. ♪ each week, american history tv -- railamerica brings you archival films that help provide contextday's public affairs issues. >> after 25 years of war, 25 years of continuous terror, many of theeath, living and the dead, the dead no longer suffer. for many others, dead our dreams, hopes, and trust of years gone by. -- dead are dreams, hopes, and trust of years gone by. only one thing keeps many going -- hope. you are a marine patrol headed , a name youlage don't remember. a region under the control of the viet cong. somewhere out there in the dense jungle, they may be hiding. at any moment, you may come across them. viet cong or refugees? if viet cong, you know what to do. but if refugees, what? what do you do with these people who want out? refugees who have had enough of the enemy from within. your job when you encounter them refugees.e of these to bring them to a place where they can be safe, where they can learn to believe in life again. there are more than 500,000 refugees. 1.5 million in total. ♪ five northern provinces of south vietnam are called the eye-core. seekeds of pe

american history tv's railamerica, from 1944, the hidden army. documenting the vital role of women in the workforce, encouraging more to contribute to the effort. ♪ >> open up, sergeant. ♪ >> my experts had considered all of the possibilities. over, we over and discussed the flanks of our probable enemies. confused and helpless in the hands of fascist leaders. weak, frightened, sentiment of appeasement, the united states? no army, navy, or air force. my experts gave me a most satisfactory report. mistake tois a underestimate america. all i know is that the united states is the industrial phenomenon of the world. i will stick to my figures. to win wars you need manpower. >> we know how many they can fit in, the number is limited. necessary af men production of materials necessary to fight, the ratio of soldiers to workers. >> have you ever considered the possibility of women labor? >> american women? [laughter] on, the most decadent women. let me quote you some statistics about the women of america. 1938, they spent more for cosmetics then the uni

this weekend, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on "railamerica." >> foreign job are tough, dirty, and nationals, or mexican nationals. but the term most commonly used is baceros. that means a man who works with his arms and hands. in short, the big question in many minds is, why braceros? >> this 20 minute film produced by the council of california aceross provided the bro program from 1942 to 1964. sunday morning at 10:00 a.m. eastern on "road to the white house, rewind." >> the soviets are a weapon. they have overstayed in afghanistan. they have bitten off more than they should be allowed to digest. i think that the best answer to that the them to know united states is going to keep its commitment. >> i agree completely. where people want to be free, whether with the soviets or in the cuban proclamation, united states should be willing to provide weapons to any men that want to fight for their freedom against those hostile forces. primary debate between california governor ronald reagan and former cia director george h.w. bush. at 6:00 on "american artifacts." >> the hard thing is t

american history tv's railamerica, from 1944, the hidden army. documenting the vital role of women in the workforce, encouraging more to contribute to the effort. ♪

eastern on "railamerica" -- >> all such farm jobs which are tough or unpleasant or referred to as stupid labor. this is the only era -- area in which the american labor supply falls short and is supplemented by mexican citizens, sometimes called nationals or mexican nationals to the term most commonly used is broceros. in spanish, this means a man who works with his arms or hands. the big question and many mines is, why -- in many minds is, why braceros? >> sunday morning at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "road to the white house rewind." >> my view is that the soviets are aggressive. they have overstayed in afghanistan. they have bitten off more than they should be allowed to digest, and i think that the best answer to it is for them to know that the united states is going to keep its commitment. >> i agree completely. inre people want to be free, soviet or cuban domination, the united states should be willing to provide weapons to any men that want to fight for their freedom against those hostile forces. >> the 1980 texas republican primary debate between former california governor ronald reaga

tonight at 10:00 on railamerica -- >> farm jobs which are tough, dirty, or in pleasant -- unpleasant are referred to as cheap labor. labor falln farm short and is supplemented by mexican nationals. the term most commonly used is brusseros. it means a man who works with his arms and hands in mexican. film, reducedute by the council of california raceros, promoted the b program. sunday morning at 10:00 eastern on road to the white house rewind -- theylot of people realized have overstated in afghanistan. they have bitten off more than in my judgment they should be

. >> welcome to railamerica on c-span3's american history tv, 40 years ago, in the wake of watergate, the united states senate critic special committee to look into the activities of u.s. intelligence services. the committee had a long official title. it was a senate select committee to discover government operations with intelligence activities. it quickly took on the nickname of its chairman, frank church. it is best known as the church committee. committee met for 16 months. it reviewed over 10,000 document . it called 800 witnesses before the committee and staff. the legacy included the select intelligence committee, providing oversight for the intelligence agency, and the creation of the intelligence creation act of 1978, the church committee's public hearings were known as the historic senate congress from. seeing only two years earlier. wherewe go to the room they explain how and why the church committee came about, and set the stage for september 16, 1975 hearing with william golding. washe church committee created in 1975 by the senate. it was done in response to a series of

. >> each week, american history tv's railamerica brings you are kabul films that help provide context to today's public affairs issues. >> beautification, to my mind, is far more than a matter of cosmetics. to me, it describes the whole effort to bring than afterworld and the man-made world into harmony. to bring order, usefulness, the light, to our whole environment. >> on march 9, 1965, mrs. johnson said out the first as elia -- first azalea at the andngle between 3rd street maryland and independence avenue southwest. 1965, the committee met aboard the uss sequoia for a cruise and tour of the potomac river. short trips would become a regular part of the committee's activities. this particular trip spotlighted the history and geography of the potomac and its waterfront and analyzed some of the problems connected with the river. lady had challenged her committee to find ways of implementing those beautification projects already underway, boosting those that should be underway, and being a catalyst for new undertakings. an action program was devised for tackling washington's beautifica

. >> american history tv on c-span3, this weekend, saturday night at 10:00 eastern on railamerica, --> tough, dirty, unpleasant are generally referred to as -- labor. understandably, then, this is the only areas in which the american farm labor supply fall short. mexicanpplemented by citizens, sometimes called nationals, or mexican nationals. the term is commonly used as percent rose. in spanish, this means a man who works with his arms and hands. in short, the big question in many minds is, why these people? >> this 20 minute film produced by the council of california growers noted that program. a guestworker agreement between the united states and mexico from 1942-1964. sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, unread to the white house rewind. are aggressive. they have overstated in afghanistan, they have been out more than in my judgment they should be allowed to buy down. the best answer to it, is for them to know the united states is going to keep its commitment. >> i agree completely. where people want to be free, soviet or cuban domination, where the proxy troops are used for the cuban