national enquirer. this a campaign that has really devolved. >> he says he didn't plant it. i have no idea whether or not the cover story about ted cruz in this week's issue of the national enquirer is true or not, but i had absolutely nothing do with it. did not know about it. i have not, as yet, read it. ted cruz's problem with the national enquirer is his and his alone. while they were right about o.j. simpson, john edwards and many others, i certainly hope they're not right about lyin' ted cruz. that's the most ridiculous statement. he is hoping it is right, robert. why would he even say he hopes they're not right, the lyin' ted cruz as he put it? >> days away from the wisconsin prima

rates are nearly five times the national average.ative americans are twice as likely to die from hepatitis c than other americans. that's part of the reason the cherokee nation has made eliminating hep c one of its top public health priorities. alarmed by the disease, cherokee officials in 2012 began working with the university of oklahoma, the oklahoma state health department, and eventually federal health officials to design a hep c elimination program that launched late last year. bill john baker is principal chief of the cherokee nation. >> hep c has been almost like the big c word of when you found out you had it, it was a death sentence. >> reporter: in addition to the health impact, baker says the disease takes an economic toll. >> most folks can't work. they can't function as the disease progresses. it's a tremendous financial burden. >> reporter: the cherokee health system serves 130,000 native americans in northeastern oklahoma at its main hospital and at eight outreach clinics. like many indian health systems, care is free

we mourn their loss as a nation together. the families of the seven, we cannot bear as you do, the full impact of this tragedy. but we feel the loss and we're thinking about you so very much. your loved ones were daring and brave and they had that special grace, that special spirit that says give me a challenge and i'll meet it with joy. they had a hunger to explore the universe and discover its truths. they wished to serve and they did. they served all of us. we've grown used to wonders in this century. it's hard to dazzle us. but for 25 years, the united states space program has been doing just that. we've grown used to the idea of space and perhaps we forget that we've only just begun. we're still pioneers. they, the members of the challenge crew, were pioneers. i want to say something to the schoolchildren of america, who were watching the live coverage of the shuttle's takeoff. i know it's hard to understand, but painful things like this happen. it's all part of the process of exploration and discovery. it's all part of

the national portrait gallery in the national museums offer insight into our nation's leaders. our diverse music collections would comprise the largest in the world if they were all in one place. now they are at a new of say -- as a new website -- now they are at a new website called "smithsonian music." a gallery reopened in november, following a two-year renovation. its debut division, wonder, has attracted more than 368,000 visitors in just the first four months. and in 2015, we welcomed a new at the national zoo. beloved by the public, bebe represents our extensive work in species biodiversity. in addition to the nearly 30 million visits to our museums in washington and new york city, we are extending access and education across the country. we now have 208 affiliate museums in 46 states, puerto rico, and panama. the smithsonian traveling exhibition service reaches more than 4.5 million people annually . we offer online educational materials in grades k through 12 to students of all ages, and teachers with more than 2000 learning resources available online. all of them for

to tear the nation apart. congressional are local. presidential are national in a way other elections weren't. he came up with what he believed to be a brilliant idea. presidents should not be elected by the american people. instead, there should be a box in the senate with a lot of white balls and one black ball. each senator would pick a ball out of the box and whoever got the black ball would be president. problem solved. when i first strumible estumble, i thought it was a joke. but it wasn't. i searched and found marshall's response. they actually debated this. interesting idea, mr. hill-house. it really does give you a sense about how these national political contests and particularly the run for president really was causing extreme partisanship of a kind that panicked people. the solution that he came up with, then no more national political contests of that kind. 50 years later, a similar political crisis didn't end as well. this later crisis as in 1800 was infused with a do or die ethos and at sum gs t

egyptian national held up the plane on tuesday. me was remanded in-- he was remanned in custody for eight days. the plane took off from alexandria but was diverted to cyprus. all the passengers made it to their designation, cairo. it has been almost a year when kenya's university was attacked. security forces have blamed al-shabab supporters hiding in camps that house somali refugees, but as catherine soi reports from dedaab in northern kenya, refugees are saying they're also victims of the armed group. >> reporter: a security control in this camp, one of five camps in this area in north-eastern kenya. at night these young refugees will take over security operations in the sprawling camp which is home to more than 100,000 somalis. just before dark they map out their routes. there used to be 400 colonel veers like this. now there are only 42. >> translation: -- volunteers like this. >> translation: many people gifl up along the way because there is no money. we try to patrol all night. our aim is to keep everyone safe >> reporter: s

to take -- tear the nation apart. congressional elections are local, presidential ones are national. fill house came up with what he believed to the problem of partisanship and presidential election. he decided basically presidents should not be elected by the market people. -- american people. instead there should be a box in the senate with a lot of white balls and one blackball. each senator would pick a ball, whoever got the black would be the president. [laughter] problem solved. when i first stumbled upon that come i thought it was a joke. it was not. i searched and found marshall's response, they actually debated this. light, interesting idea. it really does give you a sense about how these national political contests, particularly the run for president was really causing extreme partisanship of a kind of panic people. who solution of hill house came up with, ok, then no more national, political contest of that kind. 50 years later, a similar political crisis did not end. this later crisis, as in 1800 was infus

that is why we want this to be national.t must go directly to the people and derive its strength from the people. and we want people all over this land to sense the greatness of this moment, to participate in it, to help us all to discover what that great spirit is. and so i would charge this commission to move forward, to yes in reaching the great material goals of which we know we are capable. that is the easiest part of the job. but recognizing that the best bet, the best clothed, the best housed people in the world, the strongest nation in the world, and the richest nation of the world still will not deserve to be the hope of the world unless it has that splendid spirit, the lift of a driving dream which meant so much to the world in 1776, and for 200 years since that time. i would conclude simply by saying that by that year 1976, the world will be at peace. by that year 1976, america, we trust, will find the understanding that perhaps we do not have in many quarters today. but above everything else, i would trust in tha

about different aspects of the nation. one time when mohammed was back home in louisville, and captain sam, this was june 1962, captain said there's going to be a nation of islam rally in detroit. why don't you come, i will come pick you up will drive up to detroit and you can meet malcolm x. malcolm was a spokesman for the nations of islam, and he said that was fine. and they went to the rally and sitting at the back of the table facing the door was malcolm x. cassius goes up and says hello, my name is cassius clay. , he smiles another ac a dignified, strong, powerful man and he has no idea of who cassius clay is. he has never heard of tran1, he doesn't follow boxing. he just sees a very a very impressive, charisma attic man. but he picked up boxing, he learned it. the nation of islam at that point did not allow their members to participate in what they call sports and play. so why was it that despite the fact that this guy had a profession in sports as a boxer did malcolm x. see something there that he thought needed to

national park conservation association advocates on behalf of all national parks, across our national park system including the golden gate national recreation area. we represent over 1 million members and supporters that supports the proposed role they put forward that had experiences that spoke a couple before seen wildlife and other visitor activities being negatively impacted and not having an actual equity and balance in user space. we continue to be confused and i just disappointed that the san francisco board of supervisors continues to oppose it 14 year process and a program that for the first time exactly and balance to all users of this national park, not just one user. so we remain confused. while this is occurring, at the same time were not sure why san francisco is not addressing issues within its own purview for example animal care control says that $120,000 are within the san francisco. only 20,000 licenses. that's presenting a serious public health and safety issue on our public lands. yet we never hear about this but there's obstruction. for example, crissy field. 40%

president, our nation's founders fought the british empire to create an independent nation governed by laws. they fought so that their children could be free from the callous fiats of a monarchy on the other side of the ocean. our founders learned from the excesses and mistakes of european powers and came together to design a new system of government. a carefully balanced system, one of distributed powers and responsibilities, checks and balances. american school children learned about the three co-equal branches of government and the unique roles that they play in maintaining that carefully crafted balance of power. a strong, independent and fully functioning judiciary is inseparable from a peelt american democracy. our founders wisely reached consensus to create our system wherein the president designates judicial nominees and the senate provides advice and consent. this prevents undue influence or control by either the white house or the congress over the supreme court. simply put, the senate has a constitutional duty to provide timely consideration of any president's supreme court

the president will spend a busy two days on the communist-ruled island nation. >> reporter: only eight months after the flag was raised at the reopened u.s. embassy in cuba, for the first time in more than half a century, the streets of havana are decorated with american flags and images of president obama. the president and the first family are beginning their cuban visit with a walking tour of historic old havana tonight. mr. obama will meet tomorrow with cuban president raul castro and attend a state dinner. obama has no plans to meet with former president and revolutionary leader fidel castro, older brother of the current president. but he does intend to spend time on tuesday with critics of castro's government, many of whom have faced arrests for their outspoken opposition. the white house would not disclose which dissidents mr. obama will see but insists the list is not negotiable: >> but i can tell you that the president is going to move forward and host meetings and have a conversation about human rights with the people that he chooses to meet with. >> reporter: this afternoon

while social media celebrates national prom day thursday, the nation will officially celebrate national cesar chavez day named after the pioneer for farm workers' day. >> on that note that does it for "nightly business report." i'm sue herera. thanks for joining us. >> i'm tyler mathisen. thanks for joining us as well. we'll see you back here tomorrow on whatever day it. >> we should have "nbr" day. national "nbr" day. narrator: coming up on "quest" -- a nasa rover looks for signs of ancient life on mars. [ all cheering ] mckay: we know it had water. it had rivers, lakes, maybe even an ocean. narrator: a search for clues about a mysterious disease killing millions of starfish. the surprising health benefits from eating dark chocolate. and a mission to uncover the amazing secrets of the spider web. next on "quest." announcer: support for "quest" is provided by...

israel among the nations, and especially in the nited nations. at the u.n., israel, the middle east's only true democracy, is slandered like no other country on earth. at the u.n., israel is subjected to consistent, systematic discrimination. only israel is permanently scheduled for condemnation at the u.n. human rights council -- not iran, not syria, not north korea. only israel is hounded by u.n. bodies expressly established to delegitimize its very existence. only israel is condemned every year by 20 hostile resolutions n the u.n. general assembly. the un, my friends, has a shameful record of singling out israel for castigation and condemnation. so i have a question for you. hy would anyone think that the u.n. could decide on a fair and secure peace for israel? yet amazingly, there are some who believe exactly that. they seek to impose terms on israel in the u.n. security council. and those terms would undoubtedly be stacked against us. they always are. so such an effort in the u.n. would only convince the palestinians that they can stab their

they didn't want to necessarily destroy their national party because the national party majority kept them chairman of the committee. there were lots of places where they gave in on issues and didn't feel they had to oppose on all accounts. folks who worked in the background and talk about how james eastland, chairman of the judiciary committee can work very well with ted kennedy or so many others who were chairman of the subcommittees. as long as it was behind the scenes. today there is no particular advantage for the minority party to give any grounds to the majority party or the majority party to give anything to the minority party. they are not sort of we need your support even if we disagree with you. >> one more thing. historically in the 19th century, party affiliation was less a choice and more of an identity. you were of the party of your father. these identities were just passed down. there was no such thing as votes. you voted the party ticket. you were of a party. you weren't sitting thinking, democrat republican, independent. that's why third party movements were so cruci

and national security. from a texas standpoint, it's been very clear in terms from the governor and our state legislature that two things in terms of guiding principles. sense of urgency and unity of effort. unfortunately with the chief over here, i know when he was the sector chief of rio grande valley, border patrol, he was a team player. and we were able to do unity of effort and work closely with them. i can tell you right now that the properly resourced, they have the leadership and the type of people, they can get b done to secure the texas-mexico border. that's important. until that time, our strategic intent by our legislature, our governor, is that the texas department of public safety, working with our local and other state partners, included texas forces or game wardens, will provide direct support to border patrol and the detection, deterrence and nterdiction of smuggling events that occur between the ports of entry. and do so very aggressively. every day we deploy texas state troopers, texas ra

the national union party had numerous advantages. the united states army dwarfed any previous manifestation of federal power, patronage, and communication. with over half a million voting men gathered in the army, the party in power the purpose of the nation with the purposes of the party. soldiers receive a steady stream of pamphlets and copies of the weekly,ration's distributed by the national post office. victories on the battlefield and victories for the nation came victories for the party. this is the same system. the democrats hated this. the democrats sneered at the new party. the union party convention was no convention at all, they said, merely a re-coronation of king abraham. and reaching into the bag, the democrats characterized lincoln -- this might be something you want to remember this election season -- that this is what people said about abraham lincoln. he is totally unfit for the position he holds. he is weak, untamable, sagaciousg, without forecast of the future. his record seemed clear, these are quotes by the way

that's a good thing for the nation.llenger find is could we actually have a conversation as opposed to just talking at each other? that does not generate insight or knowledge. charlie: has that conversation taking place after snowden at all? adm. rogers: that conversation has been going on for a while now. he saw that section 215 of the patriot act expired. a long discussion, the representatives headache conversation about are we comfortable with this framework, should we continue? if we do, what should it look like? we have created a new legal framework. charlie: to do your job, do you have everything you need? >> you never have everything that you need. >> i wish we were in an the idea ofwhere conversation where talking to each other about tough issues was easier. i'm not arguing we don't do it but it's not as easy in some ways and it takes a lot more effort. that doesn't mean i want anybody to write in either one of my jobs charlie:, messages, that is more your responsibility than others because you have more reasons

with the nation of islam and attracted to the nation and malcolm x was very interested but to be involved in popular culture that there was the dispute to between malcolm and dr. martin luther king. but looking at popular culture today, there was a movie a popular feature film it it turned out to be malcolm x and muhammad ali. why do you think? >> it is partly charisma. although martin luther king had charisma. so i take the outcome end cassius had a harder edge. they were tougher they did not pledge to turn the other cheek. he would say you have to watch out. he will come after you. and the boxer has that same sort of mindset. but in part because of their relationship because both of them that one period but there was a time when malcolm x and muhammad ali had a relationship. >> you're absolutely right. dealing with the time when the homily was the most hated athlete. but the vietnam war in america will change but at the time i am dealing with of course, now the max was the most hated black leaders and politicians in america. in a big bond with a clear -- one week leader -- later it was

memorial on the national mall as part of the national park system. [applause] these are not just african-american history, they are american history. together on working these for a long time. to firmly state that slavery was the cause of the civil war. [applause] been a to the has restoration of the woodson home. currently we are completing the first stage of a $3.2 million renovation of the home with additional financial services to and from the national park foundation and we are working to have that competed this year -- completed this year. stop by and see my mentor, bob. -- rob stanton. bob stanton.n -- [applause] -- the oldest private hbcus in the united states. she reminded us about truth. the national park service is here to learn more about the african-american legacy from you so that we can all have a clearer view of the world. i'm very proud to be a partner and for the national park service, every month is black history month. so go out there and find your part. thank you. [applause] thank you very much. so much important work the nationa

western national parks association is the non-profit organization partner of the national park service. our purpose is to educate visitors about the history, nature, cultural and recreational opportunities in 67 national parks in 12 western states. .. so as you are here with the tucson national festival of books and the main library western national parks association is very proud to present our special guest today , what a treat to have him back in tucson. with that, i introduce our moderator bill. >> thank you. yes, i am bill bill buckmaster i host a daily radio talkshow on kb oi a.m. 1030 the voice. also you can listen to the program live anywhere in the world. by going to buckmaster show.com. i hope you will check it out. i'm excited to be here at the tucson festival of books and to be talking with douglas brinkley. just to mention about the fest of your tax donation, tax-deductible donation really makes this all possible. it is a free event so we do encourage you to visit the student union south ballroom or go to the website. your gift will sternly make a tremendous a difference.

and we are a nation within a nation. so that any rhetoric that attempts to describe a nation within a nation of 42 million people, with one set of distributors is a dishonest. we have differences among us. we have major class interest and racial interests and habits and traditions and they're not all the same. what brings us all together is racism what unifies the jewish community, anti-semitism. what brings us together is racism. when that goes away, then we're all fighting again, right? what i'm trying to do in my films is show the complexity of the black experience, to show on the one hand how there is no american history without african-american history. how we don't -- to me black history month, i love black history month. i celebrate it. ken and i were joking, it's the coldest, shortest and darkest month of the year. [laughter] the one that was left over was the one that we got, right? but my goal was like day job and evening job, is to make every month, every day in the school system black history month. you can o

enhance our national security?>> we certainly are always reviewing where we need to put more emphasis. we want to be sure that every visa interview is used effectively to protect our borders. but we also realize that the visa waiver program by its very nature has allowed us to move resources to those places that we need to look for closely. >> so somebody from britain or france who has ancestry that's iranian, sudanese, does barring them from the waiver program make us safer? your opinion >> i think all things being equal, not knowing the individual. these are a case by case basis. that is not in and of itself an indicator of a person who is a higher threat. >> whenever i hear those words i agree with you, i get very happy. mr. rodriguez or honorable saldana, do you think we gain additional benefits barring individuals based on their national origin or heritage? >> well, as a general proposition, no. >> okay. thank you. mr. rodriguez. >> let me be very clear. no, we don't, and no we don't do that. we scrutinize peo

of natural history, the national zoo and the national museum of american history. and as mentioned, our other priority is strengthening our intellectual foundation and programs. our ranks of cure or thes throughout the institution have shrink substantially, especially in some of our museums. we need to reverse this long-term trend in the loss of curatorial and research staff. we need new experts who can acquire the collections and also ensuring the availability of the collections for critical research. the smithsonian does face a future that holds both exciting opportunities and imposing challenges and working with the congress and the administration we'll aggressively address these challenges and take full advantage of many new opportunities. again, i thank you for the opportunity of testifying. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, doctor. as you mentioned in your opening statement, the national air and space museum, which is the most visited museum in the united states, second most visited in the world behive only the louvre in paris is in needs of major repair

western national parks association is the non-profit organization partner of the national park service. our purpose is to educate visitors about the history, nature, cultural and recreational opportunities in 67 national parks in 12 western states. ..

[applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of american history programming every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest is three news. -- history news. >> i am a history bus, i do enjoy seeing the fabric of our country and how things work and how they are made. artifacts,istory tv, presidents. >> i had no idea, that is why i enjoy it. >> american history tv, it gives you that perspective. >> i am a c-span fan. ♪ c-spaner: this year's student competition was one of the biggest yet as students competed for over $100,000 in prizes. they documented the road to the white house, talking about issues they want to candidate to discuss during the 2016 campaign. economy, education, immigration were in the top issues. tune in wednesday morning at 8:00 eastern during washington journal and we announce the grand prize win

[applause] the national news media, they savaged me. yet, what parent wouldn't feel safer dropping their kids off at a school with a police car out in front? the national media and the politicians they set their hair on fire over it, screaming and screeching. they called me just about every evil, nasty name in the book. but you know what happened? in state legislatures in school districts all over this country, the american people began implementing what i proposed, playing trained security in their schools. they didn't wait for congress or the president to act. they took matters right in their own hands to protect their own children. as a result, millions of children go to school today no longer the sitting ducks of the worst and most dangerous of all lies, gun-free zones. the news media -- [applause] yeah. the news media protected by their own arms security, they never admit it. but today millions of children are safer for one reason, the n.r.a. [applause] the overwhelming majority of americans agree the simple truth that the only way

the national union party had numerous advantages. the united states army dwarfed any previous manifestation of federal power, patron age and communication. with more than half a million voting men gathered in the army, the party and power infused the purposes of the nation with the purposes of the party. soldiers received a steady stream of pamphlets and copies of the pro administration, "harper's weekly," paid for by reporters of the party but distributed through the national post office. victories on the battlefield and victories for the nation became victories for the party. the kratz hated this. the democrats centered at the new party. the union party convention was no convention at all and merely a recoreonation of king abraham and reaching into a familiar bag of villification, this might be useful to remember, that this is what people said about abraham lincoln. he is totally unfit for the position he holds. he is weak, incapable, vacillating, a time-server without either wise comprehension of the present or segacious forecast

national -- the government of national accord, but now, the question is how this new government will manage all these challenges. >>> iran's supreme leader said missiles not talks are the keep to the country's future. he says iran's military option must be maintained. the u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon said iran's ballistic missiles test this month is causing alarm in the international community. >> out of for this agreement now iranians have launched the bliss system missiles, that, it is true that that has caused alarms and concerns, but what kind of sanctions, what kind of measures should be applied is up to the security council members. >> a professor at the university of tehran says iran is largely honored the nuclear agreement. >> i think it's quite obvious that the iranians have gone into the nuclear negotiations and they have made concessions and that the iranians believe and the iranians have carried out their commitment and now it's the united states that is not doing so. the united states has pass add new law restricting visas and the u.s. president supported it. that

history, the national zoo and national museum of national history. as we mentioned our other priority is strengthening our intellectual foundation and our programs. our ranks of curators throughout the institutions have shrunk substantially especially in some of our museums. we need to reverse the long-term trend in loss of curator staff and we need new experts to acquire and exhibit our unique collections and insuring availability of collections for critical research. the smithsonian does face a future that holds both excites opportunities and imposing challenges and working with the congress and the administration we willinging a aggressively address the challenges and create many new opportunities. thank you for the opportunity for testifying. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you, doctor. as you mentioned in your opening statement the national air and space museum which is the most visited museum in the united states and second most visited in the world behind only the louvre in paris is in need of major repair work. projections i've seen project

arlington national cemetery has been called our nation's most hallowed ground. since the first military burial took place on may 13, 1864, arlington is the final resting place for over 400,000 active duty service members, veterans and their families. h.r. 4336, as amended, would overturn a recent change in army policy and restore the rights of women air force service pilots of world war ii, or wasp, to be buried in arlington. these brave women volunteered for duty and their service made a major contribution to our victory in world war ii. in addition, h.r. 4336 would restore the rights of others who assisted in this war and whose service and sacrifice was recognized with the enactment of the g.i. bill improvement act of 1977. i applaud my colleagues, representative martha mcsally and susan davis, for introducing this important bill and leading the fight, a fight that has widespread support and bipartisan support to recognize the service of these brave women and others who helped us defeat the power in world war ii. we are bringing this to the floor during women'

[captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] gentlemen, please welcome, ambassador john bolton. ♪ ♪ ♪ ambassador bolton: thank you very much. it is a great pleasure to be here today. you know, the good news is that when we meet here again next year, barack obama will not be president. [applause] that is just about the last of the good news. [laughter] because if we don't act sensibly, hillary clinton will be the next president. [boos] and make no mistake, her national security policies are indistinguishable from barack obama's. it means for more years of the same thing. i have read her memoir, "hard choices," all 600 grinding, tedious pages of it. [laughter] anyhave to strain to find difference between her and obama. i just want to review here today what it means to have a continuation of the policies of the last seven years and the next year before us if hillary is elected. the fact is, obama has allowed the world to grow more dangerous and

may god strengthen our people, and our nation. thegod strengthen conservative movement, may he strengthen the republican party. and he strengthen our eventual nominee, and may god always bless this great nation. thank you, and god bless you all. [applause] marco rubio: the water. thank you so much. ♪ host: marco rubio in florida, one day less than a year from when he announced his campaign. tonight, dropping out. lot of themes that speech tonight, one that caught some people's attention on twitter. was early on, america is in a middle of a real political storm in which it is in this coming. guest: marco rubio had a rough campaign. he did outlast his onetime mentor jeb bush. after a strong third-place finish in iowa, he had a devastating debate in new hampshire where chris christie of being accused rubio a robot. up to memorized talking points. rubio ended up fifth in new hampshire. that was the beginning of the end, he has a decent showings but was nevere, able to catch fire. he tried to out trump trump at the debate, but can only