the films were shot in northeastern france, about 60 miles from paris. u.s. forces were helping the french stop a german offensive towards the capital. i'm a tour guide in france. i specialize in world war i. with started your interest in it? >> i was born by a forest. weh my brothers and friends, found trenches and remains everywhere. going up, i wanted to know more about history. involved. a whole life interest in the first world war. when you are born in this region, it is something normal to be interested in the war. the remains are everywhere in the forest. , i servell yockelson as the chief historical advisor to the united states world war i centennial commission. i am an author of two books on the first world war. the most recent, 47 days, how warriors defeated the german army in world war i. >> how did your interest start? mr. yockelson: it started as a young kid. learning aboutn general pershing. for a number of years, i served as a record specialist. it developed from there. >> we are going to watch some films. >> that is a small town. it is 70 miles

spring and summer of 1918, american army soldiers and marines had their first major combat in northeastern franceng the western front. more than 10,000 american died or were wounded, or went missing in the area. next, edward l'engle author of thunder and flames, americans in the crucible of combat 1917- 1918. he joined us to take your calls on world war i. we begin with a short interview, superintendent of the cemetery in france. >> i sit with visitors with a walk through the gate here, a lot of people are struck by how beautiful it is and how well- maintained it is. all of that is true but a lot of work goes into it, there is a lot of history behind the scenes on what to do is to make this site the way it is. these are maintained by u.s. government, the amer

officially titled activities of the graves registration service, the film was shot in northeastern france after the war in 1919 and 1920. documentsnute film the sometimes grisly works of u.s. service members for cemeteries in france. minute from from 1955, documenting the dedication of the u.s. marine monument in belleau wood, france. mr. yockelson: after the fighting ended, the graves registration service team, usually led by a chaplain, would go to the burial sites, which were near where the soldiers fell. the bodies were exhumed. they would look if the doc time -- if the dog tag was there. the bodies would be placed in a permanent cemetery or in coffins and brought to the ports for shipment back home. about 70% of american families elected to have their loved ones return home at government expense. ,he other 30% were left eventually for burial. france allowed the americans to keep permanent cemeteries in france. for each bigs one battle in france. mr. yockelson: it was a gruesome task for the grs teams. the bodies decomposed and were difficult to identify because of the day composition

films officially tied it "activities of the graves registration service, the film was shot in northeastern france after the war in 1919 and 1920 -- officially titled "activities of the graves registration service." it documents the sometimes grisly work of removing the remains of u.s. soldiers from temporary graves and preparing them for transport to the united states or for burial and american cemeteries in france. we will also show a four-minute film from 1950 five, which documents the dedication of the u.s. marine monument in france.

films officially tied it "activities of the graves registration service, the film was shot in northeastern france after the war in 1919 and 1920 -- officially titled "activities of the graves registration service." it documents the sometimes grisly work of removing the remains of u.s. soldiers from temporary graves and preparing them for transport to the united states or for burial and american cemeteries in france. we will also show a four-minute film from 1950 five, which documents the dedication of the u.s. marine monument in france. mr. yockelson: after the fighting had ended, graves registration service teams, which were usually led by a chaplain, would go to the temporary burial sites, which were there where the soldiers well, and the bodies were exhumed. issued to american troops, and then the bodies were either placed in a permanent cemetery or they were placed in coffins and brought to the ports for shipment back home. about 70% of american families elected to have their loved ones returned home at government expense. the other roughly 30% were left eventually for burial in permanent cem

what was the mission in northeastern france?> the first second and third division, particularly second and third were rushed to the front at the end of may. the germans launched an offensive, they had broken through the french lines. there was a sense of panic and emergency, we wanted to get to the front as quickly as possible to stop and hold the germans, but now a general persian commanding american forces as well as french commanders are saying we need to stop the germans, then we need to launch at least a couple of successful offenses to show that we had the hitting power to begin to push them back. mac who was john prussian? >> he was the commander of the american expedition forces, he was long time serving american regular army officer, he was a man who lived by willpower. he was under a lot of pressure at this time. his whole family had been killed in a fire just before the war began, before we entered the war in 1915 him except for his sun, he is a very rigid, iron willed individual who is determined to build a fully ame

we travel to northeastern france .o tour several battlefields this is a preview. >> we are standing right in the whichof bella wood, was renamed after the battle. battle itself is iconic in marine corps history. there is no other world war i battlefield for the americans that is set up like a national parks service battlefield in the united states. this place was .elegated -- dedicated it is the archetype of a marine. he is looking tough with his shirt off. there are two regiments of marines that thought in this area. they were part of the second u.s. division. it was an army division during that time. they lost almost 10,000 wounded and killed, about 1800 of those marines were killed. >> you can watch the entire tour at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. sunday on american artifacts. this is american history tv, only on c-span3. skill as a's great grand strategist was that he knew the advantages of shock and and this is how he unified germany in the 1860's. he instigated wars with denmark, austria, hungary, and france. and then having done that and having achieved his objective, the unification of

years toook back 100 key battles in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat on the western front. more than 10,000 americans died or wounded or went missing in the area. world war i centennial, u.s. and france, 1918. this is running another :00 a.m. eastern on c-span's washington journal and american history tv. monday night, on the communicators, brendan carr -- discusses change in regulating the internet slated for the summer. >> what happened? >> june 11 of this coming year is when our net neutrality rules are rolled back on the title to regime and it goes into effect. thereetoric that is out that consumers are not going to see the end of the internet, we are just going back to the same regime we had back in 2015 at 420 years before that. fully protected. i'm very excited about this transition of getting back that tried and true framework. >> wash the communicators, c-span two. on presidency,the veterans of richard nixon's white house gather to talk about the president relationship with congress. in 1969, he faced the opposition pa

we look back 100 years to key battles in northeastern france where marines saw their first major contract. died,han 10,000 americans would it, or open missing in the area. memorial day, starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. on american history tv on c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. created as aan was public service. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. yourn is brought to you by cable or satellite provider. >> this weekend on american artifacts, we look back on the american participation in world war i. here is a preview. when visitors walk through the gate, a lot of people are struck by how beautiful it is and how well-maintained it is work goes into it. the sites are maintained by u.s. government. there is at least one american manager at each of the sites. i think it is important for americans to realize that this is their taxpayer dollars at work. it is not just the battle. peoplere that is what are having a hard time understanding. any of them who fe

years to keep vandals in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat on the western front, and more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded or went missing in the area. watch world war i centennial, , 1918, memorial day starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on "washington journal" and american history tv on c-span3. thisesident trump deliver used commencement speech to the graduates of the u.s. naval academy. this is 35 minutes. >> hello, midshipmen. let me say to the entire prograde, these be at ease and enjoy yourselves because we are all here to celebrate the amazing class of 2018. amazing job, inc. you could really something -- amazing job. really something. donencredible job you have at this storied academy. thank you, captain chadwick for your dedication and service. thank you to undersecretary motley, admirable -- emerald richardson, and general wolf for joining us today and thanks also to senator wicker, congressman whitman, and congressman malaita. i want to recognize the entire brigade for a tremendous year. this has been a spectacular

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monument, battlefield, and cemeteries in northeastern france, with historian mitchell yockelson. up next on "american artifacts," a look back at several battles in late may and june of 1918, when americans and french forces trying

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monuments, battlefields and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson.

years toook back 100 keep vandals in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat on the western front, and more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded or went missing in the area. watch world war i centennial, , 1918, memorial day starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on "washington journal" and american history tv on c-span3. thisesident trump deliver used commencement speech to the graduates of the u.s. naval academy. this is 35 minutes.

we will look back 100 years to key battles of northeastern france were army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat. more than 10000 americans died or went missing in the area. watch a 1918 memorial day on "washington journal" and on c-span three. >> nasa administrator jim testified on the space agency 2018 budget request. topics included planned missions to mars in the james webb space telescope. this is 50 minutes. >> my handle work at the gavel this afternoon. we'll start early, the voters at 315 and so this will be similar hearing where we had similar circumstances. good afternoon. i call this to order and senator shots i structured the subcommittee and i look forward to working with you. the administrator we're delighted to have you join us, in light of the time constraints i will forgo an opening statement. i know turn to senator hawaii. >> thank you. it's good to be back with you. thank you for being here. i asked interval my statement into the record. >> without objection. >> we welcome your testimony. i think we have i think we'll have time to hear from you. i enco

we look back to key battles on northeastern france for american army soldiers and marines saw there for his major combat on the western front. more than 10,000 americans died or were wounded, or went missing in the area. centennial, 1918. starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span's washington journal and american history tv on c-span 3. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. 1970 nine c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television company. we continue to bring you coverage of congress, the white ande, the supreme court public policy events in washington and around the country. >> each week american history brings archival films that provide context for today's public events. >> the germans rolled across the -- whichetching from struck panic into the french nation. the germans reached the river and were less than 35 miles from paris. both divisions responded with spectacular success. theing the road between area. the tide had turned. the initiative passed. eight u.s. divisions participated. their performance met their expectations. a french dispatch reported that it electr

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monuments, battlefields and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson. a look back at several battles of 1918,ay and june when american and french forces were trying to stop german forces from advancing towards paris. this is just under an hour. serotonini'm at the -- at the cemetery at the battle of belleau wood in france. the belleau wood and the -- campaign is -- and the aisne campaign -- >> i say with visitors, when they walked through the gate are struck of people by how beautiful it is and how well maintained it is, all of that is true. a lot of work goes into it, but there's a lot of history behind the scenes. i would say, depending on how much time we have come a there have, theret -- we are several different histories that are interlinked together. the sites are maintained by the u.s. government. an executive independent agency of the executive branch. there is at least one american manager at each of the sites. i'm the superintendent here. another superintendent maintains our sister site. it's important for am

we look back 100 years to keep atolls in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major andat in the western front more than 10,000 americans died or were weren't did -- or were wounded, or went missing in the area. watch the special memorial day starting at 90 -- 9 a.m. eastern on washington journal and american history tv on c-span3. >> 30 years ago in february 1988, the supreme court announced its decision in 1988 hustler magazine v. falwell. the court ruled unanimously for hustler magazine which had published a cartoon parody of religious leader jerry falwell who had sued to recover damages for libel, invasion of privacy and emotional distress. next, on american history tv a , discussion on at the landmark free speech case with editorial cartoonist and a legal expert. this one-hour event was part of a symposium on satire, held at the university of minnesota. >> i want to welcome you to the state of our satirical union. this is the 30th anniversary of the hustler magazine versus falwell decision by the supreme court. i want to thank jane kirkley

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monuments, battlefields and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson. up next on "american artifacts," a look back at several battles in late may and june of 1918, when american and french forces were trying to stop german forces from advancing towards paris. we visit the final resting place of almost 2300 americans who died in this region in 1918. this is just under an hour. mitchell: i'm at the serotonin -- at the cemetery at the battle of belleau wood in france. the belleau wood and the -- campaign is -- and the aisne-marne campaign -- are significant for world war i and american participation. tell us about what you do here at the cemetery. >> thanks, mitch. shane williams here. i say with visitors, when they walked through the gate here, a lot of people are struck by how beautiful it is and how well maintained it is, all of that is true. a lot of work goes into it, but there's a lot of history behind the scenes. of what took place to make this site what it is today. i would say, depending on how much time we have

spring and summer of 1918, american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat in northeastern france. angel, on offer, will join us to talk about the role of u.s. troops. that is monday on memorial day. we are continuing our conversation about commencement speeches. miriam is going from miami. what do you think? caller: i think it is ok for them to be political. days, especially the young people who are graduating out of college, they tend to come alike -- i am not talking about in the media, i am talking about the general public, they crucify anything that is serious, anything that is a serious topic, whether religious, politics, whatever -- "well, we do not want to talk about that right now. go it will affect the seniors -- or the people becoming seniors. it is important to have political conversations, challenge, form an opinion. is an opportunity for people to, yes, celebrate, but then when you are having that conversation around the table to say hey, what do you think about what he said? well, i agree, i disagree. form their spin. i think we should not discourage it but encourag

we will look back 100 years to key battles of northeastern france were army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat. more than 10000 americans died or went missing in the area. watch a 1918 memorial day on "washington journal" and on c-span three. >> nasa administrator jim testified on the space agency 2018 budget request. topics included planned missions to mars in the james webb space telescope. this is 50 minutes.

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monument, battlefield, and cemeteries in northeastern france, with historian mitchell yockelson. up next on "american artifacts," a look back at several battles in late may and june of 1918, when americans and french forces trying to stop a german offensive toward paris. to begin this story, we visit the cemetery, the final resting place of almost 2300 americans who died in this region in 1918. this is just under an hour. >> i'm at the cemetery at the battle of belleau wood, france. this is significant for world war i, the american participation. tell me a little bit about what you do here at the cemetery. >> thanks. so, i'm the current superintendent at the cemetery in belleau wood, france. i say to visitors when they walk through the gates here, a lot of people are struck by how beautiful it is and well- maintained it is. a lot of that is true, and a lot of work goes into it but there's a lot of work behind the scenes of what took place to make this site what it is today. i would say depending on how much time we have, and there are several d

john: in may of 1918, what did we say we were going to do, our mission in northeastern france?dward: our first, second, and third divisions, were rushed to the front at the end of may because the germans had launched an offensive. had broken through the french lines. there was a sense of panic in emergency. we wanted to get to the front as quick as possible to stop and hold the germans. americanal commanding forces and french commanders are saying, we need to stop the germans and then we need to launch at least a couple successful offenses. to show that we have the hitting power and began to push them back. john: who was john purging? a longtimewas serving american officer. he was a man who lived by willpower. he was under a lot of pressure at this time. his whole family had been killed in a fire just before the war warn, before we entered the in 1915. except for his son. he is a very rigid, iron willed individual. build atermined to fully american army under american command. to show we have the ability to do this. so that we can acquire a seat at the peace table. john: a full

we will look back to key battles in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat on the western front, and more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded, or went missing in the area. watch world war i centennial, u.s. and france, 1918, memorial day at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> during the 1916 presidential election, woodrow wilson ran on the slogan, he kept us out of war and america first. this weekend on american history americanlk about how first ideology impacted u.s. foreign-policy between 1945 and 1968. here's a preview. in the 1940's, past and eisenhower start -- over this issue. taft is hoping he will become in 1952.lican nominee he gives a speech in the senate where he lays out his economic vision for the united states and says, explicitly, the united states should maintain a high tariff economy. againsts vociferously the united states giving favorable terms to capital investments outside the united states. figure out to mechanisms by which money has to be maintained in the united states. when dwight eisenhower decides he's going to run

what was our mission in northeastern france?econd and third division -- they were rushed to the front in the end of may 1918 because the germans had launched an offensive and they'd broken through the french lines. there was a sense of panic and emergency and we wanted to get to the front as quickly as possible to stop and halt the germans. general pershing with french commanders are saying now, we need to stop the germans and then we need to launch at least a couple of successful offenses to show that we had the hitting power to begin to push them back. >> who was john pershing? >> john pershing was commander of the expeditionary forces and he was a man who lived by willpower. he was under a lot of pressure at this time. his whole family had been killed in a fire just before the war began, before we noted the war in 1918 except for his son, he's a very rigid, very iron-willed individual who is determined to build a fully american army under american command to show that we have the ability to do this so that we can acquire a se

participation in world war i, american history tv visited key monuments, battlefields and cemeteries in northeastern france with historian mitchell yockelson. a look back at several battles of 1918,ay and june when american and french forces were trying to stop german forces from advancing towards paris. this is just under an hour. mitchell: i'm at the

we will look back to key battles in northeastern france where american army soldiers and marines saw their first major comment on the western front and more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded or went missing in the area. watch world war i centennial, u.s. and france 1918 memorial day starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span's washington journal and on american history tv on c-span3. appearing before the senate foreign relations committee, secretary of state mong pao -- mike pompeo discussed the cancellation of a meeting with between president trump and kim jong-un. he took questions about diplomatic security and the president's financial interest abroad. senator bob corker chairs this three and a half hour hearing.

spring and summer of 1918, american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat in northeastern francegel, on offer, will join us to talk about the role of u.s. troops. that is monday on memorial day. we are continuing our conversation about commencement speeches. miriam is going from miami. what do you think? caller: i think it is ok for them to be political. days, especially the young people who are graduating out of college, they tend to come alike -- i am not talking about in the media, i am talking about the general public, they crucify anything that is serious, anything that is a serious topic, whether religious, politics, whatever -- "well, we do not want to talk about that right now. go it will affect the seniors -- or the people becoming seniors. it is important to have political conversations, challenge, form an opinion. is an opportunity for people to, yes, celebrate, but then when you are having that conversation around the table to say hey, what do you think about what he said? well, i agree, i disagree. form their spin. i think we should not discourage it but encourage it

the spring and summer of 1918, army soldiers and marines saw combat in northeastern france. will talk with the author of thunder and flames: americans in the crucible of combat. we will talk and take your calls about the american military in world war i. first, c-span took a tour of the weather one cemetery in france. we talked with the superintendent about the cemetery and the experience of those who visit it. [video] >> with visitors as they walked to the gate, a lot of people are struck by how beautiful it is. all of that is true, but a lot of work goes into it but there is history behind the scenes. these sites are maintained a u.s. government, the american battle monuments commission, an executive agency, independent agency of the executive branch. there is at least one american manager at each of the sites. i am the superintendent here but i have a neighbor at about a 25 minute drive. another american superintendent maintains our sister site. it's important for american visitors to realize this is their taxpayer dollars at work overseas to tell the story of what took p

way of sunshine the scenes like this improving conditions there into the northeastern corner of spain before the north up into france still some lively storms around this is a scene of the top of the eiffel tower and i think paris in particular could see a few big showers over the next twenty four to forty eight hours or so shows never really too far away as you can see a push up across southern parts of england southern parts of wells as well not so bad a little further east hot humid there in berlin temperatures of around thirty celsius this you go on through the next twenty four hours you can see that the general drift of the showers is further north perhaps a little further a so will turn increasingly muggy over towards berlin for example as we go on through friday price skies come back in behind us the chance of what is to showers rotating into northern parts of spain having said that clear conditions we go on into saturday well and colder for berlin. so whether i can turn our ways. it would remove any vestige of doubt from shirking manx that israel has come to stay a people dispossessed a state established wha

spring and summer of 1918 american army soldiers and marines saw their first major combat in northeastern france along the western front. more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded or went missing in the area. in a few minutes we'll be live with edward angle, author of thunder and flames. americans and the crucible of combat 1917 to 1918. he'll take your calls about world war i and this is a program simulcast on c-span's washington journal, but first, we'll talk to shane williams, superintendent at the american cemetery in france. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

look back 100 years to keep battles in northeastern france for american army soldiers and marines seeing their first major combat on the western front. than 10,000 americans died, were wounded, went missing in the area. memorial day, starting at 9:00 eastern on c-span's washington journal, and on american history tv on c-span3. >> russian president vladimir putin hosted the annual st. petersburg international economic forum in russia. it is an event bringing together business and economic leaders from around the world. this is one hour 10 minutes. >> thank you very much. we have had five very eloquent speeches and now is the time for questions and i hope direct answers. the conversations have gone from football to climate change, but now i want to focus on trust and especially look at three areas where this is an issue. we have the iranian nuclear accord, we have north korea, and we have the u.s.-china trade war. then we will look at russia's relationship with the rest of the world.