eastern on c-span. on monday at three judge panel of the ninth circuit court of appeals will hear oral arguments on the revised travel ban, who i versus tron. the court is considering an appeal on issuing visas from six majority muslim countries. hawaii was the first state to see the trump organization which removed iraq from the list. c-span petition the ninth circuit the court granted our request. live coverage begins monday at 1230 eastern on c-span. >> national security advisor spoke with advisors this afternoon about the president's upcoming trip to saudi arabia, israel, the vatican, belgium and italy. sean spicer takes questions afterward which centered on the firing of fbi director, james comey. [inaudible] good afternoon. it's good to be back with you. apparently i was a little missed. there one week out from the presence foreign trip. i wanted to make sure as we prepare for the trip that i bring up our national security advisor general mcmaster to give you a preview of what the team has been doi

we will have that would for you as well here on c-span. [indistinct crowd noise] >> here on c-span we're live in the korean economic institute in washington one day after the election of moon jae-in as the new korean president. they will be talking about the future of u.s.-korea relations. the associated press reported the new president moon jae-in said as he took the oath of office he is open to visiting rival north korea under the right conditions to talk about its aggressive pursuit of nuclear missiles. 's softer moon stance could create friction with washington, which has formed from threats of military action to hands of dialogue as it seeks to formulate policy under president donald trump. the discussion should get underway shortly. the reminder that coming up in about an hour and a half we will be live at the white house for this afternoon's press briefing. [indistinct crowd noise] >> south korea's new president is moon jae-in. he took the oath of office earlier today. via south korea's first liberal leader in a decade. he will "sinc

eastern on c-span 2. you can also watch live on www.c-span.org, and on our free c-span radio app. on friday, a hearing on u.s. space assets and national security threats. we will be live with the house armed services subcommittee on strategic forces on c-span 3, www.c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. >>k day coverage of the book festival, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. maria olson on her book. goodman, author of "whistleblower at the cia." author sharon weinberger at 12 2 15, discussing her book "the nioneers of war." craig shirley on "reagan rising: the decisive years." at 2:15, sidney blumenthal, author of "wrestling with his anthrops." freeman:15, sally mann on the jersey brothers, a missing naval officer in the pacific and hisily's ques to brie. tch live, yover stiv on an 2' book tv.

c-span library. onch them again this year may 20, 27, 29 memorial day, and june 3 on c-span and c-span.org. announcer: today on c-span, washington journal is live next. then a confirmation hearing. in the afternoon, we're live with white house deputy secretary ands after that the democrats took about health care. after that, the washington correspondent on the daily beast on the firing of fbi director james comey. then heritage director on tax reform policies and pentagon correspondent missy ryan on the potential increase of u.s. troops in afghanistan. washington journal is live now. ♪ ist: good morning, it wednesday, may 10, 2017. yesterday afternoon president trump fired the fbi director, removing the seventh direct your in a little over the -- director in a little over three years. tell us what you think, the phone lines are open. democrats, (202) 748-8000 is your number. .epublicans, (202) 748-8001 , (202) 748-8002.

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host: we are getting ready for live coverage on c-span of the president's speech on islam. he will be in saudi arabia speaking with a number of leaders in that part of the world. many is on the line from -- manny is on the line for massachusetts. republican caller. caller: this is manny. host: go ahead. caller: i think it was dolly. she took the wind out of my sale by being a democrat and speaking nice about the -- the wind out of my sail and being a democrat and speaking nice about the president. i am a republican, roman catholic and an engineer. sides, but iree could not believe what dolly had to say. it is hard for me to find a that doesn't go off the deep end. i was speaking to a friend of mine the other day and said, where is your scheme at -- ski mask and book of matches? it is like nancy pelosi cap people that go overboard and i think a lot of the newscasters are doing that. blogging is the new thing. in the 1970's, i remember they california to be irt of the curriculum, and started being political back then. i am 56 now. thank god c-span is on. i wish more people wo

eastern on c-span 3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the free c-span radio app. >> we need physicians and health professionals who are competent, problem solvers, life long learners, team leaders, consensus builders, indeed, who are business managers, and who can share power constructively and gracefully. >> i would just hope that you would understand what this responsibility means. that it means reaching out. it means caring about more than yourself. it means asking about we rather than me. >> have the fortitude to do the right thing not the easy thing. n't be somebody's lap dog or have the dourge speak the truth even when it is unpopular. >> i want to talk with you about being open to the unexpected, about making room for the improbable and the unlikely. >> past commencement speeches from the c-span video library. join us for this year's commencement speeches as we hear from politicians, business leaders, and white house officials. starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on saturday, may 20, t

on c-span2. and now live to the house floor here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the guest chaplain, dr. bruce hargrave, bruce hargrave ministries and charities, rowlett, texas. the chaplain: let us pray. almighty god, we thank you this day for the bountiful blessings you have poured out upon the peoples of the united states of america. and to the men and women elected and assembled here today to serve the we the people. grant us, o god, your grace, knowledge and wisdom in the affairs that we will deliberate, debate and vote upon. may the outcome of our endeavors be for the great benefit of the american people. help these members as representatives of their various congressional districts be more than an elected representative. help each of them to be servant leaders, guiding all of us to greater heights and achievements, for all of the american people. i ask all of this in the name of jesus christ, our lord. men. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the la

we're opening up the phone lines on c-span. you can see them on your screen. today, the fbi director was fired by the president of the united states, and we would like your reaction. with fired a james comey six years or so left on his tenure term. careeromey is a 56 euro prosecutor -- 56-year-old career prosecutor. with five children. that is the personal background on director call me. statement from the white house. it reads, today donald j. trump informed james comey he has been terminated and removed from office. onsident trump acted based the clear recommendations of both a deputy attorney general rod rosenstein and attorney general jeff sessions. the fbi's one of our nation's most cherished and respected institutions and today will mark a new beginning for our crown jewel of law enforcement, said president and drop -- president trump. issued from the press secretary. let's go with some of your calls. we go to west virginia, our lines for west virginia. that's republican. want james comey, i just to say that he was guilty then and just as guilty now. >>

eastern on c-span and seized on -- and c-span.org. live, today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 9:00 a.m., the u.s. house returns. off the floor members are invited to a classified briefing deputy attorney general rod rosenstein on the firing of fbi director james comey. up in 30 minutes on "washington journal,", congressman jim himes of connecticut, ranking member of the intelligence of committee on the nsa and cyber security, on the latest issues into the russianand -- into the interference. and representative kevin cramer from north dakota, on the future of the paris climate agreement and other international efforts to reduce climate change. ♪ host: good morning, it is friday, may 19. here are your morning headlines. the washington post reports that james comey made numerous efforts to keep his distance from the president. he expressed concerns that the president did not respect the agency's independence. though stories are on the heels of the president's news conference yesterday, where he denied pressuring james comey t

on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >>> tonight on c-span 3, homeland security secretary john kelly talks about immigration enforcement. that's followed by a senate armed services hearing with the head of u.s. special operations command. then ahead of this weekend's french presidential election we will show you a recent debate between the candidates in that race. at an event today homeland security secretary john kelly suggested that lawmakers should change immigration laws if they do not like how they currently exist. he made the comment while talking about u.s. policy towards central america at the atlanta council in washington, d.c. this is 25 minutes. gnchts morning, everyone, and thank you -- thank you for joining us today as people are filling into the room, i will start given the secretary's schedule. my jason marczak i'm the director of the economic growth administration latin america center and i would first like to extend a special welcom

eastern on saturday, may 20, may 27, may 29 and june 3 on c-span and c-span.org. next, a state department briefing on the latest diplomatic efforts in syria. stuart jones is the acting assistant secretary in charge of bureau ofment near eastern affairs. minutes.for about 20 >> good morning, everyone. great to see you. thank you everyone for assembling here so quickly. welcome to the state department. we asked you here to provide you with new information on the six-year crisis in syria.thank r i am joined today by acting assistant secretary of the bureau of near eastern affairs stuart jones. he recently returned from talks and will give us an update and provide you with newly declassified information on syria today. last week, secretary tillerson met with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov for more than one hour in washington. you have read the readout from that meeting but i would like to provide you with additional context and details coming out of that meeting today. secretary tillerson was firm and clear with minister lavrov. russia holds tremendous influenc

you can watch here on c-span. last 150 years come historically black colleges and universities have been part of the u.s. higher education system. on c-span two, a discussion about the state of historically black schools and the opportunities and challenges ahead. live starting at 9:00 a.m. eastern. you can watch both events of live online at www.c-span.org or listen live using the c-span radio app. the court of appeals ruled 10-3, virginia against reinstating president trump's revised travel ban, which prevents the citizens from six more geordie muslim countries. e

on c-span. , andear it on c-span radio newsmakers is available online at c-span.org. this much of the headlines past week cap focused on president trump's abrupt dismissal of james comey, but also this headline on the front page of the new york times, hackers use tool from taken -- taken from nsa and global attack. by late friday, the attacks had spread to 74 countries. lab said russia was the worst hit, followed by ukraine, india, and taiwan. attacks also came from latin america. it appears to be the largest ransom ware salt on record. it is not clear if victims are paying the ransom, which began at about $300 to unlock individual computers, or even if those did pay would regain access to their data. a few more headlines. right now barber from greeneville, ohio on the democratic line. how are you? caller: just fine. host: what is on your mind? caller: i'm calling about the situation with the indians in that woman who said indians were not the first people here, and some did he ask her, how did she know this? she said she read, but so much of what we read anymore is n

and pushed forward by the obama administration. >> watch afterwards tonight on c-span 2's book tv. >> next on american history tv, c.r. gibbs highlights the achievements of several african-american women of the civil war. focusing on individuals he says have been overlooked. mr. gibbs tells stories of black women who worked as soldiers and spies as well as women who were abolitionists on the underground railroad. this hour-long event took place at the african-american civil war memorial and it was or that organized by the historical society of washington dc. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i certainly want to thank frank for his gracious introduction. and thank you all for coming this afternoon. the official title of the presentation is dangers, african-americans of the civil war.

it live on c-span dorgan listen live on the free -span radio app. host: thank you for being our guest. mr. bishop: thank you. >> the two reporters who will be asking questions. d covering energy issues and covering congress. and you are up first. reporter: big news is averting a government shutdown. are you confident that congress will be able to fund the government in the coming days? mr. bishop: yes. reporter: why are you so confident? mr. bishop: it is a continuing resolution. i feel very comfortable it's going to go along and try to work through some of the issues. i expect they will continue to be some kind of continuing resolution through most of this spring with the possible exception and probable exception of the defense department. if we do it for the defense spending we help our military. and everyone recognizes that. reporter: you are not expecting congress to pass an omnibus spending package? mr. bishop: i would be happy if they would, because there are a couple of things i would like to put on that package. i can live without it. with t

eastern on c-span three. you can also follow life on c-span.org and are free c-span radio app. >> treasury secretary, steve minasian testifies on president trumps tax reform plan. we are live with the senate finance committee starting at 6:10 a.m. eastern on c-span three, ina olson, national taxpayer advocate testifies on fighting fraud and taxpayer id theft she appears before the irs services for taxpayers. this is about one hour. >> lessons learned from the

eastern time here on c-span. and a little later today here on c-span, we will look at this year's commencement addresses from vice president mike pence former president bill clinton, chair of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford, and senators cory booker of new jersey, tammy duckworth of illinois, and former senator of new hampshire, kelly ayotte pit commencement speeches on c-span, we will have the starting at 1:00 eastern time. vice president mike pence along , karen, ande national security adviser hr mcmaster and ivanka trump posted military families recently at an event marking national military appreciation month. [applause] >> hello, everyone. look at all these amazing kids. i love it. thank you. and my are in here somewhere.

atwatch "the communicators" 8:00 eastern on c-span [applause] -- on c-span 2. open phones to end our program. we can talk about any political public policy issue. democrats, (202) 748-8000. republicans, (202) 748-8001. independents, (202) 748-8002. we want to show this story of the day on capitol hill. omnibus spending bill coming together to fund the government the next five months, coming together overnight. "the washington times," negotiators announce a deal. no money to the border wall. reached that deal late sunday night to avert the end of week government sat down -- shutdown. the one that is currently keeping the lights on. passed byll is congress, it will fund the government through september 30. we can talk about that or any public policy issue you want to talk about. anthony is up first, a democrat. caller: good morning. thanks for the excellent programming c-span has always provided. you had a guest on discussing constitutional law. , theestion for c-span folks that work there, the wouldics, perhaps c-span have a guest on, a mr. klein, who had been i

roger ailes on "q&a" tonight on c-span at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> whether you're going to be a dentist or a lawyer or a teacher or an accountant, let your guiding principle be truth in service. >> success is not an entitlement. it has to be earned and earned every day through the lens of humility. >> our greatest passions in life often face challenges that seem insurmountable. you can conquer these challenges and they will shape and strengthen your character. >> saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 2017 commencement speeches. this weekend speakers include senator kamala harris at howard university in washington, d.c. education secretary betsy devos at bethune-cookman university in don't, florida. c.e.o. of rocket dime, eileen drake. executive chairman of starbucks, howard schultz at arizona hurt at tempe. senator elizabeth warren at university of massachusetts-apple hearst. this saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> this weekend on "american history tv" on c-span3 -- saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "real amer

on c-span and www.c-span.org. the court of appeals in richmond, virginia ruled 10 to 3 against reinstating president trump's ban on foreign nationals entering the u.s. from six mostly muslim countries. it upholds a lower court ruling barring akey section of that order that suspends visas from the six countries. a circuit judge wrote the majority opinion for the court. >> all rise.

in toi invite you to tune tune into c-span or a two count heads. can watch this hearing on c-span, c-span.org, and our c-span radio app. , thank you sok much for your time and insight. guest: always a pleasure. up, our next guest will discuss the united states defense system and if it is enough to take on the threats of north korea. us next.eitz will join later in our program, our regular your money segment where we learn about the cost of supporting an illegal immigrant. we will be joined later when washington journal continues. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] ♪ >> tonight, the internet association, four countries including google, facebook, and amazon, talk about proposals from the fcc. interviewed bys political technology reporter mcgill. classical psych the fcc is proposing to remove the agency's's authority over internet traffic exchange. can you explain why that might be a problem for your members? of the d

eastern on c-span. at the same time former deputy attorney general sally yates will testify on russian influence and u.s. election. a holdover from the obama administration, she was fired by the trump to be joined by former national intelligence director james clapper. that's live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. online at c-span.org and streaming on the c-span radio app. >> joint as tuesday morning as we head to the heart of appellations coal country for "washington journal" spotlight on the coal industry. we will be live at a call transit center in ohio to talk about coal mining regulation. our guests are robert murray, owner of marine energy, ohio republican congressman bill johnson, vivian stockman, vice director of the ohio valley and by mental coalition, and nick author of the thoughtful coal miner blog. watch "washington journal" spotlight on the coal mining industry life tuesday morning at 7 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg talked about her life

that begins at 1:30 eastern on c-span. then deputy attorney general sally yates testifies on russian influence during the 2016 russian -- election. she served as acting attorney general and the first days of the trump administration but was fired after defending -- failing to defend the president's travel ban. that is live at 2:30 p.m. eastern on c-span3. you can also watch online at c-span.org or listen on the radio app. announcer: monday night on the communicators, the president and ceo of the internet association data of 40 internet companies including google, facebook, and amazon talks about new internet regulation proposals from the sec and how to preserve a free and open internet. he is interviewed by political -- politico technology reporter. agencies authority over internet traffic exchange. can you explain why that might be a problem for your members? >> at the end of the day it is about consumers. you pay your internet service , and you comcast, at&t pay a lot of money and you want to access the entirety of the in

. >> watch the communicators tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. >> tomorrow on c-span, a look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region, and tensions on the korean peninsula. live from the international institute for strategic studies at 10:00 eastern here on c-span. later in the day, it's imposing at a school -- brown versus board of education, the landmark 1954 supreme court decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from college fund, tomorrow at 1:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> systemic, where history unfolds daily. , c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. it's brought you today your cable or satellite provider. >> over the next few hours here and c-span, a commencement addresses from around the country, with intent -- jersey senator cory booker, vice president -- mike pence, bill clinton, kelly ayotte, and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, joseph number. we start with senator booker, who export to graduates of the commitment ceremony

eastern here on c-span. later in the day, a symposium exploring school integration the board ofnd education. the landmark decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from the thurgood marshall college fund tomorrow on c-span. >> it resulted in a naval victory for the u.s. over japan just six months after the attack on pearl harbor. american history tv will be live all day from the macarthur memorial visitors center in norfolk, virginia for the 75th anniversary of the battle of midway. featured speakers include the author of the five star admirals who won the war at sea. , the odyssey of the code breaker who outwitted yamamoto and -- yamamoto at midway and the untold story of the battle of midway. and the co-author of "never call -- watch the 75th midway anniversary center live from norfolk virginia on

wj on our facebook page, facebook.com/c-span. milwaukee, wisconsin up, democrats line, brandon, go you are on. caller: thanks. i want to comment about regarding tatement her life. i think overall general lack of democrat lity between necessary terms of what has gone wrong with the campaign and what go wrong with the strategy being executed right now. outrageous things we're eeing, doing nothing to help the democratic gender right now sad to actually very see then democrat party in whole of lack of se strategy being executed right now. host: houston, texas, this is deb, calling on the republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. c-span.u for ealthcare to me, like education, cannot just be a part of something. want to tell you and the callers sitting here listening to the congressman here today crowley essman yesterday, during the obamacare hing, the option wasn't discussed right and it is clear o me that texas did not expand medicaid and so the public option would have been to expand 90% and then 100% and then 90 and all

all weekend every weekend on c span 3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at cspanhistory. >>> on the phone with us here on american history tv is lynn smith who is an audio visual archivist at the herbert presidential library. you made an interesting discovery while working with home movies. what did you find? >> well, it was an interesting thing i was working on evaluating the films measuring for shrinkage and all of that. i noticed some of these black and white film had lines on each frame. i pulled it out to make sure i wasn't seeing spots as it were. as the etch code indicated they curcolor. which to me you would see image of color in the frames. they weren't. i looked for dates indicated they were early '30s, late '20s. i did research and discovered that this was an early precursor to koto chromophilm. the design of the films, the mechanics, the lines i was looking at were little tiny lenses that would trap the color when film through a camera with a filter developed and then reprojected through the same fil

we will have it live on c-span. ter that, the white house press briefing scheduled to start at 1:30 eastern. we will have that life. tonight on c-span, a look at president trump's foreign-policy during his first 100 days. we will hear from defense .epartment officials here's a brief look. >> so let's say, we thought we would talk about this more with the iran nuclear deal -- let's say iran does more than it typically does. they typically walk right up to andedge of violating that that we have to pull them back. this happens on a weekly basis. it is a lot of work to keep that deal moving forward as it has been, which is good. let's say they violated. a six country deal, the chinese, the russians, the germans, the chinese, the brits and the americans negotiating with the iranians, and you have the other allies -- they like this deal. president trump, who spent a good deal of his transition denigrating the intelligence community and the quality of the information that they get, and spends time saying that the press is t

eastern on c-span. >> this is richard white. he serves as their director as well as a senior fellow for the substitute. what is hudson, what is it, and what point of view do you come . >> hudson institute is very close to the treasury department right here on pennsylvania avenue. it has been around for many decades and was established after world war ii looking initially at the question of what are the implications of having nuclear weapons in the world. it was originally set up in new york, hudson river, that is where the name came from. for a decade it was in indianapolis, focusing on politics. now it's back in d.c., focusing on national security affairs. it is bipartisan, democrats and republicans. its focus is on both major power challenges, russia, china, and so on, and substate threats, terrorism and so on. >> one thing you took a look at in an op-ed, north korea and its missile program. you make the argument that in light of that, a redesign of our missile system is necessary. could you parse the

eastern on c-span. on c-span become a panel looks at cyber security and state-sponsored computer hacking. clappers include james and the former cia and nsa director michael hayden. live coverage from the armed services committee begins at 9:30 a.m. reminder, you can watch live coverage at c-span.org or listen using the c-span radio app. noon eastern on book tv, the military historians discuss their books on world war i at the 2017 colby military writers a symposium. speakers include jennifer keane with her book "world war i, the american soldier experience." the author of the book "the past to war -- path to war." robert ellis on joe and his book "over there." can the recipient of the colby award -- and the recipient of the colby award and his book, "waging war."

you can watch that on c-span3, c-span.org, or listen on c-span radio. ther members of investors are going before congress today include education secretary betsy devos. we are showing that online . steve mnuchin will be before the house ways and means committee at 2:00 p.m.. you can watch the online at c-span.org. finally, homeland security secretary john kelly will be talking about his department's budget at the house appropriations homeland security subcommittee hearing happening at 3:00 p.m.. we are showing that on c-span3. a very busy day to talk about budget issues. we are talking about that with jenny beth martin. sue is in michigan, independent. caller: i do have a comment. socialwe got all these programs and do an increase in our military, what is being done to correct the corruption in the military as it is? anybody who has been in the military know somebody and they will tell you stories of the waste going on, especially with the bush administration and the contractors and stuff like that. money, howpend more do we know it's going to be spent

sunday at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv on c-span three. working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span three, saturday at eight lectures in history on the people and ideas that shaped the 1776 pennsylvania constitution. >> the continental congress, the representatives from all the colonies have instructed, after the july 4 declaration, instructed all of the colonies now states, to form new government's. >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern , secret service and fbi agents reflect on protecting president reagan following his assassination attempt. >> when i heard the shots go off i immediately went to my weapon and i only had seconds to determine where the shots were coming from. by that time, you saw the smoke from the weapons, you saw individuals moving toward a potential assailant and i move directly toward him as well. >> at eight, on the presidency, historian annette gordon reed on the relationship between thomas jefferson. >> people were property and could be bought a

here on c-span. >> coming up on c-span, former first lady michelle obama on nutrition and childhood obesity. the dnc chair and a former rnc chair discuss bipartisanship in the elections. journal,"washington the history of special prosecutions. >> in a world of ambiguity and temptation, you need a moral compass. you must develop principles that you compromise for no one. not for a loved one, not for a job, and not for a chance at fame or wealth. >> and whether the individual acts in the legal, governmental, or private realm, one dedicated person can meaningfully affect what some consider to be an uncaring world. starting at the bottom is not humiliation, it is humility. a non-us to assessment of where you are in the learning curve. shells or ego, put your head down, and bulldog forward. plenty, peace,s protection of the environment, pride and pluralism. >> just a few past commencement speeches from the c-span video library. again this year, watch speeches by politicians, business leaders, and white house officials. >> join "washington journal" on monday, as we learn about a new organization,

eastern here on c-span 3. d on thursday, more on the 2018 budget proposal with testimony from treasury secretary steve mnuchin will also look at the president's tax reform proposal during a senate finance committee hearing, live thursday at 10:00 a.m. eastern, also on c-span 3. >>> sunday on "q&a". >> i had a friend who was vaporized along with a six-man security team that i had built together and sent to the airport. and it took three weeks to separate them all. i mean, it's -- war is not a game. it's not a funny thing. >> former counterterrorism and intelligence officer malcolm nance on his career and most recent books "the plot to hack america" how putin cyber spice and wikileaks tried to still the 2016 election. and "hacking isis". >> came out of "hacking isis" while we were writing "hacking isis" we found that there were two hacks that were done against one tv 5 in france and another one against the germany parliament which were attributed to isis. and so while we were studying that, we learned that the me

eastern on c-span three. >> to experience a fulfilling and purposeful life, one thing you will have to do is this. live a large life. .> you are your own stories therefore you are free to imagine and experience what it means to be human. >> we have a responsibility in our time and others have had in there's not the prisoners of history, to -- but to shape history. our responsibility to fill the role of pathfinder. >> holding fast to your compass of values, honesty, loyalty, patriotism, generosity. >> a few past commencement speeches from the c-span video library and again this year, watch commencement speeches by politicians, business leaders and white house officials on may 20, 27th, memorial day, and june 3. tonight on "the communicators." michael beckerman, president and ceo of the internet is a made up of several companies talks about internet regulation proposals from the fc's he and how to preserve

eastern on c-span. >>> the president of the palestinian authority mahmoud abbas visited the white house today after being welcomed by president trump. the two met in the oval office and later delivered a joint statement to members of the press. here's a look. >> thank you very much. today i'm pleased to welcome president abbas to the white house for his first visit to washington in quite a while. almost 24 years ago it was on these grounds that president abbas stood with a courageous peacemaker, then israeli prime minister. here at the white house, president abbas signed a declaration of principles, very important, which laid the foundation for peace the israelis and palestinians. the president and mr. president, you signed your name to the first israeli/palestinian peace agreement, you remember that well, right? >> yes. >> and i want to support you in being the palestinian leader who signs i had name to the final and most important peace agreement that brings safety, stability, prosperity to both peoples and to the region. i'm committed to working with israel and the palestinians to re

. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. tonight on afterwards, pulitzer prize-winning journalist helene cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president in her book "madam president: eastern area journey of ellen johnson surleaf." >> when did you first meet madame president? >> i have known about her all my life. -- she was theus minister of finance in the 1970's, 1979 to 1980 when the coup happened. i knew who the minister of finance was. she knew my parents. somebody that as a child growing up in liberia i had heard of. she was speaking truth to power. she was criticizing the same government that she worked for.

eastern on c-span's q&a. aftercer: sunday night on words, helene cooper discusses the life and presidency of liberia's first elected female president in her book, madam president, the extraordinary journey. ms. cooper is interviewed by karen bass of california. >> when did you first meet madam president? >> i had known about her all my life. ,he was minister of finance 1979-1980 was when the coup happened. parents.my she was somebody as a child growing up, she was always speaking truth to power criticizing the same government she worked for, and then in 1985 when she was arrested and thrown into jail, i heard all about that, and she became at this time sort of a political icon. announcer: watch after words sunday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2's book tv. 1981,cer: on march 30 president ronald reagan survived an assassination attempt outside the washington hilton hotel. sunday on american history tv, the national law enforcement hosts secret service and fbi agents protecting the president that they. her

more live programming coming up today here on c-span. healtthe arms services committee will talk about military readiness by from the brookings institution starting at 11 eastern. it will be on our companion network c-span. iran held its 12th ever presidential election this past friday. he won reelection to a second term. it's the first vote since the nuclear deal and the council will host a briefing on the results and the implications for the u.s. that will be live at noon eastern on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> as we wait for this discussion from the center for american progress action fund, looking at current political system to get underway. fox news this morning reporting that x national security advisor general michae

host: i invite you to tune in to tune into c-span or a two count heads. you can watch this hearing on c-span, c-span.org, and our c-span radio app. stephen vladeck, thank you so much for your time and insight. guest: always a pleasure. host: coming up, our next guest -- full fourth circuit court of appeals reviewing the legality of president trump's revised travel ban on foreign nationals entering the u.s. from six majority muslim countries. the card is considering an appeal to maryland u.s. district judge's ruling blocking the president's ban on issuing visas to those countries -- the travel ban was issued in march. it imposes a 90 day ban on as wells companies iraq as green cardholders, in the place of those weekend visas, not those with existing visas. earlier this month c-span petition may court of appeals to consider allowing live all caps of the audio of this case, because of the heightened public just as when he released audio bush before immediately after commissioned courts. fourth circuit corporate or and will for the first time, allowing live broadcast this case. that life

on c-span two's book tv. afterwards, on physician and journalist elizabeth rosenthal examines the business side of health care in her book, "un-american sickness: how health care became big business and how you can take it back." she's interviewed by dr. david blumenthal, problem -- president of the commonwealth fund. >> i wondered if your book gave you any thoughts on whether health care is a free market and whether we can solve our problems in health care through free market forces? >> well, i think what we have seen as the answer is probably not. the beginning of the book, i put a somewhat tongue-in-cheek list of the economic rules of the dysfunctional health-care market , where if you think of health care as purely a business proposition, the market will solve, you get to crazy places know, a lifetime of treatment is preferable to a cure. i am not saying for a second that anyone really thinks

c-span video library. what's more this year's commencement speeches on saturday, may 27. 20 ninth memorial day and june 3 on c-span and c-span.org. a rainy and president assad rouhani won reelection last week, capturing 57% of the votes and giving him a second four-year term during will also a romneyt u.s. agreements and the nuclear agreement signed during the obama administration.

announcer: sunday night at eight eastern on c-span's q&a. announcer: next, another commencement address, this one from republican senator rob portman. he spoke earlier this month at ashland university in his home state of ohio. this is 15.

governor rick schneider at factory community college in michigan saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> this holiday weekend on book tv come on c-span two. saturday it: 30 p.m. eastern, former u.s. secretary of state condoleezza rice set -- 830 eastern. >> americans in particular our blessed with founding fathers who understood an institutional design that would protect our a free from the non-toxic police, to have you come as having the were going to govern you have to ask consent. blessed withe that, including the high we were endowed by our creator with those rights, it can't be true for us and not for them. patch at 2:20 p.m. controversies around and perceptions of, sounding like, in his book, talking like. that's need to get comfortable saying, black people have a slightly different sound -- because the off my time with one another, just like the sound more like one another because i spend more time together. that's true of all human groups. that's not racist just true and harmless. monday at full -- four: 30 p.m. eastern former president george w. bush on his bo

eastern on c-span and c-span.org. c-span, a look at the politics and security of the asia-pacific region. and tensions on the korean peninsula. live at the international institute for strategic studies at 10:00 eastern on c-span. later in the day, symposium exploring school integrations in brown versus board of education. the landmark 1954 supreme court decision that found state laws establishing separate schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. live coverage from the third of marshall college fund tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. ♪ >> c-span, for history unfold daily. created as aan was public service by america's cable television companies. it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. general david perkins, head of the army's training command spoke at the utah council for citizen

c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable the 29th memorial day. and june 3rd on-span and c-span.org. >>> transportation secretary elaine chao announced monday that president trump will be releasing his infrastructure plan in the coming weeks. she spoke at an infrastructure forum in washington. other speakers include trade association leaders, manufacturing executives and they discussed the importance of public/private partnerships. from the u.s. chamber of commerce, this is just under three hours. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. >> good morning.

all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's public television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> piscataway park in maryland sits directly across the potomac river from george washington's mount vernon estate. the park was saved from development. we spoke with lisa hayes about the history of the park and the native american piscataway tribal lands. ms. hayes: we are on the banks of the potomac, as you can see. we are directly across from mount vernon. piscataway park is a national park that was signed into legislation by john f. kennedy in 1961. it came about because a congresswoman from ohio, frances payne bolton, a member of the mount vernon ladies association, bought a farm right here where we are standing. it was for sale in the 1950's. she bought it to prevent it from becoming developed, and then donated the land. the foundation helped lead a partnership of organizations on this area in preserving six miles of shoreline

all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. tv,ext on american history history professor at psychoanalyst, charles strozier, discusses letters exchanged by abraham lincoln and his friend, joshua speed. he is the author of, "your friend forever, a. lincoln: the enduring friendship of abraham lincoln and joshua speed." the lincoln group sponsored this hour-long event in washington, d c.