p.m., on railamerica at 4 salute to the canadian army. then white house art. watch american history tv on c-span3. >> we are outside cafe dumond in the french quarter where we are learning about the cities french history. there is one ingredient in the city's culinary culture. we learn about the history's and slavers -- and flavors of new orleans food. >> food here takes a much larger piece than it does anywhere else. we live to eat in new orleans. you will hear summary walking down the street talking about what they had to eat yesterday, what they are going to have for they are going to cook those docs they just shot. we are a city obsessed with food. one of the greatest confusion about the food of new orleans, is it creole or is it cajun? originally creole and cajun food work two different kinds of cuisine. cajun food would do hot cooking. it was done by the cajun people and southwest louisiana. creole food comes from the hispanic word, which means native. the first creole were the first native offspring of the french and spanish settlers. their food is more

eastern on railamerica, the 1944 film the memphis belle. the firstts one of b-17 bombers to complete 25 missions without being shut down. >> sunday night, television and radio host talks about his poll -- talks about his book. he is interviewed by syndicated columnist. one of the most persuasive john mccain.ts? >> he was such a maverick that i like. he was brutally honest. he is able to take on his own party. there are some things where i think barack obama let the progressive side down. john mccain said his party was not living up to what republicans should be and he would say so. >> watch sunday night at 9:00 eastern. >> next, white house press secretary santa sanders -- sarah sanders gets questions about the justice department's report. reporters also ask a

. >> this weekend on railamerica on american history tv, watch the cbs news report from june 6, 1968, the night robert kennedy died from gunshot wounds. >> they quickly decided to transfer him to good samaritan hospital or the facilities were better for brain surgery. mrs. kennedy was with him all of the time writing in the in thece -- riding ambulance. police back to the ballroom at hotel. some of the police have to protect him from the crowd. to theere people close stereo and there was concern for the suspect's safety. >> much railamerica, sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span three -- on c-span3. weekend on american history tv, legal historian jill norgren discusses her book "stories from trailblazing women lawyers," based on the transcripts from oral interviews with senior women lawyers. here's a preview. trailblazers who attended law school with no or few other women. some were ignored. others befriended. for the most part, there were so few of them that nobody bothered to talk to them. this changed in the vietnam and nine period mama schools except more wo

p.m., on railamerica at 4 salute to the canadian army. then white house art. watch american history tv on c-span3. >> we are outside cafe dumond in the french quarter where we are learning about the cities french

. >> this week, on railamerica, robert f kennedy, a cbs news special report from the evening of june 6, 1968. the day senator robert f kennedy died. here is a preview. >> these last few weeks, robert francis kennedy was enjoying himself. there was a good fight and he was a fighter. ideals were at stake but he was an idealist and for a man whose demeanor always suggested a boyish shyness, he enjoyed being around people. he refused police protection because he said all the people wanted to do was touch him, not to hurt him. he made a point of that and new people that did not want to hurt him. he plunged into areas that even mayors steered clear of. something seemed to grow in the shy third brother in these weeks of campaigning. the younger brother who had stayed behind the scenes had come into his own in the wild final week in california. tuesday night was a particularly joyous night. robert francis kennedy was 42 years old and had won the victory of his political life in the california presidential runner. we can work together in the last analysis and what is going on in the united st

each week, american history tv's railamerica brings archival films that ring context for public affairs- bring context for public affairs is use. my fellow americans, this week has been a busy and important one in washington, and in reporting to you about it, there are three topics i would like to discuss. my announcement on wednesday that i intend to nominate circuit judge anthony kennedy to be an associate justice on the supreme court. his background includes many years as a practicing lawyer, first with a major firm and then practicing on his own, more than two decades of teaching law, in service since 1975 on the united states court of appeals. judge kennedy shares my fundamental legal philosophy of judicial restraint, the conviction that judges should interpret the law, not make it, but in other words, judges should be umpires, not players. this is not the first time i have called on judge kennedy for an important government job. as governor of california in 1973, i asked judge kennedy to take the lead in drafting a complex constitutional amendment and to have the work completed in

this week on railamerica salute to the canadian army. a film documenting the history of our neighbor to the north. from 1760 climax of the french and indian war to the korean war. here is a preview. fought inanadians south africa's lower war at the turn-of-the-century, it was not until the outbreak of world or one in 1914 that canada was called upon to put a large modern on army into combat overseas. many regiments came into being. some were equipped with private funds. soldier andow to they went to france to the tragedy and victory of a great and terrible war. when the germans launched a gas attack in 1915, the canadian first division took the brunt of it. one -- once across the front, the canadians pay the germans back. in 1918, the canadian army emerged from the battlefields. the queen's own rivals were awarded 21 rivals. four years of struggle and a crucible of fire, the canadian army left to 60,000 men behind when in return from france. monument inple ottawa pays silent tribute to their memory and to the spirit of personified. army

next on railamerica, robert f kennedy, 1925-1968, a 50 minute cbs news special report from the evening of june 6 after the senator died of his gunshot wounds. report covers the life and assassination of the new york democrat and is anchored by walter cronkite. news specialcbs report. here is cbs news correspondent harry reasoner. >> good evening. the body of senator robert kennedy is now in the air in a jet furnished are the white house and the air force heading to new york from los angeles. 430 p.m. and will land in laguardia new york. the body will arrive sometime around 9:30 p.m. new york time. tomorrow from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and longer if there are lines. it will lie in state before a requiem mass at 10 a.m. saturday and go by train from new york to washington and a motor processions from new york's union station to go by the na

on the lectures in history, popular culture during the 1840's, sunday on the railamerica at 4:00 p.m.lute to the canadian army, then at 8:00 p.m., american art. watch american history tv this weekend. san francisco was home to two worlds fairs, american history tv was at the organization of organizers meeting in california, where we spoke with a professor about the fairs organizers and exhibits. this is about 15 minutes. >> she is an associate professor of history in carroll university. which is located where? >> in wisconsin. >> how long have you been teaching? >> i've been teaching at carroll for 12 years and i taught part time a little bit before that. and then in graduate school. full time for 12 years. >> one of your many projects, cut editing a book, "gendering the fair." what is this all about? >> it's a collection of essays by various scholars about women in general at world fairs, so looking at the way that women, groups participate in world fairs, way women were represented in world fairs and