ronald kessler noted the strategy. my question is how peaceable is the agency to collaborate with each other? >> if there is a problem, you have to work at it. there has been an effort to be of more status started training that had never been done before at the training facility and progressively both directors have been pushing for more collaboration between analysts and agents but there's still a pecking order where agents happened to be heard, there's work to be done. >> host: ronald kessler is your litter handle land and the one.com is your web site. can people contact you via those vehicles? >> guest: preferably on the web site. i am not a big twitter aficionado. high should learn. >> my statement and question the veterans administration, one of the biggest scandals in the united states today. i am a veteran and former employee, and i was up whistle-blower. it was covered up. isil go to the va as a veteran receiving treatment but employees tell me what is going on. people die who don't have to die. saving money at

ronald kessler is the secret service system broken? >> guest: this system is broken at the management level not necessarily the agency. the agents themselves eidetic faded, they will take a bullet for the president but there is a management culture of retaliating against those to point out problems or threats, punishing agents who question any thing, promoting agents and to management who preached and the secret service is in vulnerable so it is a corrupt culture. you saw an example of that when julia pearson, the previous director, claimed after the intrusion on the white house by gonzalez that he was stopped at the board, that he was not armed, that was the total why. how can any agency put out a lie like that and think they can get away with it? when it came out that that was not true the new director was asked about that adhering and whether anybody would be accountable for issuing false information and he said that wasn't all law it was an error. i said how the you know was an error? he said i don't know. i don't know how that hap

. >> this weekend booktv is live on in depth with ronald kessler. the investigative journalist has written several books on the practices of the cia, fbi and secret service as well as the lives of prominent political figures. cornell west is on afterwards and looks at the radical politics of martin luther king jr.. phnom chomsky weighs in on domestic and international affairs and we visit tulsa, okla. to look at the city's literary sites and talked with doctors. this weekend books on standardized testing in public schools and how presidents handle crisis situations. for complete schedule visit booktv.org. >> if you ask what do the british fear the most, they fought the sterling gained 4 fanatics and they were fanatics engage mostly in political assassination. there were never more than 5,000 persons including support. what they always worried about was what numbered 60,000 members at least, then they realized both of those paramilitary forces decided to actively participate, holding on to palestine would be untenable. of course as you know there was

and sunday at noon, a live, three-hour conversation with the times best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. and on american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:00, east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles they tend to call bush's made by -- and a coupled of publishers -- accomplishes made by you was is as grand. all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of pulsar, a local business -- of tulsa. his proposal to build a highway from chicago to los angeles was approved in 1926. posted -- posted by our caulks cable -- learn more about tulsa all weekend on american history tv. >> tulsa, late 1800s, was a much more sleepy town then it was during the oil boom of the 1920's. with the discovery of oil around the early 1900s just north of here and later to our west tulsa, overnight was transformed from a sleepy, indian outpost with a sprinkling of settlers into overnight, what are your first two as little arabia. many of them came from large american cities -- philadelphia, chicago, new york. they were around the culture at the turn of t

with former investigative reporter for the "washington post" and "new york times" best selling ronald kessler, who has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, is carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and accomplishments made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00 on "american artifacts," a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9, 18 exceed five -- 1865. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring tulsa oklahoma. tulsa was an oil boom town in the early 20th entry. the rise in economic wealth led to the construction of elaborate art deco structures in the city's downtown. hosted by our cox cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about tulsa all weekend here on american history tv. dolph: i think and support to remember that the official title of our museum is the institute of american history and art, and what he was doing -- the thomas gill kreis institute

former investigative reporter for the washington post and new york times best-selling author, ronald kessler who has written 20 books. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, east carolina university press at her -- professor emeritus charles calhoun. talking about ulysses s grant afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts, historian patrick schroeder takes on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9, 1865. . >> each week, real america bring to archival films that help to tell the story of the 20th century. 50 years ago on april 7, 1955 -- 1965, president lyndon johnson delivered his first major policy speech on the vietnam war. carried live from baltimore to an estimated television audience of 60 million, the president sought to answer concerns of americans opposed to the excellent -- escalation of the conflict and those who thought the united states is not doing enough to help south vietnam. titled " peace without conquest," explained why southeast asia was of vital interest to the united states and laid out plans for economic

three-our conversation with a former investigative or order and it new york times best-selling author ronald kessleras written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the optical's phased and it compliments made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at six of rock, -- 6:00, we are taken on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender in 1865. >> each week, american history tv's reel america brings you archival films that helped told the story of the 20th century. -- that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> 1954. every american president has offered support to the people of south vietnam. we have helped to build and we have helped to defend. thus over many years we have made a national pledge to help south vietnam defend its independence and i intend to keep that promise. [applause] >> mr. johnson projected america's policy in vietnam saying the united states was ready to begin without conditions diplomatic discussions to end the war in vie

and sunday at noon, a live, three-hour conversation with the times best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. and on american history tv on c-span3 tonight at 8:00, east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles they tend to call bush's made by -- and a coupled of publishers --

in-depth, live three-hour conversation with investigative reporter for "the washington post" ronald kessleren 20 books, including "escape from the cia" "the sins of the father", and others. and then east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced by ulysses grant. and then on american artifacts, patrick schroeter take this on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia on april 9 1865. >> all this week we have booktv in prime time on c-span2. coming up next tavis smiley talks about african-americans in the criminal justice system. the obama administration and civil rights and economic justice. the publisher of smiley books, the co-author or author of more than an dozen books including "the covenant, the rich and the rest of us" and "death of a king: the real story of dr. martin luther king jr.'s final year". >> host: we usually don't start with a question but what is the proudest moment of your career so far to . >> guest: wow. well, i don't need to sound snarky or snippy, but i hope it's yet to come. i feel fortunate that i am now 15 years on

a pair of in-depth programs featuring walter isaacson and ronald kessler. on c-span3, a number of stops on c-span's cities tour with locations that include austin, texas, wheeling, west virginia, and more. that starts at 8:00 p.m. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in the student cam competition. it encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues that affect the nation. students were asked to create a documentary based on a theme -- the three branches and you -- to demonstrate how a policy, law or action has affected them or their community. tate and cameron are second prize winners. their entry focused on national parks and entrant -- waterways. >> here, seconds from the beaten path lies 45,000 acres of rich and abundant ecosystem. it has remained one of the most desired natural resources in central florida. with all of the attention, the men and women caring for the park on a local level maintain the pristine environment of a state park. it is beautiful. it is fragile. mostly, the river is wi

former investigative reporter for the "washington post", and "new york times" best selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books, including "escape from the cia" "the sins to. father" and "the first family detail." american history tv on c-span3 saturday at 8 p.m. eastern on lectures in history east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun accomplishments made bayou less sis s grant on us history and patrick schroder takes us on a tour of a poe malt tox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9, 1865. >>> each year time magazine selects a single person who had the most influence on events during the previous 12 months. if the same question were posed in the year 1865, who would "time" have selected as person of the year? the library of virginia and the american civil war museum invited five historians to their nominees. next, a. wilson greene nominates confederate general robert e. lee. this is just over 50 minutes. >>> okay. let's go ahead and get started. good -- i should say cold morning, everyone. i'm the co-ceo of the civil war museum. o

political thinking of martin luther king, jr., and sunday at noon on in-depth, our conversation with ronald kessler. who has written 20 books. and on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on lectures and history, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on ulysses s. grant, and on sunday on american artifacts, patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of the appomattox courthouse in virginia, the sight of surrender in 1865. ...

former investigative reporter for the washington post, and new york times best selling author ronald kessler, written 20 books, including "the sins of the father", and the first family detail, and on american history tv on c-span3 sat at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history east carolina university professor charles calhoun on obstacles faced and accomplishments made by grant during presidency, and sunday afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts, historians take us on a to

then at 11:00, ronald kessler on his books his life and career, and responds to viewer questions. that all starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> here some of

former investigative reporter for the washington post, and new york times best selling author ronald kesslerwritten 20 books, including "the sins of the father", and the first family detail, and on american history tv on c-span3 sat at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history east carolina university professor charles calhoun on obstacles faced and accomplishments made by grant during presidency, and sunday afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts, historians take us on a tour of the courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9th 1865. >>> next lincoln's life and legacy, and speakers from the day take questions from the audience. cohosted by the abraham lincoln institute, it's half an hour. >> we're now at the last scholary segment of the program today, the speakers panel. there is 30 minutes and we'll talk about the talks today, and any other subject with lincoln.

then at 11:00, ronald kessler on his books his life and career, and responds to viewer questions. that all starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> here some of the featured programs for this weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span2's booktv saturday 10:00 p.m. even would of afterwards, grover nordquist says americans are tired of ther is and is our tax system, and then susan butler on franklin roosevelt and joe stalin and their unexpected partnership behind in the war, and then on c-span3, on lectures in history university of virginia's college of wise professor jennifer murray on how civil war veteranes reunions changed from the reconstruction era to the present and sunday afternoon at 1:00 american history tv is live from the appomattox courthouse come enemiating the confederate surrender and the end of the civil war. >> up next a report on two decade of academic fraud at the university of north carolina where student-athletes were given fake or paper classes to artificially boost their gpas. >>> good evening. i am not here because i'm a long-time north carolinaan, i'm

new york times best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books, including "escape from the cia." on c-span3 tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history ease caroline -- east carolina university professor on u.s. -- on ulysses s. grant's. in the side of the confederate surrender on april 9, 1865. >> each week american history's tv real america brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. >> one of the greatest dramas reaches its climax as julius rosenberg, convicted of revealing atomic secrets to the russians, enter the federal building in new york to hear their due.

, our live three-hour conversation with former investigative reporter and best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 28 books including "the first family details." on american history tv on c-span 3 at 8:00 p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the obstacles faced an accomplished its -- accomplishments made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse girl virginia, the site of the confederate surrender in april 1965. >> each week, " reel america" brings you archival films. 50 years ago on april 7, 1955, president lyndon johnson delivered his first major policy speech regarding the vietnam war. carried live to an estimated television audience of 60 million, the president sought to answer concerns to the escalation of the conflict as well as those who thought the united states was not doing enough to help south vietnam. the address attempted to explain why southeast asia was of a vital interest to the united states and worthy of sacrifice and laid out plans for economic development in vi

in-depth" a conversation with former investigative reporter or the "washington post" and author, ronald kessler has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8 p.m. eastern, on lectures in history is carolina professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00, historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9, 1865. live today on c-span, "washington journal" is next. at 10 a.m. eastern, a discussion on rowing violence in yemen and the future of that country. at 12:15 p.m., nsa director speaks about cyber security. at 3 p.m., a debate between seven candidates in the upcoming may 7 election in the u.k. in one hour in a local washington journal" we are joined by writers from the daily beast to discuss the key policy debates in washington. a conversation with editor in chief. at a: 40 5 a.m., national security correspondent nancy youssef will discuss the fight against isis, the orion nuclear negotiations -- the iran nuclear nego

sunday on new and, on in-depth, a live conversation with a reporter from the washington post, ronald kessler. he has written 20 books, including escape from the cia. and on american history tv saturday at 8:00 p.m., lectures in history, charles calhoun on the obstacles faced by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. and sunday afternoon, on american artifacts, -- schroeder takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia. >> freelance journalist james fully was beheaded in august 2014 becoming the first american killed by that group. next a panel on journalist hostages including the parents of james foley who tried to save their son. also, terry anderson who was held hostage in lebanon. this is 90 minutes. >> journalism has changed enormously over the last two decades, it was once the printing -- printing press, and now moves at the speed of light and cell phones have the whole world in the palm of our hands. yet, that relentless stream of news has not made the world more comprehensible, speed and technology are one thing context is something else. for me, and for my colleagues in th

cornel w on the radical political thinking of martin luther king jr.e then best-selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8 p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the accomplishments made by ulysses s grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00, a historian takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia. >> each week americanness -- american history tv's reel amer ica brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> one of the greatest spy sagas in history reaches its climax. ethel and julius rosenberg enter the federal building in new york to hear their doom. mrs. ethel rosenberg was convicted of actually transmitted the secrets -- transmitting the secrets to russia. the ring was uncovered. mrs. rosenberg's brother confessed to the secrets. he later became the government's chief witness in the prosecution of the rosenbergs. it is a stern judge of a face. after administering a tongue lashing in which he charged them with the imminent death of thousan

sunday at noon, our life three hour conversation with the work times best selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span three, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, easter lenny university professor charles calderon on the capuchin is made by you will assist us grant -- by ulysses s grant. historian patrick showed her takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse, the site of the confederate surrender in 1865. >> the most memorable moment of this week was hearing the senator say you need to be firm in our principles but flexible in the details. i think it reflects the harsh polarization we see across our country. if all of the senators congressmen and women, state legislators can about, we can come together as a country and solve many issues. >> my favorite quote in -- came from julie adams. she said never to be humble and have a strong work ethic because the people you meet on the way up, you meet them again on the way back down. >> in congress, we have a lack of true statesman. senator john mccain did something very impressive last year. he committed

and saturday at noon, a live three-hour conversation with a -- ronald kessler. he has written 20 books, including "escape embassy at a." -- "escape from the cia." and on lectures in history professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and a compass meant -- compliments made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. and saturday at 6:00, a to her of appomattox courthouse in virginia. the site of the confederate surrender. >> the chair of the house homeland security committee talked about cyber security threats, recent attacks on u.s. companies, and with the government's role is in securing cyberspace. he also outlined new cyber security legislation. the hour-long talk to place in washington dc. -- took place in washington dc. [indistinct chatter] host: good morning. i will be hosting this event. we are very fortunate today to have an old friend of the family and a real expert, chairman of the house, michael mccaul. in 2007, a couple of us had the idea that maybe we should do a report on cyber security. we have been talking to some people who said that there

former investigative reporter for the washington post and new york times best selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books, including escape from the cia, the sins of the father, and the first family detail. and on american history tv on c-span3 saturday at 8 p.m., on lectures in history, charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and accomplishes made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender in 1865. >> thursday, the peace corps director outlines changes to the organization. since she took the helm last june. she will discuss new policies aimed at reducing health and violence risks faced by volunteers. we will have a remarks from the center for strategic and international studies, live at 10 a.m. eastern on c-span two. later we will be with president obama in louisville, kentucky, for speech on technology and the economy, live at 2:40 p.m. eastern, also on c-span2. >> during this month, c-span is pleased to present

. >> host: this is ronald kessler's twitter handle. can people contact you via these two vehicles? >> guest: yes, definitely on the website, that is the best way. i'm not a big twitter affection otto. i should learn it. >> host: coming up next we have philip and marino valley. >> caller: hello yes. my statement in question is i talk about the administration that is one of the biggest scandals in the united states today. i'm a veteran and a former employee from the hospital in loma linda. and as a veteran i still receive treatment. but the employees tell me that people are dying to do not have to die. they are saving money at the expense of those who have a lot of problems and they make them comfortable. this is the biggest scandal in the united states today. a lot of people don't realize that even in not not to germany, hitler culminated this and this is happening now and i go to loma linda twice a week and there is an attitude of indifference would make an impact. and unless you have this it is really the worst thing in the united states today. >> guest: i agree. this brings up th

former investigative reporter for the washington post and new york times best-selling author ronald kessler. he is written 20 books including escape from the cia, sins of the father and the first family detail. in american history on c-span3, east carolina professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and challenges faced by troy ulysses s. grant. sunday afternoon at 6:00 historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of the courthouse in virginia, a site of the confederate surrender on april 9. >> during this month c-span is pleased to present the winning entries in the student documentary competition. student cam is the annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically. students were asked to create a documentary based on the theme the three branches and you to demonstrate how a policy law or action has affected them or the community one of our second prize winners is from nevada. her entry focused on animal conservation. if our land is in healthy how can we as a people be healthy. it impacts us all. the actual health of our wildlife -- wildlife pop

sunday, a live conversation with former investigative reporter ronald kessler. he has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8 p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and a couple shirts made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of -- appomattox courthouse in virginia. >> you need to be firm in your principles of flexible in the details, because it really reflects like solutions like the harsh polarization we have seen across the country, and a methodology that it is all senators if all the congressmen and congresswoman, and all state legislators cap.com the we can come together as a country and solve issues. quite my favorite quote came from julie adams. she said her member to be humble and have a strong work ethic, be kind to the people you meet on the way up, you will meet him again on the way back down. >> we have a lack of true statesman, as much as i made disagree with him, john mccain is something impressive. he c

former investigative reporter for the washington post and new york times best-selling author ronald kesslerhe has written 20 books, including escape from the cia, and the first family detail. on american history tv on c-span3 saturday, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on a conscious made by -- accomplishes made eye ulysses s. grant. and patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of a courthouse in virginia, the sign of confederate surrender in 1865. tomorrow night, former president bill clinton, moderating a discussion of young entrepreneurs in the health industry, including a venture capitalist who started a hotel company. it is part of the annual clinton foundation health summit. in this portion, health insurance company founder joshua kushner talks about how the industry needs to be more like the tech industry. president clinton: what do you need to happen that is beyond your control for your business model to have a good chance to succeed? panelist: great question. so i think it is mostly about incentives. there is a lot of things that we are doing that are very dif

pair of our index interviews, the president and ceo of the aspen institute walter isaacson and ronald kessler, all starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. in history tonight on c-span3 making a few stops on the cities tour. starting at 8:00 tonight on american history tv on c-span3. and his story in the hill, and member of the secret service was arrested today by a d.c. policeman and will likely face charges of deception of property. the officer has not been identified, but agency says it was an off duty uniformed division officer assigned to the foreign mission branch, which is responsive offer security at the white house,the vice president's reisidence. the incident comes as the secret service works to fix its repetition after a string of high-profile cases that questions agents' professionalism. you can hear more -- you can read more at hill.com. >> first ladies is now i book, published by public affairs looking inside the personal life of every first lady in american history, based on original interviews with more than 50 preeminent historians. learn details of more than 45 first ladies, t

at noon, on in depth our live three-hour conversation with new york times best selling author ronald kessler. he has written 20 books including "escape from the c.i.a.." on saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3, charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and accomplishments made by president grant. sunday afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of the courthouse in virginia. there are labor department has announced that employers added 126,000 jobs in march. the lowest number since 2013. analysts say they are worried about the economy. home sales have sputtered and cheaper gasoline has failed to bring more consumer spending. in his first presidential visit to utah, president obama announced a new initiative to help job-seeking military veterans. they are launching a program to teach outgoing service members how the install solar panels. hill air force base where the president made the announcement is one of 10 bases that will have the program. president obama: good morning, everybody. it is wonderful to be in the beautiful state of utah. and i want to tha

former investigative reporter to the "washington post" and "new york times equip a selling author ronald kessler. he has written three books. on an american history tv on c-span3 saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and a comp oceans made a ulysses s grant at sunday afternoon at 6:00 on american artifacts, a historian takes us on a tour of the appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april mine, a tentative five. -- 1855 -- april mine, 18 55. >> negotiations over iran's nuclear program continuing in switzerland, even though the deadline to reach a deal has passed. it is reported that major powers in iran were closer to a preliminary accord on their nuclear program as marathon talks ran into wednesday here at key details such as lifting human sections and iran's future atomic research. next, discussion on those negotiations at we will hear from the retired u.s. general used to head u.s. strategic command, as well as several for policy scholars. from southern methodist university and ali

. >> host: this is ronald kessler's twitter handle. can people contact you via these two vehicles?definitely on the website, that is the best way. i'm not a big twitter affection otto. i should learn it. >> host: coming up next we have philip and marino valley. >> caller: hello yes. my statement in question is i talk about the administration that is one of the biggest scandals in the united states today. i'm a veteran and a former employee from the hospital in loma linda. and as a veteran i still receive treatment. but the employees tell me that people are dying to do not have to die. they are saving money at the expense of those who have a lot of problems and they make them comfortable. this is the biggest scandal in the united states today. a lot of people don't realize that even in not not to germany, hitler culminated this and this is happening now and i go to loma linda twice a week and there is an attitude of indifference would make an impact. and unless you have this it is really the worst thing in the united states today. >> guest: i agree. this brings up the question as to

with former investigative reporter for the washington post, a new york times best-selling author ronald kesslerhas written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at eight ago p.m. eastern, east carolina university professor charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and a congressman's made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00 p.m. on american artifacts, patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of appomattox courthouse, the site of the confederate surrender in 1865. >> the misnomer role that's the best memorable moment was even senator gartner saying you need to be firm in your principles of flexible in the details. i think it really reflects the solution like a harsh polarization we are seeing across our country and the methodology that if all the senators and congressmen and women and all the state legislatures can adopt, we can really come together as a country and solve many of our pertinent issues. >> my favorite quote came from julie adams. she said remember to be humble and have a strong work ethic. become to the people you meet on the way up. you wi

with former investigative reporter for the "washington post" and "new york times" best selling ronald kessler, who has written 20 books. on american history tv on c-span3, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern, is carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the obstacles faced and accomplishments made by ulysses s. grant during his presidency. sunday afternoon at 6:00 on "american artifacts," a tour of appomattox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on ap

former investigative reporter for "the washington post," and "new york times" best selling author, ronald kessler. he's written 20 books including "escape from the cia," "the since of the father quarterback," and "the first family detail." saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, charles calhoun on the obstacles faces and accomplished by ulysses s. grant on american history, historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of a courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 16, 1865. >>> medical researchers update the senate aging committee on progress in developing a cure for alzheimer's. the effect of this on current treatments and the need for more funding to study the disease. witnesses include former model, actress and restauranteur bee smith who's diagnosed with early onset alzheimer's. >>> this hearing will come to order. good afternoon. it is my pleasure to convene this afternoon's hearing to assess our nation's progress in combating alzheimer's disease since the enactment of the national alzheimer's project act which i co-authored with then-senator evan

former investigative reporter for the "washington post" and "new york times" best-selling author ronald kessler. he's written 20 books including "escape from the cia," "the sins of the father" and "the first family detail." and on american his retv on c-span 3 on lectures in history, east carolina university professor emeritus charles calhoun on the obstacles faced by ulysses s. grant. and sunday afternoon at 6:00 on "american artifacts" historian patrick schroeder takes us on a tour of appomatox courthouse in virginia, the site of the confederate surrender on april 9, 1865. >> now discussions on common core education programs and intellectual property rights. it's from february's conservative political action conference. conference. >> good morning. so glad to be here. what a full room. thank you all so much for coming to this exceptionally important panel that we're going to talk about what's next for common core, the political future. and i just wanted to say a quick thank you to dan schneider and map schlapp and carly fiorina. it's great to be down closer with everybody. it's a great setup