is richard norton smith, a scholar in residence at george mason university. he is one of the preeminent formerans and is the head of six national moderates -- six national libraries. related toerything the presidency. he has published numerous books, anduding "an uncommon man," "patriarch: george washington and the new american nation." thompson is a historian who covers michelle obama. she writes about a broad range of not so famous people who do not require secret service protection. she began at the washington post in 2001 and reported from the newsrooms bureau and traveled the country to interview voters during the 2008 president of campaign. please welcome our distinguished panel. [applause] >> i do want to run a quick preview, a trailer of the series. [video clip] >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces that are bringing about this suffering. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. [indiscernible] >> there are so much influence in this opportunity. it would be a shame to waste it.

next to cokie is richard norton smith, a scholar in residence at george mason university. he is one of the preeminent historians and is the former head of six national moderates six national libraries. and most everything related to the presidency. he has published numerous books, including "an uncommon man," and "patriarch: george washington and the new american nation." chrisa thompson is a historian who covers michelle obama. she writes about a broad range of not so famous people who do not require secret service protection. she began at the washington post in 2001 and reported from the newsrooms bureau and traveled the country to interview voters during the 2008 president of campaign. please welcome our distinguished panel. [applause] >> i do want to run a quick preview, a trailer of the series. [video clip] >> if we turn away from the needs of others, we align ourselves with those forces that are bringing about this suffering. >> obesity in this country is nothing short of a public health crisis. [indiscernible] >> there are so much influence in this opportunity. it w

for that, we turn to presidential historians and "newshour" regulars michael beschloss and richard norton smith. welcome, gentlemen. >> thank you. >> ifill: the most common comparison we have heard in the run-upon to this-- whatever is gog happen next to syria-- is a comparison to iraq. michael, how much is this like that and how much is this not? well, one way of comparing it to iraq was the 1980s, iraq was using chemical weapons against its own people and against iranians, and the united states did not do a thing. the problem with the war in iraq for a president like president obama nowadays is everyone has in his or her memory the fact that we went to a very costly war, both in terms of lives, treasure, and years, that was fought, at least ostensibly, to rild the world of iraqi weapons of mass destruction that did not turn out to exist. >> ifill: one of the things that's that we all remember in our muscle memories is there have been great debate debate ar and peace in congress. and now we see a debate about to unfold that is rooted in the war powers act or not? >> it is an out-growth of the

richard norton smith and edith mayo preview season two of "first ladies."ooking at their private lives at public roles, tonight 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and c-span.org. on "washingtonxt journal," today's news and headlines. then george mason university associate professor jeremy mayer was joined us to discuss -- will join us to discuss the war powers act. the 20hat, a look at states that have right to work president ofk mix, the national right to work legal defense foundation. then, service employees international union president will talk about the top issue facing labor unions and the workers they represent. ♪ as president obama look to congress on syria, lindsey graham was invited to the white house. the hill newspaper reporting that the white house is invited the chairman and ranking members of six national security committees to meet with president obama on tuesday. this as the administration makes the case to congress, seeking a not thrice asian vote for any action to take in syria. the first -- and authorization vote for any action to ta

. >> richard norton smith previewed season two of c-span's original series, first ladies, influence and image. ladies.g 21st looking at their private lives and public roles tonight. >> earlier this summer, the commission hosted a discussion on the history and future of the debate. this is held in san francisco this past june, this is just over one hour. welcome toning and the meeting of the commonwealth club of california. the place for you are in the know. i am dr. mary marcy. i am the president, a member of the commonwealth board of governors and the moderator for today's program. you can find us online or appsoad iphone and android , as well as podcasts of past programs. toay, it is my pleasure introduce a very interesting and relevant program. non--- hasisan, -- hased and to sponsored the debate since 1987. planning is now underway for 2016. even though we think of these debates as a regular part of the american political scene, few people understand the history or appreciate it. a few facts might provide perspective. are presidential debates every four years, one of the most watche

. >> historians richard norton smith and edith mayo review season to of -- preview season two of "first ladies; influence and image." tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. >> on this labor day holiday, no public events scheduled for public -- for president obama. later he will head to russia for the g2-0 summit. he will have dinner with leaders on thursday. on thursday he will meet with the king and queen of sweden. he will return friday evening here in washington. ahead of all of that, president obama has invited senate republican leaders john mccain and lindsey graham to the white house this afternoon. he will be discussing the path forward in syria. both senators expressed support for military action in that country. the meeting is set for 2 p.m. today. we have cameras at the white house, should there be any news coming from that meeting. the morrow we expect to hear from senator mccain on syria as the senate foreign relations committee, which he is a member of, should start debating on whether congress should vote on the use of force. we're learning that

. >> historian richard norton smith with season two of the first lady series. featuring 21st ladies. looking at their private lives. monday night at 9:00 eastern. >> on the cap next, -- coming up next, brad roberts talks about nuclear deterrence and u.s. strategies toward northeast asia. the threat and modernization of child's arsenal and nuclear deterrence and other allies in the region hosted by the stimson center. this about 90 minutes. >> good morning, everybody will stop i'm delighted to welcome you to this event on monday morning. we are delighted to see all of you for discussion on a very important international security topic. extended deterrence and strategic stability in northeast asia. we are delighted to welcome brad roberts who has finished long towards working with this issues as the deputy assistant and two is just back from a long visit in japan talking with the japanese about their views and extended deterrence. i know his remarks today will be focused in part on his research in japan but also more broadly how the u.s. looks at these issues for

. >> richard norton smith and edith mayo preview season two influenceladies, and image."ivesg at their private and public roles. tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. dartmouth college hosted a discussion on the divisional -- digital revolution. we hear from harvard professor and the founder and president of living in digital times. it creates exhibitions to showcase new technologies. this is just over two hours. [applause] >> thank you very much for the generous words. a way for setting a good home for what it is we will be talking about. inn i conjured up an image my mind of the digital revolution, in some ways it matched the cover of that program you have, the cartoon. my images walking through harvard square and coming straight at me with someone with a smart phone in hand, head down. a fine i jumped i out of the way we would have collided. or walking into harvard yard with a nice statue. when hundred chores gathered around -- forests -- tourists gathered around snapping pictures. this past april, five young men got together in a cafe in c

. >> historians richard norton smith previews first ladies influence and image. featuring 20 first ladies from the beginning of the 20th century to the present, looking at their private lives and public roles, monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio, and cspan.org. >> we bring public affairs from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences, and offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service of private industry. we're c-span, created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. and now, you can watch us in hd. >> this was the scene outside the white house yesterday with protests taking place between those supporting and those opposing u.s. intervention in syria. the protests came while president obama delivered remarks from the white house rose garden, where he said any form of military action against syria would have to come with the approval of congress. here are some of the protests fo

speakers include richard norton smith and the "washington post's" charissa thompson.onight 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> science does not actually tell us what to do. it tells us what we think will happen and then we have to make choices about that and one of the implications of the simons line of argument is that the earth is always changing, we, the society, can change and adapt in many ways. we don't know that is with the?>?>?>?>?>?>?>?>?>?>?> climate problem.?>?>?>?>?>?>?>?> even if you take that idea that society can adapt leaves us with the idea of if you can adapt is this the world you want to live in with the heat and the drought and the see level rise. so many things that we care about are endangered by the changes and we have a choice about it. . paul sabin on "the bet" book tv's book club is back this month with with "this town". read the book and see what other viewers are saying on our facebook page and on twitter. >> next the u.s.'s ambassador to the u.n., samantha power outlines the obama position on military strikes in syria. she spoke yesterday in w

. >> historian richard norton smith previews season two of c- span's original series "first ladies: influence image." at the private lives and public roles. tonight at 9:00 eastern on c- span, c-span radio, and c- span.org. bring a look we affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional things, ande conferences, and offer gavel-to- gavel coverage of the house, all as a public service of private industry. we are created by the cable industry 34 years ago and funded cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in high death. -- in hd. >> i just gave a talk to a bunch of people creating products for parents and kids, mostly stuff for young kids. i showed them that if they went by the data, parents say they want products that will keep their kids smart and educated. parents say they want to keep their kids safe. no parent has ever used the safety features of the programs they are buying for their kids. if you take the data and just act on the data, you are going to be in big trouble. lie.e and as steve jobs said, people do not want -- do not know what

analysts are kofi roberts of abc , the washington post and historian richard norton smith.here on c-span. >> trying to maintain family time and protect their privacy, edith roosevelt purchased a family retreat. >> she saw a place for rest for the president. away they were the wilderness. this was a family place. place where he had politicians and conciliation hubbub of activity. its was the one place where was private, family time and the roosevelts made it clear they do not want anybody but family here. >> meet edith roosevelt as we begin season two of our original series, first lady looking at the public and private lives of the women who served as first lady will stop monday night live at 9:00 p.m. on c-span. >> a first lady's panel with roslyn carter, betty ford, and barbara bush. they talk about their activities after leaving the watch -- white house and reflect upon their activities and the readjustment to life. center, this is one hour, 15 minutes. >> rosalynn carter and barbara bush. of hert admired woman time during her white house service and impact long after. fo

. >> historians richard norton smith and edith mayo preview c-span's season two of "first ladies: influence looks at their private lives and roles. monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-span, c-span radio and cspan.org. host: nick gillespie is the editor and chief of reason.com and reason tv. good morning. thanks very much for being with us. guest: thanks for having me. host: this is one photograph from "the washington post" outside the white house, as the president was making his decision to call on congress for any authorization of force in syria. you can see the animated debate back and forth. "no war in syria." supporters of the war in syria. give us a sense from your perspective what's happening in this country, what's the debate all about? guest: you know, i think there are at least two d debates and there's the one large debate about whether we should be involving ourselves in another middle east conflict based on chemical weapons. that's a huge debate and it's important and it's also overwhelming. there's another debate which is probably more in the long term is more important, which ha

. >> richard norton smith and fthers preview season 2 o "first ladies."looking at their private lives and public roles. eastern, on c- span, c-span radio, and www.c- span.org. 12e tomorrow on c-span at 0130, and look at who and risks of using high-precision missiles capable of striking targets anywhere in the world under an hour. at 2:30, we will take you live to capitol hill or the senate foreign relations mitty will hold -- foreign relations committee will hold a hearing. hagel willand chuck be witnesses. full chambers in the boat and house will not take up the resolutions until they return next week. on this labor day, "washington journal" talked about right to work laws. this is about an hour 10 minutes. host: as promised, issues dealing with labor on this labor day. our first guest is mark mix, he is the president of national right to work legal defense foundation. mr. mix, welcome. guest: pedro, good to be with you. host: tell us about your organization. guest: it was founded in 1968. we provide free legal services to employees who had their rights