>> william rehnquist served in the nixon administration and then went on to serve at the supreme court. >> it is common practice of the justice that have worked on a matter prior to joining the court and rehnquist was in the office of the attorney general. he had worked on this matter. under nobe common circumstances where a lawyer would work on a matter for one side or the other. rehnquist had essentially worked for the department of justice and the president. is what lawyers expected him to do. >> did it make any difference in the outcome? couldn't have been a one decision rather than unanimous decision? >> that is one of the things we will never know. in thenot participate argument, he did not vote, and i am sure he did not follow the rules. we will never know the answer to that question. was a zeroause it judgment it would have required extremely strong feelings to make it 8-1 because that would stand out in a particularly strong way. prosecutor in this case, what was at stake? >> he needed this information. he needed to prosecute the case against white house subordinates. a trials

throughout this month and early august american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend opening statements from the house judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment against president nixon. >> selection of the president that occupies a very unique position within our political system. it's the one act in which the entire country anticipates, and the result is binding upon all of our states for four years. the outcome is excepted. the occupant of that office stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment, so the judges of the people are to be perverse, if the majority willing to be one done, if that symbol is to be replaced to the action of the elected representatives, then it must be for substantial and not trivial offenses, supported by facts and not by surmise. >> watergate, 40 years later on american history tv on c-span3. >> a lawyer who argued more than 100 cases before the supreme court, francis scott key was originally opposed to declaring war on england. next, marc leepson, arthur of -- author of "what so proudly we hai

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, opening statements from the house judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment against president nixon. >> selection of the president occupies a very unique position in our political system. entire act in which the country participates and the result is binding upon all the states for four years. the outcome is excepted. the occupant of that office stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment. it to bejority will undone, if that symbol is to be replaced through the action of elected representatives, then it must be substantial, supported by facts and not surmise. >> watergate, 40 years later. onday night at 8:00 eastern american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american history tv's railamerica brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> [speaking german] >> and the world waits. july 20, 1969. it is said that 500 million people gathered at tv sets around the world to wait for the first earthling to set fo

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. >> what you have here are questions about what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and by the senate watergate committee were indeed impeachable, and thirdly, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorize them? >> watergate, 40 years later. >> michelle is our guest on this week's "q and a." >> uart focus on the crisis of the day. my responsibility as undersecretary of defense was representing the secretary on the deputies committee, which is the senior-level group that is working through the issues, developing options for the principles and the president. a lot of crisis-management focus. when you are in a think tank, euro utility is not trying to second-guess the policymaker -- utility is not trying to second-guess the policymaker, but to help look over the horizon and see what are the issues i will confront five years from now, 10 years from now? how do i think more strategically about america's role in the world? >

throughout this month and early august, american history finalisits 1974 and the weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, opening statements from the house judiciary committee. >> the selection of the president occupies a unique position within our political system. it is the one acting with the participates. the result is binding upon all the states. the outcome is excepted. occupants stands as a symbol of national unity and commitment. judgment of the people is to be reversed, that symbols to be replaced through the action of elected representatives, it must be for substantial and not trivial offenses. >> watergate, 40 years later. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. long, american history tv is joining with our media partners to showcase the history of iowa's cattle city. -- capital city. oises.rning -- des m we continue now with our look at the history of des moines. >> the first capitol building for the state of iowa would be in iowa city. the state became a state in 1846. the capital was in iowa city. in 1857.to des moines we chose it because of the c

american history tv revisits 1974 in the final weeks of the nixon administration.s weekend, the house judiciary committee, as it considers the impeachment of the president and the abuse of power. questions about what the framers had in mind, whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and the senate were indeed impeachable, and thirdly, can we prove the richard nixon knew about them and even authorize them? >> watergate, 40 years later, onight at >> next monmouth college history , professor stacy cordery and her students discuss the ideals and goals that drove feminists and the women's liberation movement in the late 1960's and early 1970's. the class examines several essays published by feminist writers at that time to explore the intellectual underpinnings of the movement. monmouth college is in illinois. this class is about an hour. >> how are we doing? good? ok, awesome. all right, we are looking this week at the origins of the growth of the women liberation's movement in this primary documents freshman course. our task is to understand the

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administrationthis weekend, hear the supreme court oral argument -- united states v nixon as the watergate special prosecutor contest the president's executive privilege. >> the president may be right in how you read the constitution, but he may also be wrong. if he is wrong, who is the tell him so? and if there is no one, the president, of course, is free to pursue his course of erroneous interpretations. what becomes of our constitutional form of government? >> watergate, 40 years later. sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. and parkhistorians officials discuss the development of a washington, irc.'s civil war forts, the roles and how they have been reserved. especially for stevens were vital in keeping with the capital under union control. this is cohosted by the national archives and [applause] >> good afternoon and thank you for hosting us as we look at the fascinating look into washington's civil war history. let me add my welcome to everyone in attendance and watching online. the commis

. >> schlosser: ...to the nixon administration. >> stahl: the nixon administration?osser: look at it this way-- if you got a beautiful sports car from the 1960s, it would drive really fast and it would be fun to drive. but a modern car is going to have so many more safety mechanisms that are so much more sophisticated. and the architecture, the command and control architecture is complicated and aging. >> stahl: how would you evaluate the risk of an accident happening, a human error kind of thing? >> weinstein: the probability is as close to zero as you can get. >> stahl: major general jack weinstein's first job as a young airman was manning one of those launch control centers. today, he's in charge of all 450 land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles in the u.s. you have said that you sleep well at night. >> weinstein: that's a direct quote. >> stahl: some people would say you shouldn't be sleeping well at night. you should be constantly worried, because you have a very complex system here, and there are a lot of things that could go wrong. >> weinstein: the pe

some in the initiation of said to me the story and the nixon administration is full of people who are in over their heads. there may be something to that effect is not explained. there was a fanatic quality to some of the nixon, a weaving together of the public heidi and their venom. which may have deceived even them. one cannot escape the thought that the president set the tone. my feeling throughout this is, and you can look at any, many situations and say well, you don't have to know who knew what when, who set the tone, how did this come about? one cannot escape the thought the president set the tone. lonely and suspicious, a man with a striking lack of deep human connections. he seems to have gone through life as if in constant contact. he confuse legitimate opposition with vendetta, and so did his staff. most of us have what a friend of mine calls and energy rate. people whose judgment we trust and whose esteemed matters matter to us. and we count on to level with us. nixon does not seem to have had an inner jury. is also, he was are interesting but he was very strange. just to

throughout this month and early august, american history tv revisits the 1974 final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, opening statements from the house judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment against president nixon. >> selection of the president to occupy the very unique position within our local system. one act in which the entire country participates and the result is winding up on all of the states for four years. the outcome is excepted, the document stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment. so at the judgment of the people were to be reversed, if the majority will is to be undone, if that symbol is to be replaced to the action of elected representatives, then it must be for substantial and not trivial offenses supported by facts and -- by >> watergate 40 years later on american history tv on c-span 3. >> house democrats this week gathered on the capital steps to lay out their 100 day action plan for helping the middle class, something they call the middle class jumpstart. this is 20 minutes. >> good morning. are you all ready? because we're

worse than the nixon administration? >> i think so. i think that this memo proves. >> what memo? >> there was a memo that white house lawyer sent out only three months after barack obama memo white house council sent out to lawyers in every sexive agency in the federal government. hijacking, if you will, the free come of information act away from federal agencies that are subject to foia, putting it under the soul dominion of the white house exempt from foye i foye i can't. giving the white house their cake and eating it too. >> one of the most stunning things i have heard a couple weeks ago an interview with jill abraham some who was then at the "new york times" and as head of the names she said this administration and she covered a bunch of administrations here in washington. she said that is the most secretive. >> it is the most secretive. the organization that originally uncovered some of this material cause of action, accountability group here in washington, you know, they have done studies and they have determined that the obama administration really seems to have a grip on

after apollo, the nixon administration went to nasa and said, we're not going to mars, space station or space shuttle, you pick, one of the two, and ultimately the space shuttle prevailed, and part of why the space shuttle did not succeed as it should have is there was a partnership with the pentagon on the space shuttle to design a craft that could deliver spy satellites to orbit, among other things, payloads, and so it was bigger than it needed to be. had a certain cross-range capability that was required for the military. supposed to find polar orbits of they piled on specifics which were irrelevant to masses a's goal of explore asia and it created a craft with fundamental flaws including no crew escape system. a very dangerous craft, which was limited in its capabilities for nasa's goals. tried to do a lot of things for the pentagon and ultimately failed in that regard so we lend a lot about technology, how to define a program, the specifications you put on a program, with the shuttle, and it kept us in low earth orbit much longer than nasa would have liked. >> let's go to ed fro

the first round of the derby, he will be the first a's all- star to start the game since the nixon administration. donaldson believes oakland is finally getting the respect that it deserves. >> it means a lot. although i really wasn't expecting it, a lot of people around the league were saying hey, dude, keep grinding. it's going to be tough for you to get voted in playing in oakland. i fool like not only for myself but -- feel like not only for myself but our fan base knocking some barriers down. >> the head coach of brazil soccer team is out. >>> monday night top five, warriors and lakers, nba summer league, lakers napped the warriors 15 -- snapped the warriors 15 game summer league win streak. >>> this is a bit over the top, don't you think, ken? not something you want to try. then again this guy better go over the top. the lamborghini jumped for the last time. perfectly timed to the speedboat and watch what happens, elizabeth. just a great catch. >> oh, that's not real. >> unfortunately he was eaten by a great white shark after that. >>> korean baseball gives us the worst slide in the history

throughout this month and early august, american history finalisits 1974 and the weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, opening statements from the house judiciary committee. >> the selection of the president occupies a unique position within our political system. it is the one acting with the entire count

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration as weekend, opening statements from the house judiciary committee scenario -- committee. >> selection of the present occupies a unique position in our political system. the one act in the entire country participants and the result is binding upon all the states for four years. the outcome is accepted and the occupant of that office stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment. if the judgment of the people is to be reversed, if the majority will is to be undone, if that symbol is to be replaced through the action of the elected representative, then it must be for substantial and not trivial offenses, supported by facts and not by surmise. >> watergate 40 years later. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> supporters of a proposal to split california into six states say they have collected enough signatures for the issue to be on the ballot in november's general election. timothy draper is behind the six californias proposal. this is one hour. no

opportunity to visit the nixon library and museum on a number of occasions and served in the nixon administratione first term and am always pleased to visit is part of the world and be reminded of the very important time in our history and i was happy to be a part of his and his nation. we are here tonight and i should probably explain the outset why we are here together and the fact is that i was born in lincoln nebraska and in 1954 when i was 13 years old about going to the eighth grade, my dad moved the family to wyoming and he picked wyoming and it was a good thing because when i grow up together and i first took her out when she was 16 years old to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. [applause] and if dad had picked montana instead of wyoming, of course i would never have married her and she would've married someone else ensures that the other night but then he would've been vice president of the united states. [laughter] >> i don't recall that that was one of the jokes. >> i am a freelancer at this point and we are here tonight to talk specifically about a magnificent book about james m

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, here the supreme court oral argument -- united states v nixon as the watergate special prosecutor contest the president's executive privilege. right inesident may be how you read the constitution, but he may also be wrong. if he is wrong, who is the tell him so? theif there is no one, president, of course, is free to pursue his course of erroneous interpretations. of ourcomes constitutional form of government? >> watergate, 40 years later. sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films that helps tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> one of washington's most distinguished people is that the washington gallery of art to welcome president kennedy and his wife. they pay homage to the first public appearance of mona lisa, the painting that captured people for 400 years. the president expresses the gratification of the nation. at theminister, we united states are grateful for this loan for leading the ar

. >> in reality, this administration makes the darkest days of the nixon administration look like a glass bottom boat off of the kayman islands. border ares agents, hss worker ares and volunteers are told see, nothing, hear nothing, and speak nothing. the press are given strict rules of what they see and ask and can report. which leads me to ask. a president who thinks he can suspend the first amendment or commriant or press cops that goes along with the abuse of office. i understand no elected official is not pointing a gun. no law said that a person has to ask questions or grants introduce especially if the reporter is biased but public facility are run by public. os are the public's business. when a iy fort sills in oklahoma, he was told he couldn't come. but he was then said he could but given a long list of restriction. we elect congress to ask questions and have oversight over the way our money is spent. saying to a congressman that he can't do his job and enter a federal facility in his own district ought to outrage every journalist in america. where is the outrage and if the press

after the nixon administration came to kay abc television i did commentaries and debates with former senator john toning, great guy infinitely. we still see each other when it comes in from new york. marvelous guy. 14 years of these things. and so, once you have name recognition, you are better off than someone who doesn't. i got the nomination, but i ran against barbara boxer. that's correct. 1992. >> he ran again in 94? for the nomination? >> no, i did not. the first time i ran and i knew nothing was going to happen. but it was 1986. the second time was 1992 and i would go a lot better that i didn't win. >> bruce herschensohn, you're the author of this book bruce herschensohn abandonment of u.s. allies around the world. what is obama's globe? >> in a preface by saying i believe. i believe to him foreign policy is a nuisance. i think he loves this staff that is domestic in nature and when it comes to a foreign policy, were he president really can do what they want. can't always do what you want to make it out of policy. if he does it, he can't do his stuff. a foreign policy you can

because it is the obama administration, as opposed to nixon administration and bush administration, there not up in arms. if this was done by republican president they would be talking about impeachment. >> they're talking about impeachment. >> journalists talking about it. not a few on right. jon: talking about impeachment on other issues not freedom of the press. >> which itself is ridiculous. i agree, i wish this administration were more transparent. i wish every administration were more transparent. it is normal for those of us on the broadcasting side of things to want as much transparency as possible. and no governmental presidency or agency will ever be transparent enough to satisfy the desires of broadcasters, ever. never going to happen. jon: what about, alan, what about a guy like james rosen just doing his job for fox news -- >> i agree. jon: and gets put in professional yepdy, getting email records sifted through by the justice department? >> how far that extends into the white house i'm not sure. whether the president himself was involved of course has never been shown. i a

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this week open statement from the house judiciary committee. >> selection of the president occupies a very unique position within our political system. it's the one act with the entire country participates. outcomes accepted, the occupant of that office stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment. it's the judgment of the people to be reversed, it's the majority will to be undone, it's that symbol to be replaced to the action of the elected representative. it must be substantial supported by facts. >> watergate, 40 years later, tonight at 8:00er -- 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> john quincy adams was the second adams to be elected to the white house. he was the second governor to be selected to the white house. he was only one of two anti-slavery presidents to be elected to the white house. he was deeply feared by the south that worried that his vision of a unified country in which the federal government and the states were tauntlers in a relationship

>> my only new year's resolution this year, i think i'm going to try to sleep through the nixon administrationou have authors on there. heavyweight boxers. there were conversations. >> when you mentioned the national anthem and talk about playing it in any unorthodox way, you immediately get a guaranteed percentage of hate mail from people who say how dare -- >> that is not unorthodox. it's not unorthodox. >> no? >> no, i thought it was beautiful. there you go. >> i just thought anything that is interesting ought to have a place on a talk show rather than young pretty actresses who use the word "excited" in every sentence. >> you're not frequently seen on television. is that by choice? >> well, of course it is the most impressive medium of all. it is the medium that will either save america or send it down into demise, there is no question about that. >> i'm getting out of it myself. >> really? >> we'll be back after this. >> what you do is book the best possible guests from different kinds of businesses, maybe not everybody in show business. some politics, some newspaper people. get them all

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, opening statements from the judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment. >> the president occupies a unique decision in our political system. the result is binding on all the states for four years. the occupant of that office stands as a symbol of our national unity and commitment. if the judgment of the people is to be reversed, if that symbol is to be r

we revisit 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend the house judiciary committee considers impeachment of the president and the charge after buss of power. >> what you have here are questions about what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and by the watergate committee were indeed impeachable, and thirdly, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized them? >> watergate, 40 years later, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on merican history tv on c-span3. >> president obama signed the workforce innovation act which invests in job training. the president, who was joined by vice president biden, spoke about jobs and the economy. his is 30 minutes. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united tates. >> good afternoon, everyone. great to be here. please, thank you very much. thank you. distinguished members of congress, members of labor and business and the community, today as the president signs the workforce innovation and oppor

ken hughes presents his findings on corruption in the nixon administration that exceeded what was exposedduring the watergate scandal, in "chasing shadows." david horowitz provides a strategy he believe this republican party needs to use to win back the country in "take no prisoners." bruce recounsels feats of the soviet army in afghanistan and in "a spy among friends" ben mcincur, writer at large for the times of london, recounsels the british spy who worked for the soviet union during the height of the cold war. look for these tights and watch for the authors in the near future on booktv.org. >> pepperdine university's angela hawken sat down with booktv to asks the pros and cons of marijuana legalization. this interview recorded at pepperdine university in malibu, california, is part of booktv's college series. ...

they have been compared worse than the nixon administration by mainstream reporters. fair criticism? >> i think in terms of the amount of access that they offer, yeah, i think it is fair criticism. mike mccurrie, clinton's press secretary been on the record he would not even think of doing things they do. didn't occur to him could you get away with treating reporters way they do. >> interesting, the president said about the situation in ukraine and when the pro-russian rebels doing untoward things from the bodies of from the plane crash. why are you removing evidence? do you have something to hide? he is questioning transparency. is it fair we would ask this administration, not that the actions are >> that's why we're speculating. lack of transparency leaves too much room for speculation. you can't blame people from speculating when we don't get any answers from the administration. >> not evenly we don't get answers and access. for instance, where does the president stand now on immigration? where does he stand now on the bergdahl investigation? where does he stand no

throughout this month, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, here the supreme court oral argument, united states versus nexen, as the watergate special prosecutor contests the president's claim of executive privilege over his oval office recordings. >> the president and maybe write theow he reached -- reads constitution, but he may also be wrong. if he is wrong, who is there to tell himself? -- tell him so? what becomes of our constitutional form of government? >> watergate, 40 years later, tonight at 8:00 eastern. >> each week, american history " brings youmerica archival films that help tell the story. arizona senator barry goldwater accepted his party's presidential nomination at the republican national convention in san francisco.

it was the administration of richard nixon. who was it that released damaging tax information about the governor of alabama, the aids of richard nixon. on another subject of gross abuse, who was it that frustrated that awaited daniel elseberg and anthony russo. was it some left wing radical liberal plot, no my friends it was the administration of richard m. nixon. however you describe yourself, you ought to be concerned here because this president with whom you perhaps agree politically can get by with the abuses described in this article. thus imprinting in the standard of our highest office, a standard of conduct that is unacceptable to me. >> time of the gentleman expired. new jersey has three minutes remaining. >> i think now we have the whole case. if we could rest all of this on this one, this lawyer would ask for direct verdict. these are the facts. now you know why they went be specific. all they have is generalities and group of dates. all they have over here some time in '71, '72, -- all they have is in the spring of

revisitshistory tv 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. the charge of abuse of power. >> you have questions about what the framework had in mind. questions about whether the activities that had been found out about the committee and the were indeed impeachable and thirdly, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized them? >> watergate, 40 years later, sunday night at 8 a.m. eastern -- 8 p.m. eastern. on c-span 3. leftngress has one week until the august recess and with that, the house gop conference met friday morning to undertake a look at the funding requests for the emergency order funding request. this is what john boehner tweeted out. >> the president requested 3.7 billion dollars and is built would be less than $1 billion. very bare-bones legislation coming from the house. there are specific control and how that can be used. we've seen a lot of space between republicans and democrats. theblicans want to see money used to speed up the deportations of some of the children coming what democrats have been very res

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. opening statements from the house judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment against nixon. it occupies a unique position in our political system. it is the one act in which the country participates and the result is binding upon all of the states. the outcome is accepted and the occupant of the office stands as a symbol of our commitment. reversed,judgment is it is -- if that symbol is to be replaced, it must

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. opening statements from the house judiciary committee as members consider articles of impeachment against nixon. it occupies a unique position in our political system. it is the one act in which the country participates and the result is binding upon all of the states. the outcome is accepted and the occupant of the office stands as a symbol of our commitment. reversed,judgment is it is -- if that symbol is to be replaced, it must the for substantial and not trivial offenses supported by facts and not surmise. years later. 40 on american history tv on c-span3. on monday, former vice president dick cheney and his his wife and daughter sat down with mike allen. topics include the war on iraq and the midterm elections. he offered his critique of the obama administration. this is just over one hour. [applause] >> thank you so much for doing this. thank you for doing this. thank you for being here. i appreciate it. thank you for joining us. mr. vice president, you draw quite a crowd. >> wha

. >>> in reality this administration makes the darkest days of the nixon administration look like a glass-bottomoat off the kaman islands. >>> border agents, hhs workers, even volunteers, are told see nothing, hear nothing, and speak nothing. >>> the press are given strict rules as to what they can see, record, ask and report, which leads me to ask, what's worse? a president who thinks that he can suspend the first amendment? or a compliant and cowardly press corps that goes look with this abuse of office? i fully understand that no elected official is required to help load a gun pointed at his head. no law says a person has to answer questions or grant interviews, especially if one knows the reporter is biased and incapable of getting the story right, but public facilities run by public employees are the public's business. when congressman jim bridenstein attempted to visit the warehoused illegal immigrants in his own congressional district, he was told he couldn't come. later, he was told he could come, but he was given a long list of restrictions. are you kidding me? folks, we elect congress

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend the house judiciary committee as it considers impeachment of the president and the charge of the abuse of power. >> what you have questions about for what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and by the senate, watergate committee, were, indeed, impeachable and, thirdly, can we p prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized them? >> watergate, 40 years later. sunday night at eight eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> next, political consultants, pollsters and journalists talk about the 2014 and 2016 elections. part of the conversation looks at the effectiveness of political ads. this 90 minute event was hosted by politico.ad [applause] >> good afternoon and welcome, thank you all for coming, and congratulations to steve and mike zapler and the whole team at campaign pro that has startew this exciting new service from zero, a testimonial to the work that they'reo doing. when we cal

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, hear the supreme court oral argument, united states v. nixon as the prosecutor detects the oval office recordings. >> the president and how he reads the constitution, but he may also be wrong. and if he is wrong, who is there to tell him so? and if there's no one, then the president, of course, 1 free to pursue his course of erroneous interpretations. what then becomes of our constitutional form of government. >> watergate, 40 years later. american history tv on c-span3. >>> now, a panel discussion of some of top global figures of 2013. from the university of denver earlier this year. this is an hour. >> well, welcome back. this is our second afternoon session celebrating american foreign policy's top 100 thinkers here at the university of denver and the scoot of international studies. i have to say that we said just a couple words about the universityover denver. yesterday, we celebrated our 150th anniversary, which is -- [ applause ] >> and i cannot think of a better w

now back to a man who is not missed a newscast since the nixon administration. >>> and there you go.is not me. [ laughter ] >> not me, either, actually. >>> play of the day from major league baseball. the cubs darwin barney with the catch to rob the pitcher of a hit. it wasn't enoug. the reds won at home 6-5 but good play of the day. >> unbelievable, in fact! >>> 6:25. california is considering statewide restrictions to deal with the ongoing drought. coming up, wait until you hear what you're going to have to do. >> a call girl accused of murder is set to appear in court this morning. coming up, how police say she killed a google exec and the dark facebook post that followed. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, heat shields are compromised. we have multiple failures. what's that alarm? fuel cell two is down. i'm going to have to guide her in manually. this is very exciting. but i'm at my stop. come again? i'm watching this on the train. it's so hard to leave. good luck with everything. watch tv virtually anywhere with the u-verse tv app. with at&t, the u-verse revolves around you. trial to determine t

. >> now back to a man who has not missed a newscast since the nixon administration. frank?k's not here. funny. >>> play of the day from the major league baseball. the cubs with the amazing catch. check it out. robs cincinnati of a hit. but unfortunately it wasn't enough as the reds won at home, 6-5. >>> 5:24 in the morning. federal investigators looking into claims of retaliation surrounding the department of veterans affairs. coming up a disturbing number of claims filed in a new report. >> plus, president barack obama heads to texas to talk immigration today. coming up in the next half hour, the high-profile republican he is set to meet while there. >> reporter: and the drought has gotten so bad, water managers are letting creeks dry up and fish die off. i'm kiet do. we have a live report coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ♪ we're movin' and groovin' with gasoline that cleans. chevron with techron. care for your car. tech exec set to appear befa judge... this morning--- >>> an alleged prostitute suspected of murdering a local tech exec set to appear before a judge. >> on t

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, the house judiciary committee as it considers impeachment of the president and the charge of abuse of power. >> what you have here are questions about what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out by the committee and by the senate watergate to many were indeed impeachable, and third, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized them? >> watergate, 40 years later, sunday night at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> a senate committee held an oversight hearing wednesday on the epa's proposed carbon dioxide regulations for existing power plants. epa administrator jenna mccarthy testified on the clean power plant, which aims to cut carbon pollution with a state federal partnership and requires fossil fuel burning plants to identify the best and cheapest ways they can reduce pollution. according to the epa, carbon dioxide accounted for 82% of u.s. greenhouse gas emissions in 2012. this is ju

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration this week and a houseiary committee as it answers impeachment of the president and the charge of abuse of power. >> would you have there are questions about what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that have been found out by the committee and by the senate, watergate committee, were indeed impeachable and thirdly, can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorize them speak with watergate 40 years later, sunday night at eight eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> representatives from a number of veterans organizations give their assessment of some of the challenges facing the va. they testified before the house veterans' affairs committee. this week the senate veterans' affairs committee voted unanimously to approve the nomination of robert mcdonald as veterans affairs secretary. the full senate could vote on the nomination next week. >> on our second panel we have ms. verna jones, veterans affairs director of the american legion, welcome. mr. ryan gall

this month and early august, american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, here the supreme court oral argument, united nixon, questioning executive privilege over oval office recordings. >> he may be right and how he reads the constitution, but he may also be wrong. and if he is wrong, who is there to tell them so? one, then thes no president of course is free to his course of erroneous interpretations. about -- ofcomes our constitutional form of government? >> watergate, 40 years later. american history tv, on c-span 3. >> former vice president dick cheney will be joined by his wife and daughter tomorrow for a discussion with elliptic co-chief white house correspondent mike allen. they are expected to talk about u.s. border security and the 2014 midterm elections. we will have live coverage at 11:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 2. later, the house rules committee, considering the rules for debate on a bill to fund highway and transportation projects. current funding may run out in august unless congress asks -- acts. that will be live on c-span 3.

revisitshistory tv 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, the house judiciary committee as it considers impeachment of the president and the charge of abuse of power. >> questions about what the framers had in mind, questions about whether the activities that had been found out i the committee and by the senate -- the watergate committee, were thirdly,peachable, and can we prove that richard nixon knew about them and even authorized then? american history tv. >> next, the civil war. stephen hood discusses the career, personal life, and legacy of confederate general john bell hood. the author, a distant relative of the general, analyzes his actions at gettysburg, byckamauga, and antietam delving into records released by his descendents. he says many of his controversial act are clarified or redeemed through the examination of the documents. this, from the atlanta cyclorama

american history tv revisits 1974 and the final weeks of the nixon administration. this weekend, the house judiciary committee considers impeachment of the president and the charge of abuse of power. >> you have questions about what the framers had in mind, whether theout activities that had been found out by the committee and by the weree watergate committee, indeed impeachable, and thirdly, can we prove richard nixon knew about them and even authorize them? >> watergate, 40 years later, tonight at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span three. host: joining us this morning to talk about foreign-policy challenges, a couple of foreign reporters based in washington. gentlemen thanks for being here this morning. we are talking about the reaction and the role of europe in terms of ukraine. let's talk about ukraine first grade reports say there is an agreement that the site can be seen investigated at last. as the story unfolds, you are both based in washington. what are you looking for in terms of the u.s. government? to prod europe into issuing more sanctions? c

i would leave the book and go out and get dinner and still be living in the middle of the nixon administration and i wanted to run back and get with it. that is what you want. the ability to sink into the story so you can see its beauty and occasionally make it be more beautiful. >> do you make a red pen or pencil to it? >> i take a pencil to it. it comes from my days as newspaper and magazine editor. it allows me to give it back to them so they can look at the notes and you know absorb them as they would on their own terms. >> another author that you worked with is karl rove. did he chose you? did you chose him? how did the relationship begin? >> i had to audition for it. i got a call from my publisher and he asked me to go down to washington. it was the first book i was asked to edit. i had been a journalist for 30 years. he had read up on me and what stories i covered. we had politics in common. i had covered him as an editor for many decades. basically my argument is you should hire me because this is my first job and i can't screw it up. and it worked. >> is it different working with a pe