seward can't do it. you must. because if you fail to acquire the necessary votes, woe unto you sir, you will answer to me. >> you will answer to me. why did you put that scene in? for what reason? >> well, you know, i mean, partly because i think it spoke a provable truth about their relationship which is that she, you know, he left her at the altar famously and went into what we think of as a great depression. my feeling was that he knew that if you married mary todd you weren't going to stay a circuit lawyer in illinois and that she was going to make him step into his role. i don't think it's the thing pascal says, anyone who's a genius and doesn't know it probably isn't one, i think lincoln knew from the time he was a boy that he was able to do things intellectually that most people couldn't do. and i think he knew that his particular genius weirdly was not so much as a writer because i don't think he could have written just essays he wasn't emerson. i think he knew that his genius was in politics which is a st

lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william henry seward. seward said that even they fail to see the difficulty of the union's task cannot apprehending the vast extent of the rebellion as he put it. military operations to be successful must be on a scale hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, the strange federal government and we can in forces. 1862 and abraham lincoln's rise to greatness at 830 eastern, part of four days of book tv this weekend and read through christmas day on c-span2. >> with just days left in 2012, many publications are putting together their year-in list of notable books. book tv will feature several of these list focusing on nonfiction selections. these titles were included in the st. louis post-dispatch is best books of 2012. in the last great senate courage and statesmanship in times of crisis. a former senate staffer recounts the successes of the united states senate during the 1960's and 70's. neurologist oliver sacks examine the causes of hallucinations in his book hal

it is what it is, you know. >> this is my second time here at seward.the last time i was here, oh my god. me and the boyfriend lived in the same cell. we had the matching comforters and the matching jackets and whatever. we had packages come in and always have the matching set or whatever. we were a little couple, you know what i'm saying? dysfunctional but it's all right. so i don't try as hard to stay out of prison like i should. which brings me back to places like this. >> though both sam and polando talk openly about their sexual experiences in prison, their outlooks are quite different.

lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william henry seward. seward said that even smart people failed to see the difficulty of the union's task. they didn't apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion, as he put it. military operations, to be successful, must be on a scale hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, a strained federal government and weak union forces. david von drahle on 1862 and abraham lincoln's rise to the greatness monday the 24th at 8:30 eastern, part of four days of booktv this weekend and right through christmas day on c-span2. >> our first experience was to come in a different way than every other family up here. probably never will happen again in history. and it's interesting because after dad was sworn in, we went and took a picture, photo of the family behind the oval office desk. and that night we didn't get to move into the white house because nixon had left so quickly, so unexpectedly, they left their daughter and son-in-law, david eisenhower, to pack all their clothes and

probably fewer, william henry seward. 1860, a senior senator from new york state and prior to his nomination for the presidency was by far the most notable and well-known republican in the country. now, finally i'm ready to start. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. with just days left in 2012, many publications are putting together their year in the list of notable books. book tv will feature several lists focusing on nonfiction selections. these titles are included in the san louis post-dispatch as best books of 2012. in the last three said courage and statesmanship in times of crisis -- a former senate staffer recount the successes of the united states senate during the 1960's and '70's. a neurologist oliver sacks examines the causes of

linke's closest advisor was secretary of state william henry seward. seward says that even smart people fail to see the difficulty of the union's task. they didn't apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion as he put it. military operations to be successful must be on a scale practically unknown in the art of four. yet the war department was an corrupt shambles, its chief on the verge of being fired. the confederacy also fielded a powerful economic weapon, near total control of the global continents apply. this was a time when textiles were driving the industrial revolution and cotton was perhaps the world's most important single commodity. the south refuse to sell cotton unless the british and french government recognize its independence, which put tremendous pressure on europe to intervene in favor of the confederate. the european statesmen at the beginning of 1862, considered the unions caused to be hopeless. quote it is the highest degree likely that the north will not be able to subdue the south. british prime minister lord pomerance and told us f

lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william henry seward.seward said that even smart or people failed to see the difficulty of the union's task. they didn't apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion, as he put it. military operations, to be successful, must be on a scale hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, a strained federal government and weak union forces. david von drahle on 1862 and abraham lincoln's rise to greatness, monday, the 24th at 8:30 ian, part of four days of booktv this weekend and right through christmas day on c-span2. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays featuring live coverage of the u.s. senate. on weeknights watch key public policy events and every weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past programs and get our schedules at our web site, and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> a survey by the national institute on drug abuse shows that drinking and cigarette smoking was down among hig

as our crews found out at the spring creek correctional center in seward, alaska. >> slow down., mr. seiko, slow down. >> blood on the floor over there. blood pathogens need to be cleaned up. mr. seiko, you need to respond to me. so we know you are all right. let's go a little bit more. okay. okay. >> joel brooks is doing 12 years for assault. his adversary, john seiko, is serving a six-year sentence for sexual assault. our cameras were there when officers interrogated them about the fight. >> what was this all about? >> well, he's a rapist. i was talking with an inmate in the meal line about it with him. >> you were talking about his crime with a prisoner. >> i was talking with a prisoner about him being a rapist. he said, you aren't [ bleep ]. i said, you're not. >> i told him to stop talking about me and i repeated it. and he said, what are you going to do? and i repeated it again, stop talking about me. and then he walked up to me in my face and said, now what are you going to do? >> five minutes later he bum rushed me. >> don't come at me. >> slammed me against the wall. >>

as our crews found out at the spring creek correctional center in seward, alaska. >> slow down.down, mr. seiko, slow down. >> blood on the floor over there. blood pathogens need to be cleaned up. mr. seiko, you need to respond to me. so we know you are all right. let's go a little bit more. okay. okay. >> joel brooks is doing 12 years for assault. his adversary, john seiko, is serving a six-year sentence for sexual assault. our cameras were there when officers interrogated them about the fight. >> what was this all about? >> well, he's a rapist. i was talking with an inmate in the meal line about it with him. >> you were talking about his crime with a prisoner. >> i was talking with a prisoner about him being a rapist. he said, you aren't [ bleep ]. i said, you're not. >> i told him to stop talking about me and i repeated it. and he said, what are you going to do? and i repeated it again, stop talking about me. and then he walked up to me in my face and said, now what are you going to do? >> five minutes later he bum rushed me. >> don't come at me. >> slammed me against the wall

lincoln's closest advisor was secretary of state william henry seward who said even smart people fail to see the difficulty of the union task. they did and apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion as he put it. military operations to be successful, hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> strained federal union forces, on 1862, abraham lincoln rides to greatness. four days of booktv. >> everything he loved and life and lost. mr. hendrickson, what was people are? >> the seagoing fishing cruiser that hemingway bought in 1934 and phone for the last 27 years of his life, probably the most beloved material possessions that he ever owned so i thought i could tell the hemingway story in a news story through a figurative storytelling device. >> what did you find out? >> i went to cuba -- 1935, that is when he had the boat and in 2005, when the guards weren't looking i surreptitiously been over and touched the boat which was a moving experience because the boat was dry dock, was on a hillside at hemingway's home and was in terrible condition. it looked as if it were dying of first

lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william henry seward. seward said even smart people failed to see the difficulty of the union's task. they didn't apprehend the vast extent of the rebellion, as he put it. military operations, to be successful, must be on a scale hitherto practically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, a strained federal government and weak union forces. david von drahle on 1862 and abraham lincoln's rise to greatness, part of four days of booktv this weekend and right through christmas day on c-span2. >> our first experience was to come in -- [inaudible conversations] >> we're live on capitol hill this morning as senior state department officials are testifying before the senate about the september 11th benghazi consulate attack. these state officials have resigned following the release of a report detailing the security failures that led to the deaths of ambassador chris stephens and -- stevens and three other americans. >> the hearing will come to order. my apologies to everybody for the swit

. >>> and joining me right now is royal watcher, ingrid seward. thank you so much for joining us this morning. >> it's a pleasure. >> i want to talk to you about the scramble yesterday. reports this morning saying that the couple was not planning on celebrating the news and sharing it until christmas. so, how did it all happen yesterday? >> well, they didn't want to let it out. because she's probably about the ten-week mark. they knew when kate was seen going into the hospital, or someone would say something, that it would be out of their hands. and the media would have control of the announcement. and they wanted to have control of the announcement. so they quickly told the queen, prince charles, prince harry. and then, they made the announcement at 4:00 yesterday. >> and they seemed to get control of the situation. a situation that people have been speculating about, seemingly, since their wedding day. i wonder, the day when we saw kate in september cheersing with the water, was that the first real clue this might be real? >> i don't know if she

lincoln's closest adviser was secretary of state william seward. he said that even smart people fail to see the difficulties of the union's task. they did not have the vast extent of the rebellion. military operations, to be successful, must be on a scale tactically unknown in the art of war. >> the second year of the civil war, a strange federal government and weak federal forces -- on abraham lincoln's rise to greatness. monday at 8:30 eastern, part of four days of book tv. through christmas day on a cease and 2. >> house speaker john boehner abandoned his plan b proposal on the fiscal deadline after he failed to get support from house republicans. we will get an update on this morning's "washington journal," 7:00 a.m. eastern. here's some of yesterday's house for debate. >> mr. speaker, i was just thinking about the fact that there are 26 letters in the alphabet and we have had the first three letters used in a discussion on the house floor today, a, b, and my friend brought up the letter c. we have what is so-called letter be. i am not doing a