quindlen. and that was a good thing in her view. what is she referring to? >> guest: um, it's got to be something that she read in this book, i would imagine, because the truth is i didn't quit going to mass until a couple of years ago. i wrote any number of columns about the shortcomings of the catholic hierarchy over my time both at "the new york times" and at "newsweek." they were none too pleased with that. i got disinvited from catholic institutions because they didn't want me speaking there. um, but i hung in there until -- i'm not -- i think it was about two and a half or three years ago. and between the way the church has handled its relationship with its female members and the way they handled the aftermath of the, um, of the sex abuse scandals which came out in drips and drops and then in a torrent over our lifetime, i just began to feel that showing up in the pews on sunday ratified their leadership. and i couldn't ratify it because i think it's really bankrupt. and so i stopped goin

. >> arthur anna quindlen will talk on saturday in depth. lots of candles, plenty of cake, and she'll be ready for your calls, tweets, and e-mails starting at noon eastern on book tv's in depth. >>> sunday, on q & a -- >> i think the problem is with walter cronkite, people see him as only the avungular man. he wanted to be the best. he was obsessed with ratings, and he is probably the fiercest competitor i have ever written about, and i have written about presidents and generals, and cronkite's desire to be the best was very pronounced. >> best selling author douglas brinkley on his new biography of walter cronkite. >>> madison's montpellier is a trust for historic property located south of the capital in orange, virginia. the 2600 acre estate includes the gilmore cabin, built in the 1870s by one of mr. madison's former slaves. american history tv visiting the restored farm to learn what it was like for an emancipated slave and his family. >> welcome to the gilmore cabin. friedman's farm here at james madison's montpellier. i'm the director

. >> author and pulitzer prizewinning anna quindlen will talk about her life live today on in depth. her latest rumination is lots of candles and plenty of cake. she'll be ready for calls, tweets and e-mails starting at noon eastern on c-span 2. >> next on american history tv, dani daniel shafr steen discusses the complexity of life. >> good evening, everyone. good to be back here. my home away from home. lovely new room. we're going to start -- what's the matter? [ laughter ] >> we're going to start by taking a little trip back in ti time. we're going to a day in april in 1922. on the mall in washington somewhere between 50,000 and 100,000 people have gathered for the dedication of the lincoln memorial. there are parades, survivors from the civil war, people drove, they walked. there was an air of festivity throughout the town. as you know at the time you may not know in this history, washington is itself also in addition to be in the seat of the country, washington is the seat of the black elite of america. the black people who served in reconstruction governments in the south were

. >> author and pulitzer prize-winning columnist anna quindlen will talk about her perspectives on writing and life plus her social policy and the politics that make it happen. sunday in depth. her latest rumination on life is lots of candles, plenty of cake. and sheebl ready for your calls and e-mails starting at noon eastern on booktv's "in depth" on c-span 2. >>> next on american history tv, historian william fowler gives a talk on early atlantic exploration, christopher columbus, and the discovery of the new world. from northeastern university, this is just over an hour. >> -- atlantic. but they ventured south. they didn't venture west. keep in mind, too, as someone mentioned in the last class, about the world being flat, europeans did not believe that. 13th, 14th century europeans knew that the world was round. this is map, which is not meant for navigation, shows you that this is a 13th century european map of the world. and you might not be able to make out the continents and the countries here certainly, but you can see that indeed they saw the world as round. the question was not

. >> author and pulitzer prize writer anna quindlen will talk about her perspectives on writing and life plus her guide to social policy and the policy that makes it happen live today on "in-depth." her latest rumination on real life is lots of candles, plenty of cake and she will be ready for your calls, tweets and e-mails starting at noon eastern on book-tv's "in-depth" on c-span 2. >>> james madison, the fourth president of the united states, often referred to as the father of the constitution, owned about 100 slaves at montpelier, his 4,600-acre estate in orange county, virginia. "american history tv" traveled 90 miles south of the nation's capital to learn about an archaeological project investigating the enslaved communities of james madison's montpelier. the three-year archaeology project is jointly funded by the foundation for the humanities and the montpelier foundation. >> i'm matthew reeves and i'm director of archaeology at james madison's montpelier. we're standing in the south yard, this is the area where the house slaves for the madisons both lived and worked, and what we'

. >> author and pulitzer prize- winning novelist anna quindlen talks about her policies on writing and life. her latest rumination on life is "lots of candles, plenty of take -- cake." starting at noon eastern on c- span2. >> in his weekly address, president obama talked about the future of the u.s. economy and ways to create jobs, focusing on the importance of creating jobs for veterans, speaking at a manufacturing facility in minneapolis. following an with the republican response is texas senator john corning, speaking about u.s. tax policy and job creation -- texas senator john cornyn. ." >> i'm aware of honeywell's mfg. wasilla is in minnesota where i just announced a step that will make it easier for companies to hire returning service members with the skills our country needs right now, another of our efforts to make sure no american who fights for this country abroad has to fight for a job when they come home. that is like -- that is why businesses like honeywell are answering our challenge to hire 100,000 post-9/11 veterans and their spouses by the end of next year. it is why i

. >> author anna quindlen will talk about her perspectives on writing and life cluster guide to social policy and the politics that make it happen live sunday on in depth. she will be ready for calls, tweets and e-mails starting at noon eastern on booktv's "in depth" on c-span2. >> author brad meltzer presents a collection of women and some men throughout history that he believes his daughter than one can look up to and derive strength from. he profiles a range of historical figures, from astronaut sally ride to civil rights leader rosa parks, and aviator amelia earhart. this is about 45 minutes. >> i am not brad meltzer. [laughter] i am brad meltzer's daughter. you have probably all read "heroes for my daughter." i know you have read heroes for my son. now the person who wrote those two awesome books, the best dad in the world, brad meltzer. [applause] the kid writes her own material. you think i'm joking. so the most important things first, and simply to say thank you. thank you to mitchell kaplan. i traveled the country to bookstores. that's what you. that's my job. i talk to imagin

. >> anna quindlen live today on "in depth." that is at noon eastern on c- span to. >> the president has a hard time selling economic optimism when people are not feeling it. the fact of the matter is the american people though, and the way they approach this election is they understand we did not get it to the crisis overnight and will not get out overnight. >> it is what the people in ohio, florida, virginia -- what a fake about their lives. into is responsible -- and it is who is responsible. to go watch the discussions on line at the c-span video library. >> last week, former prime rate -- british prime minister tony blair defended his relationship with rupert murdoch. mr. blair recalled he had a working relationship with mr. murdoch, but then added they became personal friends while he was an office. from london, this portion is 1.5 hours. >> the other point on the abstract for mr. mullins diary. use of this mob and 70 words were you are intending to communicate that obviously the clear and stark message, which we see at th

. >> author anna quindlen will talk about her guides to life and social policy sunday. she will be ready for your calls and e-mail starting and noon eastern on "booktv." >> earlier this week, attorney general eric holder said voting rights enforcement is one of the justice department's highest priorities, expressing concerns with a number of state laws changing voter i.d. requirements. he spoke at a conference hosted by the congressional black caucus and the conference of national black churches. this is 20 minutes. >> we want to take this opportunity to call on the chairman who has been a leading voice in the african-american community for more than three decades. he is the person on whose shoulders this organization stands and the service that we render. we are thankful for his plan to an, -- planting, and deposited his speed to. without -- >> without the conference of the denomination of black churches, our churches would never knew each other because it is too easy to live in a box of our old, local situation. bishop adams called us from the walls of our denominatio

. >> anna quindlen will talk about writing and life.er greatest rumination on life is lots of candles and plenty of cake. she will be ready for your calls, tweet, and e-mails on c- span 2. >> today in the house members started work on 2013 spending for the energy department and federal water projects. increases funding for u.s. nuclear stockpile and fossil fuel programs. the house returns tuesday at 2:00 p.m.. >> the meeting will come to order. welcome to the house committee hearing on the growing cronyism in washington and the barriers to upward mobility. americans still live in the most prosperous and dynamic entry in the world. our free enterprise system has lifted millions from the grips of poverty. it has increasingly -- it is increasingly challenged by washington post the misguided policies. both parties have pursue deficit driven spending aimed at favored companies, tax credits for the well-connected, and barriers that stack the deck against the average citizen. success is too often determined not by the quality of service that a

>>anna quindlen will talk about her perspectives on writing and life. live sunday. her latest rendition is plenty of candles and cake. -- "lots of candles, plenty of kate." >> members started work on 2016 spending for federal water projects. the bill provides $32 billion while increasing funding for nuclear-weapons stockpiles. the house returns tuesday for more work on the bill. house leaders eric cantor and steny hoyer talk about next's agenda. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman from maryland, the democratic whip, for yealeding to me. mr. speaker, on monday the house is not in session. on tuesd the house will meet at noon for morning hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business. votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m. on wednesday and thursday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and noon for legislative business. on friday the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business. last votes of the week are expected no later than 3:00 p.m. mr. speaker, the house will conside