online at the c-span video rye braer and watch for our upcoming q&a interview with robert caro on sunday, may 6th. now more from the annual aviation industry summit with delta airlines ceo richard anderson. he discussed the future of the aviation industry, competitiveness and consolidation within the airlines and offered options on how the industry could create more jobs in the future. this is half an hour. >> thank you, carol. it's my great pleasure to introduce richard anderson who in addition to being the chief executive officer of delta airlines is also my boss as chairman of the board of airlines for america. over the 23 years that richard has been in the airline industry, he's earned the reputation as a results-driven leader, not easily intimidated and willing to take on big opportunities as well as tough challenges that impact his company or the airline industry as a whole. opportunities, like the delta-northwest airlines merger in 2010, which created the platform for the management under richard's leadership to build an exponentially better business to the benefit of it

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. >> it's been nearly ten years since the release of robert caro's volume of the years of lyndon johnson. in a few weeks the fourth volume will be powered. here he is on q and a in 2008 with an update on how volume four was taking shape. >> this is really a book not just about lyndon johnson but about robert kennedy and jack kennedy and the interplay of their personalities particularly robert. and thest a very complicated story. but i don't think people know of two very complicated people and robert kennedy and lyndon johnson. and i had to really go into that and try to explain it. it is part of the story all the way through the end of jok's presidency. that's done and i suppose chronologically at the moment johnson is passing the 1965 voting rights act. and that's sort of in one way we're up to now. >> watch the rest of this interview and other appearances by robert caro online at the c-span video library. and watch for our upcoming q and a interview with him on sunday, may 6th. the official at the center of the latest general services administration scandal is expected to remain silent

. >> watch the rest of this interview and other appearances by robert caro online at the c-span video library. and watch for our upcoming "q&a" interview with robert caro on sunday, may 6th. >>> former secretary of state condoleezza rice talks about the u.s. leadership role in the world. she examines u.s. foreign policies with countries such as iran, iraq, and china. she also touches on domestic issues such as the educational system and immigration reforms. this is about 55 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone, ladies and gentlemen. i'm pleased to welcome you to the heritage foundation for this timely and important event. it is timely because events overseas are constantly raising questions about our national security, as we saw yesterday with the north korean test launch of a ballistic missile. and timely as well because foreign policy has been a topic of great interest during the presidential debates. it is important, of course, because americans are debating how we should respond to events not only in north korea but in afghanistan, iran, syria, and other hotspots. and there are ma

. >> it's been nearly ten years since the release of robert caro's vom of "the years of lyndon johnson" and in just a few weeks, the fourth volume will be published. it follows 198 #'s "the path to power," means of asent in 1990" and 2003's "master the senate. here he is on q&a in 2008 with an update on how volume four is taking shape. >> this is really a book, not just about lyndon johnson but about jack kennedy and their personalities, particularly robert. and it's a very complicated story. i don't they people know of two very complicated people and robert kennedy and lyndon johnson. i had to really go into that and try to explain it. i suppose chronologically at the moment johnson is passing the 1965 voting rights act and that sort of in one way where i'm up to now. watch the rest of this interview online at the c-span video liar braer and watch for our upcoming q&a interview with robert caro on sunday, may 6th. the president and ceo of boeg defense space and security spoke to aviation experts and leaders on the future of the industry. he discussed next ngen and about protectsing th

and may look for our q&a interview with robert caro, the p passage of power, volume four. his multivolume biography of the 36th president, lyndon johnson. >>> this is c-span 3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> president obama has renewed u.s. military advisers helping uganda's government combat the lower resistance army. two ugandans abducted by the lra told their stories to the senate african affairs subcommittee. they heard from defense and state officials who explained u.s. efforts in the central african region affected by the lord's resistance army. this is two hours. >> examining u.s. policy on the lord's resissance army. our distinguished witnesses today, deputy secretary of state for african affairs, assistant administrator for africa usaid, and deputy assistant secretary of defense for african affairs amanda dougherty.

on may 6th look for our interview with robert caro. his multi-volume biography of the 36th president. >>> where's the national public radio table? you guys are still here? that's good. i couldn't remember where we landed on that. >> this weekend on c p-span, th 98th annual white house correspondents dinner. president obama and late night talk show host jimmy kimmel headline the event before an audience of celebrities, journalists and the white house press corps. coverage starts with the red carpet arrivals live at 6:30. and watch the entire dinner, only on c-span. you can also sync up your experience online at c-span's dinner hub. find the celebrity guest list, highlights of past dinners, plus blog and social media posts at cspan.org/whcd. the white house correspondents dinner, live saturday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the senate banking committee held its sixth congressional hearing this week on the mf global collapse last october. former new jersey governor john corzine was then ceo of the company. he resigned the following n

on may 6th, look for our q and a interview with robert caro, it coincides with the passage of power and lyndon johnson, his biography of the 36th president. >>. >> this week on the civil war, more from the mariners museum, civil war navy conference in newport news, virginia. it marked the 150th anniversary of the battle of hampton roads wherefore the first time iron clad warships met in battle. in this section, david gerleman talks about some of the ideas and suggestions offered by northerners for fighting the con federal iron clad merrimac. this is just under an hour. >>> good morning. my name is jonathan white. i'm an assistant professor at christopher newport university. it is a measure to welcome you to the mariners museum at newport news. >> if you have never been to newport news, i strongly recommend if for no other reason than to see this incredible museum, the mariners' museum. i would like to thank our sponsors and partners, without whom this conference would not be possible and the weekends events. our sponsors are bank of america, the virginia foundation for the humanities an

and then the interview with robert caro. volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. his biography of the president. >>> during his second day of testimony before a phone hacking panel, news corporation chairman and ceo rupert murdoch said the scandal at news of the world was a serious blot on his reputation. he answered questions on details into the phone hacking scandal at the tabloid paper and said he believed he had failed. mr. murdoch also talked about the future of the newspaper industry and the standards necessary for creating an ethical climate in newsrooms. this portion's an hour. >>> before we start, mr. davis i'm grateful for correcting one of the exhibits. >> i think it's two of the exhibits. 27 and 29. that's one of the points mr. murdoch was going to start off with. you remember yesterday we were talking about the headline which was labor lost it. which the son switched support to the conservative party. that was september 30th of 2009. i understand that you were in new york on that day. and therefore there could have been and was no meeting with mr. cam

interview with robert caro, it coincides with the passage of power and lyndon johnson, his biography of the 36th president. >>> there is a new website for american history tv. you can find our schedules and preview the upcoming programs. watch featured video from the regular weekly series as well as access the history tweets. history in the news. social media from facebook, youtube and twitter. online at cspann.org/history. laurence silberman served under richard nixon. mr. silberman discuss essay firmtive action and development of the occupational safety and health administration. >> i have the honor and privilege to be interviewing mr. laurence silberman. thank you for doing this. let's start with a biographical question. tell me how derek balk got you to hawaii. >> i was going to clerk for a federal district judge in newark and come to a law firm in washington the following year. derek had recommended me to this federal judge. i was particularly interested in practicing labor law, and this federal judge had been roosevelt's labor counsel and it was well-known. his name is minden l

and may, look for our q & a interview with robert caro. the passage of power, volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. his multiyear biography of the 36th president 37. >>> congressman donald payne died last month at the age of 7. his colleagues honored him with a memorial at the capital. he represented new jersey's tenth congressional district for over two decades. this is just over an hour. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors by the united states capital police ceremonial unit. >> forward march. present. ♪ o, say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪ ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight ♪ ♪ o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming ♪ ♪ and the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was with still there ♪ ♪ o, say does that star spangled banner yet waive ♪ ♪ o'er the land of free and the home of the brave ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

and monday look for robert caro, and his biography of the 36th president. >>> senior officials announced a tax deficit of $36 billion and they talked about how identity was affecting tax refunds. this is a little than two hours. >> today's hearing of the subcommittee on government organization efficiency and management will come to order. i thank everyone for being here today, witnesses and our hearing today focusses on two key issues at the internal revenue service. first our hearing will address the tax gap between what people owe in federal taxes and what the irs ultimately collects. secondly the hearing will hear the tax fraud. it is very important the irs is able to effectively collect taxes and enforce federal policy. the majority of americans pay their taxes voluntarily and on time but every year there's a gap between the amount of federal taxes owed and the amount the irs collects. earlier this year the irs released its most recent analysis on the tax gap using data from the 2006 tax year. that data shows a $450 billion gap between taxes owed and taxes voluntarily paid. the irs r

. >> watch the rest of this interview and other appearances by robert caro online at the c-span video library. and watch for our upcoming "q&a" interview with robert caro on sunday, may 6th. >>> here's a look at some of the upcoming book fairs and festivals that are happening across the country. on april 14th the university of california irvine will host the sixth annual literary orange. the festival will feature paula mcclain and lisa c.. the sixth annual philadelphia book festival will be held april 16th through the 21st, key speakers include sonia sanchez and robert poe lee toe. and then on the 21st and 22nd, booktv will be live from the los angeles times festival of books at the university of southern california. we'll interview several authors including karim abdul-jabbar. we'll also be covering various author panels on topics ranging from internet security to the port huron statement. and we'll be taking viewer phone calls, e-mails and

and on may 6th look for our q&a interview with robert caro that coincides with the release of the passage of power, volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. this multivolume biography of the 36th president. >>> in october of 1995 several vietnam war correspondents including peter arnett and bernard kalb shared their experiences covering the war. this conference was hosted by the non-profit organization no greater love. it's about an hour. -- >>> i got to vietnam late, in my terms about the middle of 1959 oorps. the vietnam war was just a cloud on the horizon at that point. the term vietcong had not been invented. actually the term vietcong was invented by the south vietnamese government. there were a few communist guerillas left over from the struggle against the french. they would occasionally pop up to stage quick raids and disappear. we had an ambassador there, the american ambassador by the name of eldridge der borrow, a rolly, poly figure with a rather rotarian manner whose gawk i can wife insisted on wearing the vietnamese dress in which she looked rather ridiculous. at the time

and on may 6th, look for our q & a interview with robert caro to coincide "the passage of power," his multivolume biography of the 36th president. >>> after 39 missions, the nasa space shuttle "discovery" today was transferred to the smithsonian and placed on permanent display. the national air and space museum hosted a welcome discovery celebration when the orbiter was moved from the dulles international airport to a smithsonian institution in chantilly, virginia. here's a look at some of today's events with remarks from secretary wayne clou and former astronaut, john glenn. >> good morning. thank you very much. it's a pleasure to be here. now you know why i have one of the best jobs in the world. i even have a general who reports to me. i noticed he didn't choke up, though, when he was introducing me. i have to work on that. but under jack's leadership, both the museum on the mall and the museum here on the dulles airport grounds are two of the most magnificent museums in the smithsonian group, and so we are so proud of jack and his staff. let's give them a big hand. we are certainl

and may, look for our q & a interview with robert caro. the passage of power, volume four in the years of lyndon johnson. his multiyear biography of the 36th president 37. >>> congressman donald payne died last month at the age of 7. his colleagues honored him with a memorial at the capital. he represented new jersey's tenth congressional district for over two decades. this is just over an hour. >>> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of colors by the united states capital police ceremonial unit.

and on may 6th, look for robert caro, "the passage of power" in the years of lyndon johnson. his biography of the 36th president. >>> from the colonial era, prohibition to today, drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape. saturday night, live on "american history tv," a history of alcohol in america. watch our simultaneous cast of back story with the american history guys. host ed airs and brian regale with tales of beer and spirits in america saturday night at 8:00 eastern, part of american history tv this weekend on c-spa c-span3. >>> next a hearing on u.s. manufacturing and jobs. a house energy and commerce subcommittee heard from commerce secretary john bryson and representatives of the private sector and labor. this is two hours. >>> if the subcommittee could please come to order. good morning. when it comes to the future of manufacturing in the united states, will this be a nation where help wanted signs hang on factory gates or close for business signs. today our subcommittee will tackle a critically important subject, can american m

and may 6th, look for our q & a interview with robert caro, the passage of power, volume four. in the years of lyndon johnson, his multivolume biography of the 36th president. >> and live now to house minority leader nancy pelosi who will speak on preventing student loan interest rates from going up on july 1st. >> today on the floor of the house, we were taking up legislation relating to the interest rates paid by students and their families on student loans. all americans i think agree that the best investment of family and a nation can make is in the education of our children for their own self-fulfillment, but also for the competitiveness of our nation. for this reason in 2007, the democratic majority in the congress passed legislation that would ratchet down the interest rates that the students pay on their loans. it passed in a strong bipartisan way, 77 republicans voted for it, president bush signed the legislation. now that is expiring, and last week, in their budget, the republicans overwhelmingly voted to allow the 6.8% interest rates to come forth. crates in our budg

. >>> it's been nearly ten years since robert caro's third volume of the release of lyndon johnson. it follows the path to power and

here robert caro in 2008. >> this is a book not just about lyndon johnson, but about robert kennedy andack kennedy and the interplay of their personalities. it is a very complicated story, that i do not think people know, of two complicated people, robert kennedy and lyndon johnson. i had to go into that and try to explain that because it is part of the story all the way through the end of johnson's presidency. i suppose, launched the -- i suppose, chronologically, johnson is passing the voting act. >> watch appearances of robert caro online at the c-span video library and watch the "q&a" interview with robert caro said become a sixth. >> -- sunday, may 6. >> power specific mission is to make sure that when we are evaluating foreign policy moves, human rights cannot be the only consideration, but it has to be part of the dialogue. >> katrina is the president of the foundation. >> when we abandon the values, and talk about the recent issue, with russia, or the accountability act, which we do not need to go into the details of, but whether or not we will stay on record as saying human rig

on may 6, look for our interview with robert caro. it it coincides with "the passage of power, a volume for." >> it during question time this week, the irish prime minister david cameron talked about germy hunt and his former relationship with james murdoch. the opposition has called for hunt's resignation. that's tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. if cn fluent can by the way of public services and publicly provided goods, don't they lose a stake in the public sphere and the quality of those goods? >> mercenaries can be fade to -- tammy faye -- can be paid to fight wars and students can be paid to make great. tonight, a conversation on what money cannot buy. >> president obama pokes fun at himself and his republicans rivals at last night's correspondents' dinner. remarks included passages about his autobiography in which he said he had eaten dog as a boy living inland -- living in indonesia. he also said mitt romney would consider the washington hilton a fixer upper. comedian jimmy kimmel took the stage and joked about president's yea

. >> it has been nearly 10 years since the release of robert caro third volume of lyndon johnson.ohnson.

look for our interview with robert caro coinciding with the release of "the passage of power." >> nownaging director christine lagarde speaks at the closing conference of the imf's world bank annual meeting. she discussed the consensus within the group that struggling governments must be reformed or risked raising economic danger. this is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. welcome to this press conference. the governing committee of the imf, it is my pleasure to introduce you to the chairman of the committee, tharman shanmugaratnam. and to his right, the first deputy managing director of the imf. and of course the managing director of the imf, christine lagarde. we are on the record this afternoon. i will ask you to recognize yourself by name. with that, let me turn to the minister. he will give a few opening remarks. >> thank you. you can hear me? >> i will give you a quick sense of discussions yesterday and today we had a joint press conference yesterday we discussed the strengthening of the global safety net. it was an important step forward. today, beyond that announcement,

. >> robert caro on the passage of power, the years of lyndon johnson, his multi-year volume next sunday on"q &a." >> next your calls and comments on washington journal enlightenment eastern, john brennan, the president's assistance for home one security and counterterrorism talks about the strategy. live at 2:00 p.m., a discussion on the future of nato. >> the aclu has believe that the police departments around the country are tracking people's cell phones i regular basis without getting a warrant based on probable cause. >> should tracking a cell phone require a warrant? tonight, the use of surveillance for protection. that is at 8:00 >> this morning, author robert draper talks about his behind- the-scenes book, "do not ask what good we do." what good we do."

an may 6, look for our interview with robert caro, coinciding with the release of "the years of lyndon johnson." now, to mitt romney, the winner of all five of tuesday's primaries. after the polls closed he talked to supporters in manchester, new hampshire. he is joined by his wife ann romney. this is a half an hour. ♪ >> it so good to be back here. oh. new hampshire. it's good to be here. it was just a little over a year ago that mitt and i sat down in the living room and talk about this campaign. and i admit, i was hesitant. four years ago we had been through a tough primary and i told him then that i would never do this again. i was pretty emphatic. and i was pretty certain. but he reminded me that i said that after every pregnancy. it and you know i have five sons -- so that it didn't work out that well. but i knew our country was in real trouble. and i knew we needed real leadership to turn things around. so i asked mitt one simple question -- can you fix it? he said, yes. and that is all i needed to know. [applause] i said if you can fix it, we need to do this. and we launched th

on may 6, look for our q&a interview with robert caro. biography of the 36 president. >> on monday, alec baldwin spoke at the national press club. alec baldwin is also an animal rights activist in supporter of people for the ethical treatment of animals. he is on the board of directors for several political activists the group's including the creative coalition and people for the american way. this is about one hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i'm the 100 1/5 president of the national press club. we are the world's leading -- 105th president of the national press club. for more information about the national press club, please visit our website at www.press.org. to donate to our programs offered to the public furor national press club journal institute, please visit www.press.org/instutute. i would like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today's event. if you hear a plot from our audience, please note that members of the general public are attending. it is not necessarily a lack of journalisti

also look for our interview with robert caro on lyndon johnson. >> in a moment, today's news, your e-mails and phone calls live on "washington journal.' later, a conversation on the housing market and the economy. we will hear from joseph smith who is overseeing a $25 billion mortgage settlement reached between 49 states and five bags. that is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. presidential candidate mitt romney will be in scottsdale, ariz. speaking at the republican national committee state share meeting. that is live at 3:45 eastern. coming up this hour, we will look at the role of the secret service and allegations of misconduct. our guest is a "los angeles times" correspondent and

and on may 6, look for our interview with robert caro on his book on lyndon johnson. the 2012 congressional book. our guest is thomas schatz. at 8:30, we hear from bob deans. he will discuss falling fuel consumption in the u.s. and in two and a half hours, a

. >> it's been nearly 10 years since the release of robert caro's third volume of the years of lyndon johnson, and in just a few weeks, thef

and on may 6th, look for our interview with robert caro. it coincides with the release of "passage of power" volume for in his multi volume biography of lyndon johnson. >> one of the things i always remember because my office overlooked the building in the plaza was that there was a daycare center in the plaza. some of the children were killed, others injured. during recess, they would come out and play and you would hear their voices. that left a lasting impression when they were silenced. i son, a dear friend of his in high school had just graduated and was working in the social security office. her father was a good friend of mine. when i got home the morning, had three different messages. first of all, he wanted to know what he could find out about his daughter. secondly, it did not look good. the third message was when he was crying. >> what our local content vehicles next stop exploring the history and literary culture of oklahoma city with special bearings the weekend of may 5th and sixth on book tv and on american history tv on c-sp

may 6, look for our interview with robert caro. it coincides with the release of the passage of power, volume four, in the years of lyndon johnson. his multi-volume biography of the 36th president. >> 50 effort can return the and systematically by their way out of public services and publicly provided good thing lose a stake in the public sphere and in the quality of those cuts. >> mercenaries can be paid to fight wars. students can be paid to get good grades. you can pay to jump to the front of the line. tonight at 9:00 p.m. and then, when money cannot buy, the moral elements of markets. part of codey "booktv" this weekend on c-span2. >> last week, former vice president dick cheney said down for his first interview since undergoing heart transplant surgery a month ago. he spoke about his experiences working in the white house, his political legacy, and life after a heart transplant. he took questions from students in terms of the washington center here in washington, d.c. [applause] >> thank you, everyone. welcome to the spring se

interview online at the c-span video library and watch for the updating q and a interview with robert carosunday may 6th. >> frankly, we owe it to our first responders to give them a modern communications network. that's exactly what this legislation does. congress created first net, put it under ntia, and then indicated that $7 billion from auction revenues would be made available to first net to go ahead and design and construct this network. >> tonight national telecommunications and information administration head, lawrence, on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. >> host: bob cusack is managing editor for "the hill" and mrs. shiner. biggest thing on the agenda? >> i think what you are going to see dominate are the two dueling tax plans, one from the senate, one from the house. we are going to start in the senate voting on the buffet rule which is the 30% tax on americans making more than $1 million. it fits into the democratic narrative of tax reform. you saw the democrats pushing it with recess with the variety of press call. they are focused on the message close to tax day. a

. >> watched the rest of this interview and other appearances by robert caro all online at the c-spanvideo library and lost our upcoming interview on sunday, may 6. some republicans in congress opposed extending the export- import bank charter. in remarks that the bank's general -- annual conference, the bank president says it would hurt businesses locally. >> good morning, thank you all for coming. on behalf of president obama and the administration. >> this is about 35 minutes to correct the president has asked valerie jarrett to represent him today and you will be hearing from her shortly. we are joined today by people from over 40 countries, a record, and businesses large and small, government officials, and foreign buyers. i have made a practice to never follow my boss, current or former. exports are more important than ever. that means that our work is more important than ever. surprisingly, not everyone seems to agree. i will get back to that in a moment. before i go any further, let's take a look at how the united states advocates a round the globe, particularly our national s

. >> watch other appearances from robert caro online. >> after 15 terms, congressman of dolphins pounds of new york is retiring. he notified congress members that he will not be seeking reelection. he was first elected in 1982. he is the 15th house democrat to announce his retirement. congress is back in session this week, the house meeting at 2:00 this afternoon. you can see the house live here on c-span. later this week, work on mass transit legislation. on the other side of the capital, centers will be picking up the buffet role that will ask those earning $1 million a year or more to pay more in federal income taxes. that vote is set for 5:30 eastern. the national action network held its annual convention last week in washington. al sharpton, the group's founder, moderated a discussion on police misconduct and gun violence. this is about 1 hour 15 minutes. [applause] >> welcome back to the national action network measuring the movement leadership forum. we are here at harvard university. we are talking about how the death of trayvon martin can be motivation to begin to change this c

. >> watch the rest of this interview and other appearances by robert caro online at the c-span video library, and watch for our upcoming "q&a" interview with robert caro on sunday, may 6th. >>> now, a discussion on the news media's coverage of race including the trayvon martin case. the nbc news washington bureau chief was among the panelists at this forum moderated by juan williams of fox news. the event was part of a recent symposium on the state of race in america hosted by the aspen institute. from the newseum in washington, d.c., this runs about an hour. >> okay. and as i said, the last panel is on the impact of race on the news media and vice versa and to moderate this we welcome back juan williams. >> thanks very much. i guess i don't need to introduce our first panelist, you all know him so well, but let me just say that jose is the news anchor for telemundo, and he's also the national director of the network's public affairs programming, managing editor of their public affairs program. so i don't have to ask you to join me in welcoming him because you know him. [laughter] ok

on may 6, look for our interview with robert caro coinciding with the release of his multi volume biographythe 36th president. from the colonial era, prohibition today. drinking for better or worse has always been a part of the american landscape painting saturday night at 8:00 p.m., a history of alcohol in america. tales of beer and spirits and america saturday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern this weekend on c- span3. >> this weekend on c-span2, live coverage from the los angeles times festival of books. coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. eastern saturday and sunday. biographers on clarence darrow and dwight d. eisenhower. and call in with your questions to steven ross. at 5:00, a panel on surveillance and secrets with these book authors. the entire schedule for the weekend is online. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us right now, bill horn of the u.s. sportsmen's alliance. hello. tell us a little bit about what the alliance does. guest: it is founded in the mid 1970's to come that the anti- hunting, anti-fishing movement and protect the rights of sportsmen and women to engage in thes

may 6, but for our interview with robert caro. it coincides with his multi >> now, the chief prosecutor for the military commissions at guantanamo cuba, brigadier general mark martins. he spoke about the ongoing cases against terror suspects and how the military commission system has evolved. this is an hour and a half. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, i'm delighted that you're all here. i'd like to welcome you all to the institute of world politics and we are honored to have a very special guest here today, general m, who is going to be discussing a fascinating issue which deals with actually some of the classic policy questions concerning the conflict between our constitutional liberties and our national security. and this has to do with the effectiveness and the legitimacy of military tribunals for the prosecution of insurgents and terrorists who have been captured as irregular forces out of uniform on the battlefield. people who, by presenting themselves in such a fashion, have not particularly conformed with the laws --

may 6, look for our interview with robert caro which coincides with the "passage of fire" his multi volume biography. >> i have seem to have earned a place for people will listen to me. the greatest generation writing that book and gave me a kind of a platform. it was unanticipated. i've got to step up as a journalist. at the start of this dialogue appeare. >> he urges americans to redefine the american team. he wrote about the great degeneration -- greatest generation. >> president obama talked to students at the university of north carolina today about college. he called on progress to pass a bill that would prevent the interest rates on student loans to 6.8% on july 1. they currently charge half that rate. this is 40 minutes. thank you. hello, n.c.. now, first of all, i want to thank domonique for that unbelievable introduction. wasn't she good? you can tell she will be an outstanding teacher. >> i love you, president obama. >> i love you back, i do. love north carolina. i love north carolina. i do. every time i come down to this state i just love it that much more. i said a while back,

and may 6, look for our "q & a" interview with robert caro. >> on wednesday congress paid tribute tohe late representative donald payne. congressman payne passed away march 6 at 77 from colon cancer. he represented new jersey for more than two decades. he dedicated his life to serving others without expecting anything in return. this is just over an hour. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. good morning and welcome to the old hall of the house. i want to thank all of you for joining us to celebrate the life of the honorable donald m. payne, representative of the state of new jersey. with us today are members of representative payne's family as well as clieges and friend, all gathered just steps from the chamber where he served with great distinction. just as the body -- the house is the body that is closest to the people, it is the body of people who are close-knit. the loss of one is felt by all. this is particularly true in the case of this distinguished gentleman from new jersey. this morning we will hear of a man who grew up in humble circumstances and devoted hims

may 6, look for our interview with robert caro on the multi- volume biography of the 36th president,yndon johnson. >> "washington journal" continues. host: the debate going on about the future of the post office. looking at postal service legislation. here to talk this through with, rachel bade, staff writer ed "congressional quarterly." can you tell us what is expected from the senate specifically when it comes to the postal service today? guest: absolutely. the senate today is expected to pass a much awaited overhaul of the u.s. postal service. the service in the past two years has been in the financial front. they are a 200-year-old institution basically having trouble conforming to the 21st century. whereas most businesses could downsize or make changes to address challenges, the postal service has -- congress. congress is considering, the senate specifically today, joseph lieberman's bill that is bipartisan. it has democratic and republican co-sponsors but it is also still a little controversial because most lawmakers, as you very well may know, are sworn to protect their local

i have read some of robert caro's books, life is short. i haven't read them all. they are terrific. spit and last longer or i think the third volume coming out in may. >> guest: i read piece in "the new yorker" which must be from it. >> host: on our q&a program as well. >> guest: but we are still a republic. we have changed. i might say that not all the changes are good, but we are still a republic. so if there are things that we don't like or that have gone off the rails, we still have the chance to fix them. it's our responsibility to. >> host: when people ask that question, what do they mean by a? where are they going with that? we are republic, not a democracy. if you do that, what do you think? >> guest: sometime it depends on when it is being asked. in the bush presidency it was often asked from the left, you know, and the foreign wars, you know, and interrogation of prisoners and so one. it comes from the right, from a conservative direction. government is swollen be on the size of any of the founders would have imagined, or tolerated. so what do we do about it? you know, my

may 6, look for our interview with robert caro that coincides with the release of the passage of powerfor in the lyric -- the years of lyndon johnson carri. >> he fights in the overlying campaign but what happens at the end? >> you still lose. why, what happens? your pushed back. what kind of operation occurs that plays to the federal advantages? a siege. >> this weekend from the u.s. naval academy, lectures in history. the professor and examines lee and grant and their american way of 4, saturday night at 6:00 and 10:00 eastern. this weekend on c-span 3. >> tomorrow on washington journal, daniel schuman talks about the data act of 2012. fawn johnson has an update on immigration reform efforts in congress. louis michael of the cato institute debate the 10th amendment of the constitution which glorifies state rights. live at 7:00 a.m. on c-span, "washington journal. the house voted to extend low interest rates on federal student loans. without the extension, the rates would go up to 6.8% on july 1. the lower rate was originally passed in 2007 under president bush. republicans and democr

and may 6, look for our "q&a" interview with robert caro, coincides with the release of passage of power, volume four, in the years of lyndon johnson, his multivolume by eaggraphy of the 36th president. >> i seem to have earned a certain place where people will listen to me and i always cared about the country and the greatest generation, writing that book, give me a combined -- kind of a platform that was completely unanticipated. so i thought i ought not to squander that. i ought to step up as not just as a citizen and journalist, as a father, husband, and grandfather and if i see these things i ought to write about them and try to start this dialogue which i'm trying to do with this book about where we need to get to next. >> in his latest, "the time of our lives" tomorrow brokaw urge americans to redefine the american dream, and sunday, may 6, your questions for the former anchor and managing editor of "nbc nightly news." in his half dozen books he's written about the greatest generation, the 1960's, and today. in-depth, sunday, may 6, live at noon eastern on c-span2's book tv. >> in

may 6, look for our interview with robert caro, coinciding with the fourth volume the career of lyndonohnson. >> interior secretary ken salazar said the administration remains to holding all those deemed responsible for the bp gulf oil spill criminally irresponsible. secretary ken salazar is a featured speaker at the national press club luncheon series, and also discussed energy independence, i guess prices, and renewable energy. this is one hour. >> few people understand or have a greater inspiration for land and a farmer. then make their living from the land and they know the effect of mother nature and father industry. ken salazar is from 5 generation of farmers. he was born and raised in colorado with no electricity and no telephone. the focus was on hard work and an appreciation for the land. after a stint in the seminary, he wound up going to college. getting a law degree am being asked to work as a legal counsel for the governor. he said that i will do it for one year because i do not want to be in politics. as the story goes, his political career was mapped out by a mentor on a

on may 6, look for our "q &a" interview with robert caro and his biography of lyndon johnson. >> the federal reserve reports that u.s. manufacturing increased 10% in the first three months of the year. manufacturing has dropped slightly this month. commerce secretary john bryson testified before congress yesterday for efforts to boost u.s. manufacturing. >> please come to order, when it comes to the future of manufacturing and united states, will would be a nation where help-wanted signs hangs on factory gates? our subcommittee will talk about if we canortant subject thrive again and the future of our economy will be at stake. generations of americans cranked out everything from airplanes to toasters. as our nation has moved to be a stomach -- atomic age to the space-age to the information age, manufacturing has not kept up, losing nearly 6 million american jobs since the beginning of the 21st century. aging, rusted, and a benefactor is littered the u.s. landscape and we stand at important crossroads lined by juggling regulatory hurdles, a punitive tax code, and indecisive political

. >> monday may 6, robert caro and this for the insulation into the years of lyndon johnson. >> thiser right to state police to ask about the immigration status of the they expect to be in the country illegally. we examined the legal arguments >> the arizona delegation law goes before the supreme court on wednesday. we want to talk about what the supreme court might decide. joining us is daniel gonzales, a reporter for the arizona republic. he wrote a story yesterday about this law. the headline is pushed forward and the impact on the state's economy. tell us a little bit about since this law was passed, what has happened in arizona? there's been a lot oft: changes. the undocumented population in arizona which have been the highest of any state, it is estimated we have about 500,000. back in 2000. the border patrol was apprehending over 600,000 people. last year, that number fell all the way down to 123,000. it is a huge drop in traffic at the southern border. >> what are the reasons for that job decks guest: the economy. there are a lot of jobs that people are coming in for especial