p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> each week, american history tv's real america brings you archival films. >> on thursday, august 3, general john throckmorton arrived at the white house to report on conditions in the city of detroit. as of 12:00 previous day, the responsibility for law and order in the city had been returned to state authorities. there had been little in america's recent past to prepare her for the nightmarish war streets inr 1967. it came out of the ghettos of new york and detroit and spread through large and small communities, from providence to wichita. >> one thing should be absolutely clear. importantr is far too for politics. it goes to the health and safety of all american citizens, republicans and democrats. it goes to the proper responsibility of officials in both of our parties. it goes to the heart of our society. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, for the last hour i have met with secretary vance and general throckmorton -- >> throughout the summer torn with racial violence, the man most heavily burdened with a quest for solutions displayed a deliberate calm . the slums

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> washington post with the latest that could happen on the health care debate, the headline, mcconnell hence at shoring up the before the care act. the senate majority leader said on thursday that if his party fails to muster 50 votes for the plan to rewrite the approval care act, it will not have any choice but to draft a more modest bill with democrats to support the

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. to -- theummit came withummit came to a close president trump discussing the importance of women entrepreneurs in developing countries. [applause] president trump: thank you very much. we have a great neighbor in canada, and justin is doing a spectacular job in canada. everybody loves him, and for good reason. thank you for the job you're doing. i want to thank chancellor merkel for what she has done here. it has been really incredible the way things are handled, and nothing is easy, but so professionally and without interruption, despite quite a few people. they seem to follow your g-20's around, but you have been amazing and you have done a fantastic job, so thank you very much, chancellor. [applause] trump: i'm truly glad and very proud to be here today to announce a historic initiative that a lot of great, great women out there with tremendous entrepreneurial spirit and talent. and really provide new hope to these women from countless communities all across the world, women in bot

eastern here on c-span 2. and lone wolf terrorism. we'll hear from government scholars, from the washington institute of near east policy. it starts live at 12:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. later today, kentucky republican rand paul looks at the conservative movement and how young americans can get involved. he'll speak at the young americans student conference starts also on c-span. last week, vice-president mike pence swore in william hagerty, president trump's pick to be the next ambassador to japan. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests. it's my pleasure as the acting chief of protocol to welcome you to the swearing-in ceremony of big hagerty as the next united states ambassador to japan. the honorable mike pence will give the oath of office. it's my honor to introduce the vice-president of the united states, mr. mike pence. [applaus [applause] >> well, good afternoon, and behalf of the first family, welcome to the white house. it's going to be my great honor today and, in fact, a privilege to administer the oath of office to the 42nd united states ambassador to japan, bill hagerty. [applaus [applaus [ap

p.m. eastern on c-span three. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span three. saturday the p.m. eastern on lectures in history. university of washington professor william -- talks about the 1950s beaten beatniks to the hippies. >> the beats were veterans of the great depression and world war ii, the holocaust in the atomic age. the hippies were the optimistic children of the baby boom generation and the rising affluence of the postwar consumer boom. >> at 10:00 a.m. eastern on real america. thirty years ago all over north appear before the house and senate committees investigating the iran-contra affair. >> people ought not to believe how you're asking that question. that we intentionally deceive the american people. had that intent to begin with. the efforts to conduct these operations was made in such a way that our adversaries were not have knowledge of it or that we could deny association with them or the association of this government for those activities. that is not wrong. >> sunday at, history, authors and ron paul explore the com cot consequences of post-world war ii peo

p.m. eastern on c-span. requests on afterwards come up tonight at democratic congresswoman -- talked about a social program in your book, the least among us, waging the battle for the vulnerable. >> of social security reached its lowest point. -- theronald reagan congress acted to make social security -- into the future. meeting with hands about -- >> watch queue and day. >> next, former white house ethics direct your own ways to strengthen executive ethics rules. he also shares touched the trump administration thoughts, and avoiding conflicts of interest. this is an hour. jamie: thank you. i want to thank everyone coming out today and those joining us this morning via c-span. my name is jamie horowitz, i'm

p.m. eastern on c-span. announcer: joining us, ryan mccrimmon. >> a reporter on issues -- thank you for joining us. you have a piece on your website with other reporters saying that the health core will be busy next week when it comes to issues including appropriations. one of those dealing with the senate. four spending bills. walk us through this. next week the house will take up a spending package referred to as a minibus -- four appropriations bills in one, so they are taking a bills to fund the military, energy programs, water projects, the legislative

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday on "q & a" -- >> i'm not asking anybody to compromise their values or believes. i'm asking them to open their eyes to other people's so that you can figure out your place in this infinite world. >> brooke gladstone, co-host and manager editor of wnyc's "on the media." in her book, "the trouble with reality, a rumination on moral panic in our times," in which she looks at what constituted reality today and how the criteria has change willed over the years. >> i set out at the beginning of the book our biological wiring, and i wanted to show how we have evolved a culture that was designed to validate us and not to challenge us. certainly not to contradict us. it gave us the illusion that our realities were water tight when really they were riddled with weak spots and places that would crunch in. >> sunday at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q & a." >>> here on c-span3, american history tv

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and sees and.org. -- and c-span.org. his book,eumann on healing children. >> the conversations i hear are about cutting medicaid, nih, doing all these things when we are on the cusp of such terrific discoveries. when you think about half of the people on medicaid, half of the beneficiaries, our children. who is going to get hurt? why do we want to do that? we are not doing that to the elderly on medicare. we ought to double down and put more into our children. announcer: watch the entire program at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2 sunday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, david goodhart on his book, the road to somewhere. thee have seen this in contempt in email chains after brexit, left-wing professors saying why did we give these people the vote without some kind of iq test? announcer: for more go to book tv.org. the president announced on twitter a new defense policy on transgendered military personnel. he wrote, after consultation with my general son military be advised that the united states government will not accept or a

next week, during the july 4 recess in primetime on c-span, monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, author david horowitz. communism, socialism, and the communism, socialism, and the social justice movement, progressive -- progressivism, based on christianity. they look on the world is a fall in place. it is a place of injustice. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a debate on technology and privacy and whether tech company should be required to disclose customer data. >> some suggest we ought to build a backdoor, in order to allow law enforcement access to data. the problem with that is, you cannot build a backdoor that would only work for the u.s. government, good guys, or other people with good motives. if you build it for them, the encryption will be weakened for everyone. >> wednesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, justice clint bullock. >> the most important and enduring decision a president will ever make is, who to appoint to the united states supreme court and federal judiciary. >> thursday >> women are often first to spot conflict on the horizon coming their way. insight and information is igno

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this sunday at noon eastern a c-span3 special event. >> american history tv isng the 50th anniversary of the 1967 detroit riots. >> sunday night on "after words" journalists cheryl atkinson reports on how smear tactics are used to influence public opinion in her book the smear. >> so you don't stick up for mccain. you handled the "washington post" did you feel has not properly reported on this incident as opposed to say hey, donald trump, why are you smearing john mccain? >> number one, north and steve sense of the "washington post" i wrote about, but number two, i'm not here to cheer on or defend john mccain or donald trump. i think the mediated people do mistake when you criticize media behavior that wanted to criticize me to be at times front treats donald trump it does mean a supported or and cheering him on. i can see it as a separate things but they dismiss red often as he must be supporting them for you must not like x or y because you said this. it has nothing to do with that pickets looking at what i see as fair or accurate media coverage about the cand

riddled with weak spots and places that would crunch in. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. coming up at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, american history tv will be broadcasting live on the new museum of the american revolution in philadelphia which opened in april. we will take your calls and questions for about two hours starting at 7:00 and look at the artifacts and exhibits and answer your questions with museum staff. here is a preview. >> the next room which we call resistance is about the decades stretching from the stamp act in 1765 to the outbreak of the revolutionary war in 1775. this room introduces one of the exhibition techniques that we used, which is to create these immersive spaces and make you feel transported back in time. the elm treeeated that stood in boston in 1765 that became known as the liberty tree. this was a phenomenon that spread through other towns and other colonies in the time, a place where sons and daughters of liberty gathered in an ton-air political meeting talk about how they would react to these efforts by the british to impose taxes through parliament on them.

on c-span. on friday, sara huckabee sanders involvement ut her with politics as the daughter of former arkansas governor mike huckabee. a profile interview begins friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today on capitol hill, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham was joined by illinois democrat and minority whip dick durbin. they talked about an immigration initiative they're spearheading. this is about 25 minutes. mr. durbin: i want to thank my colleague, senator graham, for joining me as we reintroduce the dream act. we'll be joined by senator schumer and senator flake as co-sponsors. i have introduced this bill over many years. started 16 years ago. it has two basic premises. two basic reasons. first, we don't belief that young people should be held responsible for the errors or the illegal actions of their parents. number two, we believe that those who were brought to the united states as children, have grown up in this country, have no criminal record, who are prepared to serve this country in a variety of ways, should be given that chance to make america a better nation. over the years we have tried many times to pass this legislation. we've been a

p.m. eastern on c-span. q&a, art baudouin about thet his book vietnam war. shocked me because the saigon military command was so out of touch with the reality of what was happening in the streets. they literally got a lot of young americans killed. denied the city have been taken. it was a fact, but he continued to deny it for nearly the entire time the battle was fought. as a consequence, would never concede the sheer number of enemy forces that were in the city. small units of marines and troopers were being ordered to attack positions that were held by overwhelmingly superior enemy forces in entrenched positions. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on q&a. >> next, former white house ethics director walter schuh on ways to strengthen ethics will's. he also shares his thoughts on the trump administration and its attempt to avoid potential conflicts of interest. this is one hour. >> good morning. i want to thank everyone coming out today and those joining us this morning via c-span. my name is jamie horowitz, i'm on the headliners committee here at the national

p.m. eastern on c-span, c spand raide nd c-span.org. c-span's "washington journal" live every day with news that affects you. tomorrow, elaine donnelly will talk about the future of transgender military members in the wake of president trump's tweet calling on a ban of their service. then bill piper, of the policy alliance, that works to decriminalize drugs, will talk about plans by the trump squad mrgs to crack down on the growing, selling and use of marijuana. and amy wax will talk about her piece looking at the education of disadvantaged youth in the united states. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern on saturday morning. join the discussion. >> earlier this afternoon president trump announced he was replacing his chief of staff, reince priebus. tweeted -- t as he arrived in the d.c. area, the president spoke briefly to reporters about the change in the white house. here is a look. >> mr. president, why secretary kelly? president trump: reince is a good man. kellha

p.m. eastern on c-span two. announcer: washington journal continues. on this sunday morning, we end our show back where we began, asking how the opioid crisis is affecting your community. , ife numbers this morning you have been affected by opioid addiction, 202-748-8000. if you are a medical professional, 202-748-8001. all others, 202-748-8002. it is a sunday morning across america here. some of the newspapers across the country about opioid addiction. record, thedaily opioid crisis, worst city in the united states for opioid abuse, wilmington. hickory, north carolina, where that story is from. revive or let, to die is the headline, youngstown, ohio, using naloxone to save lives creates a new debate. another headline from the front page of the sunday chieftain in pueblo, colorado. fewer pain meds, new state policy appears to target chronic pain sufferers. that is the front page this morning of the harold meter in lexington, kentucky, opioid dependent newborns forced the united kingdom and other hospitals to rethink care, the mom first approach. headlin

on c-span. on friday, sara huckabee sanders involvement ut her with politics as the daughter of former arkansas governor mike huckabee. a profile interview begins friday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. earlier today on capitol hill, south carolina republican senator lindsey graham was joined by illinois democrat and minority whip dick durbin. they talked about an immigration initiative they're spearheading. this is about 25 minutes.

p.m. eastern on c-span. up over the fourth of july holiday on c-span twos tv. monday at 8:30 p.m. n, john the quarter discusses his book, talking back, talking black. >> i wanted to see if i can make the general public have a more dialect view of the that most black americans use in casual situations. >> on tuesday, at 7:15 am withrn, david mccullough this book, the american spirit, who we are and what we stand for. to,f you get knocked down you get back up on your feet and continue one. something we all need to be reminded of. and are reminded of by the examples set in this story of our own countries -- our country. >> mike lee with his book written out of history. the forgotten founding fathers who fought the government. >> i will think anyone can comprehend fully what happened in philadelphia unless they read both sides of the argument. unless you read the argument of the anti-federalist and the arguments of the federalists appear to tilt more in the direction of federal power than they do. >> at 2:30 p.m., jenna bush hager and barbara pierce bush with their book, "sisters first

eastern on c-span two. on voter security technology. live coverage starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern. is in trouble they rally tonight in youngstown, ohio. one at 7:00 p.m. eastern c-span3. watch on c-span or go or listen using the c-span radio app. c-span's washington journal, live it every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up this morning, minnesota republican congressman discusses the opioid epidemic and john garamendi talks about the brescia investigation. of cqen david hawkins roll call will discuss congressional pay and benefits. the sure to watch c-span's washington journal this morning. 20 discussion. next, congressman mark who chairs the house republican -- hem can't talks about takes questions about the caucus and gop efforts to repeal and replace the health care law. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the national press club, the world's leaders -- leading the news organization for journalists and where news happens. we are the constitution. am 110th president of the national press club. before we get started, i wanted to remind some people here in the audience and our -- about some housekeeping things th

p.m. eastern on c-span. &a >> when we look at president obama's domestic legacy, i think there are two things that are very important that will have long-lasting good consequences to the united states that can be summarized in four words. elena kagan,or and his two nominees to the supreme court. the author talks about his book "rising star: the making of arack obama." it covers the life of barack obama up until his winning the presidency. >> up until barack obama's presidency there were scores of people in illinois who had known him earlier who were deeply disappointed with the trajectory of the obama presidency in two ways. disappointed that barack obama , many of theeople people, most of the people, who were essential to his political rise. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 p.m. in eastern on c-span's q&a. vice president pence chairs the first meeting of the presidential advisory committee election and integrity which is tasked with studying procedures and voting systems for potential vulnerabilities. vice pr

p.m. eastern on c-span's open q&a." >> thursday at 7 p.m. eastern, american history tv for a live tour of the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia. michael quinn and scott stevenson will introduce artifacts and exhibits throughout the museum, including george washington's war tent and a piece of the old northbridge from the battle of concord. hear stories about the american revolution. and you can participate in a live program with your phone calls and tweets. museum of from the the american revolution, thursday starting at 7 p.m. eastern on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. --host: brian scheid is with us. energy week, energy dominance, which is not energy independence, the term we heard , but energy past dominance. what does that mean for the future of u.s. energy policy? what's the change? guest: it's an idea that has been talked about by every president since new -- nixon. the idea that we no longer have to rely on opec imports or be concerned of some sort of embargo or a blockade of crude coming into the u.s.. an -

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> "washington journal" continues. st: joining us now from new york city is claire suddath, a staff writer from "bloomberg businessweek." she is here for our spotlight on magazines to discuss herpes on the continuing wage gap in the u.s. and how companies are working to close it. claire, thank you for joining us today. guest: thank you for having me. host: in your fees, you talk women make up about 80% of what men do. talk about how we got there. is that something that got a steady differential, or have we seen changes over time? guest: when women started working in the workforce insight will numbers come in the 1960's, it was a fraction of what men ite, and over the decades, rose significantly. stagnation right now. there are a number of factors consultant to that, but i think the primary one is largely that into lowerto go paying fields and within fields into lower paying positions. women tend to be in health care, nursing, education, so 79% of elementary and middle school teachers are women. there does not seem to be

p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. holiday weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 6 p.m. eastern on "the civil war," historians the civil war and the 1863 draft riots. >> it seems clear these draft riots were inorganic perfect storm of resentment that had been building, you know, for maybe half a century. john, you were saying this was riot oruch an irish ethnic ryan, but a working man's the largest in our history. >> sunday at 8 p.m. on "the philip leavy discusses locations associated with george washington's life, including what was long thought to be his virginia birthplace. >> george corbyn washington had sold the property off. he was distancing himself. this lineage was living more distantly, further away. it was sort of a retreat. america," men of province, about the unit known as the harlem health fighters. rifle, armyeam, a rifle,- a canteen, a army belts, and a helmet. french rifles, french ammunition, french canteens. and david mccullough talks about how the founders, particularly john adams, viewed education, slavery, and preservation in the face of hardship and

p.m. eastern on c-span. we are joined next by dan pickard, an expert, legal experts in the area of the foreign agents registration act. because it ties into the russian investigation. the foreign agents registration act, tell us what that is and how that came to be in american law. fara is basically just a disclosure act. it requires individuals acting in the u.s. on behalf of foreign entities must register with the department of justice. the purpose of the statute is it does not necessarily authorized prohibitted -- or ensures theit government is aware of entities in the u.s. acting on behalf of foreign governments. it was originally passed in 1938, as a result of agents on behalf of the german government before world war ii disseminating propaganda, trying to keep the u.s. neutral with regard to the war. it was clear at that time there was no law on the books that make sure the u.s. government and american people knew who was disseminating propaganda. it has been amended a couple times in the following dec

p.m. eastern on c-span. right now, today's white house briefing with ms. huckabee sanders and incoming director anthony scaramucci. it's 50 minutes. ms. huckabee sanders: good afternoon. mark the last day of made in america week this afternoon the president will welcome several living survivors of the attack on u.s.s. arizona at pearl harbor and their families. other events this week have focused mainly on products and goods bearing the highly esteemed made in america label. truly the most prized thing to have come out of our country have been the brave men and women who have risked their lives protecting the freedom of americans and our allies around the globe. just a few minutes ago at 2:00 the president signed an executive order that will ensure the men and women of the greatest military in the world have the ships, aircraft, vehicles, and other supplies they will need to keep us safe in the years ahead. this order commissions the first ever whole government assessment of america's industrial base, marking the first time since president eisenhower that

eastern on c-span's q&a. during the july 4 recess in primetime time on c-span, monday at eight p.m. eastern author david oro is. socialism andnd the social justice movement progressed is modeled on christianity. they look on the world as a fall in place. i would never use words that way. it is a place of injustice. >> activate on technology and privacy and whether tech companies should be required to disclose customer data. >> some suggest we all to build a backdoor in order to allow law enforcement access to data. the problem with that is you cannot work eight build eight backdoor for the u.s. government or people with good motives. if you build it for them encryption lovely weekend for everyone. >> arizona supreme court justice when --. the most important decision a president will ever make as suitable white to the united states supreme court into the federal judiciary. at 8 p.m. easton hillary clinton talking about women in politics. >> women are often the first to a conflict on the horizon coming their way. insight and information is ignored it often leads to consequences that mi

eastern on c-span 3 in the afternoon a hearing on u.s. policy toward north korea. the acting assistant secretary f state for east asian and pacific affair testifies at 2:30 p.m. eastern, also on c-span 3. and you can watch both hearings online at c-span.org or listen with the c-span radio app. congressman mark meadows who chairs the house republican freedom caucus talks about the

p.m. eastern on c-span two. >> this weekend on book tv on c-span two. saturday at 11:00 p.m. eastern, pat buchanan talks about his book "nixon's white house wars," on his time as senior adviser to president richard nixon. >> they were going to break nixon as they broke lyndon johnson, but at the end of that -- 1969,0 year, richard nixon was that 68% approval. astonishing. here was nixon seven years he has been written off as the biggest loser in american politics. and a sunday, ses, professor and novelist roxane gay discusses her memoir. >> you see a woman on the cover of her book standing in her formally fat pants and she is like, i did it. i thought, i cannot write that book yet, and i write -- i want to write that book. why don't i tell the story of my body today without apology, just explanation? this is what it is like to be in this body. >> for more on this week's schedule, go to book tv.org. >> president trump trip to the g 20 seven in poland, where he held a joint news conference in warsaw with the polish president eared he answered questions regarding the possibility

p.m. eastern on c-span two. announcer: washington journal continues. this sunday morning, we end our show back where we began, asking how the opioid crisis is affecting your community. , ife numbers this morning you have been affected by opioid addiction, 202-748-8000. if you are a medical professional, 202-748-8001. all others, 20248

c-span's "washington journal," live 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. ♪ >> this week during the july 4 recess in primetime on c-span. monday at 8:00 p.meastern, david horwitz. >> communism and socialism in the progressivism are all modeled around christianity. they look on the world as if all .- as a fallen place it is a place of injustice. >> tuesday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a debate on technology and privacy and whether tech companies should be required to disclose customer data. >> some suggest should build a backdoor in order to allow law enforcement access to data. the problem is you cannot build a backdoor that works only for the u.s. government, the good guys or other people with good motives. if you build for them, the encryption will be weakened for everyone. >> wednesday at it :00 p.m. at 8:00 p.m. eastern arizona's supreme court justice. >> the most important and enduring decision a president will ever make is who to appoint to the united states supreme court and to the federal judiciary. >> thursday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, hillary clinton talking about women in politics. >> women are often the first to spot conflict on the hori

p.m. eastern on c-span [applause] -- c-span2. host: we want to welcome jennifer haberkorn.he covers her politico. what is the senate health care bill status now? guest: it seems almost dead. it was not good for the bill. there is a reason mitch mcconnell one of a "before the recess because they are not good beforewanted a vote recess because they are not good. the most moderate senator said she was buoyed by folks at home. found --erate senators sounded pessimistic about it. she is trying to tweak the legislation and bring it back on board. made to get the -- they need to get the bill written, get everybody on board and get 50 votes. that seems like a high task. host: will there be in august recess? guest: that is a good point. there are some republicans calling for a recess to be canceled in part because of this. it is too early to say right now. it is late july and they feel they are making progress that it could be delayed one week. that august recess is somewhat sacred to washington and folks like to get home, went if they have the -- but if they have the option of maki

p.m. eastern on c-span. president trump spoke to a crowd gathered in krasinski square. the site of the 1944 polish uprising against the nazis. the president spoke about relations with poland, russia's destabilizing actions in ukraine and affirmed his support for nato. our coverage started with a wreath-laying ceremony and then introductions by first lady melania trump. this is 45 minutes. [chanting] ♪ [drumroll] [chanting] ♪ [applause] >> [chanting] usa! [cheering] mrs. trump: hello, poland. [cheering] thank you very much. my husband and i have enjoyed visiting your beautiful country. i want to thank president and mrs. duda for their warm welcome and generous hospitality. i had an opportunity to visit the copernicus science center today and found it not only informative but thoughtful in its mission, which is to inspire its people to observe, experiment, ask questions and seek answers. i can think of no better purpose for such a wonderful science center. thank you to all who were involved in giving us the tour, especially the children, who made it such a wonderful exper

p.m. eastern on c-span. president trump spoke to a crowd gathered in krasinski square. the site of the 1944 polish uprising against the nazis. the president spoke about relations with poland, russia's destabilizing actions in ukraine and affirmed his support for nato. our coverage started with a wreath-laying ceremony and then introductions by first lady melania trump. this is 45 minutes.

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. up tonight on. c-span, and arizona supreme court justice on the constitution soniaupreme court justice sotomayor speaks to law students at stanford. and the u.n. security council needs to talk about north korea. -- meets to talk about north korea. last month justice clint bolick the arizona supreme court talked about his interpretation of the constitution and thoughts about the role of the federal and state judiciaries. next his remarks of the conservative forum of silicon valley. they run about an hour and 15 minutes. [applause] justice bolick: thank

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> now a look at the life of a career u.s. diplomat. from austin journal, this is over 30 minutes. -- from washington journal, this is over 30 minutes. the book is titled "foreign service: five decades on the frontlines of american diplomacy." our guest is james dobbins. why did you write the book? guest: for several reasons. important foras people to understand what american diplomats do and how american foreign policy is and to have some insight at a personal level to what has occurred through presidencies and 13 secretaries of state. the most i ask who was effective and least effective secretary of state? guest: some of it is just opportunity. jim baker was the most consequential secretary of state because he took office at a time of historic change and molded and channeled that change in very benign directions. other secretaries of state have operated under much more difficult circumstances, in the depths of the cold war where there was difficulty to get things done. there were some secretaries of state who found themselves outmaneu

p.m. eastern also on c-span 3. >> dr. kurt neuman on his book, healing children. a surgeon's stories from the frontiers of pediatric medicine. >> what i hear is cutting thing like medicaid, cutting nih and doing all these things when we're on the cusp of some such terrific discoveries. when you think about half of the people on medicaid, half of the beneficiaries, are children. so who's going to get hurt? why do we want to do that? we're not doing that to the elderly on medicare. why would we want to do that? in fact we ought to double down and really put more into our children. >> watch that on saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern, sunday at 7. okay p.m. eastern, david goodheart on his book, the road to somewhere, on the future of p politics.art on his book, the r to somewhere, on the future of p politics. >> you can see it in the people in e-mail strings. in brexit, why did we give these people the vote if without some kind of iq test. >> go to booktv.org for more on this week eend's schedule. >>> next, testimony from richard balm, acting director of the office of nati

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cage television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> next on american history tv, pulitzer-prize winning historian david mccollough talks about how the founders particularly john adams valued education, viewed slavery and persevered in the face of hardship. mr. mccollough then discusses how these ideals then shaped american society. following his talk, he sits down to discuss why he thinks studying history is important. what his writing process is like. and how he started writing books. he also previews his upcoming book about the pioneers of the northwest territory. this event was part of the series of the founding fathers hosted by the society of fine arts in palm beach, florida. >> wow, it's great to see it fill like this. and thank you, all. good morning. and i'm really happy that there are students here today from cardinal lumin and also from palm beach atlantic university. ultim

p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> next, the israelian police and palestinians in eastern jerusalem. the israeli police closed a mosque but later added metal detectors to the building. they were removed after protests. the mosque is part of the temple mount, a jewish christian and islamic holy site in jerusalem. taking place at u.n. headquarters in new york city this is close to an hour. >> members of the security, a

p.m. eastern on c-span. >> joining us now is paul waldman, a blogger for the washington post. and senior writer at the american prospect. he is here to talk about the democratic party's legislative agenda. thank you for joining us today. we will start with the health care bill. we have the republicans trying to put together a plan in the senate. assuming a plan comes together and ultimately passes, what should the democrats do? guest: if it actually passes, and that is an eventuality most people are not really prepared for. we have been talking about the results. it would depend on exactly how it is structured, how soon the provisions of the bill would take effect. as we have discovered in the details have come out, a lot of results could be pretty catastrophic for a lot of people. i think what you would see happening is that if it were actually passed, that would be the centerpiece of democratic organizing looking ahead to 2018 highlighting what is going on and use the bill as a way to rile up their base. the thing about midterm elections is that they are always a function of

p.m. eastern on c-span 3. >>> c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> or gonians are proud of their pry nearing heritage. here at the museum in portland is an exhibit that highlights some of the pioneer legislation that's been passed by the state. oregonians have been proud to be pioneers. when the first pioneers moved here and ever since, what seems to be part of our culture is to be innovative and to try ideas that haven't been tried before, push the edge of if envelope. and that's been done in the legislature time and time again over the course of the history of our state, especially in the 20th century. the first example of the legislative kind of invasions was in 1902 whenhe

p.m. in eastern on c-span's q&a. vice president pence chairs the first meeting of the presidential advisory committee election and integrity which is tasked with studying procedures and voting systems for potential vulnerabilities. vice president pence and president trump spoke at ahead of the meeting. their remarks are 10 meeting -- 10 minutes. announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the united states. vice president pence: welcome. please be seated. to helpt trump sign promote fair and on his federal elections. federal election. president calvin coolidge reminded us that the whole system of american government rests on the ballot box and president reagan declared the right to vote is the crown jewel of american liberties. by establishing this commission, actionnt trump is taking to make sure the crown jewels shines brighter than ever before. i will have the honor to serve as president -- chairman of this commission and it is a pleasure to be here today. president trump knows this transcends party lines and i am proud this

p.m. eastern on c-span. , -- y on q&a >> i'm not asking anyone to compromise their values or believes. i'm just asking them to open their eyes to that of others so you can find your place in this world. miss gladstone discusses her book "the trouble onh reality," a meditation moral panic in our time. >> i set up at the beginning of biological wiring. i wanted to show how we have evolved a culture that was designed to validate us and not to challenge us. certainly not to contradict us the illusion that our reality was watertight when really it was riddled with weak spots and places that would crunch in. announcer: sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. to -- theummit came g20 summit came to a

p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a the 1967raid triggered detroit right. american history tv a police officer recounts the early 1967ng arrest on july 23 which led to widespread looting and the arrival of federal troops. of theterview is part history written hit -- collective of the historical society. >> anthony fierimonte. my mother thought i was going to be the pope. she was mistaken. >> your dad did what? >> my dad worked for the city of detroit, which was the bus line. >> what was the job

p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> sunday on q and a. >> i'm not asking anyone to compromise their values and believes. i'm just asking them to open their eyes to other peoples so that you can figure out your place in this infinite world. >> brook gladstone co-host and managing editor of wnyc's on the media. she discusses her book whereby the trouble with reality in which she looks at what constitutes reality today and how that criteria has changed over the years. >> i said at the beginning of the book our bilological wiring. and i wanted to show how we had evolved a culture that was designed to validate us and not to challenge us, certainly not to contradict us. it gave us the illusion that our realities were watertight when really they were riddled with weak spots and places that would crunch in. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q and a. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american hisry

[applause] >> this week during the july 4 recess in primetime on c-span, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, author david horwitz. all, communism, socialism, and the social justice movement, progressivism, they are all modeled on christianity. world is a fall in place, would never use that. it is a place of injustice. >> tuesday, a debate on technology and privacy and whether tech companies should be required to disclose customer data. >> some suggest we ought to build it back door to allow law enforcement access to data and you cannot build a act or that works only for the u.s. government, good guys, or other people with good motives. if you build it for them, it will be weaker for everyone. >> wednesday, arizona supreme court justice -- >> the most important and enduring decision a president will ever make is who to appoint to the united states supreme court and the federal judiciary. [applause] >> thursday, hillary clinton talking about women in politics. hillary clinton: women are often the first spot, conflict on the horizon coming their way. insight and information is ignored, it ofte