p.m. on american history tv on on c-span3. working with a cable affiliate as we explore the american story. >> live now to andrew wheeler and transportation secretary eland chow talked about the trump administration sent it to stop california from setting stricter fuel economy standards. live coverage. >> in bringing together all of the components to complete this important step on behalf of the present for the american people. she is understood since this process began in 2017 the enormous benefits for consumers and especially the safety. i know she is in the engagement shortly following this across town so please join me in welcoming secretary chao. secretary. [applause] >> hey, good morning. thank you all so much for being here. administrator andrew wheeler and are so pleased to announce a major step forward in president trump's plan to help ensure that more americans have access to safer, more affordable, and cleaner new cars that meet their families needs. to what half years ago president trump focused autoworkers in mich

p.m. eastern a discussion about shakespeare's influence on u.s. politics. at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts the norman rockwell museum traveling exhibit on fdr in the four freedoms. explore our nations passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. earlier today senate minority leader chuck schumer came to the floor to announce that the senate would exercise its option to take another vote on president trump's national emergency declaration for the southern border. under the law of the senate can boat to repeal the declaration every six months. lawmakers voted to repeal the president's declaration in march but house failed to override the president's veto of the qrepeal. >> madam president, i began this morning with news for my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. as stipulated by the national emergencies act democrats will once again force a vote to terminate the president's national emergency declaration. the provisions of the national emergency act dictate that the resolution of disapproval be privileged and therefore must be voted upon. as everyone no doubt remembe

p.m. eastern a discussion about shakespeare's influence on u.s. politics. at 6:00 p.m. on americanrtifacts the norman rockwell museum traveling exhibit on fdr in the four freedoms. explore our nations passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. earlier today senate minority leader chuck schumer came to the floor to announce that the senate would exercise its option to take another vote on president trump's national emergency declaration for the southern border. under the law of the senate can boat to repeal the declaration every six months. lawmakers voted to repeal the president's declaration in march but house failed to override the president's veto of the qrepeal. >> madam president, i began this morning with news for my colleagues on both sides of the aisle. as stipulated by the national

on our weekly series, saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, here on american history tv.kend on american history tv, an author examines the psychological impact of world war i aerial nervous condition brought on by flying. here is a preview. finally, aviation psychiatry, this is an interesting subject, the notion of combat psychiatry during the first world war, often called shell shock, which was an inadequate term to describe what was happening to these people who came from largely rural environments, used to a quiet lifestyle, suddenly in shock on this western front where you have a faces, mechanized enemy destroying every thing around you, and how does the average psyche come to grips with that? shell shock, the doctors notion of, the military psychiatry evolve symbiotically with the war. after the war, notions of any was of mental problems largely viewed as cowardice, and this continued during the first world war. in england, of 3000 cases, some were executed for it. after the war the sacrificial executions, the doctor said many of these guys were not to blame. they s

p.m. eastern on c-span two. announcer: next on americanory tv, two historians discuss the history of health care policy since world war i. topics include the roots of the modern health-care system, the medical field's transformation into a business, and disparities in insurance coverage. the natural history center hosted this event. mr. kennedy: i think we are going to try to start this event on time. my name is dane kennedy, i am director of the national history center. i want to welcome you all to this briefing on the history of u.s. health care, health care policy. this is a briefing sponsored by the national history center, which is affiliated with the american historical association, and is part of a series of briefings that we offer that provide historical perspectives to issues that are currently confronting congress. we will have another one at the end of next month, which will be on the history of u.s.-iranian relations. i should stress that these

you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend, on c-span three. -- on c-span3. announcer: saturday, at 10:00 eastern on 4:00 p.merican history tv, here's a quick look at one of our recent programs on real america. america. ♪ >> many people think of us as washington correspondents, but in reality we are u.s. correspondents. during the campaign, i traveled a great deal between washington and various spots in the country , because you must be out there if anything happens. i compare this to the stops before. you had people lined up on section 48. years.ring the later i know many top-notch correspondents. we have worked many stories together, so we know each other very well. some of us are conservatives, some are liberal, some are in the middle, but we have deep respect for each other and each other's ideas. candidates didn't seem to have to take one. and applause] [helicopter whirring] >> when you go out with the president or the challenger, of the opposing party, you are really trying to verify the impact of unreal people. drop the press, not the way he looks on television. -- not the press, not the way he looks

p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliate as we explore the american story. >> next, a house hearing on renewing parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. then virginia senator mark warner and former homeland security secretary discuss the dangers to democracy regarding digital disinformation campaigns. after that a senate hearing on the banking challenges cannabis store owners and sellers face in states where marijuana has been legalized. the house judiciary committee held its oversight hearing on the foreign intelligence surveillance act known as fisa. the committee was considering whether to renew

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p.m. on c-span2. >> next on american history tv a historian talks about alexander hamilton's military career and his relationship with george washington. dimension in new jersey, the site of washington post 1780 headquarters -- washington's 1780 headquarters hosted this event. >> welcome. i am so happy all of you are here and joining us today for this program. if you have not been here before, definitely after the lecture today, please stay and take a tour with our staff. before i introduce our guest speaker today, just a few rules or bits of information. we do have light refreshments for you in the kitchen. there is coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. please feel free to get up and take what you like. restrooms are in this building. you do not need to go to the visitor center.

this weekend on american history tv, saturday 8:00 p.m. eastern on flexors and history, the california gold rush and environment tent on the real america. 1977 film on italian newspaper journalist and sunday 4:30 p.m. eastern, scholars on the history of u.s. policy towards iran and iran's nuclear program. at 6:00 p.m., historian dan albert talks about his book, are we there yet? the american automobile past, present and driverless. explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span three. saturday on book tv on 9:10 p.m. eastern, our interview with wright's attorney and author in her book, she details coming the first deaf blind student of law school and how she maneuvers through a hearing world. >> 's go to school and expect the teachers to teach them. i couldn't do that. i have to think about what i might be missing. what are potential unknowns here? how can i find the unknowns? all my life has been this process of trying to identify unknowns. i come up with solutions. >> 10:00 p.m. on "afterwards", american universi

p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> next, a house gun violence task force hearing from witnesses about the impact of guns in device. the effect on their community and what legislative steps could be taken to curb gun violence. this is just over an hour and a half. >> the forum will come too orde, please. we welcome everyone and thank them for being here. our speakers, thank you very much for being here. our fellow members and guests of the committee, thank you. we are here today because 203 days ago the house passed bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation, and the u.s. senate has done nothing. after every mass shooting that makes the headlines, leader mcconnell says it's too soon to talk about policy. unfortunately, there have been more mass shootings this year than there have been days in the year. if we wait for a day without gun violence, to talk about it, we will be waiting forever. the senate leader mcconnell hopes if we wait, if you wait

[applause] tvtoday on american history at 5:00 p.m. eastern, a discussion on shakespeare's influence on politics. at 6:00, the norman rockwell museum traveling exhibit on fdr and the four freedoms. explore our nation's passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. tv productshistory are available at the new c-span online store. check out all of the c-span products. night on the communicators, california representative, cochair of the artificial intelligence caucus on the future of artificial intelligence, election security and whether big tech companies need more regulation. >> google is a california-based company and if we want to look at how it is doing its business practices, it is important to do it in a thoughtful way. i know the department of justice and the federal trade commission are also talking about doing investigations into competitive practices of these companies. it is good to look at this and investigated and make sure companies are behaving. i'm not sure breaking companies up is a good idea. these companies ha

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p.m. eastern on american history tv here on c-span3. ♪ >> the house will be in order.pan hasears, provided america with unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events from washington dv -- from washington dc and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local calor -- cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. ♪ >> tonight on lectures in history, university of arkansas professor elliot west lectures about the environmental impact of the california gold rush. time in humanst history, people have become a geological force, not just changing the environment, we are always doing that. not just changing the environment in that way, but changing literally the fundamental shape of the earth itself. so it is going down these river systems, it fills up these rate. at an astonishing comes outling as it of the mountain, as the falling water levels out it settles to the bottom, and the riverbeds and rise, 100 feet and more. so a town lik

p.m. eastern. explore our past on american history tv. >> during world war ii, the u.s. government contracted walt disney studios to create 32 animated short films. disney also contributed to hundreds of training and informational films for service branches and the office of war information. next on "reel america," from 1943, "education for death: the making of the nazi," based on a book with the same title. this cartoon lampoons the hitler youth. ♪ narrator: what makes a nazi? how does he get that way? let's look at the process. control begins a soon as a child is born. a young couple comes to register the birth of their son. >> [speaking foreign language] those documents are birth certificates all the way back to their great-grandparents, proving that they are pure aryan. sonmother wants to call her hans. hans seems to be ok for the time being. eir hereditary passport with space for 12 future children, a subtle hint that germany needs soldiers. as a reward, they get a copy of germany's bestseller. now let's see what happens to one of hitler's children. kindergarten, an

p.m. on american history tv on cspan 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >>> virginia senator mark warner and michael chertoff discuss the challenge and dangers to democracy regarding disinformation campaigns. the remarks came during the symposium hosted by the office of the federal commission chair, pan america and stanford university cyber policy center's digital incubator. this is two hours. >>> we have a very important guest with a limited timeframe. so we're going to get started. i am ellen weintraub, the chair from the federal election commission and i'm delighted to welcome you to digital disinformation and the threat to democracy information integrity in the 2020 elections. a symposium i am co-sponsoring with pan america and stanford's global policy inkub incubator. this has weaponized our most cherished freedoms to sow disorder. here in the u.s., we saw russia deploy disinformation as one of its tools when in the words of the mueller report, the russian government interfered in th

p.m. eastern a discussion about shakespeare's influence on u.s. politics and at 6:00 p.m. on americannorman rockwell museum traveling exhibit on fdr and the four freedoms. explore our nation's past on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >> treasury secretary steven mnuchin and housing and urban development secretary ben carson appeared before the senate banking committee to discuss possible changes to the housing finance system and efforts to pass company has of legislation. ...

cities tour of sheridan, wyoming this saturday at noon eastern on c-span two, book tv, and this sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. steve: joining us on newsmakers is jb poersch. thank you for joining us. j.b.: thank you, steve. steve: let me begin with the senate republican leader up for reelection in kentucky. we have not seen him public in the last month because he fractured his shoulder as a result of a fall that took place in louisville at his home.

more about norman rockwell and the four freedoms on our tour at the george washington university museum sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts. you're watching american history tv. >> next on the civil war, author tim smith talks about the subject of his book, farms at gettysburg. he describes the families who lived in the area during the civil war and how they were affected by the battle at gettysburg. this talk was hosted by the gettysburg heritage center. >> now, onto our program. today, we have tim smith. many of you are probably flayer with him because he has been here in gettysburg for a number of years. he is a native to baltimore maryland, a licensed battlefield guide at the gettysburg national millitary park, and hannaor

p.m. eastern for legislative business. on c-span2, a discussion on the release of a survey looking at american's news on foreign policy and international relations. at 2 p.m. state attorneys general announce an investigation into the business practices of large technology firms. and the senate returns from the august recess at 3 p.m. to continue work on the president's executive nominations, including allowing u.s. ambassador to the united nations kelly craft to represent the u.s. at the upcoming general assembly. on c-span 3 at 5:30 p.m., policy experts analyze the u.s. population and shifting demographic numbers, and what they mean for america's future. that's hosted by the american enterprise institute. president trump holds a campaign rally in fayetteville, north carolina on the eve of a special election for the 9th congressional district in the state. watch live coverage today 7 p.m. eastern on c-span2. on-line at c-span.org or listen live on the free c-span radio a app. >> what is your vision in 2020? student cam 2020 is asking students what issue do you most want to see the presidential candidates address during the

p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3 working with cable affiliates as we explore the american story.shington journal" continues. host: arizona republican paul gosar, senior member of the house oversight committee at our desk. your committee deep into several investigations of the trump administration and this new standoff between congress and the white house over this whistleblower complaint. what do you know about that complaint? guest: basically what is being reported. still superficial. i haven't participated in any of the meetings so far just because i have sent -- i have been so busy. very tough to get caught up. host: on the whistleblower complaint, where do you think this goes? congress only in for another week or so and then a two week recess. does this story have legs? guest: that i don't know, but i can see both perspectives. i can see where the white house is coming from because of all the notorious allegations that have not come to fruition. i can see congress' oversight and the application with regards to national intelligence and the tenderness in which you have to look

p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliate as we explore the american story. >> next, a house hearing on renewing parts of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. then virginia senator mark warner and former homeland security secretary discuss the dangers to democracy regarding digital disinformation campaigns. after that a senate hearing on the banking challenges cannabis store owners and sellers face in states where marijuana has been legalized. the house judiciary committee held its oversight hearing on the foreign intelligence surveillance act known as fisa. the committee was considering whether to renew several fisa provisions including wiretap authority, business records authority and the lone wolf provision which were set to expand at the end of the year. this is about two hours, 10 minutes. >> committee on the judiciary will come to order. we welcome everyone to this morning's hearing on oversight of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. i will now recognize myself for an openin

p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> now it's a joint congressional hearing featuring young climate change activists. witnesses include greta toomberg who said i don't wopt you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the other scientists. action congress should take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and why young people should get involved in the issue. this is just under 90 minutes. >> chairman engles joining us. we're here joined by the select committee on climate crisis and an esteemed panel of witnesses for this hearing leading to the next generation on the global climate crisis. i know a few of our witnesses have a hard stop at 11:30 in order to get to their next event advocating on these issues. i'll just ask that all members keep their questioning to five minutes or less so we can fit in as many members as possible. without objection all the members may have five days to submit statements, questions, exrainious materials for the record, subje

. >> watch archival films on public affairs on our weekly series "reel america," saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on americanry tv. ♪ >> the house will be in order. c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court on public policy events from washington dc and around the country, so you can make up your own mind. c-span by cable in 1979, is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. ♪ in his new book, "talking to strangers" author malcolm locke -- whytails white heat he thinks people make inaccurate judgments about people they don't know. >> i'm going to drag you out of here. >> you are going to drag me out of my own car? >> she was imprisoned for resisting arrest and two days later she hangs herself in her cell. a tragic and unexpected results, we saw, whichnge by the way, goes on and on and on and on, we only saw a small --ppet of it, is, of when i first saw that online, that was when i realized that i wanted to write about because, if you break that exchange down moment by moment you see multipl

p.m. eastern a discussion about shakespeare's influence on u.s. politics and at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts the norman rockwell museum traveling exhibit on fdr and the four freedoms. explore our nation's past on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >> treasury secretary steven mnuchin and housing and urban development secretary ben carson appeared before the senate banking committee to discuss possible changes to the housing finance system and efforts to pass company has of legislation. ... [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >>> this hearing will come to order. today we are joined by the leading voices within the administration on reforming and strengthening the housing and finance some. the secretary of the treasury and the secretary of housing and urban development, both of whom have justice at housing finance reform proposals to the president as well as the director of the federal housing finance agency who serves as the regulator and conservatory of fannie mae and freddie mac. i want to thank each of you for coming to the co

on our weekly series real america. saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern. here on american history tv. >> next, the richard nixon presidential library and museum in yorba linda, california. on september 11th. keynote speaker nor man mineta, former transportation secretary during the george w. bush administration. talked about his role in grounding all planes immediately following the september 11th terrorist attack on new york and washington d.c. ♪ [drums playing] ♪ >> please be seated. >> i will be your master of ceremonies this morning. please allow me to introduce pastor phil. pastor phil and his wife tammy are the senior pastors at influence church in anaheim hills. their special mentors to many including myself. pastor phil and tammy were aboard aircraft over new york city when the terror attacks september 11th 2001 took place and had family on the ground below. pastor phil will be leading us in prayer in ceremony invocation this morning. >> thank you chris. there's nothing sweeter to be able to talk to god. commune with him and he oversees all that we do and say. let'

p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore the american story. >> now it's a joint congressional hearing featuring young climate change activists. witnesses include greta toomberg who said i don't wopt you to listen to me, i want you to listen to the other scientists. action congress should take to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and why young people should get involved in the issue. this is just under 90 minutes.

we will be right back for that conversation. ♪ >> this weekend, on american history tv, saturday, 6 p.mon the civil war, the co-author of targeted tracks talks about the importance of the cumberland valley railroad during the civil war and at 8:00 on lectures in history, a discussion on august wilson. >> the things motivating august wilson are his desire to move black people from the margins to the center and say, what is true about us? what matters to us? what is happening in our lives? >> sunday, 4 p.m. eastern on real america, 1919 silent army film, motor convoy, about a transcontinental track from washington dc to san francisco. 8:00 on the presidency, herbert hoover and his world war i relief work. >> to his team of mostly american volunteers, they built the crv into a remarkable organization. it had its own flag, its own fleet, it negotiated with some of the warring european powers, it's a leader, hoover, enjoy diplomatic immunity and travel freely through enemy lines, probably the only american citizen permitted to do so during the entire war. >> explore our nation's past on amer

p.m. on cnbc, "american greed." > crazy story here.tmare in real life. her name is janet evans. she dreamt she swallowed her engagement ring. it was not a dream. she swallowed the 2.4 carat diamond rings. every girl wants as big of a ring until you swallow it and figure out what to do next. >> they were able to find the ring in her intestines. despite all the difficulties, they still are getting married next year. >> i hope all her dreams come true. >> rob mayeda here. this is the wildest forecast. ready for some rain. >> yes. >> we have some. there has a drizzle. >> right now. >> tomorrow there is a better chance of seeing some briefly, heavier than drizzles. low clouds in san jose. those low clouds are forced to rise up towards the east foothills and closer to mount hamilton. you can see right now, misty skies at golden gate bridge continues at 64 degrees. currently temperatures in the 60s. you see the push of cooler marine air and fog around san francisco and it is that on shore wind as the moisture increases which good enough to br

p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this is the story of how this -- this whole new economy was built and how -- and i've always been really interested. ever since i was working in washington, in how business and government interact with one another. they have an antagonistic relationship but they also have a collaborative relationship. the real story of american history is one of public, private partnership in many ways, in ways that sometimes are unseen. so this was -- i think the story's a really great way to get into that. >> university of washington history professor margaret omara discusses her book, the code, silicon valley and the remaking of america. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> historians discussed the impact of sufficientragists and abolitionists during the reconstruction era. drexel university's vision 2020 co-hosted this event. >>> ladies and gentlemen, this is an important a

p.m. on c-span2. next on american history tv, the massachusetts historical .ociety jose discussion explore hows activism, culture, and institutions have survived and ofived despite the history slavery and discrimination. this is part of the series marking the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved africans to british north america. >> all right. good afternoon, everyone. thank you for coming out to the first event in our legacies of 1619 series. sponsored by the massachusetts historical society. the boston museum of african-american history. i am the director of research at the massachusetts historical society. if you are not familiar with us, we are the oldest historical society in the nation. we hold

p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span 2. announcer: next on americantory tv, three women reflect on their experiences working on the apollo space program sharing how they overcame challenges and their roles with nasa

p.m. eastern, only on american history tv here on c-span 3. >> tonight own book 16 at 9:00 p.m. eastern, our interview berma. en he details becoming the first deaf, blind graduate of harvard war school. >> just go to school and expect the teachers to team them. i couldn't do that. i had to think about what might i be missing. what are the potential unknowns here? how can i find those unknowns and all my life has been this process of trying to identify unknowns and figure them out and try to come up with solutions. > and at 10:00 p.m., ian kindry talks about his book "how to be a racist." >> i don't think well-meaning people, even people who are trying to be part of the movement against racism recognize really that the history of this term. cist was ever gei ini cused of being national i--- nationalists -- racist, they said i'm not racist. >> then at 11:00 p.m., former defense secretary jim mattis recounts his military career and his leadership

p.m. eastern all day on american history tv here on c-span3. c-span's cities tour is in lansing, where we are visiting michigan history museum. they have launched a brand-new exhibit where they're asking visitors to take another look at some everyday objects. suzanne: we are in the michigan history exhibit. we are looking at our new exhibit, "secret lives of michigan objects." secret lives of michigan objects is a playful and fun exhibit about museum collections, and the way that objects in museums add up to michigan history. it is a way to involve people who live in michigan to think about their stuff as part of michigan history. especially in history museums, we like to put things into context. an object is not just an object, it tells a story about the time it was made, the people use it. -- who used it. in this exhibit, we are saying, what are other ways to look at objects? and whether other stories -- what are other stories that objects can tell? the first thing people see when they come to the exhibit space is this one object. it's in a d

p.m. eastern for legislative business. on c-span 2 a discussion on the lease of a survey looking at american views on foreign policy and foreignelations. at 2:00 p.m., state attorneys general announce an investigation into the business practices of large technology firms and the senate returns from the august recess at 3:00 p.m. to continue work on the president's executive nominations including allowing u.s. ambassador to the united nations to represent the u.s. at the upcoming general assembly. on c-span 3, at 12:30, policy experts analyze shifting demographic numbers and what they mean for america's future. that is hosted by the american enterprise institute. >> president trump holds a campaign rally in fayetteville, north carolina, on the eve of the special election for the ninth congressional district in the state. watch at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 2. online at c-span .org. or the c-span radio app. >> margaret o'mara, what will readers get in your new book, "the code."? professor o'mara: what they will get is a biography of silicon valley itself and the modern american technology industry itself. there are some many pe

p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span. >> labor day weekend on american p.m.,y tv, today, at 4:00 the 1950 army film invasion of southern france. at 8:00 p.m. day, eastern, the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of virginia's first general assembly. explore our nation's passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> this week on newsmakers, guy cecil, who's the chair of priorities usa and its super pac, a democratic group, here to talk about the 2020 election. we also have with us juana summers, national political reporter with the associated press, and alayna treene, who is the white house reporter with axios. mr. cecil, let me go first and just ask you to explain who your group is, what you are, and how much money do you plan to spend in the 2020 election? and where do you plan to spend that money? >> we actually have two primary functions at priorities. the first is focused on politics, which may not be a particular surprise, and in particular supporting progressives and democrats running for office. in this particular election, we will focus primarily on the presidential rac

p.m. eastern, a suggestion with shakespeare's influence on politics. and american artifacts the norman rockwell museum travelling exhibit on fdr's and the four freedoms. explore our nation's past every weekend on c-span 3. >> and now democratic presidential candidate senator elizabeth warren from last weekend's new hampshire democratic party state convention in manchester. this is just over 15 minutes. [applaus [applause] >> wow. this is amazing. okay. thank you. you're amazing. okay. okay. [crowd chanting] >> hello, new hampshire democrats. . [cheers] okay. okay. so thank you. this means the world to me. so-- i never thought i would get into politics, but the first lesson i learned is no one does this on their own. so thank you to every volunteer, every organizer, every door-knocker, every phone-banker, every $5 donor thank you from the bottom of my heart. this is how we build a movement. and thank you to our chair buckley who makes it happen every day. and my great partners in the united states senate, maggie hassan and jeanne shaheen. go jeanne. so i grew up in

on our weekly series "reel america." saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here in american history tv. next on "the presidency," stanford university historian bertrand patenaude talks about herbert hoover and aid to poverty-stricken soviet russia. this program at the hoover presidential library in west branch, iowa, was part of a daylong conference of his humanitarian work. it was mr. hoover's global efforts that propelled him toward a run for the white house. some viewers may find images in this program disturbing. >> welcome to the second half of our event. i am going to mosey in on the beginning of my own presentation so people can head in from the break. [laughter] let me just say it is a great pleasure to be invited here, to be part of this event. and it is a distinct pleasure to be surrounded by so many hoovers. i have never seen so many hoovers in one place. [laughter] it looks like we are complete. thetart this segment in summer of 1921, and in that summer soviet russia is the scene of a catastrophic famine, as george nash mentioned earlier. millions are threatened with starvati

. >> this weekend on american history tv, this evening at 4:30 eastern, scholars on the history of u.s. policy towards iran and iran's nuclear program and at 6 p.man albert talks about his book "are we there yet?" the american automobile. explore our nations passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span 3. we this morning author ben ho discusses his book "the immoral majority: why evangelicals chose political power over christian values" news channel host jeanine pirro talks about her bo "

p.m. eastern, only on american history tv here on c-span3. on "reeleekend america," a 1919 silent film documenting a transcontinental motor convoy. the century-old journey that changed america. here is a preview feud -- preview. >> it was a century ago from early july to early september of 1919 that a u.s. army convoy of about 80 vehicles made its way from washington, vc -- washington, d.c. to san francisco. this depicting what happened, the map showcasing the journey from washington, d.c. to san francisco, documented into 25 minute silent film. first, joining us is and michael ike."the author of "after your book explains -- your book. explain the genesis of your research. >> it was an important trip in the history of the u.s. and i was interested in the fact that eisenhower went along. he was only 28 years old at the time. later, i think partly because of the inspiration from the trip, he was the driving force around the interstate highway system. i wanted to see the route that they followed, i was able to follow their exact route. >> this i

on our weekly america saturday at 10:00 p.m. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv. announcer: this november is the 275th anniversary of abigail adams' birth. next on the presidency, her biographer talks about the social and political relationship tween adams and her friend, poet and historian mercy otis warren. they were two of the most significant women in revolutionary war america. when they met, warren was a adams, buthe younger it was abigail that ended up in the white house with her husband, john. michelle: this is a really special year for the abigail adams birthplace. it is the year of "remembering abigail." observing two big anniversaries, october 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of her death. we had a big kick off at the statehouse and we have another big commemoration in november of this year, which marks the 275th anniversary of her birth. we've been joining with other organizations to honor her legacy and celebrate her life and legacy. so we have formed an organization, rememberabigail.org, and a number of us are offering programs and events, so check --

p.m. on "after words", american university professor talks about his book, how to be an antiracist. he is interviewed by author and princeton university professor. >> i don't think people who are trying to be part of the movement against racism recognized really that the history -- eugenicist were classified as racism, they said i'm not racist. when the segregationists were charged with being racist, they said i am not racist. even white nationalist today are saying i'm not racist, no matter if they're in the white house or planning the next mass shooting. >> at 11:00 p.m., former defense secretary jim mattis recounts his military career and his thoughts on leadership in his book calls on chaos. learning to lead. watch book tv, every weekend on c-span2. >> next, america's retreat from w

. 2019] >> we have the best known american history writers of past decade talking about their books. you can watch or series every saturday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span 3. >> tonight we visit the tulane university classroom of john ray proctor learn about august wilson his contribution to african-american theater and his pulitzer prize winning play fences. >> if we can perform the narrative of blackness in such a way that it becomes universal, then maybe there can be empathy. maybe then we can get more -- we can get the respect of america to go you know what, this demonizing of blackness that has happened on an ideological level and step away and it is just a mother and a son. when we look at rose and look at troy in "fences" we are hearing the story of a man and a woman, right? they don't really concern themselves with the white world around them. they are concerned with their lives. that process of exposing or showing the deeply personal, by showing the specific and personal, it is an attempt to make that story universal. >> learn more about african-american play write august wilson tonight at 8:00 and midnight eastern

announcer 1: our guest, on her and, career in politics homework as president of the heritage foundation think tank, sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. . announcer 2: american history tv, a u.s. capitol merkel society program -- historical society program. shakespeare enthusiast and senate finance committee democratic chief counsel michael evans discusses how the bard has been invoked in historic congressional debates, and the political lessons that might be learned from his plays, especially the tragedies. >> today is very special. mike evans comes to us a graduate of salem state university, where he was just granted an honorary doctorate for his significant service,ions to public so we can now call him dr. evans. [applause]

cities tour of sheridan, wyoming, this saturday at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv and this sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >>> this weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, the california gold rush and the environment. at 10:00 on reel america, the 1977 film on italian newspaper journalist marino demenici. sunday, scholars on the history of u.s. policy towards iran and iran's nuclear program. and at 6:00, historian dan albert talks about his book "are we there yet: the american automobile, past, present and driverless." explore our nation's past, on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >>> up next, a discussion on diversity and free speech on college and university campuses. among the speakers, berkeley law professor john yoo, who served as the deputy assistant u.s. attorney general during the george w. bush administration, and author and political commentator steve hayward. the pacific research institute in san francisco is the host of this forum. it is about an hour. >> professor john yoo will be introduced in a second. i want to set the

p.m. on c-span2, live remarks from jim mattis about his book, "call sign chaos." at 8:00 p.m. on c-span3, it's american history tv with programs commemorating the 400th anniversary of the first africans arriving in virginia. >>> watch c-span's campaign 2020 coverage of the democratic presidenti presidential candidates at the new hampshire democratic party convention. our live coverage is saturday at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org, or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> this weekend on american history tv, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "lectures in history," the california gold rush and the environment. at 10:00 on "reel america," the 1977 film on italian newspaper journalist marino de medici. and 4:30 p.m. eastern, scholars on the u.s. policy toward iran and iran's nuclear program. at 6:00, historian dan albert talks about his book, "are we there yet? the american automobile." >>> acting homeland security secretary kevin mcaleenan testified recently on president trump's 2020 budget request for his agency. members also asked about the administration's immigration enforcement

on a merrick in history tv. we take you inside college classrooms to learn about topics ranging from the american revolution to 9/11. that is saturday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern on c-span3. week american history tv's railamerica brings you archival films that provide context for today's public affairs issues. ♪ like the rest of us i blew my top two. i will never forget v-j day as long as i live. never forget the day after either. almost overnight, take-home pay strength from 30% to 50%. how can we manage now? [crooning sad song] rose one, cry,ks defeat the cut. we waited. we pled. we negotiated and renegotiated. we cooled off until we were frostbitten. billion thee $52 company stored up during the war made them indifferent to the spot we were in. finally, it became terribly clear, there was nothing left to do but go out on strike. aboutrike we did and just the biggest, deepest, up and down wide and across strike america ever saw. ♪ lined the streets parade...]quiet ♪ here, the a slogan longer the picket line, the shorter the strike. never before have we been so united, never before a spirit so high. ♪ walls]ehind the factory ♪ >> we are

. >>> this weekend on "american history tv," saturday at 6:00 p.m. racks" talks about the importance of the cumberland valley railroad in the civil war. at 8:00 on "lectures and history" a discussion of playwright august wilson. >> so the things that are motivating august wilson are his desire to move black people from the margins to the center and say what is true about us, what matters to us, what's happening in our lives. >> and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, the 1919 silent army film "more or the convoy" about a transcontintran transcontinental trek across america. and then herbert hover and his world war i relief work. >> it had its own flag. it had its own fleet, and negotiated the treaties with the warring european powers, and the leader, hoover, enjoyed diplomatic freedom and traveled freely through the enemy linesb and probably the only american citizen to do so in the entire war. >> explore our nation's past on "american history tv" every weekend on c-span3. >>> saturday, on book tv, at 11:00 p.m. eastern in the new book "the e

one is. imagine what other rabbit hole he has. [applause] >> learn more about the people and events that shaped the civil war and reconstruction every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern, only on american history tv, here on c-span3. tonight, on lectures in history, loyola university of chicago professor michelle nickerson teaches a class on the deindustrialization of the u.s. in the 1970's and 1980's, and how music and popular culture reflected these economic changes. here's a preview. >> there are many genres that come out of this period and respond to deindustrialization. they serve different purposes. for some people listening to springsteen, they are in tune with the lyrics. they feel it speaks to their experience. for th other people, it is music, a way to get away from the day to day struggles of work, family, whatever. there's a third genre i will talk about called new wave, which becomes popular in the 1980's. it's very much inspired by disco music, the new technology that is developing in places like silicon valley. we are really in the infant stages of that. there are no instruments that emerge, like synthesizers. be anesn't have to excellent musician on a guitar or piano to