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every saturday you will find event people exploring our nations passed on american history tv. undays, book tv brings the latest in nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore. weakens on c-span2. ♪♪ >> if you choose to research the origins of the topic being discussed frequently in the united states in recent months called critical race theory, you'll find the name derek bell, professor bell who died in 2011 was one of the principal originators of this much discussed subject. november 1992, derek bell appeared on book note to discuss his book faces at the bottom of the well, permanent of racism. >> the late derek bell, harvard law school first black tenure as a. listen@c-span.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcast. ♪♪ >> your watching book tv on c-span2. if you are of a certain age, you have one of these on your shelves, a dictionary and you've probably looked upwards and it throughout your lifetime but if you are a little younger, chances are you've done it digitally. mary french is trying to change that. she is the founder and

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thank you very much. [ applause ] >>> weekends on c-span2 bring you the best in american history and nonfiction books. saturday on american history tv at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency we'll feature two programs on gerald ford, the only white house occupant never elected vice president or president. he took office 47 years ago this month, after president nixon's resignation. first, a visit to the ford presidential museum, looking back on the 38th president through archival photographs and film. then a profile of his wife, first lady betty ford, honored four her life's work with a special focus on the white house grounds and gardens. feature author of "a garden for the president" and former first dourt susan ford bailz. 6:40 p.m., new york's 20th century all key male barbizon hotel. morning the hotel's notable resident, poet and novelest sylvia plath, grace kelly, liza minelli and we talk with the new york historical society's valerie pailey about the unique role. book tv's nonfiction books on sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, atlanta, adam serwer reflects on the past and future of "trump's america" in "the cruelty is the point" and

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. >>> weekends on c-span 2 bring you the best in american history and nonfiction books. saturday, on american history tv 2:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency. we'll feature two programs on gerald ford. the only white house occupant who was never elected vice president or president. he took office 47 years ago, this month, after president nixon's resignation. first, a visit to the ford presidential museum. looking back on the 38th president through archival photographs and film. then, a profile of his wife, first lady betty ford who was honored for her life's work with a special focus on the white house grounds and gardens. featured speakers include landscape historian and author of a garden for the president, jonathan pliska. and former-first daughter, susan ford bales. at 6:40 p.m., hear about new york's mid-20th century all female hotel which afforded young women the opportunity to pursue independent lives. among the hotel's notable residents, poet and novelist sylvia platt. and actors grace kelly. the new york historical society's valerie paley about the hotel's unique role. >> leading authors discuss

every saturday you will find events and people that explore our nation's past on american history tv.>> if you choose to research the origins of a topic being discussed frequently in the united states in recent months called critical race theory, you will find the name derrick bell, law professor bell who died in 2011 was one of the principal -- of this much discussed subject. in november of 1992, derrick bell appeared on book notes to discuss his book quote faces at the bottom of the well, the permanence of racism, unquote. >> the late derrick bell on this episode of booknotes+. listen at c-span.org/podcasts or whatever you get your podcasts. ♪ >> and you're watching booktv on c-span2. well, if you're of a certain age you have one of these on your shelves, a dictionary, and you're probably looked up words in it throughout your lifetime. but if you're a little bit younger chances are you have done it digitally. mary french is trying to change that. she is the founder and director of something called "the dictionary project." mary french, what are you trying to do? >> we want everyone

oh >> next on american history tv, a discussion on the history of guns in the u.s.. from the second amendment and the drafting of the bill of rights, to recent supreme court decisions that have shaped the debate over gun legislation. the national constitution center hosted this event. >> and so, now it is my pleasure to introduce today's guests, patrick charles -- is writing is on the second amendment have been cited by the second, third, fourth, fifth, seventh, ninth district of columbia circuits. and its interpretation by the states and supreme court was cited by justice breyer in a landmark case of landmark of the city of chicago. he's the senior historian for u.s. special operations command. and he is here today to discuss his new book, armed in

. >> next, on american history tv, remarks by baylor university history professor, thomas kidd, on benjamin franklin's religious faith. this discussion was part of a symposium hosted by the museum of the bible in washington, d.c. it's 45 minutes. >>> good morning, everyone. and welcome to museum of the bible. i'm kay and i am the director of museum education. we are delighted that you've joined us today for our february speaker series program titled "the bible and america's founders." our program consists of three sessions which will be followed by a roundtable discussion, later on this afternoon. and following the roundtable discussion, we'll have a book signing with our speakers. at museum of the bible, our mission is to engage people with the bible. the bible has made a powerful impact on world history and cultures. it has influenced nations, laws, and political structures. it's guided debates, shaped political -- shaped pivotal events, and inspired views of prominent individuals, both past and present. the bible is hidden in plain sight in everyday life from common expressions that we a

every saturday, events and people that explore our nations hast on american history tv -- nation's pastamerican history tv. television for serious readers. learn, discover, and explore. weekends on c-span two. ♪ washington journal continues. continues. host: this is open form until 10:00 a.m. you can comment on issues of politics are things that interest you in this half-hour. a couple of pieces of news out of the supreme court. amy coney barrett denied a request by eight indiana students to block the big ten covid-19 mandate for the semester. she rejected the emergency plea for injunction without asking for anyone to weigh in, marking the first time the height -- the high court has weighed in on a vaccine mandate. another story concerning the supreme court -- a divided supreme co the supreme court granted a request to lift the moratorium on residential evictions put in place at the beginning of the pandemic after a federal district judge in washington heard an oral argument on a moratorium on evictions in most of the country. it allows tenants to -- avoid eviction by declaring financia

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on american history tv's oral history series, wally funk recalled the earliest days of the space programnterview. >> as you came down for the first phase of testing, what were some of those tests, and at any point, did you stop and think what am i doing or anything along those lines? >> last question first, no, i had not a shadow of a doubt. i was their subject. they could do anything with me that they wanted to do. and i didn't know that you could get x-rayed from head to toe, and it would take a whole day and every single tooth and every single bone, but they wanted perfect specimens at that time. let's go back to the men, the mercury. there were 159 men selected from the armed services to go through these tests. how many were selected? >> [inaudible]. >> 25 women were selected, and how many passed? 13. so do we have a little bit of information here on how well do women do things? how well did they come across on the may flower? terrific. how well did they go across the prairies and settle the west in their covered wagons? great. big families, didn't think anything about it. why can't

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every saturday you will find events and people that explore our nation's past on american history tv.ndays booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. it's television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore. weekends on c-span2. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> my name is michael cannon, director of health policy studies at the cato institute. today we will be talking about the latest health policy book the cato institute has published. it is titled "medical malpractice litigation: how it works, why tort reform hasn't helped."w doctors make mistakes it can be devastating for patients obviously and it can also be devastating for doctors. we have a medical malpractice system that exists to compensate injured patients, patients injured as a result of a physicians malpractice. but also it exists to deter malpractice by physicians. there's a fierce debate, however, that whether the medical malpractice liability system works. and in that debate, anecdotes often substitute for data. at the cato institute we were very excited to publish, to publish this book. it has a collection o

thank you very much. [ applause ] ♪♪ >>> weekends on c-span 2 bring you the best in american history and nonfiction books. saturday on american history tv9:00 a.m. eastern james baker reflects on leadership and his career serving as secretary of state for president george h.w. bush and as ronald reagan's white house chief of staff and treasury secretary. and at 10:00 a.m. eastern historian and best selling author joseph ellis looks at how society can learn from the wisdom of the founding fathers in today's world. book tv features leading authors discussing their latest nonfiction books. we will feature author discussions from freedom fest an annual libertarian gathering. including businessman gary hoover, duquesne university associate professor antony davies, education policy writer carrie mcdonald and phillip magnus and benjamin powell. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on afterwards robin deangelo discusses her book nice racism, how progressive white people perpetuate racial harm. she is interviewed by eddie glaude author and professor of african-american studies at princeton university. watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span

>>> weekends on c-span2 are an intellectual feast. every saturday, american history tv documents america's story. on sunday, "book tv" bridges you the latest. funding for c-span2 comes from these television companies and more, including sparklight. >>> the greatest town on earth is the place you call home. at sparklight it's our home, too. right now we're all facing our greatest challenges. that's why sparklight is working around the clock to keep you connected. we're doing our part so it's easier to do yours. >> sparklight supports c-span2 as a public service. >>> american history tv is primetime all this week on c-span3. tuesday, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look into the life and legacy of alexander hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the united states and the nation's first treasury secretary. historians discuss his economic policies and his military experience. watch tuesday night beginning at 8:00 eastern here on c-span3. >>> the day after our african-american heritage tour with eric finley, we return to the mobile county training school in africatown to

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> weekend bring you the best in american history and nonfiction books. on american history tvrontation between ronald reagan on restoring the economy. u.s. soviet relations arms-control and iran contra at 4:40 p.m. as the u.s. continues to withdraw from afghanistan we look back nearly 40 years at the country's history to u.s. information agency films. afghanistan 1982 the struggle for freedom continues which chronicles the aftermath of the soviet invasion and afghanistan a new generation on the challenges of afghan children who grew up as a refugees in pakistan. former cia officer dwayne evans talks about his book foxtrot about his tour of duty in southern afghanistan surely after the 911 terrorist attacks, watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> recently on lectures in history emory university felix talks about a class on conspiracy theories have shaped american culture. there is a portion of that class for. >> alien invasion films in the 1950s of course the classic invasion of t

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on american history tv, on the presidency. 1980 oval office conversation between president ronald reagany. the u.s. continues to withdraw from afghanistan, we will affect nearly 40 years of the country's history to u.s. information agency. afghanistan's 1982, the struggle for freedom continues which chronicles the aftermath afghanistan. the figure uplifts refugees and pakistan. then former cia officer wayne evans talks about his books about his tour of duty in southern afghanistan. watch american history tv every weekend and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime and at c-span.org/history. >> recently on lectures in history, emory university professor on a class on how conspiracy theories shaped american culture. here's a portion. >> alien invasion films in the 50s, the classic invasion of the body snatchers but also invasion from mars, killers from space, earth versus flying saucers and more. as a couple of interesting elements to be brought out from this. not the least of which, a lot of them deal with aliens either taking control or humansum minds or replac

history of aviation. historians discuss world war i and world war ii fighter pilots, the wright brothers and first military airplane. watch wednesday beginning at 8:00 a.m. eastern here on cspan3. >> next on american history tv, political economy professor and author robert wright talks about alexander hamilton's view on national debt. it's a little over an hour. >> welcome, everyone, as the commemoration of alexander hamilton continues, i'm president of the museum of the american finance. our partner is alexander hamilton awareness society an organization you turn to for all things hamiltonian we welcome in their leadership. mike youthon our founder and former board chair john herzog. and south has amazing alexander hamilton documents to check out afterwards. of course cspan audience. 20 years ago our board chair wrote me a note that started with the words a stroke of luck. what he was referring to he had been introduced to a soony buffalo phd candidate who was interested in alexander hamilton and early financial history. this was well below the show, there were few of us like dig and myself doing a deeper dive on the financial aspects of his vision. our first look at bob was his phd thesis, 1300 pages. tha

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>> every saturday 05 events and people that explore our missions passed on american history tv and on sunday book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. it's television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore. weekends on c-span2. [music] >> hello and welcome back to a house divided. this is george coming to you from abraham lincoln bookshop inchicago . i have our guest with us right here and it is doctor karen cox. she is the author of no common ground: confederate monuments and the ongoing fight for racial justice . doctor cox, welcome to the show. >> it's great to be with you. wish it was in person utbut i'm glad to be with a lincoln bookshop again. >> we also wish you were here in person because this is so much fun even to have a conversation elike this face-to-face, it's just so much more fun to interact. we will have those times again. we're coming to the end of this current unpleasantness and we will have those days again. a we are here to talk about karen's new book, but before we do that i also wish to send out greetings and salutations to those of yo

chief historian on the recent massacre in 1921 the neighborhood known as black wall street was burned to the ground and hundreds of african americans were killed. next, on american history tv from the tolls at race massacre symposium author carolyn randall williams assures her family history and the legacy of slavery in the south. >> i am so honored to be with you all

watch american history and book tv every weekend on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide, or visit c-span.org. >>> next on american history tv, california state university professor andrew stoner talks about his biography of author and journalist randy schilt's, who covered the hiv will be aids epidemic for the san francisco chronicle. he died of aids in 1984. the professor skrid his work to bring coverage to mainstream media. andy rooeds books hosted this event. >> welcome to andy rooeds books. we are a bookstore. our mission is to promote literacy and english language proficiency of adults in indiana. we sell use asked new books for all ages, and we host multiple events a week. we are largely colonel volunteer run.

>>> up next on american history tv on c-span3, a college class about military engagements during the american revolution. we'll hear about the battle of bunker hill, the american invasion of canada, and the eventual bring dish evacuation of boston. >> okay. everybody, so last class we were talking about the outbreak of the american revolution. we say all of this, tension is building in the spring of 1775 in april, general thomas gauge sends troops in the countryside, and as nightfalls, about 20,000 americans descend on boston, lay siege to the city, and this war that nobody really wants but has been brewing probably for 12, or 13 years, has started. so, today, we are going to talk with what is called rog militaire. does anybody speak french? am i pronouncing it right? >> probably. >> okay. close enough. this is april 1775, so right after lexington and concord, through the declaration of independence. this is sometimes called the popular uprising phase. okay. and this is the year of the revolution that probably more people supported the war than any other one. why do you suppose that t

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on terrorism. watch american history tv. and book tv. every weekend on c-span2. and find a full schedule on your program guide or visit c-span.org. brigham young university professor jay buckley teaches a class about lewis and clark's expedition across the american west after the louisiana purchase in 1803. this class was taught online due to the coronavirus pandemic, and brigham young university provided the video. >> so today we're going to be looking at the lewis and clark expedition and discussing some of the ramifications of this most important expedition. some people have classified the lewis and clark expedition and compared it to the odyssey of the greek tragedies, just like the civil war is sometimes seen as america's iliad of that great epic battle. so this great voyage of the lewis and clark expedition will be quite significant and important. a few years ago the atlantic monthly did a survey of the top 100 most influential figures in american history. and lewis and clark make the list at 70. and what i find interesting is they're the only names on the

every saturday will find events and people that explore nations passed on american history tv. on sunday, book tv and sheila latest in nonfiction books and authors, television for serious readers. discover, explore, weekends on c-span2. ♪♪ >> i come to you from national archive ability in washington d.c., the federal facility built on the site chosen by our first president george washington. the location for burning capital was hotly contested in 1790, and washington actively advocated for side along the potomac river. when the commissioners of the federal district named in the new capital for washington in 1791, it not only honored wartime commander-in-chief, but acknowledged in guiding role in the selection of the young nation seat of government. although we did not live to see the government officially relocated here, the division initiate the national capital for years to come here in george washington's final bow, highlights from-- russians political skills and how he worked behind the scene to establish the new city. robert watson is a distinguished professor of american s

>> next on american history tv, "assignment washington - the correspondent marino de medici". this 1977 u.s. information agency film profiles an italian newspaper journalist as he goes about his day-to-day duties in washington, and covers the 1976 presidential contest between president gerald ford and challenger jimmy carter. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> washington is like a room was an enormous circular window. you are looking all over. anything and everything that happens is noticed. almost every single occurrence in the world as a repercussion in washington. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as a foreign correspondent-y, you read through the eyes of your foreign readers. if you can forewarn your readers to things that are important because they are a part of a similar phenomenon in their respective countries, then you are doing a good service. >> good morning, upper, i have a press [inaudible] the number there is 6541. collected to the switch word from mr. de medici. >> i don't think there is a country in the world where there is so much access to information as in the united states, because it is a matter of co

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every saturday you'll find events and people that explore our nation's past on american history tv. sundays, booktv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors. it's television for serious readers. learn, discover, explore weekends on c-span2. ♪ ♪ >> health and human services assistant secretary dr. rachel levine talked about covid-19 vaccination efforts at an event hosted by "the washington post." this is about 30 minutes. >> good morning and welcome to washington post live. i'm the senior writer here at "the washington post." today we're going to be the talking about the troubling rise in cases from the delta variant and also vaccination challenges with dr. rachel levine. she's the assistant secretary for health at the department of health and human services. and, dr. levine, a very warm welcome to washington post live. >> well, thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. >> it's wonderful to have you at a time when we need to understand so much more. there was a change in guidance this week from the cdc resulting from new science about the delta virus including new

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