robert e. lee memorial, the 19th century mansion situated on the hill above president john f. kennedy's grave in arlington national cemetery. today it is the most visited historic home in the national park service system, which is marking its centennial this year. arlington house will close at the end of 2016 for a year-long restoration made possible by a $12.35 million gift from philanthropist david rubenstein. >> my name is matt penrod. i'm a parks service ranger here at arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. i've been here many years. sometimes joke that i've spent more time in this house than robert e. lee did, although it was his home for about 30 years. arlington house is perhaps the most unique place in the entire national park service, and perhaps in regards to historic houses, one of the most in the entire country. because what we have here is a place that truly represents the entire history of this country, from its earliest founding of the original colonists who came to virginia an

army officer, robert e. lee, and that is how robert e. lee comes into this picture. again, this is arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. it has his name but there is so much more than went on here than just robert e. lee. >> when i first came to this town a long time ago, i referred to this as the custis lee mansion. >> it was known as that for quite some time. it was established as a memorial, a historic home in 1925 by congress, then became part of the national parks service in the early 1930s. but it was an act of congress in 1955 that actually established this firmly as the robert e. lee memorial as arlington house. the reason it became a memorial to lee was not because of his duties and what he did during the civil war, but for what he did after the war. >> he had a pretty spectacular view. but washington, d.c. was really nascent in 1802. >> it was a big swamp. it wasn't a wonderful place to look at. but george washington parke custis thought it was important to overlook this federal city, knew there were great things to come here. and it is an incredible

i believe well the story of robert e. lee and george washington parker custis is important, they're so much to the story of the enslaved people that live here. job is to inform the public. one of the things we would like to do as a result of the land being taken away is to really recognize the lives and efforts people put into this. one of the goals i have for this is that -- to be able to say this area here is where the syphax is live and they had a prominent role with many other enslaved americans who are now free and have done things for our country. >> american artifacts is at arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial in washington cemetery. hear from craig syphax. he discusses friedman's village, which was built on the grounds of the original 1100 acre estate. >> i am craig syphax, president of the black heritage museum of arlington. the black heritage museum has a are a -- one of our goals is to enrich the story of freeman's village. we have worked with marymount university, with the smithsonian in getting research an

robert e. lee left, departed, became a general in the virginia army and his wife also left fearing that there would be problems with the federal government. arlington estate was taken over by the u.s. army. it was considered a stronghold, a way to protect washington, d.c., and so it was overrun by a number of u.s. army soldiers. the lees, when they left, asked the slaves to attend it. they had no idea how long the war would last but felt they would return. as a result of that, several years later the u.s. government modified the tax code stating that owners of property needed to pay their taxes in person. well, mrs. lee could not pay her taxes in person and, as a result, the property was taken by the u.s. government as a result of taxes not being paid. in addition to that property being taken, the syphax property at the southern end of the estate was taken because there was no proof that the syphaxes owned that property. some years later, about 1866, the syphax's oldest son, working in the departme

live from arlington house, the robert e lee memorial, the most visited start home in the park system.gust 25, president therow wilson signed federal park system. places such as the grand canyon, yellowstone, the statue of liberty. a have become familiar to us and many are known around the world. they are our nation's crown jewels. crowdent obama told the that it is almost like the spirit of america is right here. there are 84 million acres in the system, including 59 national parks, 100 28 historical parks, 25 battlefields and 10 national seashores. some 300 million people visited the national park locations. when people think of national parks, they think of grand national spaces, -- natural spaces. but it took up a second mission. telling the national story. this mission was literally carved into the stone of mount robson -- mount rush more. the american story is complicated. in the 21st century, the national park service is taking the lead in trying to reconcile blurring storylines. arlington house, which sits on the hill above president john f. kennedy's grave is an example of tha

. >> robert e. lee. >> robert e. lee, custiss e. lee mansion. the lincoln memorial, the goal was to basically say near this site, so much happened that is important. slave pens where people were sold on pennsylvania avenue, so the goal is to say, we want you in the building, we want you to recognize where this building is, so that's one of the joys of it. so we'll go into the oprah winfrey theater, which is an example of how we use the corona in interesting ways. so if you'll just follow us. welcome to the oprah winfrey theater. you can see we took the corona and brought it inside, lightened it up. this will hold about 360 seats. and this is really going to be one of our major spaces for public programs. this stage has got state of the art soundproofing and sort of wonderful opportunities for film, for dancing, for spoken word, so, in essence, this is really one of those surprises in the building. and oprah was here, and she likes it. that helps. >> she did the happy dance. >> she did the happy dance. and now we're going to cut through and head

this conversation is not created by some invisible anti-robert e lee force that i'm sure some people will try to say that it is. it is written down by his own youngest son, robert e. lee junior. what is missing in this current display is some account for the tension between the ring of confederate leaders and slaveholding chief justice john marshall and slaveholding revolutionary patrick henry in this old house chamber. and those black convention members in the aftermath of confederate surrender. is af those marble busts political enemy of william mahone and his readjustor party is lee's nephew, part of the active funders which were virginia's democrats in the late 1870's and 1880's. therefore there is no happiness of fitzhugh lee that there are black members of the general assembly sitting in the old senate chamber, and in the old house chamber. i just thought of this today. it is funny and it's a powerpoint presentation tatian to -- presentation to put into a powerpoint presentation. [laughter] also is chimberazo parks. he was a confederate hospital in the fall of 1861 and april 186

storylines connected to this 19th-century mansion from george washington and the revolutionary war to robert e lee and the civil war. they learned about the enslaved people who lived their lives there and legacies live on. program one entire monday at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.. american history tv and holidays, too on c-span3. next on american history tv, history professor teresa talks about her book, angels of the underground. the american women who resisted the philippines in world war ii. she talks about for american women involved in espionage rings after the japanese indication -- invasion. is at aminute event conference and was hosted by the macarthur memorial in norfolk,

robert e lee memorial. oversee a year long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate that we were able to really taylor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects, for telling a story the interpretation and the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen. not just to the buildings, but to the historic grounds and gardens and we were able to present that to mr. ruben stein and he very generously donated to make it happen. >> now on histories of technology. this class looks at what is called america's love affair with the automobile. exploring the impact of cars on american cities in the second half of the 20th century. this includes the destruction of niebz for new highways and a significant change in the character and structural density of downtowns to accommodate parking decks and surface lots. this class is an hour and ten minutes. >> i'd like to start with a question. i want a clear answer.

we are live from the robert e lee memorial, the most visited historic home in the park system. here is a preview. on august 25,go president wilson signed a law that created the national park system. the monument and wall where we are standing as part of the system. this was a uniquely american idea, the concept the nation's most beautiful lands don't want to a ruling class but the american people and is their right to visit these places and enjoy them. places such as the grand canyon, yellowstone, the statue of liberty. have become familiar to us and many are known around the world. they are our nation's crown jewels. president obama told a crowd it is always like the spirit of america itself is right here. today, there are 84 million acres in the system and 410 sites, including 59 national 25ks, 128 historical parks, battlefields, and 10 national seashores. last year, 300 million people visited the national park locations. when people think of national parks, they usually think of grand national spaces like the everglades. along the way, the national park service took up a sec

lines connected to this southern mansion, from george washington and the revolutionary war, to robert e. lee and the civil war, and they learn about the enslaved people who lived their lives on the 1100 acre estate and whose legacies live on in their descendants. comi coming up first, we'll hear several presidents talk about the national park, and later, we'll hear from the director of the national park service, jonathan jarvis. first, president obama at yosemite national park. >> the foresight and the faith in the future to do what it takes to protect our parks and to protect this planet for generations to come. and that's especially true for our leaders in washington. what lincoln did when he set aside

and he approached robert e. lee several times throughout 1864 as the population of prisoners are growing and growing and growing and he approaches him about the reinstatement of the exchange. let's reinstate the prisoner exchange. will you exchange black prisoners and lee responds "i do not have the authority to exchange black prisoners." because the confederate government would refuse to exchange them and grant and lincoln both agree that as long as the confederacy refuses to exchange black prisoners they can't in good faith participate in the exchange at all. sfou a lot of the men sitting in these pew tritt conditions in andersonville don't care, they want the exchange to get moving again. they want to go home. they're dying there, of course. but both grant and lincoln agree that they have asked african-american men to fight and to die on behalf of a count kri that up until that point had not given them much reason to do so and by this point several hundred thousand african-americans by the war's end will have hav

the city council voted to remove a statue of general robert e. lee and three others. the mayor wants those monuments taken down -- after the shooting man is accused of murdering nine people at an historic black church in charleston last year. police say he told them he wanted to start a race war. much more ahead on today in iowa this morning: hawkeye fans remember him well. tyler sash died about a year ago. this weekend -- his family says they're honoring his wish to pay it forward. find out how. plus -- a fundraiser with a heat -- knows people don't like him... so he wants to put their animosity to good use -- and he has an idea of how to do that. mostly clear across the state right now, but the system to our east will actually track far enough westward to bring a chance of rain to our area this weekend. i'll have the details coming up. woman: huh. congressman blum is a tea party member. we've shut down the government before. woman: blum voted to cut social security. we've got to raise the retirement age. a hardworking mom. started a small business while raising thre

bachelder could read the newspaper and in june 1863, it was splashed all over the place robert e. lee had moved out of virginia into pennsylvania. his army contacts may have also contacted him and told him this campaign will be a big one and there will be a big battle. he would have learned shortly and as soon as he learned about the battle beginning i gettysburg, he made his arrangements at home and left home. he arrives on the battlefield either july 5 or july 7. the stories vary. many of the confederate dead are still am buried by the time he has arrived. -- unvaried by the time he has arrived. and sketchedround it all. and then he took his sketches and went to camp letterman hospital and other field hospitals and sat down with wounded soldiers and spoke to them about where they were on the battlefield and if they could mark where they were on these maps he was working on. sometimes, he would take them out on the battlefield with him. there's a confederate soldier who said when i was wounded at the general hospital, i went on the battlefield with you and pointed out where my regime

we don't see abraham lincoln telling robert e. lee where they're going to march during richmond. i mean, it's common place to keep these things secret. now, what mrs. clinton is doing is making fun of nixon's so-called secret plan which actually did end the war in vietnam, but she hated nixon and made chance of him every chance she could be. trump is totally right, we don't broadcast our strategy to our enemi enemies. >> trump is saying the one thing that is also out there is you don't want to, at this stage, rule anything out. a number of generals were saying you don't want to embolden them, right? >> hillary should know about drawing lines in the sand from the president, right? so listen, i think the american public these days, the man to know the outline of what is going to happen, we don't need to know the secret sauce. because war is so public and we see it on our tv these days and social media, they kind of want to know a general understanding. that's it. >> yeah, i think donald is wrong. the american public need to know how you feel on this issue. no one needs to know exac

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the city council voted to remove a statue of general robert e. lee and three others. the mayor wants those monuments taken down -- after the shooting in charleston, south carolina. a man is accused of murdering nine people at an historic black church in charleston last year. police say he told them he wanted to start a race war. much more ahead on today in iowa this morning: hawkeye fans remember him well. ago. this weekend -- his family says they're honoring his wish to pay it forward. find out how. plus -- a fundraiser with a strange twist. a c-e-o who's taken a lot of heat -- knows people don't like him... so he wants to put their animosity to good use -- and he has an idea of how to do that. mostly clear across the state right now, but the system to our weekend. i'll have the details coming up. "you're watching kwwl, you've worked hard. retirement's within reach, but congressman blum wants to raise the retirement age to 70. blum: we've got to raise the retirement age. ivatize medicare. blum would even deny social security to seniors until they're 70. i'm monica ve

and robert e lee.incoln has always seen -- seemed to me to represent all in termsest in america of opportunity and the readiness of americans always to rise up and exalts those who live by , whose lives are example of integrity and dedication to our country. i would like to speak about two or three characteristics of lincoln that i think most of us should now remind ourselves possibly was a prophet. he was a great leader. i would like to remind you of the message he used in his leadership. wheren find no instance he stood up in public and excoriated another american. you can find no instance where he is reported to have slapped or pounded a table and struck a pose of a pseudo-dictator or an arbitrary individual. rather, the qualities that he showed and exhibited were forbearance and extreme patience. lincoln called upon general mcclellan, and the president , at over to his house process which i assure you has been reversed longer go -- long ago. general mcclellan decided he did not want to see the pres

and after the civil war, robert e lee's chief administrative assistance served twice ast the pastor of the presbyetrian church. a big thanks to john morgan for sharing their story. as always we want to learn about your home church as well... salutes can be sent to the address on the screen. stay with us - cropwach is next. us - cropwach is next. us - cropwach is next. dan captured htis great aerial shot near new salem, north dakota. he says it's of his fields on our way to boone, iowa for hte farm progress show this week. my good friend wayne is just west of des moines. he says top end bean yields are slipping daily due to s-d-s. he thinks more than 70 percent death in some places. speaking of farm progress, it's always so nice to meet viewers in person at these shows, such is the case with bryce piper. his dad cody snapped this picture of bryce, we're along side legend radio host mike adams and matt jungmann of farm progress. thanks for stopping to say hi!! as always, we want to hear from you, send comments to mailbag-at-u-s-farm-report-dot- com or check us out on facebook and twitter

the robert e. lee memorial.e spoke with former nps director and the former arlington house manager who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion, quarters, and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate to tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects telling the interpretation. buildings, but historic grounds and gardens. generouslyein very donated this $12.3 million to make that happen. host for complete schedule:, go to c-span.org. tv,p next, american history kenneth boling speaks to the u.s. capital historical society about the concept of an american empire. mr. bowling argues we were not simply found it on ideological principles ofub

19th-century mansion from george washington and the revolutionary war to robert e lee and the civil war. they learned about the enslaved people who lived their lives there and legacies live on. program one entire monday at 11:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.. american history tv and holidays, too on c-span3. next on american history tv, history professor teresa talks about her book, angels of the underground. the american women who resisted the philippines in world war ii. she talks about for american women involved in espionage rings after the japanese indication -- invasion. is at aminute event conference and was hosted by the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia. >> now we will go to the philippines which has lavished on the japanese rule. this will get to a subject that manilausing which is the espionage ring. many of them not knowing who they were. our guest speaker is dr. teresa. different speakers shere and different styles, has a hard time getting around because of school, but we are glad she chose to come here. the story is crazy. teresa has captured it very well. without further do,

the robert e. lee memorial. we spoke with robert stanton and brandon beis who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate we were able to tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects for telling the historian interpretation and for the physical fixes and constructions that needed to happen. not just to the buildings but historic grounds and gardens. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org.

her husband phillips lee was robert e. lee's cousin but an officer in the union navy and because he was in the navy she wrote to him almost every day so there are thousands of letters and her war-time letters are actually published but there are plenty more on both sides of the war. i'll -- all happily at princeton. so her letters really give you a sense of what's happening here all through the war and how much danger washington was in, which was something i really had not focused on, particularly at the beginning of the war when there was every expectation that the southerners would just come in and burn the place down and until the forts were built around it, fort reno and fort stevens and all the ones we go by, it was really unsafe. and i found a diary an unpublished diary from 1861, that first year, of the woman who was the farmer rosedale. she really talks about how scary it is and she's a confederate sympathizer as were most of the people in town. and so she's telling her children, just keep quiet, for god's sake because l

the robert e. lee memorial. we spoke with former director robert stanton and brandon byes, house manager who will oversee a year-long restoration of the manage, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate that we were able to really tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects, for telling the historian interpretation and for the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen. not just to the buildings, but to the historic grounds and gardens. we were able to present that and he generously donated $3.5 million to make that happen. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> now on lectures in history. peter norton is a history of technology professor at the university of virginia in charlottesville. up next, he looks at what's called american's love affair with the automobile exploring the impact much cars on american cities in the second half of the 20th century. this includes the destruction of neighborhoods for new highways and a significant change in

abraham lincoln at the start of the civil war with mcclellan didn't engage robert e. leet confront confederate forces. he turned to mcclellan and said, if you're not using your army, mind if i borrow it? lincoln went through three generals in the army of the potomac. he settled on mead four days before gettysburg, who won the battle. we have people who take mission-type orders and come with solid, hard solutions. i have no problem with that. >> general douglas, i'll ask for your response on this, and then i have something about what hillary clinton said tonight. the idea that the generals that now have been -- in donald trump's words, reduced to rubble, they're an embarrassment to the country, what did you make of it? >> it's another example of his appalling lack of knowledge about how the military works. and his disrespect for the military. i mean, some of the young generals that we have today leading our military are some of the finest we've ever had. we have the finest military in the world today. these men and women have served their country, some of them as long as 3

00 eastern, the national park service marking the with 100 anniversary at arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. we talk to robert stanton and brandon bias, former arlington house manager who will oversee a year long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate we were able to really tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects, for telling the history, the interpretation and the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen. not just to the buildings, but to the historic grounds and gardens and able to present that to mr. rubenstein and he very generously donated $12.35 million to make that happen. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour along with our comcast cable partners will explore the literary life and history of denver, colorado. on book tv, we visit the tattered cover bookstore, founded in 1971, it is considered the cornerstone of literary culture of denver. >> if you look at tattered cover and you'll see in the store green carpets an

the robert e lee memorial. we spoke with former director who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate we were able to really tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things. for the museum objects, for telling the interpretation, and the physical construction that needed to happen. not just to the buildings but to the historic grounds and gardens. he very generously donated $12.5 million to make it happen. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. her campaign 2016, c-span continues on the road to the white house. >> i will be a president for democrats, republicans and independentss. . >> we will limit the education, with the second amendment. we will win. >> live coverage of the presidential and vice presidential debates on c-span, the c-span radio app and c-span.org. the first debate is live from hofstra university in new york. bytuesday, october 4, presidential candidates governor mike pence and senator tim kaine debate at longwood

:00 eastern, the national park service marking its 100th anniversary at articlen to house, the robert e. lee memorial. we talked with robert stanton and brandon bias, former arlington house manager who will oversee a year long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate we were able to really tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects for telling the history interpretation and the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen, not just to the buildings, but to the historic grounds and gardens and we were able to present that to mr. rubenstein and he very generously donated to make that happen. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this weekend, c-span's cities tour with our comcast cable partners will explore the literary life and history of denver, colorado. on book tv, we visit the tattered cover bookstore, founded in 1971, it is considered the cornerstone of literary culture of denver. >> if you look at tattered cover, and you see in the store green carpets and sometimes bra

monday morning at 11:00 eastern, the national park service marking its 100th anniversary, the robert e. lee memorial. we spoke with robert stanton and brandon buys who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate that we were able to tailor our specific needs for telling the story and interpretation and for the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen. not just to the buildings but to the historic grounds and gardens and we were able to present that to him. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. with the house and nate returning from their summer break next week, join us ant at 8:00 p.m. eastern. facing congress is federal funding for combatting the zika virus. >> women today want to make sure they have the ability to not get pregnant. why? because mosquitos ravage pregnant women. >> but today they turned down the very money that they argued for next may and decided to gamble with the lives of children like this. >> the annual defense policy and programs bill. >> all of these votes

we rely from robertson house, the robert e. lee memorial. most visited a store, the park system.s a preview. >> 100 years ago on august 20 5, 1916, president woodrow wilson signed a law that created the national park system. the washington monument and the national mall is part of that system. this was a uniquely american idea. the concept that the nation's most beautiful lands don't belong to a ruling class, but to the american people. it is their right to visit these spaces and enjoy them. such as the grand canyon, yellowstone, the statue of liberty. they have become familiar to us, and many are known around the world. they are nations crown jewels. a todent obama, on yosemite's waterfalls told a crowd it's almost like the spirit of america itself is right here. today, there are 84 million acres in the system, and 400 10 sites, including 59 national parks, 128 historical parks, 25 battlefields, and 10 national seashores. asher, some 300 million people visited the national park locations. when people think of national parks, they usually think of grand natural spaces like the ev

11:00 eastern, the national parks service marking its 100th anniversary at arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial. we spoke with former nps director brebdan stanton and the former manager who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion, slave quarters and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate that we were able to really tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things, for the museum objects, for telling the story, the interpretation, and for the physical fixes and construction that needed to happen, not just to the buildings, but to the historic grounds and gardens. and we were able to present that to mr. rubenstein, and he generously donated us $12.3 million to make that happen. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> with the house and senate returning from their summer break next week, join us tonight at 8:00 eastern. we'll preview four key issues facing congress this fall. federal funding to combat the zika virus. >> women in america today want to make sure that they have the ability to not get pregnant. why? because mosquitos ravage pregn

monday morning, the national park service marking its 100th anniversary at arlington house, the robert e leeorial. we spoke with the former arlington house manager who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion and grounds. >> we were fortunate that we were able to tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for telling these stories and the construction that needed to happen, not just to the buildings but to the grounds and gardens. for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we will talk about what congress is going to do when they return. niels lesniewski. also joining me is kelsey snell. thank you for coming on. today,e a story returning congress has one maintain, -- main aim. no shutdown. guest: there is some argument at this point about how long that continuing resolution will last. there is a group of conservatives who would like to see a continuing resolution that goes into next year, denying the obama administration any last-minute victories. they would like to renegotiate in november -- december. there are

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robert gurlick. >> dennis p. jermaine. >> marina gursberg. >> susan gettendanner. >> lawrence g. getfried. >> james g. guyer. >> cortez guy. >> joseph m.giaconni. >> debra lee gibbon. >> james andrew gaverson. >> brenda c. gibson. >> craig neil gibson. >> ronny ehurt is still there. the hole is still there. you live on through your family. we miss you every day. and everyone, tell someone you love them today. >> and on behalf of our entire family, i'm honored to stand here and say my brother, thomas francis swift, thomas, we love you and we miss you with all our hearts. [ applause ] [ bell ringing ]

the robert e. lee memorial. we spoke with robert stanton and brandon beis who will oversee a year-long restoration of the mansion and grounds. >> we were incredibly fortunate we were able to tailor our specific needs for all kinds of things for the museum objects for telling the historian interpretation and for the physical fixes and constructions that needed to happen. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour along with our comcast cable partners will explore the literary life and history of denver, colorado. on book tv, we visit the tattered cover bookstore, founded in 1971, considered the cornerstone of literary culture of denver. >> you'll see in the store green carpets and sometimes brass fixtures and the dark wood. the original barnes & noble super stores were models on this. >> author juan thompson talks about living with his father, gonzo journalist hunter s. thompson, and his book stories i tell myself. >> he was born in 1936. so when he's g

war to robert e. lee and the civil war. and the enslaved people who live their >> watch the entire program on monday at 11:00 a.m. at 11:00 p.m. eastern time. american history tv, every weekend and holidays, only on c-span 3. >> each week american history tv's railamerica brings you archival films of provide context for today's public affairs issues. film for the -- labor day holiday. master hands was produced by the jam handy organization. if history to craftsman who assembled cars in flint, michigan, showing their work from casting parts of raw materials to the final automobile. 1999 by was elected in the library of congress national film registry for being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. ♪ narrator: from the master hands of the toolmakers, to the hands that master the great machines. from the tools, and patterns, and dies. and then the factories start. ♪ >> american history tv airs on c-span3 every weekend telling the american story. our features include lectures in history, visits to college clas

lines connected to this southern mansion, from george washington and the revolutionary war, to robert e. lee and the civil war, and they learn about the enslaved people who lived their lives on the 1100 acre estate and whose legacies live on in their descendants. comi coming up first, we'll hear several presidents talk about the national park, and later, we'll hear from the director of the national park service, jonathan jarvis. first, president obama at yosemite national park. >> the foresight and the faith in the future to do what it takes to protect our parks and to protect this planet for generations to come. and that's especially true for our leaders in washington. what lincoln did when he set aside this ground for all posterity. that's what roosevelt did when they inspired the national park service. that's what our generation has to do. we have to summon that same vision for the future. we have made good strides. we have jump started a clean energy revolution where we're reducing carbon pollution, preserving landscapes, rallying the world to tackle climate change together, but we've go

then in about ten minutes, you can watch our program from arlington house, the robert e. lee memorial, the most visited historic home in the park system. this is "american history tv" only on c-span3. >> director jarvis, how is the national park service of 2016 different from 1916? >> a lot of things have changed. in 1916, most of the national parks were all out west and we really didn't have anything in our inventory to represent the cultural memory of the united states. so in a very famous story, fdr was coming back from a trip over to shenandoah, and then director horace albright sort of talked him into transferring all of the civil war battlefield sites from the revolutionary war battlefield sites to the national park service. and that really began sort of the responsibility of the national park service to tell america's story through historical sites. since that time, we have added a significant number of places that represent the complexity of the american story. >> about two thirds of the park service sites are historic or cultural in nature. how do you balance your re