eastern on both c-span and c-span2. we will bring you like pre-caucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and tax. 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll take you to the republican caucus on c-span and the democratic caucus on c-span2. in its entirety, be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio, and on c-span.org. next, of the nation magazine on progressive politics and campaign 2016. from washington journal, this is 45 minutes. to our website for more information. us from new york is the editor and publisher of the ,ation magazine, katrina heuvel good morning. who did you support? guest: we endorsed bernie sanders, for the third time in the nation's 103rd history, wayne forrest in the primaries in 1980 eight, jesse jackson. in 2008, barack obama. we believeecause

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stay with c-span and join in on a conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. trump told reporters on tuesday he will not participate on thursday night's republican debate hosted by alex news during a news conference rally in a campaign marshalltown, iowa. he also received an endorsement from the mayor of arizona. this is 20 minutes. >> thank you. i remember being in iowa for years ago helping another person running for president. i got to know i was, the people, what a great state this is. great people personifies what america is all about. i'm here to endorse the great patriot. it is easy to endorse him. everything i believe in he is doing and will do when he becomes president. trump six years ago in phoenix. then.oduced him it is my privilege and honor to help him and endorse him today for president of the united states. thank you very much. mr. trump: i want to thank sheriff joe. this is a man who believes in borders and getting his endorsement means a lot to me. he is wanted to do her for a while. he is the kind of guy will want on our team. he has a great

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americanatching history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span. -- on c-span three. campaign 2000 16, c-span takes run the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span .adio, and www.c-span.org from 1914-1917 under the leadership of president woodrow wilson, the united states remained neutral as the first world war escalated in europe. up next, we discuss the events and politics behind america's entry into world war i and it's mixed support from the american people. she is the author of the forthcoming book. she spoke at the library of congress where in the 15, she served as the chair of american law and governance. as is about one hour, 10 minutes. >> today's lecture is titled "bullet in the chamber: the politics of catastrophe and the declaration of world war i." our speaker is professor mary dudziak. now complaining her tenure in american law and governance. the professor's research has

stay with c-span and joan in on the con ver situation on c-span radio and on c-span.org.t november, more than 300 members of the uk youth parliament gathered in the british house of commons for their annual debate. next the students debate increasing the minimum wage and making it applicable to youths. this is 35 minutes. we now come to the fifth and final debate over the motion that everyone should be paid at least the living wage. to move that motion, i welcome from scotland, ewen mccall. >> over 13 million people live in poverty. hopes, dreams and aspirations

stay with c-span and joan in on the con ver situation on c-span radio and on c-span.org. last november, more than 300 members of the uk youth parliament gathered in the british house of commons for their annual debate. next the students debate increasing the minimum wage and making it applicable to youths. this is 35 minutes. we now come to the fifth and final debate over the motion that everyone should be paid at least the living wage. to move that motion, i welcome from scotland, ewen mccall. >> over 13 million people live in poverty. hopes, dreams and aspirations ago a. this is the chance today to break the cycle of poverty, to correct injustice an discrimination, to finally tengsd the living wage to all. there's a huge hole in the plans for the minimum wage. at the exclusion of 7.5 million 16 to 24-year-olds. that's the same age group in october the quality and human rights commission identified most likely toive willing in poverty, so long with rising fees, poverty, rising youth unemployment. and now tax credit cuts. we are left the most disadvantaged generation ever

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we will take you to the republican caucus on c-span and the democratic caucus on c-span2. c-span andstay with join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. reporterstrump told -- reporters tuesday he will not participate in thursday night's debate hosted by fox news. the announcement came during a news conference receiving a kid can rally he was holding in marshalltown, iowa. he also received the endorsement of a sheriff. this is 25 minutes. [no audio] >> thank you. i remember being in iowa for years ago and helping another person running for president. i got to know iowa, the people and what a great state this is, great people, it personifies what america is all about. i am here to endorse the great and it is just easy to endorse him, because everything i believe in, he is doing and he is going to do it when he becomes president. i met donald six months ago in ,hoenix, introduced him then and introduced them 30 days ago back in phoenix and it is my privilege and honor to help him, to endorse him today for president of the united states. thank you very much

then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and then on c-span two.vent live in its entirety. stay and join in on the conversation on c-span.org. ♪ >> the senate crime investigation committee shifts operations to washington where among theeneral is witnesses. he urgently recommends legislation to curb gambling information. thegar hoover, chief of fbi, makes an elegant plea for stronger law enforcement at a local level. says the real evil lies. classic must be viewed as a phase of the entire crime picture. organized gambling is a vicious evil. it corrupts our youth and becomes a springboard for other crimes. embezzlement, robbery, and even murder. if the laws against gambling presently on the state and local statute, were vigorously enforced, organizing gambling could be eliminated within 48 hours in any community in the land. no criminal, the gambler and his allies included, have want stand up and determined intelligent and informed public opinion. that, in my opinion, is the basic answer to the gambling problem. levell act on a local through local la

eastern here on c-span. until then, a discussion on the republican presidential race and what to expect after the iowa caucuses. sir, thank you for being here. your piece in "politico" is where i want to start. why the g.o.p. primary could be even crazier than you think. let's begin with what the republican national committee did before the 2012 campaign, to change the primary calendar. guest: they did it at the 2008 convention. not liking the quickness of john mccain's victory and the prolonged attention that the obama-clinton primary got the democrats that year. they did a few things to elong gate the process. number one, they decreed that there would be a period of proportional voting, instead of winner-take-all races, which means by definition you have to divide up the people who can win delegates in a state, as opposed to allowing one candidate to win them all in a state. secondly, they asked states to push back their primaries. some states were at the beginning of march, moved way back in the calendar.

on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule, and keep up with the latest history news. >> during campaign 2016, c-span takes you on the road to the white house as we follow the candidates on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. >> 35 years ago on january 20, americann released hostages who had been held 444 days. tv'son american history real america, several programs about the hostage crisis. he departed his country in january 1970 nine, following years of strikes and protests. khomeini was greeted by several million iranians when he returned from exile about two weeks later. an armed rebellion soon led to the fall of the royal government and a national referendum established iran as a republic on april 1, 1979. on november 4 of that year, iranian students seized the american embassy and took more than 50 hostages. next we look at the release of the hostages the day president ronald reagan was inaugurated, january 20, 1981, from c-span's presidential library series recorded in 2007. >> we have this important piece of videotape. >> it is extraordinary. it was what ought to have been a theus moment, th

the mediatorsch on c-span two. announcer: as president obama prepares for his state of the union address on tuesday, he released this video. i am working on my state of the union address. i keep thinking of how we traveled these last seven years. that is what made america great. our ability to come together as one american family and pull ourselves closer to the america we believe in. it is tough to see sometimes in the day-to-day noise of everyday washington. to focus on innt this state of the union address. announcer: c-span's coverage 8:00 p.m.tuesday at looking back at the history and tradition of the message and what to expect this year. then at 9:00, live coverage of the presidential speech plus your reaction by phone, facebook, tweets, indy e-mail as well as those by congress on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. presidentialr the 11:00 and reaction at p.m.. later, we will hear from members of congress in statuary hall with their comments about the state of the union address. next, the latest developments

we have featured programs on all three c-span networks. on c-span at 11:30, live coverage of the house of commons debate on whether to ban donald trump. our coverage will re-air at 8:00 eastern. eastern,v at 6:30 william t jones and his book -- william p jones. this march here called off in 1941, everybody said, you need to get martin luther king's support. martin luther king says, i will support you but let's expand the goals of the march. the march is not just about winning equal access to jobs, it is also about winning the right to vote in the south. >> georgia representative john lewis recalls his involvement in the civil rights movement in his book two.": ,t 2:00 p.m. eastern international history professor at the london school of economics and political science on iran's cold war partnership with the united states. >> iran had to look to a third power to preserve sovereignty against the imperial ambitions of britain and russia. in the 1930's iran looked to germany to play that role and after the second world war, a -- a countryion tha

be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the gofr of massachusetts must address the heroin and opium especialpidemic. other issues included the need for quality k to 12 education. this is just over half an hour. [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. please, you should sit. thank you. thank you. thank you. mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the house and senate, fellow constitutional officers, mr. chief justice, members of the judiciary, members of the governor's council, members of congress, senator warren, senator marquee, mayors, sheriffs, district attorneys, distinguished local officials, reverend clergy, distinguished guests. members of my administration and fellow citizens. i want to begin by expressing my gratitude to specialer people with support and encouragement they've extended to karen and me over the past year. to my cabinet and staff, for their willingness to serve and their collaborative brilliance, thank you. [ applause ] to the thousands of frontline employees in state and local government who make a real differen

we will have that on c-span and c-span radio at 4:30 eastern ahead of the iowa caucuses. our coverage monday night starting at 7:00 with your comments, calls, text, tweets and covering the republican caucus on c-span and the democratic caucus on c-span2. both getting underway at 8:00 p.m. eastern. back for calls in virginia, randy on the republican line. caller: good morning. and trumpublican supporter. i just read an op-ed in this morning's freelance star in fredericksburg. it describes how the republican party of virginia is going to all republican voters in to votearies sign republican. that trampleays give you a nomination. what do you think about that? guest: that is a good question. i reside in the junior these days. i come from the state of arkansas and represented arkansas. arkansas has an open primary, so you don't have to register party. you can go in and declare your party affiliation at the time you boat. i think that has been a debate that has gone on a long time. should the party be able to control who the nominee will be by having the members of the party se

stern on both c-span and c-span2. at 8:00 p.m. eastern we'll take you to a plup caucus on c-span and a democratic caucus on c-span2. see the event in is entirety. be sure to join us on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> next, a discussion about the role in history of the iowa caucuses. david redlanski was our guest on washington journal. we speak with him for about 45 minutes. the caucus is on februa. joining us from des moines this. redlawsk, theid author of why iowa? so, let's begin with the history of the iowa caucus. who decided that i was should go first and why? guest: good morning. accident,e or less an not so much that it was decided to go first but after the disasters democratic national convention of 1968, the democrats revised their rules, they made it so that caucuses and primaries tend to be more open and available. and one of the effects of that in a caucus state like iowa was to require that the party publicly advertised and provide information about upcoming party events like caucuses. it is important to recognize t

then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span and 2.democratic caucus on c-span stay with usthe conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> each week leading up to the 2016 election, "road to the white house rewind" brings your archival coverage of presidential races. 1980 a look at the campaign with interviews from the race,icans in ronald reagan, george h.w. bush, john anderson, and howard baker. high school students in new hampshire, the interviews played on cable access and parts of new hampshire. it's the first time they have been aired on national television. we start with ronald reagan who went on to win the new hampshire primary on his way to securing the gop presidential nomination. he then defeated incumbent resident jimmy carter and the presidential election to win the presidency.

we'll be live with that on c-span. the defense secretary, will be holding a briefing in just a few moments. >>> again, live at the pentagon waiting for a briefing to get started with defense secretary ashton carter on military personnel reforms. the associated press meanwhile reporting that president obama's nominee to be the next u.s. commander in afghanistan said today the security situation in the war-torn country is deteriorating and assured senators he'll do a thorough review of american troop levels needed to stabilize the nation. army lieutenant general john mcmickelson told the senate armed services committee he'll have a et aboutbetter sense of conditions in afghanistan in a few months if he's confirmed by senate. he walked a fine line during his confirmation hearing. he supported the obama administration's exit strategy which critics have derided as politically driven, while also promising the senators his decisions will be grounded in sound military strategy. again that from the associated press. while we wa

stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >>> now a look back at four decades of reporting on china. several correspondents who have covered china for two generations talk about their reporting and perceptions of each other. >>> good evening, everyone. good evening. tonight is a sellout and it's so great to have you all here on this rainy and cold but very festive time in new york. and for a really fabulous evening. this evening the "new yorker" on china, a look back at four decades of reporting on china is indeed a special night and also a convergence of two anniversaries. the "new yorker" is celebrating its 90th this year. it was one of the first western media to have access to china after the revolution? 1949. and of our five distinguished guest panelists tonight, one who is not a guest, our own orville schell, they have collectively over 100 years of observation and writing on china. and i think you will all find this very enlightening and no doubt entertaining. this includes of course our own orville schell whose asia societies center on u.

eastern on both c-span and c-span2. we'll bring you live precaucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and texts. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll take to you our republican caucus on c-span. and a democratic caucus on c-span2. see the event live in its entirety. be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary since the space shuttle challenger exploded, killing all seven astronauts aboard. on that day, florida congressman and former astronaut himself, bill nelson, came to the house floor to pay tribute to the fallen astronauts. here's a portion of what he had to say. mr. nelson: my concluding remarks would be as we reflect upon this tragedy. a tragedy that this whole nation grieves in. let's remember the remarks by someone who knew something about risk, a gallant lady named helen keller, when she spoke of risk and security. and this is what she said. security is mostly a superstition. it does not exist in nature, nor do the c

see it live in its entirety and stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. journal is next, we will look at the news and take your calls, the head of the fda's center for drug evaluation and research testifies on capitol hill this morning about access to generic prescription drugs, that is live at 10:00 eastern. road to the white house coverage , senator rand paul hold a campaign rally in des moines---, i what and take your calls live at 4:00 eastern. donald trump said he will not attend the fox news debate tonight and will hold a campaign event instead with military veterans. live coverage starts at 9:00 p.m. eastern. >> this hour we talked to former michigan covers been peter hoekstra about national security and the 2016 campaign. after that, it would read lost of drake university on the role and history of the i will caucasus. iowawill caucasus -- caucuses. >> we will never forget them nor the last time we saw them this morning. as they prepared for their journey and waved goodbye and slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of god. >

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on c-span. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses. monday, february 1, our live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern on both c-span and c-span2. we'll bring you live precaucus coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and texts. and then at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we'll take you to our republican caucus on c-span and a democratic caucus on c-span2. see the event live in its entirety, be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. >> on tomorrow's "washington journal," sean higgins of the washington examiner looks at the top news stories of the day. after that, editor and publisher of "the nation" will discuss progressive politics in campaign 2016. plus of course your phone calls, facebook comments and tweets. "washington journal" live tuesday and every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. on c-span. with the weekend east coast winter storm, blizzard, both chambers of congress out of session today. the house had

eastern on c-span. tv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend on c-span2. here is some programs to watch out for this weekend. today at 1:30 p.m. eastern, what to these coverage of the second annual bill of rights book festival from the constitution ia.ter in philadelphi on on afterwords, discussion of the china's child, about recently discontinued one child policy. and then, the age of ambition author. in one or two generations, to see everybody go from a bicycle aspiration to a bmw. good for them. yes. if the one child policy has helped people get to that stage, i would be all for it. it really didn't have that much to do with this economic growth that china had for the last 30 years. at 7:15 p.m. eastern, professor courtney young discusses her book in which she can be effective breast-feeding policies on american society. >> breast-feeding fits conveniently into an american health heard on that increasingly blames individuals themselves for poor health outcomes and for the soaring costs of american health care. tv all weekend every weekend on c-span2. te

eastern on both c-span and c-span2. we'll bring you live precaw success coverage, taking your phone calls, tweets and texts and at 8:00 p.m. eastern take to you our republican caucus on c-span and a democratic caucus on c-span2. see the event live in its entirety. join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at cspan.org. >>> tonight on c-span our road to the white house coverage continues. first the campaign rally with senator ted cruz in des moines, iowa, that's live at 7:00 p.m. eastern and carly fiorina speaking to voters at a steakhouse in waukee, iowa, live at 8:30 p.m. eastern. >>> with just a few days of campaigning before next monday's iowa caucuses, what is the state of the race? a new republican poll out today by quinnipiac university showing it essentially a dead heat between donald trump and senator ted cruz. joining us from des moines is peter brown, assistant director of the quinnipiac university poll. thank you for being with us. >> my pleasure. >> walk us through the numbers. >> well, it's pretty simp

live coverage of the caucus on c-span and c-span2. ming up at 8:00, we take you live to republican caucus on c-span. and a democratic caucus on c-span2. you can follow all the coverage on c-span radio and c-span.org. let's go to davenport, iowa, next. caller: hello. i've attended rallies for six people. bernie on the democratic side, , case againrum christie on the rubble inside. i want to congratulate all the people that are showing up these rallies. first, the candidates. i think they are doing a good job, helping our country. you one of the most painful experience i had was going to the trump rally. you have to stand out in 22 degree weather for 45 minutes. and then, you stand around in a gym for an hour and a half. that's a lot of work. i want to say that i was impressed with three people. -- john kasich, and chris christie. think chris christie gives logical and direct answers to the questions people have. when i see john kasich, he has a good heart. and i think bernie's plan on extending two years college education -- i think tha

. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q and a. >> this weekend on c-span's citieslong with our comcast cable partners we'll explore the history and literary life of oakland, california. on book tv we'll visit marcus book, known as oldest independent black book store and talk with co-owner blanche richardson about the store's history and its importance to the community as source of information and a meeting place during the civil rights movement. >> the history of marcus book store is that it was started in 1960 by my parents, doctors ray and julian richardson. their purpose was to offer this resource to the community feeling that black people needed a place to go where they could learn about themselves from other black people mostly. so it was a service they were providing to the community but also to the community at large because the more other cultures know about black people the better it is for everybody as well. >> on american history tv take a trip to oakland's chinatown neighborhood and learn about the history of the chinese in the east bay area. william g.

. >> today book tv continues for an additional 24 hours on c-span 2. tonight at 6:45 p.m., science journalists in conversation with doctor jay williams langston on the state of parkinson's research and it apm on c-span's comedic it or federal communications commission or and ryan funk, the "washington post" discussing the key topics currently before the fcc. we return to book tv programming at 8:30 p.m. eastern with a book party for karl rove, the trend doubly mckinley and edit 9:30 p.m. the story of the three year swim a club. at 10:15 p.m., the influence of the military on america's eating habits and that all happens tonight on c-span to book tv. >> here's a look at some of the current nonfiction books and politics and prose bookstore in washington dc. jacob weisberg looks at the career of the 40th president of the united states in ronald reagan. in getting real, fox news anchor gretchen carlson recounts her life and the challenges she has faced as a woman in broadcast television. warmer meet the press moderator david gregory describes his spiritual j

tune into her coverage here on c-span and c-span2 and c-span.org. on the democratic side, front page of the "washington times," bernie sanders praises obama says that his claims in the debate on monday night write obama care -- his corporate supporters saying that's not true that he helped write this legislation. so that's in the front page of the "washington times." i want to share this with you that bernie sanders will be meeting with president obama today at the white house ahead of an event that he's having ater on tonight. says the two men have crossed paths dozens of times and bernie sanders more than 40 visits to the white house -- host: by the way, bernie sanders with two events in minnesota yesterday and st. paul and duluth, the crowds up to 20,000 people in that state. it also says in this "washington post" an article that in the three years since leave the state department by contrast, hillary clinton has had two small meetings with sexaum a breakfast with vice president joe biden as well as an exclusive invite after a party n january of 2

on c-span3. likein the conversation, us on facebook at c-span history. c-span campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucuses and monday, february 1, the live coverage begins at 7:00 p.m. eastern. we will bring you live preconference coverage, taking your calls and texts. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, we would take the democratic caucus. to see the event, be sure to stay on c-span and join the conversation on c-span radio and www.c-span.org. tvrecently, american history has been airing a selection of oral histories with african-american community leaders. the project, titled explorations in black leadership, with the collaboration between the university of virginia leffler andhyllis julian bond. up next, we hear from conservative commentator armstrong williams. he talks about his father's influence on his upbringing, his internship working for south carolina senator strom thurmond, and later, his involvement in the clarence thomas u.s. supreme court confirmation hearings. this program is about an hour and 45 minutes. bond: armstro

eastern we will take you to our republican caucus on c-span and the democratic caucus on c-span two. be sure to join the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> republican presidential candidate rick santorum toured a caucus event. he took questions on the criminal justice reform. an hour.ust over >> hi, i am working with dave. thank you so much for stopping by. he is on his way down here. come on in. rick: my pleasure. good to see you. thank you. >> we have a section down here. this represents all of iowa. yes, sir. except for one democrat, actually. yes, sir. thank you. i'm just so happy you are here. i have shot you 115 times. rick: when you do over 700 appearances -- >> have you got any shot in this race? rick: of course i do. come on in. how are you? this is my good friend dave davidson. how are you doing? >> i am fine. i don't think they handled you all that well yesterday. rick: we will have a conversation about the news media, and how they have killed this race in a very decided way. i am here to do -- they are here to do one thing, make money. they are not interested

monday february 1st, live coverage begins on c-span and c-span 2. live precaucus coverage taking you texts. we will take you to the republican caucus and the democratic caucus on c-span 2. see the event live in entirety and stay with us to join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> the stream court with the city of patterson, it's about whether they violated free speech rights with the police officer who was demoted after they assumed he supported a challenger in the local mayor's race. in 2006, a patterson, new jersey detective was picking up a long sign for the challenger in the mayor's race and he was demoted to a beat cop. he did not support the other candidate, but picking up the sign for his veteran mother. here's the oral argument. >> first this morning in case 141280. >> play it please the court, asking that he not to be demoted. does not matter if you are affiliated or not affiliated. it doesn't matter if you are perceived by your employer or supervisor and engaged in political association to be protected by the first ame

we are in oakland, california, on c-span 2's book tv and american history tv on c-span-3. d at 2:00 eastern time, 11:00 for those on the west coast, on c-span-3 american history tv we will take a look at the oakland museum in california as we look at the depression and work of photographs. >> made some of the most recognized photographs in the world. from the great depression, the migrant mother the one that everyone has seen and become a symbol of the great debris pression. the whole grapes of wrath. it's really those three artists. woody's music, stineback's literature. and lang's photographs, that have created the image and the mental picture that we have. one of our favorite sayings is that a camera is an instrument that teaches us how to see without a camera. hat is what she was all about. >> some of those iconic photographs. we're featuring it this weekend art of c-span's city tour. you can also catch it today on -span 2's book tv. >> tonight on q&a two-time pulitzer prize winner cartoonist michael ramirez on his career and book of cartoons. >> i have this figure that

. >> c-span's campaign 2016 is taking you on the road to the white house for the iowa caucusesy, february 1 our coverage begins in c-span and c-span2. we will bring you live pre-caucus coverage taking your phone calls, tweets and texts. then we will take you to our republican caucus on c-span. see the event live in its entirety and stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> donald trump told reporters tuesday he will definitely not anticipate in thursday night's republican debate hosted by fox news. came during ant news conference preceding a campaign rally he was holding in marshalltown, iowa will stop he also received the endorsement of the sheriff in arizona. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. i remember being in iowa four years ago, helping another person running for president. i got to know iowa, i got to know the people. what a great state this is. great people, personified with america is all about. i am here to endorse a great patriot. it is easy to endorse him. everything that i believe in, he is doing and is going to do when he

on c-span3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. >>> the george washington book prize is awarded annually to a work which advances public understanding of george washington and america's founding era. this year's prize went to lin-manuel miranda for his broadway musical "hamilton" which is based on the life of founding father and first u.s. treasury secretary, alexander hamilton. next the award ceremony. and we'll see a performance from the play. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >>> good evening. thank you. my name is jim basker. [ applause ] it is my pleasure and privilege to welcome you all to the 1211th presentation of the george washington prize on behalf of the three co-hosts of tonight's decent. the first, regent barbara lucas the vice regents of george washington mt. vernon, also president sheila bair, adam goodhart and the board of washington college. [ applause ] and the co-founders and co-chairs and all the trustees of the institute. [ applause ] founded in 2005, the $50,000 george washington prize is sponsored by our three organizations and is awarded e

and again that is on c-span. nd then road to the white house coverage continues tomorrow night, c-span will have live coverage of an iowa rally with candidate ted cruz and glenn beck and steve king will be at the convention center in waterloo. it gets uchnder way at 8:00 p.m eastern. >>> well, the countdown is on. and as we approach the iowa caucuses, we're really the only place where you can watch these events unfold as they happen. so whether it's a campaign rally, a house party, a town hall meeting, if we're covering a policy speech, nobody else is going to give you that unfiltered look at the candidates as they work the crowd and talk to voters and make their best sales pitch. so we will be crisscrossing iowa for the next couple of days leading up to the caucuses. we'll be covering all of the candidates, democrat and republican candidates, and then keep an eye on what happens on caucus night itself. because well be the only network that will actually take you to a republican and democratic caucus. so if you've

saturday at 2:00 eastern beginning on book tv. the c-spans tour, working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> this sunday night on "q&a," two-time pulitzer prize winner cartoonest michael ramirez. >> i have this figure that's kind of a conglomeration of extremist israeli settlers and a palestinian figure who, if you notice, he's on a prayer rug, but he has his shoes on. so both these figures are sort of utilizing a false religion for a political purpose. so it just proves that once again i am an equal opportunity offender. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a." >>> originally built in the late 1750s, the whitney plantation, located about an hour west of new orleans, has been renovated as a museum of slavery. up next on american history tv, owner and museum founder john cummings, who spent well over ten years and $8 million of his own money on the project, tells the story of the whitney plantation. mr. cummings appears in a conversation with history professor william cobb. and the museu

and democratic caucus on c-span 2. if you are attending the caucus as either a democrat or a republican, call these numbers on your screen. senator rand paul is making his way to the c-span bus, a busy day on the campus of drake university. in addition to this event, tonight, donald trump will be on the campus of drake university since he isn't competing in the debate. the debate gets under way at 9:00 p.m. a couple of tweets including this from one viewer. what a diverse and young crowd for rand paul. and also some news at this hour from "the union leader" in manchester, new hampshire. there will be a debate next thursday evening and a commitment from hillary clinton nd bernie sanders and martin o'malley and will be moderated by chuck todd. let's go to charles in kentucky. your thoughts about what you heard from your senator. caller: he is my senator and i'm very, very impressed with what he has said. so impressed there any possibility to get his email address where i can send him something. host: you can go to the cam

eastern on c-span and c-span2. we will give you live caucus coverage. ill be taking your tweets and tax. -- and texts. see the event live and its entirety. join in on the conversation on c-span radio and www.c-span.org at. .- an act www.c-span.org was journal continues. us this morning from houston texas, bradley olson, who covers energy issues for the "wall street journal." he is talking about what is happening with the oil and gas industry. later begin with the wild week in stocks. what is behind this. i think the prices dipped to such a level that it created a lot of concern in the markets. times, it's rational and gross to a point where it is irrational. whenever oil dips to levels we have not seen since 2003, it created a great deal of fear in the market of how low can it go? that was combined with concerns existing about the dollar and bad economic signals to create a bit of a selloff. i think that is what happened. the market was fluctuating. we are in for volatile times. host: do you think this continues next week? guest: i think the volatility w

eastern here on c-span. willdent announce his administration is closing loopholes on some of the gun background checks. that is live from the white house at 11:40 eastern, also on c-span. later on c-span2, the head of the american petroleum institute speaks about u.s. energy policy and oil and natural gas industry priorities, live at 12:30 eastern. >> up next, former indiana senator richard lugar talks about bipartisanship on capitol hill. from "washington journal," this is 30 minutes. now, we have us richard lugar, former u.s. senator, republican from indiana and now president of the lugar center. we will be talking about one of the centers projects, ranking bipartisanship in the segment. thank you for joining us. talk to us about what this bipartisan index is. guest: the bipartisan index at the lugar center rates all the members of the senate and the house of representatives. 1-100 and 1-435 in terms of their ability to cosponsor legislation, introduced it to begin with, and get cosponsors. we have found th

all weekend, every weekend, on c-span 3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history dues. -- history news. >> william lee, known as billy lee, was short washington's personal slave. washington granted billy lee land and freedom in his will. next, author james thompson discusses his theory explaining why washington may have taken this action. the daughters of the american revolution hosted this one-hour event. >> today, we are pleased to have jim thompson discussing his new book, who is billy lee, george washington's mulatto man. toward acquired, in his words, my mulatto man, in 1767. he was well-known known to washington's staff, including lafayette. thompson presents an analysis of washington's complex relationship with billy lee and discusses a deeper relationship between the two. mr. thompson is the author of a number of books on the arts and history, among them being the birth of virginia's aristocracy and thomas jefferson's enlightenment. after his presentation, there will

then we will take you to a republican caucus on c-span. in its entirety, join in on the conversation on c-span radio and on www.c-span.org. announcer: senator bernie held a campaign town hall thursday night. >> what a pleasure to get to be here. you only have to wait a couple more minutes and then the main act will arrive. we are just kind of warming you up. hered get one vermonter after another to get you into the mood. there is nothing that new hampshire likes more than people from her monde coming to tell you what to think about the world. it really is good to be here. burlington on the day in june when bernie announced his candidacy. i got to introduce him than a little. two,s bernie and the other ben and jerry. it was good. it was really great. it was all kinds of good feeling. told, didow, truth be any of us really and truly in our heart of hearts believe that , six months later, he was going to be kind of winning this thing? [cheers and applause] we didn't completely believe that. it didn't feel like a lock. it felt more like the 200

eastern on c-span three. andr, a panel on crime police relations with chicago mayor rahm emanuel, and baltimore mayor stephanie rawlings blake. we are at the u.s. conference of mayors at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span three. american history tv airs every weekend on c-span three. all day on saturday and sunday. some highlights this weekend include saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history and interview with armstrong williams as part of the explorations in black leadership project. reputation.strong just before he was about to be -- oduced the senator said you sound like a bright young man. when you graduate from high school, if you want to intern for me, work for me. a little after 9:00, on the anniversary of the boston tea party, reenactors re-create the scene at the old south meeting house in boston. on the road to the white house rewind, the 1980 republican campaign with interviews with george h.w. bush, john anderson, ronald reagan, and howard baker, recorded by high school students in new hampshire, air

that's tomorrow on c-span. >> now on c-span, we want to introduce you to craig timber. he covers technology for the washington post. you have written a series that severalover the past months called "the net of insecurity." what is the goal of this series? last year, oure executive editor summoned me and our editor to his office. he said the internet, how can it be so essential, but so insecure? after the sony hack and others, this project is an attempt to answer that question. of th is the openness

he will be hosting his own rival event and we will cover it on c-span the same time as the debate. we want to ask you if fox news is biased against donald trump. those are the numbers on your screen. we will get to your calls and during our conversation, we will go back to iowa periodically to talk to iowa voters. john is there at the smokey row coffeehouse in downtown des moines. >> a typical morning. we have already seen a carson 2016 hat. for atted with supporters couple different campaigns. she is a bernie sanders supporter and lives here in des moines and works at a children's hospital. why are you supporting bernie sanders? isi think the main reason because i think a lot of things need to change. health care is one of the big ones. i believe it is a right for health care and not a privilege and i believe we are better off if we have healthy people in the united states. that's one of his big platforms. i come from this personally and professionally. when you say personally, tell us about the personal story. >> i have two children with chronic health care conditions. i have a go

be sure to stay with c-span and join in on the conversation on c-span radio and at c-span.org. next, a discussion on the role that foreign policy will play in the democratic and republican presidential nominations. panelists also look at the impact of donald trump on the 2016 race and whether bernie sanders can win the nomination while focusing on other issues great held by the council on foreign relations, this is an hour. >> good morning. my name is bruce stokes and i will be the moderator for our discussion today on foreign policy and the 2016 primaries. i want to welcome all of you intrepid people who have raved the threat of the storm today to make it out here. i'm looking forward to our conversation about the storm and are primaries and what it means to us. is of the real questions whether this will be one of those rare instances where this is a foreign policy election driven in large part by foreign policy rather than domestic issues. we have a number of experts with charlie, old friends, cook, the editor and publisher of the cook political report. and, the director of st