army's "the big picture," narrated by actor paul newman.film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division ,uring the battle of the bulge

army's the big picture narrated by paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division. that's sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on cspan 3's american history tv. >>> throughout 2014, c-span's cities tour has featured the history of communities throughout the country with the help of our local cable partners. today we feature the music of several of these cities. ♪ ♪ i got warm blisters on my heels trying to find me something better ♪ ♪ here on the streets of bakersfield ♪ >> i think that this area became a hotbed of this kind of music from the types of people that were in the valley during the depression and the dust bowl, people left arkansas and texas and oklahoma and came to california. they all brought their music with them and bakersfield became just a hotbed of country music, and it was raw, it was not influenced by what was on the radio, so a lot of unique stuff came out of this area. >> americans had been migrating to california for

we feature the 1965 episode of "the big picture" narrated by actor paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that is today at 4:00 eastern on c-span3's american history tv. >> president obama announced major changes to american policy towards cuba including restoration of full diplomatic relations and easing of banking and travel restrictions. next, author lars schoultz presents a history of u.s. policy toward cuba since the cuban revolution and what he deems are the failures of 10 administrations. his book is titled "that infernal little cuban republic: the united states and the cuban revolution." this program was recorded in 2009. >> i think there is a little truth in advertising to begin. i am not a cuba specialist. i study the u.s.-cuba relationship. what i would like to spend about 30 minutes doing now is focusing upon what intrigues me most about washington's p

army's "the big picture," narrated by actor paul newman. the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle of the bulge including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience, sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3's american history tv. >> coming up next, exploring former senator barry goldwater's commitment to environmental preservation and look at how his commitment evolved over time. the kansas city public library hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening and welcome to the kansas city public library. i am henry fortunato, director of public affairs. i want to thank you all for participating in my ongoing stealth campaign to provide speaking opportunities for all of my buds from graduate school. all the guys i went to graduate school with at the university of kansas. tonight's interest in that category is brian allen drake an up-and-coming environmental historian who studied under the incomparable donald wurster, and now, he is a lecturer in history at the university of georgia but

army's the big picture narrated by paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division. that's sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on cspan 3's american history tv. >>> throughout 2014, c-span's

this is narrated by actor paul newman. it chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division and includes american and german veterans reflecting on their experience about 20 years later. altogether, we were on the line for about three weeks in my memories of that are pretty much blurred. it was mostly mud and cabbages. every now and then, we did have a slight move forward. for the most part, we were just in foxholes filled with water. >> american soldiers find it difficult to hate. we spoke of the germans as our enemy, but there was no such thing as violent hatred. >> the american army is unique. he has to be the leader of his men. >> one of the challenges that face is any replacement officer is measuring up. the officers that commanded them before. >> after we got all of the battalion settled down, i dug out a pair of blue silk pajamas my wife insisted i had put in my bed role. i crawled in my bed roll to sleep for the night. this news spread. all of the men felt the old men had gotten in his silk pajamas and a gone to b

army's "the big picture" narrated by actor paul newman.t chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle and includes american and german veterans reflecting on their experience about 20 years later. >> all together we were on the siegfried line for about three weeks. and my memories of that are pretty much blurred. it was mostly mud and cabbages and every now and then we did have a slight move forward but for the most part, we were just in the fox holes. usually filled with water. >> american soldier on the whole, i believe, find it very difficult to hate. we spoke of the germans and thought of the germans as our enemy, but there was no such thing as violent my bed roll to sleep over the night. of course this news spread over the battalion immediately. my purpose was achieved because all the men felt if the old man got in his silk pajamas and had gone to bed, certainly there was no trouble and they were in great danger so they were able to relax and get a good night's rest. >> these are the men who served in the 84th

that is paul newman. off camera, there is flirting with. she must have been 19 years old.was on the street in the bronx. the only time i ever worked with him. i got involved with his children. in connecticut, which was an amazing thing. >> the last picture? >> that is robert in the middle. a great man on the left, sergio leone. i call him the italian santa claus. one of the great directors. all clint eastwood's work. he was so much more than that. he was truly a great director. not only spaghetti westerns. we had done "once upon a time in america." i used to tell him, i have such a small role. he wanted me to come to cannes. i didn't want to go because i felt a part didn't warrant it. he said, i want you to come. i came and i kept complaining, this is such a small part. it turns out to be one of the favorite roles. he said, what do you want to ?all the character austa i said, call him a.l. of. no one knows me anyway. because of my complaints -- the next movie, danny, you are going to be one of the stars with robert deniro. the movie was called "90 days of leningrad." he wo

army's "the big picture county "narrated by actor paul newman.e and including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience about 20 years later. >> all together we were on the siegfried line for about three weeks. my memories of that are pretty much blurred. it was mostly mud and cabbages. every now and then we did have a slight move forward but we were just in foxholes usually filled with water. >> american soldiers on the whole, i believe find it very difficult to hate. we spoke of the germans and thought of the germans as our enemy, enemy, but there was no such thing as violent hatred. >> an uncommissioned officer in the american army is unique. he has to be the leader of his men but the men under him can also be leaders. >> one of the chief problems that replaces any officer is measuring up to the opinions the men had of the officers that commanded them before. >> after we got all the battalions settled down in their fox holes for the night i dug out a pair of blue silk pajamas that my wife had insisted i put in my bed roll and

army picture narrated by paul newman. this marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge in the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle. including veterans are flexing on their experience.

army's the big picture narrated by actor paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge. an enthe film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that's sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3's american history tv. >>> coming up next on american history tv, a look at christmas during wartime with stanley weintraub, professor at penn state university. he's the author of "war at christmas." how eisenhower and churchill navigated the first christmas after america entered world war ii and hear about how american soldiers marked christmas from the revolutionary war through the korean war. ohio's franciscan university hosted this event. it is about an hour. >> good evening, all. it is a great pleasure for me to be here this evening and to point out that this is such a fine lecture this evening that vice president for academic affairs showed up. that's a good thing. along with other distinguished p

paul newman. off camera, there's a girl he was flirting with. she must have been 19 years old. that's on the street with abatchy the bronx. then i got involved with his charity in connecticut. >> charlie: last picture? robert in the middle and of course that great man on the left is sergi lee i don' leone,m the santa claus. he was truly a great director, not only spaghetti western. we'd done a movie together. i used to tell him, oh, i have such a small role. he wanted me to come to the can, the festival. i didn't want to go because i thought the part didn't warrant it. he said, no, danny, i want you to come. so i came and kept complaining, oh, this is such a small part. it turns out to be one of his favorite roles. he says to me, what do you want to call the character because i have no name. i said, kale him aiello, no one knows me anyway. he called him that. because of my complaints it being such a small role, he said, my next, movie, danny, you are going to be one of the stars with robert de niro. and the movie was called 90 days in leningrad. he worked ten years on the featu

army punish feature, narrated by paul newman. the 70th anniversary of the battle of the bulge in the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle, including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. funding it author alan taylor delves into the war of 1812 and how it was seen as a civil war. a relatively forgot more, the war of 1812 is considered to be a continuing statement of republic versus an empire carried over from the american revolution. taylor focuses on the overlap of american and british forces and how the border impacted personal experiences. it is about 50 minutes. >> i am doing something reckless today. i am coming into the heart of virginia and talking about the civil war. it is a er

applause] >> this afternoon, we feature "tried by fire," an episode of "the big extra" narrated by paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle, that's today at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span three possible american history tv. >> anita abernathy the widow of martin luther king's confidant ralph abernathy played a role in the civil rights movement. she reflects on her experience and that of many other women civil rights activist who she believes were often overshadowed why the male leadership. she spoke and took questions from the audience at the southern historical association annual meeting in atlanta. this is just under two hours. >> we are fortunate indeed he does miss abernathy returned yesterday from an extended stay in germany with the family's eldest daughter. some of you know that she, as abe a, along with her mother, mrs. abernathy then pregnant with their second daughter who miraculously survived the dynamite bombing of their home in montgomery in 1957. along with tus

army's the big picture, narrated by actor paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the 84th infantry during the battle, including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that is sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time ear on c-span's american history tv. >>> tom brokaw has reported for nbc news on world events for more than 50 years. he recounts the fall of the berlin wall and the 2011 election and what is most memorable to him. and he shares anecdotes about before and after the camera was on and how news media has changed in the 21st century. luke russert conducts the interview which takes place at the newsy um here in washington, d.c. this is about an hour and ten minutes. >> thank you, peter. and most importantly thank you for all of you coming out and supporting this wonderful institution. it is my favorite museum in washington. i'm biased because my father helped found it. but when you come in here and see the first amendment plaque from the press a

army's the big picture narrated by actor paul newman. december marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge. an enthe film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that's sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time here on c-span3's american history tv. >>> coming up next on american history tv, a look at christmas during wartime with stanley weintraub, professor at penn state university. he's the author of "war at christmas." how eisenhower and churchill navigated the first christmas after america entered world war ii and hear about how american soldiers marked christmas from the revolutionary war through the korean war. ohio's franciscan university hosted this event. it is about an hour. >> good evening, all. it is a great pleasure for me to be here this evening and to point out that this is such a fine lecture this evening that vice president for academic affairs showed up. that's a good thing. along with other distinguished p

there is an organization called food trust abe they are giving a match from the paul newman foundationcrease healthy food for low income and at risk families in philadelphia if you go on line and put giving tuesday phl you will get lots of projects that could come up. >> you have some tips here. be strategic. give your tips to a few of the larger organizations perhaps. >> i think that instead of giving lots of tiny gifts. >> $25 here, $10 there, consolidate and give fewer larger gifts to both large and small organizations. do some research. is there guides star, charity navigate or, give well. just don't pick randomly, and respond to your friends are doing. do some research. decide what moves your heart. most people give because they love a cause. >> don't just give and go away. it goodies to get involved with your organization. >> absolutely, get involved, look at the web site, talk to people on the board, talk to people on the staff, see if you can check in with what they are doing six months, ten months and think about if you want to repeat the gift, it is really expensive for organ

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. >> i missed my sister's wedding when i was in mexico, doing a film with paul newman and my father letot. >> love that. >> i think that was irish love. thanks, dad. >> he calls you jumbo? >> yes. i'm a lot of man. >> i love that voice you use. you kind of built this whole character. >> i wanted to create as much distance from dr. cox and scrubs as i could. and so right when daniel day lewis was doing lincoln, i heard him say he wanted to find lincoln's voice. it doesn't exist, obviously. i decided that mansfield was going to be a combination of three guys who imprinted me. so i put it way back in here. it's very different than dr. cox, who was up in here. >> and he also swallows a bunch of gravel before he goes on. >> yeah. >> that's good acting. >> painful, but it works. >> skylar, for people just coming to the show, season one, starting season two, set the scene for what we're watching. >> it's kind of like romeo and juliette in the workplace. i work on the top floor, very successful guy. and the girl i fall in love with works on the ground floor, kind of a different like class battl

paul brennan, al jazeera, bucharest. >> now, a group of residents in argentina's capital buenos aires says it's at threat. lucia newmanxplains. >> it's often referred to as the paris of the americas, with its stunning 18th and 19th century european architecture, argentina's exam buenos aires is considered as a jewel. fellow activates from an ngo called no more demolitions take a petition to the city council to try oto freercht the destruction of whato prevent whl heritage. >> the courts ordered the city to restore the original cobblestones. >> stopping work on a metro station, or a french plaza that would have facilitated access to a nearby shopping mall. >> now the city government is suing us for damages for the 24 million pac pesos it cost them o stop construction for seven months. >> these late 19th century lifts represent the dilemma when thbetween the old and the new. the older ones cost a lot more to fix and they are slower. but there's no question that they have more charm and that they can get you to where you're going but it's a fine balancing act says the city's top architect. >> the preference of th preserv

paul newman chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division and it includes american and german veterans reflecting on their experience a few years later. >> i dug out a pair of blue silk pajamas and i put them in my bedroll. i put them on, i crawled into my bedroll to sleep for the night. of course, this news spread through the battalion immediately. >> these are the men that served in the division that distinguished itself in critical engagements during world war ii. this story could be the story of any division where courage endurance, and self-sacrifice become commonplace. >> it reminds you of the kinds of things that the american people are made of. the mortar shell came in and wounded several men. per one man it was almost in arms reach of me. i tried to comfort the man, but in all this time -- i shall never forget this -- the man was trying to apologize for me -- to me from being hit. he would not get to carry on and continue the fight. >> situated as it was they received the full weight of the german attack. for the men of the 84th, there was no question as to what must be done.

next, "the big picture", narr e narrated by paul newman. it includes american and german veterans reflecting on their experience about 20 years later. >> after we got alt battalions settled down in their foxholes for the night, i dug out a pair of blue silk pa jam mas that my wife insisted that i put in my bed roll, and put them on and crawled in my bed roll to sleep for the night. of course this news spread+is through the battalion. they thought if the old man got in his silk pajamas and went to bed they were able to relax and get a good night's rest. >> these are the men who served in the 84th infantry division, a division that distinguished itself during world war ii. thus, this story could be the story of any infantry division where self-sacrifice became the commonplace. [ drum cadence ] >> there are many things imprinted on my mind that will make me always remember the stuff our american soldiers were made of. one incident in particular occurred in the battle of the bulge.

army picture narrated by paul newman. this marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge in the film chronicles the story of the 84th infantry division during the battle. including veterans are flexing on their experience. that is today at 4:30 p.m. on c-span three. >> this year c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. recent visit to lafayette and west lafayette indiana. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span three. >> the development of canals and railroads was important to the early growth of lafayette. we visited the big depot to learn more about the role of transportation in the city's history. >> the first one got here from ft. wayne in 1843. moving the wabash river down to the ohio river and up to toledo. it was possible to go by canal boat for the entire distance. it was possible to go up to new york city or any place on the great lakes. that was significant because this was a transfer point. the farmers to bring their grain

army's, the big picture, narrated by paul newman . december marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge. american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that is today at 4:00 here on c-span 3. >> you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span 3. follow us on twitter. >> today, project runway cohost tim gunn host a discussion of holiday traditions at the white house. that is today at 6:30 p.m. eastern time on c-span 3.

army's the big picture, narrated by actor paul newman.ember marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the 84th infantry during the battle, including american and german veterans reflecting on their experience. that is sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern time ear on c-span's american history tv. >>> tom brokaw has reported for nbc news on world events for more than 50 years. he recounts the fall of the berlin wall and the 2011 election and what is most memorable to him. and he shares anecdotes about before and after the camera was on and how news media has changed in the 21st century. luke russert conducts the interview which takes place

army's "the big picture" narrated by actor paul newman.ecember marks the 70th anniversary of the world war ii battle of the bulge and the film chronicles the 84th infantry division of the battle. that's sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span3's american history tv. >>> next on american history tv, the council on foreign relations marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall with a symposium featuring henry kissinger, former secretary of state in the nixon and ford admissions. kissinger discusses the enduring impact of the events surrounding the fall of the wall and he talks about our current relationship with russia and whether we are seeing a renewal of the cold war. the conversation is moderated by richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations. this is about an hour. >> we've got, as you c