all thor pamela paul and others talk about their reading hands. on american history tv on c-span3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. >>> at noon fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived at 10:00 tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and american naval forces clashed for 2 1/2 hours in cumberland bay near plaths'burgh. david fitz-enz, author of "the final" takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. >> pilot, joseph baron, ship "saratoga" september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. this battle is lost to american history. at the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. this was a human cele

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foodage with george bush and bob dole. >>> and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived, and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day. for our complete schedule. go to cspan.org. >>> baltimore's ft. mchenry is celebrated at the birthplace of the star-spangled banner. but the fort played an important war in the civil war, world war i, and beyond. next, america history tv explores the history after the star-spangled banner. >> i'm chief of interpretation here of the birthplace of "the star-spangled banner." one of the questions we good are the can knolls that were used to fight off the bring. of course, the answer is no. these guns were manufactured during the american civil war, a little bit more than 50 years after the war of 1812. is shows the great layers of ft. mchenry's history. the history begins with the words of franci

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years on reporting events. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and naval forces clash for 2 1/2 hours near plattesburg, new york. the battle was the culmination of six days of army and navy conflict. up next, we travel to plattesburg where david fitz, the war of 1812's most decisive battle. takes us to kiey locations to tell the story. >> pilot joseph baron, september 11th, 1814. battle of plattesburg. this is a battle that's lost to american history. the first 100th anniversary, it was known by e

at 7:00 p.m., pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on "american history tv" on c-span 3, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole. with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers around the country. baltimore's ft. mchenry is celebrated as the birthplace of the star-spangled banner. and turned the tide of the war of 1812. but the fort continued to make history for years to come playing an important role in the civil war, world war i and beyond. next, american history tv explores the history of ft. mchenry after the star-spangled banner. >> my name is vince vase, chief of interpretation at ft. mchenry national monument and his

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foot j of president george bush and bob dole. with ronald reagan. at 12:00 p.m. fashion experts on first lady's fashion choices. then at 10:00 p.m., tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. each week we go to historic sites around the country. baltimore's ft. mchenry is celebrated as the birthplace of the star-spangled banner where american forces with stood an bombardment. but the fort played an important war in the civil war, world war i, and beyond. next, america history tv explores the history of ft. mchenry after the star-spanked banner. >> my name is vince bass. i'm chief of interpretation here at ft. mchenry national monument, the birthplace of "the star-spangled banner." one of the questions we good are the cannons that were used to fight off the british. of course, the answer is no. these guns were manufactured

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. to follow the berlin wall with cspan footage of president george w. bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they live. and then at 10:00, nbc news news anchor on his 30 years on the network.ímd@ >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on cspan and the senate on cspan 2, we complement that coverage by showing you the most relevant hearings. and then on weekends, cspan is the home to american history tv, with programs that tell our nation's story. the civil war's 150th anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic fsites, discovering what artifacts reveal about america's past. history bookshelf, with the best known american history writers, the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of our nation's commanders in chief. top college professors devilling into america's past,

our moderator is pamela paul. joining miss paul are authors ann patch cheat, nickelson baker, francine prose, and walter moseley. applause. >> miss paul is thed it to for of "the new york times" book review and the pop done popular interview column "by the book." she brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. she is joined the anne patchette, the author of six novels and the co-owner of a book store. yay for book stores. her newest book is "this is the story of a happy marriage: a moment moyer." before the publication of her first novel she labored in the trenches at "17 magazine. "now now. >> fickle copy baker is the author of -- his latest is where a poet appears again. he is joined by francine prose, who is the author of 20 works of fiction. her latest book is "recovers at the cam millan club -- camillean club." also on the panel this morning is walter moseley, the author of more than 40 books, most notably, and i'm certain there's fans in the audience -- the easy rawlins myst

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush, and bob dole. with speeches from presidents john kennedy, and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices, and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> about 50 years ago on august 10th, 1964, president lyndon johnson signed the gulf of tonkin resolution, which in lieu of a declaration of war, gave him broad powers to wage war in southeast asia. that resolution was passed by congress in response to an august 2nd attack, and an alleged august 4th incident in the golf of tonkin involving u.s. destroyers and vietnamese torpedo boats. american history visited the national security archive at george washi

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall witt c-span footage with president george bush and bob dole and ronald reagan. fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times. at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> "american history tv" visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. the rise of the global power during world war i. describing japan as one of the few countries pulled into the r#lict as an because of a kcolonyial relationship. this is about 50 minutes. >>> okay. we'll shift our focus here a little bit to east asia. professor frederick dickinson teaches japanese history at the university of pennsylvania. he has m.a. degrees from kyoto university in japan where he's lived for quite a while. also yale university where he has a ph.d. in history

our panel discussion this morning is "by the book," our moderator is pamela paul. joining ms. paul are authors anne patchett, nicholson baker, francine prose and walter mosley. [applause] ms. paul is the, is the editor of "the new york times" book review of and of the popular interview column, "by the book." her new book by "the new york times" book review brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. she's joined this morning by anne patchett who's the author of six novels as well as the co-owner of a bookstore. yea for bookstores. [applause] her newest book is "this is the story of a happy marriage: a memoir," and before the publication of her first novel, she labored in the trenches at "seventeen" magazine. nicholson baker is the author of ten novels including "human smoke." his latest is where the poet protagonist paul chowder appears again. he is joined by francine prose, excuse me, who's the author of 20 works of fiction. her latest book is "lovers at the chameleon club: paris, 1932, a novel," set in paris in the 1920s. also on the panel t

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american tv on cspan 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. for our complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> during this holiday season, we are showing american history programs. ahead, a number of programs from our american artifacts series. first, a look at the history of women in congress. then, a discussion about the battle of plattsburg in 1814. and later, what was fort mchenry like in the years after the "star-spangled banner" was written? american artifacts, all day today on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week american history tv's american art facts visits museums and historic places. up next, we

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of george w. bush and bob dole with speeches from president's john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts and first ladies' fashion choices. and 10 p.m., tom brokaw. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up focuses on the rainbow division which soldiers from 51 states. his talk is about 50 minutes. >> our second speaker is nimrod frazer who is the son of a world war vet. this is the division in which douglas macarthur will serve as chief of staff and brigade commander during world war i. frazer's father received the purple heart for wounds received mr. frazer is a member of the alabama business hall of fame. he's the author of send the alabamians:the history of the 167th infantry reg

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole. with speeches from president's john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. author sean mcmeekin talks about the events in 1914 that led to war, and how it might have turned out differently. he argues against the idea that an arms race between germany and britain provoked the war. instead, he describes a series of decisions made by heads of state that had a domino effect. this is about 50 min

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george w. bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.w the berlin wall with cspan footage of president george w. bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they live. and then at 10:00, nbc news news anchor on his 30 years on the network.ímd@ >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on cspan and the senate

pamela paul and others talk about reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m.of the berlin wall with foot tanl of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from john kennedy and ronald reagan. choices@rnÑ how theyxktpt reprd tjws styles of thef;ntÑ andhyzç at 10:00, former nbc n anchor tom brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events. this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2 on c-span3 we complement the coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series, the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites. history bookshelf with the best known american history writers. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of the commanders in chief. lectures in history with top college p

at 7 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their read be habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at nan, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choice and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10, former nbc news anchor, tom brokaw, on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events that's this christmas dane at c-span networks. >>> each week, american history tv's american artifacts visits museums and historic places. up next, we take you inside the house wing of the u.s. capitol to learn about the history of women in congress in the second of a two-part program, we continue the story beginning in the 1940s with republican congresswoman clare boothe luce. >> i'm farrah elliott, a curator for the house of representatives and that means that i take care of a lot of the artifacts, the artwork, the objects that document the house's rich he

at 7 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their read be habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at nan, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choice and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10, wormer fwhbs news anchor, tom brokaw, on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events that's this

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with speeches from president john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up next, maritime archaeologist joseph hoight describes confrontations between american u-boats and vessels off the virginia and north carolina coasts. his talk is about 55 minutes. >> thank you very much. i'm glad to be here in my backyard. i just want to say one thing before i start with mr. robert shaw's presentation. for those of you that have never tried to identify a set of human remains, this is incredibly difficult

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived and then at 10:00, former nbc tv news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's christmas day. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> each week american history tv's american artifacts visits museums, archives and historic places. next, we visit the national archives in college park, maryland, to learn about the kennedy assassination records collection. the warren report was released to the public 50 years ago on september 27, 1964. we'll see video recorded by the national archives of many of the well known artifact of the investigation including lee harvey oswald's rifle, the so-called magic bullet and the camer

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span foot j of president george bush and bob dole. with ronald reagan. at 12:00 p.m. fashion experts

pamela paul is a book review editor and joins us now.oining us, i did see a graphic novel on the list -- are people still reading books? >> they are still reading books and them glad you not asking me about russian ruble. there is a graphic novel among can we talknd it is about something more pleasant which is a graphic memoir about her dealing with two aging parents and their death. it was a nominee for the national book award and the only nominee by a woman -- it is interesting because this is the most recent of several books that have dealt with aging parents. a sign that they be boomers this point in their lives. by phil clay, a marine reserve and iraq and my father was a career marine and i know he and his friends have been e-mailing these short stories around -- and incredibly powerful. as enough time passed to see we've seen are >> few in the last couple of years and more coming out -- the book "redeployment" is a collection of short stories and he is a warmer marine -- one of several. kevin power also wrote a book called "the yel

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and at 8:00 eastern, follow the berlin wall with george bush and bob dol. at noon, fax experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, tom broe ka on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on c-span networks. for the complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> each week american history tv's american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. next yes take you inside the u.s. capitol to learn about the history of the house of representatives page program. the program began in the early 1800s and continued up to 2011 when due to technological and staff changes house leadership decided pages were no longer critical to the legislative process and the program was ende ended. >> i'm fara eelliott. we're in one of the oldest parts of the capitol's house wing. we call it the new house wing, but it was really built in 1857. and this spot is an ideal place to talk about hi

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span3, at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at ten o'clock, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up next biography lee craig talks about secretary of the navy josephus daniels as a key member of president wilson's cabinet he built up the fleet for war. the talk is about an hour. >> thank you. our first speaker today is dr. lee a. craig, an alumni distinguished professor and head of the department o

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author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.erican history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole. with speeches from president's john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. author sean mcmeekin talks about the events in 1914 that led to war, and how it might have turned out differently.

author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.and on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole. with speeches from president's john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion

arthur pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.ry tv on c-span3 at 8 p.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule g to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up next, historians and authors discuss world war i's legacy. they talk about how the war is remembered and the lasting legacy of american economic involvement in europe. this panel is about an hour. >>> our final session of the day answers a question that no matter what type of historiy you really talk about here at macarthur memorial, we find oe of

at 7:00 p.m., pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits.the fall of the berlin wall with cspan footage of president george w. bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first ladies fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they live. of the times in which thÑ 10:00 news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's on christmas day on the cspan networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. author katrine clay talks about royal cousins george v of ing gland, kaiser will hem. of germany and nicholas ii, of russia on the eve of the first world war with and how it impacted the coming global conflict. this is about 50 minutes. >> our first speaker today is catrine clay who had two years. from the 1980s to 2003 she was a writer, director and producer for the british broadcasting

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul talk about their reading habits. and at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the follow the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches for presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor on his more than 50 years of reporting on world

at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. and on american history tv on c-span3, at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. and then at ten o'clock, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up next biography lee craig talks about secretary of the navy josephus daniels as a key member of president wilson's cabinet he built up the fleet for war. the talk is about an hour. >> thank you. our first speaker today is dr. lee a. craig, an alumni distinguished professor and head of the department o

author pamela paul and others talk about reading habits. on american history tv the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches. at noon fashion experts on first ladies' fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived. at 10:00 tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day. >>> american history tv visited the mcarthur memorial which was hosting a symposium. author fredrick dickenson talks about japan's military involvement and rise as a global power during world war i. he describes japan as one of the few countries pulled in as an ally. this is about 50 minutes. >>> well, we will shift our focus a little bit to east asia. professor fredrick dickenson teaches japanese history at the university of pennsylvania. he has degrees from kyoto university in japan and yale university where he has a phd in history. he has been a visiting professor at institutions in japan, belgium, in this country among his books are

and at 7:00 p.m., author pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits, and on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern, the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole, with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived, and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span americas. for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> 50 years ago on september 24th, 1964, supreme court chief justice earl warren handed a report of the president's commission on the assassination of president kennedy to president lyndon johnson in the oval office. the seven commissioners pictured here with president johnson and general counsel jay lee rankin concluded that lee harvey oswald acted alone in killing president kennedy. the warren commission worked for nine months in this building, the washington office of the vfw

pamela paul and others talk about their reading habits. on american history tv on c-span3 at 8:00 a.m. eastern the fall of the berlin wall with c-span footage of president george bush and bob dole with speeches from presidents john kennedy and ronald reagan. at noon, fashion experts on first lady's fashion choices and all they represented the styles of the time in which they lived and at 10:00 for nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span network. for a complete schedule goatee c-span.org. .. >> booktv, television for serious readers.