p.m. eastern on c-span. a campaign rally and also live on c-span wednesday at 11:00 a.m. eastern. >>> as 2015 wraps up, c-span presents congress, year in review. a look back at all the newsmaking issues, debates and hearings that took center stage on capitol hill this year. join us thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern as we revisit mitch mcconnell taking his position as senate majority leader, pope francis' historic address to a joint session of congress, the resignation of house speaker john boehner and the election of paul ryan, the debate over the nuclear deal with raun and reaction of congress on mass shootings here and abroad, gun control, terrorism, and the rise of isis. congress, year in review, on c-span thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> american history tv's look at the holocaust continues next with the 1945 film depicting conditions of nazi concentrations camps used as evidence in the nuremberg war crime trials followed by ben j main ferencz talking about the experience in a 1994 interview conducted be i

on c-span 2. with congress on holiday recess, the c-span networks feature a full lineup of primetime programming. monday night at 8:00 p.m. easternlaura logan, sebastian younger and other journalists who have risked their lives covering events in the middle east. tuesday night at 8:00, celebrity activisted from the entertainment world speak out on a variety of issues. wednesday night, events from the c-span archives featuring notable public figures who died in 2015. thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a look back at the year in congress and on new year's day, friday night at 8:00, law enforcement officials, activisted and journalists examine the prison system and its impact on minority communities. on c-span 2's book tv, monday night at 8:30 eastern, memoirs by reporters, activisted and a former white house press secretary. tuesday night at 8:00 features books on economics and the economy. wednesday night, authors talk about their books on science and technology. thursday at 8:00 p.m., discussion on a cyst and terrorism. on new year's day, friday night at 8:00, several of our in-depth programs from this year. on american history tv on

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p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >> coming up next on american history tv, harvard university ph.d. candidate luke willert talks about detective work in the american west. he explains why detectives were needed in the west and described how many of work work undercover. we interviewed mr. willert in portland, oregon in okay. this is about 20 minutes. >> lancaster willert -- luke willert when did first decide to focus your studies on law in the the west? >> i started graduate school in colonial america. that was on. but then i was in wyoming looking at the 19th century. i found these detective papers sitting around in car -- archives. they were completely fascinating. i didn't know they were there. at that point, i decided to switch to detective and wyoming and the mountain west. >> what did you find out about these detectives that really intrigued you? >> will, detectives seem to be everywhere in the 19th century west. the first one i saw was if a saloon and buying everybody drinks. some are sales men and some are travelers. they were posing as prospectors. one case one was posing a

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on cue and the artist and columnist mali crabapple will talk about her drones of the israeli-palestinian conflict and at the guantÁnamo bay detention center as well as videos she has made. watch at 7 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> a former u.s. ambassador to turkey joined a panel of foreign policy experts to talk about russia's involvement in serious ongoing civil war. posted by the atlantic council this is an hour and a half. >> thank you, john molina, for getting this all started today. i'd like to welcome, join in welcoming of into the atlantic council. we take great pride in bringing voices from the region then, when we discussed regional events. we take great pride also in this multidisciplinary, cross disciplinary. in this case we have the eurasia center and the center for the middle east working together on this fundamentally cross regional issue. even as american diplomats and russian diplomats and middle eastern diplomats are altogether in new york wrestling with the same problem we will be discussing here today. so i would like to just go rig

p.m. eastern. on c-span's original series first ladies. uence an image, examining the public and private lives of women who filled the position of first lady. their influence on the presidency. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on american history tv, on c-span three. >> now an update on inherent result. the u.s. military campaign of air strikes against isis and iraq and syria. i'm a colonel steve born brief reporters for a satellite from baghdad. baghdad. this is just under one hour. >> good afternoon everyone. we are pleased today to be joined from baghdad by colonel steve warren, from operation resolve. steve we'll turn it over to. >> good

eastern on c-span. on news makers, virginia congressman bob goodlatte comments on gun violence and immigration and sentencing reform legislation. news makers sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.mstern on c-span. >>> up next, a hearing on implementing president obama's ill gracious po immigration policies and a panel of immigration analysts. this committee hearing is two hours 45 minutes.

p.m. eastern on c-span two. tonight on c-span, q&a betty followed by prime minister's questions of the british house of commons. later, democratic candidate martin o'malley speaks of muslim -- muslim leaders at a mosque in ♪ >> this week on "q&a," historian betty boyd caroli. she discusses her book "lady bird and lyndon," an inside look at the marriage and political partnership between lady bird and lyndon johnson. brian: betty boyd caroli, your new book about lady bird and lyndon, you started in the prologue this way. "at exactly 4 p.m. on december 9, 1964, lady bird johnson started a slow, dignified descent down the wide stairway from the residential quarters of

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p.m. eastern on c-span three. -- c-span 3. >> all persons having business with the united states supreme court -- >> monday, on c-span's "landmark cases." >> anything you say to us can be used in a court of law. is that clear? >> ernesto miranda was 23 years old when he was arrested in phoenix on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a young woman. ours of police questioning, he signed a statement that his confession had been given voluntarily. he was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison, but his lawyer argued he had not been told of the right to both an attorney or the right to remain silent. the case went all the way to the supreme court. follow the case of miranda vs. arizona and the evolution of policing practices in america and our guests, jeff rosen .aul cassell that is live monday night at 9:00 eastern. for background on each case, order your copy of the "landmark cases" companion book, available for $8.95, plus shipping. book, "lady bird lyndon." later, conversation with defense secretary ashton carter. ♪ this week on q&a, betty boyd caroli discusses her book "lady bird and lyndo

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> on the next "washington journal," a preview of the obama administration's finalyear in office. and what the president's role will be. after that, a democratic consultant and republican strategist examines the political year ahead and what to expect from the presidential race. plus, your phone calls, facebook comment, and tweets. >> as 2015 reps of, c-span resents -- wraps up, c-span presents congress, year in review. mitchs as we revisit mcconnell taking his position as senate majority leader, the president historic address to a thet session of congress, resignation of house speaker john boehner and the election of paul ryan, the debate over the nuclear deal with iran, and reaction from congress on mass shootings here and abroad, gun control, terrorism, and the rise of isis. "congress: year in review," thursday on c-span. >> now, former federal reserve chair alan spent talked about expanding the visa program, interest rates, and the economy. he spoke to the council on foreign relations in new york city. >> welcome, folks. thanks. >> welcome to you. >> yes. a litt

p.m. eastern on c-span two. this weekend, on c-span, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, executives from pandora and spotify on how technology impacts the entertainment business. music is actually not the only thing you want to listen to. morning commute is one hypothesis we are testing right now, if you are on the subway or in your car, maybe you do not only want to music. maybe you want news, weather report, if you are on the subway or driving, a clip of jimmy fallon. there is some other content you want to experience during that time and that is a hypothesis we are testing to see of people are interested in expensing that. 6:30, -- rebilling international alliances. >> thanks to my 18 years on the house armed services committee, i knew many months ago that the only way to solve this problem is to call for the international collision to defeat isis in syria and iraq. we have to join our nato allies to organize an international coalition to defeat isis on the ground and to be neither of territory that they need to s

nights live tonight at but eastern on c-span, c-span3 -- that is live onight at 9:00 p.m. eastern c-span, c-span3 and c-span radio. tonight, on the communicators, terrorism and the use of social media. we will examine how social media is used by various terrorism groups to radicalize and recruit new members from around the world. we are joined by alberto andandez, vice president -- mark wallace, ceo of the counter extremism project. both recently testified at a house oversight committee meeting. >> if you look at the world and the production of media, worldwide, if you look at hollywood and medicine avenue, you will know that there is more about than there are of them. if you look at the narrow space where people are searching for this type of stuff, this some this, this subculture, needs, they radically outnumber everyone else, sending a different message. i think that we are to have a rope dust -- have a robust discussion in the u.s. they have to put policies and procedures in place, a lot of which we have proposed, that limit and deny the ability of terrorists to use the

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p.m., the victory over japan, 70th anniversary ceremony. world war ii on american history tv, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> abigail filmore taught tea private school and successfully lobbied congress for funds to create the first white house library. mamie eisenhower's hair style and love of pink created fashion sensations. mamie pink was marketed as a color and stores sold clip-on bangs to women eager to replicate her style. jacqueline kennedy was responsible for the creation of the white house historical association. and nancy reagan as a young actress saw her name mistakenly on the black list of mistaken communist sympathizers in the late 1940s. she appealed to screen actors guild head ronald reagan for help. she later became his wife. these stories and more are featured in c-span's book "first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women." the book makes a great gift for the holidays. giving readers a look into the personal lives of every first lady in american history. stories of fascinating women and how their legacies resonate today. share the stories of america's f

p.m. eastern on c-span. sunday night on q&a, tyler able stepson of the late washington columnist drew pearson talks about the second volume of mr. pearson's diaries which give an insider's take on washington, d.c., from 1960-1969. >> it was just remarkable, all of the things that he did. sometimes, he would criticize himself in the diary as he had -- there are places where he said i think that column was too strong and i should not have said it quite that way. or lyndon johnson will get mad at me for the way i wrote that column. but he needed to be told. i'm glad i wrote it. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, our student can documentary contest asks students to tell us what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. while a c-span's red to the white house coverage and get all of the details about our student contest at c-span.org. here on c-span, the communicators is next with a look at the music indus

on c-span. with congress on holiday recess, the c-span network features a full lineup of primetime programming aired monday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span, laura logan, sebastian younger, and other journalists who have risked their lives covering events in the middle east. activists on many issues because of. -- speak out. thursday at 8 p.m. eastern, a look back at the year in congress. on new year's day, friday night at 8:00, law enforcement officials, activist, and journalists, examined the prison system and its impact on minority communities. on c-span book tv, monday night, reporters,emoirs by activist, and a former white house press secretary. tuesday night at 8:00 features books on economics and the economy. wednesday night, all this talk about their books on science and technology. thursday at 8:00 p.m., discussions on isis and terrorism. on new year's day, friday night at 8:00, several of our in-depth programs from this year. history tv on c-span3, monday at 8:00 eastern -- 8:00 p.m. eastern, the liberation of auschwitz. -- wednesdayonal night, a debate on which president would be a better model for gop candidates toda

on c-span2 this holiday weekend. announcer: friday on c-span, bill clinton speaks on bipartisanship in a speech at the goal institute of politics in kansas. we will watch friday at 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span. announcer: the kennedy center honors is a ceremony that honors those who have contributed to american culture. president obama hosted honorees at the white house. this group included carole king, george lucas, cecily tyson, and conductor seiji ozawa. this is about 20 minutes. [chatter] >> ladies and gentlemen, the 2015 kennedy center honorees. carole king. [applause] >> george lucas. [applause] >> rita moreno. [applause] >> seiji ozawa. [applause] >> cecily tyson. [applause] [laughter] [applause] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. ♪ [applause] the chief]hto president obama: thank you. please, everybody have a seat. have a seat. welcome to the white house. this is a good-looking group. president kennedy once said, there is a connection. it is hard to explain logically, but easy to feel, between achievement and public life and progress in the arts. i believe he was right. our achievements as a country and a culture go h

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p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> cnn money is reporting that the u.s. federal reserve is expected to make history wednesday when it raises its key interest rate. this will be the first increase since june, 2006. janet yellen is expected to address this in a press conference, live at 2:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >> the reagan narrative was he was a lightweight grade b actor with premature orange hair which is what ronald reagan -- gerald ford said about him in 1976. he's turning prematurely orange. and even with all the successes of this administration, all the historians have consistently rated reagan low. i believe out of ideological bias. >> sunday night on "q&a," historian craig shirley discusses his book "last act," a look at ronald reagan's life after leaving the white house and the way he's been remembered since his death. >> i like to write about reagan because i grew up in the '80s. i developed in the '80s. the it was house in time for us but i write about the facts, i don't make things up and i don't believe that ed meese or how will --

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span and c-span radio. ♪ featuring introductions, backgrounds, highlights.itten by veteran supreme court journalist and published by c-span in cooperation with cq press, an imprint of sage publications incorporated. available for $8.95 plus shipping. get your copy today at c-span.org/landmark cases. >> the obama administration has accused russia of violating the 1987 inf treaty that eliminates intermediate-range nuclear and conventional ground launched ballistic and cruise missiles. thanks, to have subcommittees examine the administration's response to the alleged violation. this is the hour and 20 minute public portion of the hearing. >> good afternoon. i would afternoon. i would like to welcome everyone to this joint hearing. russian arms control cheating. violations violationscheating. violations of the inf treaty and the administration's response one year later. testifying today are the following witnesses. department of defense. this is an update to last year's hearing with these witnesses,witnesses, and we are eager to learn what the administration has

p.m. eastern on c-span. up next on c-span, a senate hearing on combating isis. followed by q&a with an author discussing her book on the relationship between lyndon and lady bird johnson. and live at 7:00 a.m., the washington journal. >> defense secretary ashton carter and joint chiefs of staff were on capital this past week to testify on the u.s. strategy for combating isis. spoke about coalition partners, authorization for military force and the threat of self radicalization. this hearing is three hours.

p.m. eastern on c-span. quick sunday night, tyler able, , talks of drew pearson about the second volume of mr. pearson's diaries, which give an insider's take on washington dc from 1960-1969. >> it was just remarkable, all the things that he did. sometimes he would criticize himself in the diary. you would come across different places where he said i think that column was too strong, i should not have said it quite that way. it is going to get mad at me for the way i wrote that column, but it needs to be told. and glad i wrote it. quick sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. >> next, the history of american law concerning sex and the supreme court's interpretation of marriage and constitutional rights. from the chicago humanities festival, this is an hour. >> jeff and i have known each other for a number of years and i have always admired and respected him for his sometimes iconoclastic legal positions regarding seemingly embedded, nonnegotiable cultural institutions. one has only to reflect back on the so

p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies: influence and image," examining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. book tv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend and c-span2. tonight at 10:00 p.m., on "afterwords," theresa brown discusses her book "the shift," which gives readers a first-hand account of her experience in patient care and safety. health care is only going to get more and more complex, and we are just going to need better and better nurses to meet all of those complex needs. thinking about how to keep us strong and healthy and is huge.ng that we sort of give lip service to that, but we don't really emphasize it. >> on sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. eastern -- beenlitics, which i've part of all my life, was not so from the world of petty criminals and racketeers, but it was disguised. for 25 years in my career, i've looked at america as an idea. i defended american principles, the american dream, the american

on our website, c-span.org. >> coming up later today on c-span, donald trump hold a campaign rally at iowa state fairgrounds in des moines. that's coming up live at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. now he on c-span2, jeb bush campaign for president in manchester, new hampshire. he was joined by former homeland security secretary tom ridge. [inaudible conversations] >> well,. [applause] -- well, welcome. welcome to the life of the party. it's great to have you. this is a wonderful opportunity for students to meet candidates. this is a conversation and we are thrilled to be here. i want to particularly thank bank of america and stay work play for the sponsorship of this series of events. our goal is to every candidate come and participate in the series. it's a great opportunity for you to meet candidates up close and personal. so welcome to saint anselm college, and i will hand it off. welcome, governor. >> good morning, everyone. are good afternoon at this point. just barely. thanks for being here today and welcome. i am kate luczko, president and ceo of stay work play dementia. just a snapshot from the idea behind this event. were looking for an opportunity to get to

coming up this weekend on c-span, saturday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern-- speakers include the nation editor, katrina, former labor secretary robert rice, and former white house adviser -- leg, whichal justice has no home and no candidate. you are talking about the dreamers on the latino side, the black lives matter of movement, the native americans. the third wing of the party with no candidate and no pretense of a black candidate to mask all of that. they exploded into public view. --coming up at 6:30, the gop sharing about on terrorism, is -- go to our website www.c-span.org. andida republican senator presidential candidate marco rubio allied his plans to support israel and defeat isis. he delivered these remarks yesterday at the republican jewish coalition or schedule form in washington. it is about half an hour. ♪ >> thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> thank you, i appreciate it. you for being brief, although as he told me on the way out, you have been a life 44 years, how much more is there to say? , our thoughts and prayers are with those

p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies, influence & image." amining the public and private lives of the women who filled the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-sp 3 c-span3. >>> c-span's campaign 2016 bus is in alabama this week. here it's parked in montgomery next to a replica of the 1955 bus where rosa parks refused to give up her seat. and students from several local schools toured the bus during events for the 60th anniversary of the montgomery bus boycott. you can follow our bus as it travels around the country on twitter and instagram @cspanbus. >>> here are more of the gop presidential candidates who spoke at the morning session of the republican jewish coalition forum. first up senator ted cruz of texas. >> well, thank you very much, edward, for the very, very kind introduction, and it has been so great spending time with ed and melissa and their wonderful, wonderful family. it's so great to be with so many dear

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> thursday on cue when they weekly standard senior editor andrew ferguson talks about the 2016 republican presidential candidates, president obama cost overruns and the growing number of journalists and pundits in washington, d.c. tune in thursday at 7 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. in his annual news conference vladimir putin addresses russia's tense relationship with turkey following the downing of a russian jet and he answered questions on the state of the russian economy and military operations in transit. courtesy of the english language news channel rt we will show you a 75 minutes of the three-hour press conference. >> translator: colleagues, friends, we regularly meet at the end of the year. this year just recently we had a state of the nation address, and i really don't know what else to tell you. in addition to what i already said there, i guess all the key things have been mentioned, but still of course there are issues that require clarification on our part. and what i say on our part i mean myself and my colleagues, the president's office, the government of

c-span. >>> wednesday night on american history tv on c-span 3, programs about the civil war. at 8:00 p.m. eastern the 150th anniversary of robert e. lee's surrender at an bomb atrox. and then the union p.o.w.s will be honored. later at 12:35, we talk to historian leslie gordon. the civil war at 8:00 p.m., wednesday, here on c-span 3. >>> all this week on c-span 2 an encore of the q&a interviews. wednesday, artist and columnist molly crabapple on her drawings and of the guantanamo bay detention center. as well as video she's made on immigration detention centers. that's 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> abigail fillmore was the first first lady to work outside the home, teaching at a private school. she successfully lobbied congress for funds to create first white house library. mamie eisenhower created fashion sensations. mamie pink was marketed as a color and stores sell clip-on bangs. and jacqueline kennedy created the white house historical association. and nancy reagan saw her name mistakenly on the list as nazi sympathizers. she appealed to ronald reagan for help and she later became his wi

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> tomorrow on q&a, her drawings of the israeli-palestinian conflict and of the guantÁnamodetention center as well as videos she is me. watch at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> harvard food law director jacob gerson about ethicist and health care policy adviser ezekial emanuel talk about the governments regulation of food posted by the national constitution center. this is just over one hour. >> it's now my great pleasure to introduce a conversation that is set up to celebrate the opening of a great exhibit we just opened called what's cooking uncle sam, the governments effect on the american diet. please do come and see. dud rate and fax of letters that sinclair lewis sent to president theodore roosevelt which gave rise to the first food and drug act in 1906. it's got recipes from president eisenhower and clean elizabeth and it's a fascinating history of food regulation. to discuss it with two of america's leading experts on government and fit and healthy this just a superb team we've assembled on this topic. first is the great zeke emanuel, my good old friend, a vice provos

friday on c-span, bill clinton speaks on bipartisanship in a speech at the dole institute of politics in kansas. the former president received the leadership award. we watch friday 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. three days of the featured programming this holiday weekend on c-span. friday evening at 7:00 eastern, congressional against honoring dick cheney at the capital with the unveiling of a marble bust in emagin--- in emancipation hall. >> when his critics were going histhe deep end, he asked wife, doesn't bother -- does it bother you when people talk about me as darth vader? she said no, it humanizes you. >> most people get defensive if they feel like you are being offenses. beating very respect -- being very respectful in encounters. if it is not a crisis, requests versus demand. those things change the dynamic a little bit. >> sunday afternoon at 2:00, race and equal justice system with a white house senior adviser and others. at 6:30, portions of the washington ideas festival. >> we've got to banish the word "he's helping" at home. helping is not actually taking the burden off you. you are still figuring out what needs to be done and you are asking him to help. he is not the

on c-span. friday night at 8:00 p.m. easternenforcement officials, activists and examined the prison system and its impact on minorities. >> we have prisons to punish people for social behavior, and to remove that threat from society, presence to keep us safe, whether they will iser future crime secondary. the primary purpose is for to keep society safe from the threats those people pose. saturday, the race relations town hall. and do their jobs, saying i am protecting the public. their idea of the public is those who give them their marching orders. that is us. we need to look at all of that, we need to look at transparency. those rulesook at to engage with community. >> and a discussion on media coverage of muslims, and how muslims can join the national conversations. at 9:00 p.m., young people from across the united kingdom gather in the house of commons to the skies issues important to them. -- to discuss issues important to them. child i looked forward to two driving. o driving, riding trains. for our complete schedule, go

on foreign relations. you can watch it in its entirety tonight at 8 p.m. eastern here on c-span. >> tonight on "the communicators" we take a look at how the music industry works. professor of music business at berklee college of music discusses how the new music forms of impacted the way musicians are paid and wants reforms congress can implement to make the pay structure more transparent. >> certainly the narrative of artists and songwriters healing like they do not understand where their money is coming from is not new, but we are living in a world today where everything is trackable. the nsa can know where i am, they can know where you are, they can know what you're talking about on your cell phone. there is no reason artists and creators should not be able to know where their songs are being streamed and how they are being paid for that, and not on a significant time lag either. communicators" at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span2. up, c-spanear wraps looks back at congress year in review, a look at all of the hearings and debates that took place this year. as we revisit mitch mcconn

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio.ou can also learn more about c-span plan marquesas series online by going to c-span.org. orderhe website you can the c-span landmark cases book, featuring backgrounds, highlights, and the legal impact of each kate -- each case. it is published by c-span. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus shipping. >> abigail fillmore was the first first lady to work outside of the home. she taught a private school. lobby congress for funds to create the first white house library. mrs. eisenhower's hairstyle and love of the color pink created a sensation. the color was marketed. was responsible for the creation of the white house historical association. nancy reagan, as a young actress, saturday mistakenly on the black list of suspected communist sympathizers in the late 1940's. she appealed to the sag had ronald reagan for help. she later became his wife. these stories and more are featured in the c-span book, first ladies. the book makes a great gift for the holidays. giving readers a look in

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a.scenic yesterday house speaker paul ryan detailed his top priorities for house republicans over the coming months including efforts to repeal the 2010 health care law. yesterday the republican-controlled senate to -- voted to repeal parts of the lock of the measure now goes to the house. the president has said he will veto the bill. [inaudible conversations] tran 11 tran 11. >> it afternoon. is anyone who has ever visited the library of congress knows it's always a privilege as to be here in this building. i always feel at least 10% smarter being here. winston churchill used to say we shape our buildings and in our buildings shape us and that is truly the case here. the privilege of being here in this building is multiplied for me now by the esteemed audience of scholars, statesmen and friends who are gathered here today for this important speech. i do not know if there has ever been it greater aggregation of conservative knowledge, conservative thoughtfulness and thought leadership in

p.m. eastern on c-span's original series, first ladies, --luence and influence positions of first lady, and there influence on the presidency tonight on c-span three. week, real america brings you archival films that help provide context for today's public affairs issues. ♪ passed the statue of liberty and into new york harbor, and army ship with 860 refugees from europe, victims of nazi persecution. months in the concentration camps. but this is a happy day. in the outsource camp, these girls arms were indelibly tattooed with prison numbers. in america, life will begin again. ♪ also aboard our polish catholic priests. the children aboard, 75 are orphans, many of them without a record of their homes or even their nationality. ♪ ♪ relatives and friends are here to meet the new cumbers -- newcomers and they get a welcome they will never forget. ♪ america opens her heart for those who long for life and and the pursuit of happiness. ♪ >> she was such an authentic person. i always thought there was more to the story than anyone had uncovered, certainly than i had written about. she became the fi

p.m. eastern on c-span 2. >>> federal reserve chair janet is concerned the funding bill will take a largeamount of the surplus. she cautioned that tapping the resource rs of the federal reserve sets a bad precedent. her comments came before the joint economic committee last week. i'd like to welcome janet yellen and thank her for appearing before us this morning. this committee has rel updates from the chair of the federal reserve and we're pleased to be continuing that tradition today. it's bun six years since our last recession ended and over that time our economy has grown at a slow pace average 2g.2% per year. some have suggested that a 2% growth rate is and will be the new normal for the economy. all of us should view these expectations as unacceptable. the fed has an important role to play in monetary policy and that's where the focus should be. we should also be mind fful tha changing interest rates is not a long-term precipitation for achieving a more dynamic economy. unlocking the full potential of our economy will require policy decisions that incentivize the private structure,

p.m. eastern here on c-span 2. >> with congress on holiday recess, the c-span networks feature a full lineup of prime time programming. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, laura logan, sebastian younger and other journalists whoever is their lives covering events in the middle east. tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. celerity activists speak out on a variety of issues. wednesday night, events from the c-span archives featuring notable public figures who died in 2015. thursday at 8:00 p.m., a look back at the year in congress and on new year's day, friday night at 8:00 p.m., law-enforcement officials, activists and journalists examine the prison system and its impact on minority communities. on c-span 2 book tv, tonight, at 8:30 p.m. memoirs by reporters, activists and a former white house press secretary. tuesday night at 8:00 p.m., books on economics and the economy. wednesday night, authors talk about their books on science and technology. thursday at 8:00 p.m., discussions on isis and terrorism and on new year's day, friday night at 8:00 p.m., several in-depth programs from this year. on amer

p.m. eastern, on c-span, c-span 3 and c-span radio. you can learn more about c-span's landmark cases series online by going to c-span.org/landmark cases. from the website you can order the c-span landmark cases books, featuring backgrounds of each case. written by tony mauro and push published by c-span. landmark cases is available for $8.95 plus shipping. >> c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, our student cam documentary contest asks students to tell us what issues they want to hear from the presidential candidates. follow c-span's road to the white house coverage and get all the details about our student cam contest at c-span.org. >> coming up tonight on c-span, an interview with senator charles grassley on the impact of landmark cases. after that remarks of joint chief of staff, general joseph dunford. another chance to see landmark cases miranda v. arizona. we spoke to chuck grassley on impact of supreme court decision. this is 40 minutes. it's an important process that we go through.

p.m. eastern on c-span.adio.3 and c-span you can also learn more about c-sp's landmark cases series by going to cases.org/landmark from the website, you can order c-span's landmark cases book featuring background, highlights and the legal impact of each case. courtn by veteran supreme journalist tony morrow and published by c-span. availablecases" is shipping.plus coming up, senate judiciary member,e ranking patrick leahy on the impact of cases. court landmark then house homeland security mccaul onchair mike security.of homeland carr.ater baker v. landmark cases an series an interview with patrick leahy. about landmark supreme court decisions and their to date.y this is 30 minutes. >> senator patrick leahy thank us time to talk about the landmark sprout case cases.eme court how do you talk about the role of the supreme court in society today? >> well, the supreme court, depending how they decide, really touched just about everything. we have three branches of government. obviously the president and the congr

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> all caps a long, c-span takes you on the road to the white house.ccess to the candidates at rallies, andings, speeches. we are your comments on facebook and there and by phone. onry campaign event cover is our website at c-span.org. week and all this week on washington journal, a featured author in a one-our conversation. starting monday at 9:00 a.m. eastern. jeff smith on "mr. smith goes to prison." tuesday, december to may 2 at 8:30 a.m., constitutional attorney john whitehead on his book, "battlefield america." wednesday, a professor talking about her book, "how the other half banks." and on thursday, december 24, matthew green it joins us to talk about underdog politics, the u.s. minority in the house of representatives. and then, craig shirley :iscusses his book, "last act the final years and emerging legacy of ronald reagan." starting december 21. securitynational agency director michael rogers on the future of the nsa. then, homeland security secretary jeh johnson. thea hike is announced in interest rate. narrate -- announcer: national securi

that's getting underway right now on c-span and then against night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span has your best access to congress in 2016. the house and senate will reconvene on january 4, to mark the second session of the 114th congress. tuesday, generally fit, the house is back from legislative work with paul ryan as speaker of the house. on monday, january 11, the senate returns at 2:00 p.m. eastern. be sure to follow c-span's capitol hill producer on twitter c-span, live coverage of congress on tv, on the radio and online at c-span.org. >> this new year's weekend, but tv brings you three days of nonfiction books and authors. new year's day, encore presentation of in-depth starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern. nationally syndicated talk show host thom on his life and career and his response to viewer calls and questions. his many books include the clash of 2016, rebooting the american dream and threshold. at 10:00 p.m. eastern economist walter williams, his most recent book is american contempt for liberty, other books include recent economics and up from the pro

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span3, and c-span radio. for background while you watch, order your copy of landmark cases, available for a dollars $.95 less shipping at c-span.org/landmark cases. $8.95 plus shipping at c-span.org. and rivalrycs between isis and al qaeda, and how the u.s. should counter the threat of these groups. the discussion was hosted by new america. this is one hour and 20 minutes. jason a lookreport was to take at strategic competition between al qaeda and the islamic state. we looked at islamic state and al qaeda as revolutionary groups. them asing at revolutions as both organizations have tried to fight against the standard world order and within the region of syria and iraq. identified as a malice organization. they favor political preparation of areas that they intend to go into. they use violence, but it is not in support of political objectives. the violence comes second. this has been seen in a number of the public writings from the leaders. they feet off of the experiences and writings of che guevara, on how

eastern on c-span 3. friday, new america examines syrian refugee crisis. at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. book tv has 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors every weekend. afterwords,ht, on theresa brown discusses her book "the shift." a first-hand account of her experience in patient care and safety. >> health care is only going to get more and more complex. we are going to need better and better nurses, to meet those complex needs. thinking about how to keep a strong and healthy and encouraging that is huge. but weipservice to that don't really emphasize it. politics, which i have been part of all my life, was not so different from the world of .etty criminals and racketeers it was disguised and less obvious. for 25 years i have looked at america as an ideal. i have defended american principles, the american founding. i have looked at american politics as a debate. republicans believe in liberty. democrats believe in equality. it is the point of view of the underclass that this way of looking at american politics is complete and total nonsense. >> america and american politics . what

eastern on c-span and you can join the conversation with your calls and your comments on facebook and twitter. tuesday smithsonian secretary future ofton on the the institution. see it at 1:00 p.meastern on c-span3. c-span takes you on the road to the white house and into the classroom. this year, our student documentary contest asked students to tell us what issues they wanted to hear from the presidential and. follow the road to the white house coverage and get all of the details from our contest at c-span.org. >> attorney general loretta lynch announced a justice department investigation into the chicago police department and issues related to the use of force and handling of allegations of misconduct. this briefing is 30 minutes. lynch: good morning everybody. justice isent of committed to upholding the highest standards of law enforcement throughout the united states. every american expects and deserves the protection of law enforcement that is effective, responsive, respectful and most importantly constitutional. thanks to the tireless dedication of men and women who wear the badge, most americans received just that. but with community members feel they are not receiving

[i feel pretty] [applause] ♪ announcer: friday on c-span, bill clinton speaks on bipartisanship at the dole center in kansas. watch friday at 8 p.m. easternspan. journal,xt washington a look at how campaign 2016 has differed from past campaigns in terms of media coverage and rhetoric. our guest is paul glastirs. then, authors week continues with craig shirley, author of "last act." live everyjournal's morning at 7:00 eastern on c-span. heu can join t conversation thvia facebook and twitter. three days of feature programming this holiday weekend on c-span. friday evening at 7:00, congressional republican leaders honoring former vice president dick cheney at the capitol. with the unveiling of a marble bust in emancipation hall. paul ryan: when the vice president had his critics going off the deep end, like they often did, he asked his wife lynne does it bother you when people refer to you as darth vader? she said no, it humanizes you. [applause] announcer: saturday night, an in-depth look at policing in minority communities. washington,lude d.c. police chief cathy lanier. cathy lanier: being very respectful in encounters, if it is not a cri

p.m. eastern on c-span 2. this evening weekly standard senior editor andrew ferguson talks about the potential republican contenders for the 2016 presidential election as well as president obama, cost overruns at the planned eisenhower memorial and the growing number of journalists and pundits in washington dc. each night at 8:00 p.m. eastern book tv primetime, tonight history books starting with the first ladies, presidential historians on the lives of 45 iconic american women from c-span's first ladies series. also, historian david mccall on his book the wright brothers. erik larson, author of dead weight, the last crossing of the lusitania. >> abigail fillmore the first first lady to work outside the home. teaching a private school, she successfully lobby congress for funds to create the first white house library. her hairstyle and love of pink created fashion sensations. it was marketed as a color and stores sold clip on banks to women is good to replicate her style. jacqueline kennedy was responsible for

p.m. eastern on c-span. all persons having business before the honorable supreme court of the united states are admonished to draw near and get their attention. announcer: monday on "landmark cases," we will look at the case of acre versus car -- baker vs. carr. chief justice earl warren called ofthe most important case his tenure on the court. >> these 11 tennessee v oters live in five of the largest cities in tennessee. they are the victims of a reducesy scheme which their right to vote to about 1/20 of the value of the vote given to certain rural residents. announcer: by the early 20th century, population shifts in states like tennessee had voters from rural areas move into the yet those world districts with smaller populations held voting power equal to the urban districts. so a group of voters challenged the disparity and took their case all the way to the supreme court. the case became a major milestone in supreme court activism, and has relevance today as the term "one person, one vote" is still being