and rebecca frazier provides a history of the mayflower voyage and the lives of settlers through the eyes of the winslows, a puritan family that travels to america in 1620. that's a few of the programs you'll see this thanksgiving weekend on booktv on c-span2. television for serious readers. for a complete schedule, visit booktv.org. >> here's a look at some books being published this week. in 1917, best selling author arthur herman explores how president woodrow wilson and vladimir lenden reshape -- lenin reshaped geopolitics. roger kimball presents a collection of essays on populism. also being published this week, listening in by cybersecurity expert susan landdau. in the book she looks at the future of cyber threats. george mason university law professor f.h. buckley examines how corruption is impacting the economy in "the republic of virtue." and in "clashing over commerce," dartmouth college economics professor douglas irwin looks at the history of united states trade policy. look for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near futu

and author rebecca frazier on her book, "the mayflower." penn state university history professor, matthew restal. the ground breaking ceremony for the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in d.c. this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> sunday on the presidency, an interview with white house historian william seale, he describes the stonation who built the 19th century walls. here's a preview. >> the building is decoratively carved because george washington wanted carving and he even said in a letter to the commissioners, he said i don't think it's so much in fashion anymore, however, he wanted it. and he had a way of saying it i require it. and he didn't explain. so he got it. and the stone masons gave him what he wanted. there were two of them who remained. and most of the masons, stone masons went back home, two did remain here, and one probably had married here, i don't know. but they carried out this incredible out of style carving, it's so beautiful, that the greatest part of it is a 14-foot swag or a festoon over the front door which is car

and on sunday at 11:00, rebecca frazier and her book, mayflower, on american history tv on cspan 3, saturday at 8:55 p.m. eastern, penn state history professor, matthew restall on the u.s. capitol's art and architecture. and sunday at 10:00 p.m., the ground breaking ceremony of the eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c. this weekend on the cspan networks. >> next, sonoma state university professor laura watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national parks system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. she argueses this approach often obscures the ways humans have already interacted with the land. she also talks about her research on the point reyes national seashore which used to be a ranch community before designated a national park in 1960s. her class is about an hour and ten minutes. so today, we're going to be talking ant landscapes and preservation and sort of how we change the places your intention is not only understand the history of these protected spaces, but to make the process of preservation more visible. to make it more easier to understand the history of parks an

and rebecca frazier and her book, may flower and the founding of america. penn state university history professor matthew restal on the u.s. capitol's art and architecture and sunday, the dwight d. eisenhower memorial. this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend. featuring medium tours, archival films and the presidency, the civil war and more. here's a clip from a recent program. >> the spanish inquisition calls larry parks. >> i will tell you everything that i know about myself. i would prefer, if you will allow me, not to mention other people's names. don't present me with this choice of either being in contempt of this committee or going to jail, or forcing me to crawl through the mud and be an informer. i don't think this is american. more akin to what happened under hitler. i beg you not to force me to do this. >> who remembers the sale of the communist party you were signed during the period of 1941 on up to the time you disassociated yourself from the party about 1945? >> this is what i've been talking ab

sunday, rebecca frazier and her book "the mayflower, the family and the founding of america."55 p.m. eastern, matthew rest all on the u.s. capitol's art and architecture and sunday at 9:10, groundbreaking ceremonyof the dwight d. eisenhower memorial to washington, d.c. these weekend on the c-span networks. on lectures and history, professor peter caster of washington university in st. louis teaches a class about how the united states change from the post-civil war reconstruction period to the progressive era. here is a preview. dr. kastor: to them, both of acquiredigrants who u.s. citizenship, citizenship brought with it extraordinary opportunities. ok? they had not been born in the united states. but by becoming citizens, they qual legal status with nativeborn citizens, the united states, st. louis in particular, became a land of opportunity for them. this is what many immigrants will find. one of the reasons is that the germans in general faced less antagonism than the irish. let me emphasize i think the experience for any immigrant is difficult. you arrive in a new country,

and on sunday at 11:00, rebecca frazier and her book, mayflower, on american history tv on cspan 3, saturday at 8:55 p.m. eastern, penn state history professor, matthew restall on the u.s. capitol's art and architecture. and sunday at 10:00 p.m., the ground breaking ceremony of the eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c. this weekend on the cspan networks. >> next, sonoma state university professor laura watt teaches a class on the evolution of a national parks system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. she argueses this approach often obscures the ways humans have already

. >>> author rebecca frazier and her book "the mayflower," the founding of america on american history tv on c-span3 saturday, 8:55 p.m. and sunday at 9:10 p.m., the ground breaking ceremony, the dwight d. eisenhower memorial. on the c-span networks. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies blow brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >>> up next on american history tv, author, erica coleman talks about women and peace movements during world war i and highlights the peace party in new york city and anti-war reporting in editorials and newsletters and talks about gender roles at the time and contrasts that with women serving today. this was part of a conference hosted by the national world war i museum in kansas city, missouri. it's just over an hour. >> good morning. i'm christie schneider. four years ago, when i was president of the peace history society, i was delight to be contacted by members of the original planning committee for this conference. they were in the process of schedu

and on sunday at 11:00 a.m., rebecca frazier and her book "the mayflower." saturday at 8:55 p.m., matthew restall on the u.s. capitol's art and architecture. sunday at 9:10 p.m., the ground breaking ceremony of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial in washington, d.c. >>> this weekend on lectures in history, peter castor teaches a class about how the united states changed from the post civil war reconstruction period to the progressive era in the 20th century. here's a preview. now, to them, both of them, immigrants who acquired u.s. citizenship. citizenship brought with it an extraordinary opportunity. they had not been born in the united states, but by becoming citizens, they enjoyed equal legal status with american citizens. united states in general, st. louis in particular became a land of opportunity for them. this is what many immigrants will find. one of reasons is that the germans in general faced less antagonism than the irish. i think the experience for any immigrant is difficult. you arrive in anew country. people may not trust you. you may not speak

sunday, 11:00 a.m., author rebecca frazier, her book, "the mayflower," the families and voyage and founding of america. c-span3 saturday 8:55 p.m. eastern, penn state university history professor mast new restal, on art and architecture and sunday at 9:10 p.m., ground breaking ceremony of the dwight d. eisenhower memorial and washington, d.c. this weekend on the presidency, joe wiegand gives life to theodore roosevelt before the lincoln group district of columbia and his life and times and unexpected ascension to the white house after mckinley's assassination. here's a preview. >> i sadly came to the presidency through the graveyard, with the assassination of president mckinley occurring, september 6th, shot, 1901 in buffalo, new york. i arranged for a fish and game to be by his side and they assured me members of the cabinet assembled there that the president would recuperate from his wounds. the cabinet felt it would do the nation's anxiety and wall street anxiety some good if i would go on a planned vacation with my family and outadirondack's mountains. ted junior shot his first buck and

rebecca frazier and her book "the mayflower" on american history tv on c-span tv, saturday at 8:50 eastern, mat ewe restall. sunday at 9:10 p.m., the ground breaking of the bright b. eisenhower momentum rorlle this weekend on the c-span networks. >>> c-span's student video documentary program is under way. students cross the country are busy at work and sharing their experience with us through twitter. it's not too late to enter. our deadline is january 18, 2018. we are asking students to choose a provision of the u.s. constitution and create a video showing why it's important to you. it's open to all middle school and high school students. $100,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry. for more information, go to our website, studentcam.org. >> during world war ii, the army air corps first motion picture unit produced over 300 training films. the unit was composed entirely of industry professionals and many featured hollywood stars, such as james stewart, ronald reagan, clark gable. and van heflin. next on ame

acquisition to publication took tuesday we to the pilgrim hall museum infamous, massachusetts, where rebecca frazier will provide a history of the mayflower voyage through the eyes of a puritan family that traveled to america in 1620. wednesday, we are at the city university of new york, where robert while publishing director will receive the fourth annual editorial excellence award. thursday, that and and jerry moss theatre in los angeles. cartoonist scott adams will discuss how donald trump used the art of persuasion to win the presidency. friday, we are back in the nation's capital of politics and prose bookstore to hear msnbc lawrence o'donnell recalled in 1968 presidential election. sunday, emmy-winning actor ed asner will share his thoughts on the constitution in today's social and political issues in oregon. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> what about your kids? your kids are going to ask? i asked my mother, 1973 and i'm sure people ask all over the place. imagine you are white and your kids say you can always tell som

publication work on tuesday we had to the pilgrim hall museum in plymouth, massachusetts, where rebecca frazier will provide history of the mayflower voyage through the eyes of a puritan family that travel to america in 1620. wednesday, we are at the city university of new york for robert weil, editor-in-chief and publishing for the fourth annual editorial accidents award presented by the barn for international organization and on thursday theatre in los angeles with scott adams discussing how donald trump uses art of persuasion to win the presidency. friday we are back at the nation's capital at politics and prose bookstore with lawrence o'donnell recalling the 1968 presidential election. sunday, emmy-winning actor ed asner will share his thoughts on the constitution with today's social and political issues in oregon. many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span2. >> what about tramp-- trump supporters because we have questions submitted by many of you and i will try to recommend without dropping all of these papers. obviously, peopl

author rebecca frazier and her ," on"the mayflower american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:55 p.meastern the u.s. capitol's arts and architecture. sunday, the groundbreaking ceremony for the dwight eisenhower memorial and washington, d.c. this weekend on the c-span networks. c-span's studentcam video documentary competition is underway, and students across the country are busy at work sharing their experience with us through twitter. it is not too late to enter. the deadline is january 18. choose a provision of the constitution and create a video explaining why it is important to you. are competition is open to all middle school and high school students. $100,000 in cash prizes will be awarded. the grand prize of $5,000 will go to the student or team with the best overall entry. for more information, go to our website, studentcam.org. c-span, for history unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service i america's cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> washington journal continues. host: we are joined by jesse mech

on tuesday, we head to the pilgrim haul museum in plymouth, massachusetts, where rebecca frazier willprovide a history of the pilgrim journey. on wednesday, we're at the city university of new york, for robert wilde, will receive the editorial excellence award. and then on thursday, at the anne and jerry moss theater in los angeles, dillbert cartoonist will talk about how donald trump used the the art of persuasion o win the presidency. and then we are back in washington and lawrence o'donnell recalls the 1968 presidential election, and sunday, edded aer in will share his thoughts on the constitution and today's social and political issues in before ton, oregon. many of these events are open to the public. loor for them to hair on booktv on c-span2. >> something that woodrow wilson said on memorial day, may 30th , 1919, the treaty had not yet been signed. everything had been discussed and agreed upon. just a fee details remain -- few details remaying to be settle. only memorial day, woodrow wilson and his wife drove out to an american cemetery outside paris, close enough to paris you