american history tv, on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend, sunday at 6:00 p.m. easternirthplace, located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at it :00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, and interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams. and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story, watch american history tv, this weekend, on c-span3. ♪ >> this is american history tv, featuring events, interviews, archival films, and visits to college classrooms, museums and historic places. exploring our nation's past every weekend, on c-span3. >> susan neiman is the author of "learning from the germans: race and the memory of evil," which -- she describes germany's reconciliation with its past -- world war ii. in particular world war ii. , up next, dr. neiman discusses what americans can learn from germany's experience as we confront our civil war past and the nation's confederate monuments. she is joined by michele norris, columnist for the

p.m. on eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific here on american history tv.ington dc called the grand review of the armies drew thousands of spectators to pennsylvania avenue. president andrew johnson cabinet and government officials and general ulysses' s. grant watched from this reviewing stand in front of the white house.

p.m. eastern on elections in history, the american car culture, films of the 1970s at the university of daytonohn todd, sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history, charlotte henry on her expenses as a dog handler with the u.s. air force during the vietnam war sunday 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, 1972 them, a time for peace documentary presents a trip to china, the first ever and then 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts visiting san francisco to hear the story of the chinese in america during this, watch american history tv this weekend. >> thank you. today i am honored and happy to visit with rosa brooks, the other of an inter

p.m. eastern on american artifact, explore the shaw memorial at the national gallery of art, dedicated to lonel shaw and the volunteer infantry, one of the war's first african-american units. on 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the george h.w. bush presidential library and museum and how the complex has entered phase since the death of the 41st president and his wife. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> on sunday, june 6, military historian and journalist max hastings will be our guest. >> the fall of saigon inflicted humiliation upon the planet's powerful nation. peasant revolutionaries had prevailed over western wealth. this stairway up which on the evening of 29th of april fugitives ascended to a rooftop helicopter secured a place among the symbolic images of that era. all my generation of war correspondence, the struggle was among the foremost experiences of our careers. i was one of those who flew out of the embassy on the tumultuous day. >> his most recent book is the soon-to-be to be released "operation pedestal." join in the conversation with your phone calls, faceb

p.m. eastern on the presidency, programs on thomas jefferson, on the president you an education and an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams. add a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story, american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> joining us is derek johnson, the president and chair of the naacp. thank you very much for joining us this morning. want to begin with the debate on capitol hill yesterday on the senate side over voting rights legislation. first, your thoughts on this bill that passed the house. >> guest: it's really important for members of congress to respect our constitution and get access. were not asking for individuals who arere questionable whether r not they should be able to cast a a ballot. we are talking about citizens of this nation who pay taxes, who keep our systems running, the critical workers in the about us to get through the pandemic, individuals who work in the hospitals, hotels, who serve our food. these are individuals who simply want tovis participate and we should be operating looking towards the future and not continue to operate based on the past of vote suppression of marginalizing individuals who may or mayay not agree

p.m. eastern on american artifacts a. tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon library. an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams.gton jou exploring the american story, watching american history tv we this weekend on c-span 3. >>> we're back with dr. jeremy levin the chair of the tent r organization and ceoig of owe individual therapeutics. let's remind our viewers what the biotechnical organization is. >> oizat theion biotechnology i organization is an organizations of about 1,000 companies and focused on how to drive access g to patients for new medicines, s and a who how do we drive innov that is under pinning we spend biotechnology, and biotechnology is 30 years of building technologies that help people find medicines. weng spend our time at the organization focused on these two things, and helping others to understand the valuee of thiy and one of the most importantnt points about it, greta, is that this industry delivers about 7'' of all the new medicines

p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. next on our weekly series american artifacts. we visit the national gallery of art to learn about the shaw memorial the sculpture honors colonel robert gould shaw and the 54th, massachusetts volunteer infantry one of the civil wars first african-american units. the work specifically commemorates the july 18th 1863 storming of fort wagner in which one third of the 54th men and officers were killed or wounded. the exhibit tell it with pride seeks to shine a spotlight on the members of the 54th and a group of abolitionists who recruited the regimen. good morning. i'm sarah greeno. i'm the senior curator of photographs here at the national gallery of art and i am the co-curator of this exhibition. augusta saint gardens began to work on this memorial in 1883 and initially he was going to make it a monument just dedicated to shaw himself and if you look at some of the examples we have in the case behind you you'll see that one of his first ideas for the monument was to depict colonel robert gould shaw on a horse that kind of depiction

archival : films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, "reel america," saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on americanature three programs hosted by monticello. here is a preview. >> and i would remind you, sir. i would remind you that from the very foundation of our country, there was a reason to call it out for the egregious perpetration upon our nation that it was, and i recollect, just as mr. adams would share my correspondence, he would share with me what was transpiring there and sent me, indeed, an early copy of a draft of the declaration of independence, in which amongst the offensive carved out in the crimes against the king was that of the slave trade, and you were eloquent, and i thought at the time when i read it, that john, himself, mr. adams, had written it, because of the sentiment, but was you, was it not? >> precisely, and it was when i was with the virginia house of burgesses. abigail: not long after when i first heard the declaration read, i was in boston at the time, my children, and smallpox was ravaging our towns and cities and the army, as well, but nonetheless, i was in boston

p.m. eastern on "american artifacts," a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. >>> and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency," three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, on interpretation conversations between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this o weekend on c-span3.ntin >>> john dicken is with us, from the government accountability office, director of the public health and private markets division, here with us to talk about a newew study that was toa commissioned to look at the cost of prescription drugsshsh in the u.s. versus a number of other . countries. johnhn dicken, welcome to "washington journal." role d morning, thank you. >> tell our viewers and y listeners again what the role is of the government accountability office. >> ernmenyes. the government accountability office often referred to as gao, is independent, nonpartisan congressional agency. gao is often called the government watchdog. po

virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.m. easternmerican artifacts a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams. and a tour of his gardens at mont cello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> a look now at how u.s. supply chains have been disrupted by the covid-19 pandemic. over the next hour and a half, a senate commerce subcommittee asks transportation trade officials about what's needed to improve america's freight industry and the nation's infrastructure.

p.m. eastern on elections in history, the american car culture, films of the 1970s at the university of dayton professors, john todd, sunday 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history, charlotte henry on her expenses as a dog handler with the u.s. air force during the vietnam war sunday 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, 1972 them, a time for peace documentary presents a trip to china, the first ever and then 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts visiting san francisco to hear the story of the chinese in america during this, watch american history tv this weekend. >> thank you. today i am honored and happy to visit with rosa brooks, the other of an interesting book about policing and experience, the american city. thank you for being on and for having me. i look forward too this conversation but i've got to start with this one pressing question. what in theth world made you lee the confines of the classroom, your home go on and hit the streets in washington d.c.? >> if you ask my family thought, they would say insanity, having a midlife crisis but i was just curious, that was probably the driving for

on the presidency at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific you're on -- here on american65, two military processions in washington, d.c. called the grand review of the armies drew thousands of spectators to pennsylvania avenue. president andrew johnson, cabinet and officials,

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archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, real america saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on americann-making. she also discussed her life after lbj's death. ♪ >> in washington dc, violence corrupted in the halls of congress. three men and a woman believed to be part of a puerto rican nationalist gain in november 1950 attempted the assassination of president truman from the visitor's gallery of the house of representatives. five congressmen were hit. ben f jensen of iowa, clifford davis of tennessee, to -- can roberts of alabama, george h fallon of alabama and robert bentley of michigan who was seriously injured. observers noted the attack came as the conference opened in venezuela and suggested the motive may have been to arouse anti-u.s. feeling in latin america through an act of blind violence carefully calculated to inflame america's relations with her neighbors. estimates of the numbers of shots fired range from 15 to 30. each bullet hole found is a grim reminder of the terrible surprise attack. the gang, seized shocked bystanders. a widespread search was launched for other tubes

eastern on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american art facts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace, located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency. three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams. and a tour of his gardens at monty cello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >>> president biden met today with congressional leaders at the white house to discuss bipartisan solutions to issues, including infrastructure. >> i'm happy to have this house and senate leadership here. you can see senator mcconnell and

eastern, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.mtern on "american artifacts," a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. >>> and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "the presidency," three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, on interpretation conversations between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this o weekend on c-span3.ntin >>> john dicken is with us, from the government accountability office, director of the public health and private markets division, here with us to talk about a newew study that was toa commissioned to look at the cost of prescription drugsshsh in the u.s. versus a number of other . countries. johnhn dicken, welcome to "washington journal." role d morning, thank you. >> tell our viewers and y listeners again what the role is of the government accountability office. >> ernmenyes. the

eastern on lectures in history. university of delaware professor allison parker details mary church terel's fight against the attempt to erect a black mammy statue in washington d.c. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on american artifacts. explore the shaw memorial at the national gallery of art, dedicated to the 5 4th, infantry. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, a look at the george h.w. bush presidential library and museum and how the complex has entered a new phase since the death of the 41st president and his wife barbara. exploring the american story watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> the acting commissioner of u.s. customs and border protection testified before congress this week about unaccompaied minors at the u.s./mexico border, combatting human trafficking and covid-19 vaccinations for border patrol agents and migrants. >> during today's hearing, members are responsible for muting and unmuting themselves. when you are recognized to speak if i noticed that you have not unmuted yourself, i will ask you if you would like the staff to unmute you. if you indicate approval by nodding, staff will unmute your microphone. to avoid background noise, the chair or staff desig

archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series reel america, saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on americanjohn lewis and the power of hope, is joined by two former chief of staff to the late congressman and civil-rights leader to talk about his life and legacy. part of washington national cathedral's honest to god conversation series, the cathedral provided the video. in one hour and 30 minutes in on american artifacts, we visit san francisco to hear the story of the chinese in america from a historian. he leads a group of college students through the chinese historical society of america, then on a tour through the streets of chinatown. >> tonight, however, we begin with the life and leadership of congressman john lewis. and who better to recognize as a person of faith whose leadership inspired tens of

on lectures in history, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific, on american history tv. ♪ [fireworks exploding] ♪ >> for five weeks, we feature a first lady's symposium, hosted by the white house historical association and americans first lady's initiative. sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. next on our weekly series american artifacts. we visit the national gallery of art to learn about the shaw memorial the sculpture honors colonel robert gould shaw and the 54th, massachusetts volunteer infantry one of the civil wars first african-american units. the work specifically commemorates the july 18th 1863 storming of fort wagner in which one third of the 54th men and officers were killed or wounded. the exhibit tell it with pride seeks to shine a spotlight on the

announcer: learn more about richard nixon's birthplace sunday on american artifacts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. announcer: on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor teaches a class about trade relationships between english colonists and native peoples in virginia. she talks about the trade networks between tribes prior to european contact, periods of conflict between colonists and native americans. virginia tech provided this video. dr. taylor: hi, everybody. i'm dr. taylor and this is misty and today we are going to talk about the native american and anglo-american trade in virginia and in the southeast in general. this is part of the native history class at virginia tech, where we talk about things as diverse as tribal sovereignty in the 20th century and diplomacy with the united states in the 18th and 19th centuries and then the histories settler and extractive colonialism before that. and then before that, precolonial life and what life was like across the north american continent. so in this lecture, we're going to be talking about what precolon

p.m. eastern on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson on the presence view on education, and interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams in a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. vice president, harris now in the administration goals in central and south america to reduce migration to the united states. she speaks at the annual russian conference on the americas. >> good morning, is truly an honor to beul with you today. and thanknd you, susan siegel fr your leadership. the membership of the counseling markets include so many people are truly committed to strengthening the economy democracy throughout the western hemisphere very pleased to join yyou today. eelast week presid

p.m. eastern on american history tv. ♪ >> this week, we are looking back to this date in history. >> it waslmost two years ago in june of 1972 that five men broke into the democratic national committee headquarters in washington. every spring thousands of people visit the washington dc tidal basin to see the cherry blossoms memorials to thomas jefferson franklin d roosevelt and martin luther king jr. stand on its bankshe

eastern, biographer john meecham on the life and legacy of congressman john louis. and jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.meastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace, located on the grounds of the nixon presidential library. and sunday, three programs on thomas jefferson, an enter precase conversation between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens. exploring the american story. watch this weekend on c-span3. >>> ucla center for immigration law and policy h

eastern, biographer john meecham on the life and legacy of congressman john louis. and jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace, located on the grounds of the nixon presidential library. and sunday, three programs on thomas jefferson, an enter precase conversation between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens. exploring the american story. watch this weekend on c-span3. >>> ucla center for immigration law and policy hosted a discussion with homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas. he talked about the impact of the pandemic on immigration, unaccompanied minors at the border, and the need for immigration reform.oday' >> i get to do a lot of terrific things, a lot of fun things, an the introduction of today's intr special guest certainly ranks high among those. it's my great pleasure to introduce alejandro mayorkas, who currently serves as the secretary of the united states department of homeland securitye he assumed his post three months ago, and he's also been at the center of a number of decisions and events that hugel

archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, "reel america," saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on americantalks about his book, "giants: the parallel lives of frederick douglass and abraham lincoln," in this january 2009 program. he compares the two men to the recently inaugurated barack obama. the national archives hosted the event and provided the video. >> today in the midst of a very historic week with the inauguration of our new president emme we have a fitting and timely lecture --

american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, a discussion about ruth bader ginsburg and the supreme court case that challenged virginia institute's male only policy. on lectures in history, university of delaware professor details activist mary church terrell's fight against the united daughters of the confederaty's attempt to erect a statue in washington, d.c. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, explore the shaw memorial at the national gallery of art dedicated to civil war colonel robert shaw and the 54th volunteer infantry. one of the first african-american units. on the presidency, a look at the presidential library and museum. exploring the american stories, this weekend on c-span3.

american story every weekend. saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern biographer jon meacham on the life and legacy of the late congressman and civil rights leader john lewis. saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6 p.m. eastern on american artifacts a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on the presidency, programs on thomas jefferson, on the president you an education and an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams. add a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story, american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> joining us is derek johnson, the president and chair of the naacp. thank you very much for joining us this morning. want to begin with the debate on capitol hill yesterday on the senate side over voting rights legislation. first, your thoughts on this bill that passed

archival films on public affairs in their entirety on our weekly series, "reel america," saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on americanants: the parallel lives of frederick douglass and abraham lincoln," in this january 2009 program. he compares the two men to the recently inaugurated barack obama. the national archives hosted the event and provided the video. in about 90 minutes, we visit the national gallery of art to learn about a civil war kernel and the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry, one of the war's first african-american units. the senior curator of photography shows us the relief sculpture by augusta singh gardens. and then we look back to queen elizabeth the second's address to a joint session of congress. >> today in the midst of a very historic week with the inauguration of our new president, we have a fitting and timely book lecture. over this week, as i view some of the different news programs, a continuously repeated refrain by many commentators was that president obama stands on the shoulders of key historical figures who paved the way for him.

p.m. eastern on american artifacts. dedicated to -- in the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry one of the first african-american units. on the presidency, and look at the george h w presidential library and museum and how does is entered a new phase. exploring the american story. watch american history tv. this weekend on c-span3. ♪ >> on c-span's the weekly, putting this pandemic into perspective. the doctor for the last year to have as made countless media appearances to explain it covid-19, the vaccines, the treatments. it is not over yet. >> if we could keep going on vaccinations, if we can get that into the 70's and 80's, the virus levels will get very low so that is one part. keep the infection up or slow. in the past, if you woke up in one morning and you had a fever or a runny nose:, sore throat, and a cough, you often went to the office. that kind of stuff is going to start teaching. people almost never wore a mask and i think you will see more basque wearing. >> more of our conversation on c-span weekly and

american story. every weekend. saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern, the life and legacy of the late congressman and civil rights leader, john lewis. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern onextures in history, virginia tech professor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists. sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birth place located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> new york congresswoman stefanik was elected house g.o.p. conference chair today. after congresswoman liz cheney was removed from that position earlier this week. following today's vote, representative stefanik spoke to reporters. she was joined by minority leader kevin mccarthy and other house republican leaders.

p.m. eastern on "american voices," alicia menendez speaks with one of the west memphis three and they will discuss the case of a man who was executed despite pleading for dna testing. four years later, a test showed another man's dna on the murder weapon. that's on "american voices" tomorrow night at 6:00 eastern here on msnbc. now, let's get to richard lui with the headlines. hey, richard. >> some breaking news from times square is where we start. two women and a 4-year-old girl were hospitalized following a shooting just hours ago. they were transported to bellevue hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. the nypd says they were unintended targets and were not related to one another. this is surveillance video of a person of interest in the shooting. we will show that to you next time. >>> now, the obama family announced their dog beau died of cancer. he was 12. michelle obama said the family is, quote, thankful that he loved such a joyful life, full of snuggles, games of fetch, and evenings spent lying on the couch. >>> and some ncaa schools will allow student athletes to make money

p.m. eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> mrs. eisenhower, your excellencies, friends of dwight david eisenhower, america and throughout the world, we gather today in mourning but also in gratitude. we mourn dwight eisenhower's death, but we are grateful for his life. we gather also conscious of the fact that in paying tribute to dwight eisenhower, we celebrate greatness. when we think of his place in history, we think inevitably of the other giants of those days of world war ii. and we think of the qualities of greatness and what his were that made his unique among all. once, perhaps without intending to do so, he himself put his finger on it. it was 1945 shortly after b.e. day in a sorority at the guild hall. a supreme commander of the allied forces in europe was officially given the freedom of the city of london. in an eloquent address that day, dwight eisenhower said, i come from the heart of america. ♪♪ >> he did come from the heart of america. not only from its geographical heart but from its spiritual heart. dwight eisenhow

announcer: learn more about richard nixon's birthplace sunday on american artifacts at 6:00 p.m. easternn american history tv. announcer: on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor teaches a class about trade relationships between english colonists and native peoples in virginia. she talks about the trade networks between tribes prior to european contact, periods of conflict between colonists and native americans. virginia tech provided this video. dr. taylor: hi, everybody. i'm dr. taylor and this is misty and today we are going to talk

american story every weekend. saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern, biography john meacham on the life of john lewis. saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, on interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> sformer senator john kerry is president biden's special envoy for climate change. he testified before the house foreign affairs committee this week about investing in renewable energy, protecting the amazon rainforest, the impact of climate change on vulnerable populations, and china's role in combating climate change. >> may take a few seconds for your microphone to mute. the time keeper will m

american story every weekend. saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern, biographer jon meacham on the legacy of the late congressman and civil rights leader john lewis. saturday at 8 p.mn on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists sunday at 6 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. and sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, and interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. ♪ ♪ >> "washington journal" continues. host: i half an hour before the house comes in and we will take you there live for gavel to gavel they do. in the meantime, in the wake of the cdc guidance yesterday, will you continue wearing a mask in public? as you call in, a preview of some action taking place right now within the house republican conference. scott long, good morning to you. it's a leadership vote o

history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, a discussion about ruth bader ginsburg. saturday night at 8:00 eastern on lectures in history. university of delaware professor alison parker details mary church terrell's fight against the united daughters of confederacy to erect a black manny statue in washington, d.c. she talks about how terrell prevented the statue from being built sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american heart takts, explore the shaw memorial at national gallery of art dedicated to colonel shaw and 54th infantry. a look at the george h.w. bush presidential library and museum and how the complex has entered a new phase since the deaths of the 41st president and his wife, barbara. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> the chair of the securities and exchange commission gary gensler testified before congress about regulating retail stock trading to protect consumers from trading surges. he talked about how r

american story every weekend, saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern, biographer jon meacham on the life and legacy of civil rights leader, john lewis. sunday at 6:00 p.m eastern on american artifacts a. tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon library. an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams.gton jou exploring the american story, watching american history tv we this weekend on c-span 3. >>> we're back with dr. jeremy levin the chair of the tent r organization and ceoig of

p.m. on eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific here on american history tv. and 24th of 1865 two military processions in washington dc called the grand review of the armies drew thousands of spectators to pennsylvania avenue. president andrew johnson cabinet and government officials and general ulysses' s. grant watched from this reviewing stand in front of the white house. on may 23rd an estimated 80,000 soldiers of the army of the potomac led by general meade took about six hours to pass before the reviewing stand on may 24th, general william t sherman led about 65,000 soldiers of the army of the tennessee and the army of georgia on the same route up next on american artifacts a reenactment of the parade that celebrated the end of the civil war. shoulder oh. my name is dr. malcolm beach, and i'm president of the united states colored troops living history association, and i'm from north carolina. today. we're having a reenactment called the grand review parade. this in fact is a reenactment of the victory parade. it was held at the end of the civil war 150

p.m. eastern on lectures in history, the american park ulcer and films from the 1970's, with a professor, 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history, charlotte henry on her experiences as a dog handler with the u.s. air force during the vietnam war. sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, "a time for peace," documenting president nixon's trip to china, the first-ever by an american president. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, we visit san francisco to hear the story of the chinese in america and toward chinatown. exploring the american story, watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will wrap up the program here, the last 20 minutes or so, hearing from you on the unemployment situation. the unemployment numbers out for april with 266,000 jobs added in the unemployment rate rising to 6.1%. the recording of "the hill" this morning saying the less than expected showing exposed gaps in a recovery that some economists were worried would overheat by recovery to quickly. they were explored thing roughly one million new jobs in the april

. >> learn more about first ladies and genders sunday on the presidency at 8:00 p.m. eastern, here on americanistory tv. >> on lectures in history, james mattis can -- madison professor rebecca brannon about how the concept of age during the american revolutionary war period. she examines the ages and debunks the myth that they were old men during this era. she describes how fertility rates and perceptions of children had changed leading to a more child centric family culture by the early 1800s. professor brannon: welcome back to class. as you know, all semester we have been talking about ideas about age, expectations about age. the childhood is idealized. who gets to be an adult with the package of rights on responsibility? what does it mean to have ro

eastern, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and collinists. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view of education, an interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams and a tour of his gardens at monticello. exploring the american story. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >>> next, we continue our look at the chinese in america with a visit to san francisco's chinatown. this is the second of a three-part series and we pick up the story with the discovery of gold in california in 1848. >> we have an unusual and remarkable situation here. gold is discovered in 1848 and the reason why cantoneese were the first to hear about it was because there was already some chinese here. thousands of men began to board ships to head to the gold mountain which california was known as then and still known as the gold mountain. in those days much of the gold was plaster gold, surface gold, washed down from the hills for millions of years. it meant that you could find it on the surface.

american revolution institute of the society of the cincinnati hosted this event. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ >>> and now "reel america" on c-span3 with the first episode in the u.s. army's big picture series. "the first 40 days of the korean war." this is half an hour. >> this is war. war and its masses. war and its men. war and its machines. together they form "the big picture." welcome to the big picture. i'm captain carl zimmerman. it's a report to you the people of the united states to stop communist aggression wherever it may strike. the big picture will trace the course of events in the korean campaign with first-hand reports from our combat veterans and film taken by combat cameramen of the army signal corps. these are the men who daily record on film the big picture as it happens where it happens. today the big picture brings into focus the first 40 days in korea. it was the beginning of the fighting there whenever ridge was a heartbreak ridge. let's go back to june 1950 when our troops felt the first thrusts across the 38th parallel t. story is best told in the language

that conversation with michael >> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story, every weekend, saturday at 2:00 p.m. easternn oral history, oliver recalls his time as a u.s. navy crewmember in vietnam. saturday at 8:00 p.m., the american car culture and films of the 1970's university of dayton professor john, sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on oral history, charlotte on her experiences with the u.s. air force during the vietnam war, sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on a real america, the 1972 film, a time for peace, documenting president nixon's trip to china, the first ever by an american president. at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifact, we visit san francisco to hear about the story of chinese in san francisco. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> here's a look at our live coverage today. at 10:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, education secretary nagel cardona testified before a house appropriations subcommittee about the president's 2022 budget request for his department. at 3:00 p.m., two how subcommittees will establish rules that will govern activities. on c-span2, the house appropriations subco

p.m. eastern on american artifacts. explore the shaw memorial at the national gallery of art, dedicated to civil war colonel robert gold shaw and the massachusetts infantry, one of the first african-american units. and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look at the george h.w. bush presidential museum and how it's entered a new phase since the death of the president and husband wife, barbara. watch american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> today cdc director, dr. rochelle walensky is preparing to testify on president biden's 2022 budget request before a senate appropriations subcommittee, live coverage of the hearing here on cspan 3. >>> we'll have an opening statement and then i'll introduce our witnesses, dr. rochelle walensky and after the witness' testimony, senators will each have five minutes for a round of questions. before we begin i do want to walk through the covid-19 safety protocols in place. we're all grateful to our clerks and everyone who has worked hard to get this set up and help everyone stay safe an

p.m. eastern and watch american history tv every weekend on c-span3. ♪♪ ♪♪ on january 20th, 1953, chief justiceck vinson administered the oath of office to president-elect dwight d. eisenhower. >> i dwight d. eisenhower do solemnly swear. >> that you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and will to the best of your ability. >> and will to the best of my ability. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. >> with this traditional oath, dwight d. eisenhower became the 34th president of the united states, succeeding harry s. truman. known as ike, president eisenhower came into international prominence as commander in chief of allied forces in europe during world war ii. he directed unified operations until the surrender of germany in 1945. at the war's end, he returned home to a hero's welcome following which as a civilian he served briefly as

on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, 11:00 a.m. pacific, here on american history tv. >> next, on history bookshelf, jennifer armstrong discusses her book, when women invented television, the untold story of the female power houses who pioneered the way we watch today, which looks at the creative forces of television in the 1940's and early 1950's. the kansas city public library hosted this event and provided a video. in an hour and 15 minutes, seri fidel smith talks about her book, elizabeth the queen, which accounts the life of queen elizabeth the second. in two hours, michelle crowell, the civil war and reconstruction specialist with the library of congress reconstruction manuscript division talks about the civil war collection.

sunday on american artifacts explore the shot memorial dedicated to robert gold and the 54th massachusetts volunteer infantry, one of the war's first african-american units, and sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern look at the george h.w. bush library at the museum and how the complex has entered a new phase since the death of the president and his wife barbara. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span three. ♪ announcer: sunday on q&a attorney greg francis on his book just harvest. >> this is a story that depicts the plight of black farmers in america with a landmark case in the following case. it is dealt with systemic determination by the usda against black farmers that really decimated the population of black farmers, contributed to them leaving the farms, as well as losing land, and the familial structure that goes along with being a farmer. announcer: greg francis sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on sunday's q and a. ♪ announcer: next minnesota attorney general keith ellison on race relations and police reform. he talked about the death of george floyd and conviction of former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin. prior to this event the attorney general announced his office will le

on reel america at 4:00 p.m. eastern, 1:00 p.m. pacific on american> this week, we are looking back to this date in history. ♪ >> the german hindenburg, queen of the skies, seen here from a universal news plane as it spread over new york, now lies at the naval air station a twisted mass of metal. shortly after these pictures were taken showing the great skyline are saluting the millions watching from below on its first trip of the season, the huge craft exploded while docking and blazed to a fiery end, taking the lives of almost half of its 99 passengers and crew. hours late on his trip because of headwind, the south wind had to write out a thunderstorm before heading to the air station and nosing its way toward [indiscernible] but docking is a ticklish one but it is all a thrill of the happy passengers eager to land after their trip. slowly, the big ship comes in and the ground crews rush to the lines in another attempt -- lines. in another 10 minutes, the aircraft would have been docked. as the passengers crowded to watch, a roar and burst of flames

american story every weekend. saturday at 8:30 a.m. eastern, biography john meacham on the life of john lewis. saturday at 8:00 p.m. ern on lectures in history, virginia tech professor jessica taylor on trade between native americans and the virginia colonists sunday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, a tour of richard nixon's birthplace located on the grounds of the richard nixon presidential library. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on the presidency, three programs on thomas jefferson, on the president's view on education, on interpretation conversation between jefferson and abigail adams, and a tour of his gardens at