sidney blumenthal: thank you. ani hope that you being observer of contemporary politics and a lot of what you brought in, i was struck in terms of the know nothings, and you are addressing that. in terms of lincoln's thought, i am so impressed. i'm listening to a book on tape here. i have only gotten through 18 discs. going back,ther 18 but i was struck by the way in which lincoln. early on was so attuned to the issue of bringing immigrants into the process and especially during the war and appointments. maybe that is ahead of where you are now, but i was wondering if you could give us some more on lincoln's giving us insights into the way we must maintain an umbrella and go back to that original document and try and make america a country for all. >> let me just discussed the immigrant question in the context of lincoln. am a native of illinois. lincoln, for much of his life, lived in the most racist northern state with the most are akoni and black coat. it was a very conservative state , populated by many people

sidney blumenthal: thank you, dan. in general, now mary lincoln has become somewhat of an easy figure for people to dismiss and to discredit and degrade and even defame, but there would have been no lincoln without mary. [applause] sidney blumenthal: mary lincoln was difficult. she was volatile. she had an upbringing that created all sorts of problems for her. she had -- her mother died. her stepmother was that of cinderella. she loves her father, but he neglected her. and she set her cap on lincoln. they had a tumultuous, confused relationship in which lincoln often, they can did not understand how to handle the members of the opposite sex, and eventually he and mary came together and she referred it to their marriage as our lincoln party. and in the beginning, there were only two members at this party. and it was lincoln and mary. she was and highly unusual woman in that she was political. she grew up in a political household. her father was a business partner and political ally of henry clay here is she knew clay, s

they died silently and swiftly.y >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, of "a self-made man" forces thatlitical shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. must go on, he would write to a friend two , to digter his defeat las, in the 1858 senate race, civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american schedule, go to c-span.org. >> let me assert my firm belief have to only thing we fear is fear itself! >> you're looking at a newly digitized copy of a 1933 newsreel of franklin roosevelt's first inaugural onress, originally recorded 35-millimeter film. this and about 300,000 other of film are preserved at the national archives in college .ark, maryland american artifacts visited the archives to learn about new digital copies of some of f.d.r.'s most well-known speeches. >> my name is chris kovac, motionsor of the mcpicture lab at the national archives, archives ii facility in college park, maryland. >> and my name is matt hanson, the audio visual archivist at f.d.r. presidential library in high park, new york. the projectrtak

sidney blumenthal, offer of a self-made man, the the political life of abraham lincoln 1809 - 1849 about the political forces that shaped his views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in 1858 senate race. because of civil liberty, it must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. for complete american history tv schedule, go to cspan.org. next, south dakota senator looks at the future of the internet and ways to modernize the fcc. he currently serves as chair of the senate commerce and transportation committee. this is 25 minutes. >> all right. let's get started again for the final session of the day. i am very honored, i am head of global public policy for comcast and nbc universal. i'm very honored to be able to introduce south dakota senator who just arrived by what sounds like was a bumpy air travel. we are very glad he made it. he is beginning his second term as chairman of the committee on commerce senate transportation where he will continue to play a pivotal role in many of the issues that we have be

. >> and that eight on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, about the political forces that shape our 16thpresidents views on slavery. >> the fight must go on you would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in the 1858 senate race. because of civil liberty, must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for our complete tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979 c-span was greater as a public service by america's cable-television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. spit in his annual state of the state address california governor jerry brown urged state lawmakers to oppose the policies of president trump a special on the issue of immigration. from the state capitol in sacramento, this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] thank you. i'm not sure what that reference to the calendar was. [laughter]

they died silently and swiftly.y >> and at 8:00, on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, of "a self-made" forces thatlitical shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. must go on, he would write to a friend two , to digter his defeat las, in the 1858 senate race, civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american schedule, go to c-span.org.

[applause] sidney blumenthal: well, thank you very much for those kind and generous words.

. >> at 8:00, sidney blumenthal on the life of a self-made man, the political life of abraham lincoln, about the political forces that shaped the president. mr. blumenthal: the fight must toon, after his defeat douglas. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrounded at the end of one, or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal continues. morning,our table this president of the the american federation of government employees. i want to show our viewers first what sean spicer, the white house secretary had to say -- the reason why the president went forward with this, and get your reaction on the other side. guest: sure. [video clip] spicer: encounters genetic expansion of the it counters- expansion of the workforce. it does not apply to military personnel, and it ensures the american taxpayers get effective and efficient government. host: j. david cox. guest: number one, the number of federal employees has been very much flat lined at 50 years right at 2 million employees. it was that many during the kennedy administration. it went up o

at eight, on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, offer of a self-made man, the the political life of abrahamcoln 1809 - 1849 about the political forces that shaped his views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in 1858 senate race. because of civil liberty, it must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. for complete american history tv schedule, go to cspan.org. next, south dakota senator looks at the future of the internet and ways to modernize the fcc. he currently serves as chair of the senate commerce and transportation committee. this is 25 minutes. >> all right.

who took -- who hacked sidney blumenthal? three separate entities, all three got the copies.apolitano: three separate entities, he didn't know about it and she continued to send this to him. the argument trump made in october and was laughed at. >> he said i don't know what we are going to do. thank you very much. we will be watching. judge napolitano: all three hours. brian: more on senator sessions's confirmation hearing, his senate colleague, cory booker, is taking to disrupt his path. rudy giuliani weighs in on that at the top of the hour ten minutes from now. ainsley: how would you like to eat pizza and burritos for the next two weeks and still lose twee 10 pounds? up next, the diet or way of life that you will love. business car business cards, brochures, banners... pens? pens, magnets, luggage tags, bumper stickers. how about foam fingers? like these? now, get 15% off making your company stand out. staples. make more happen. try theraflu expressmax,nd flu hold you back now in new caplets. it's the only cold & flu caplet that has a maximum strength formula with a unique

at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal offer of a self-made man, the political life of abraham lincoln about the political forces that shaped the 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, two weeks after his defeat. because of civil liberty, it must not be surrendered at the end of one or 100 defeats. >> for complete american history tv special go to c-span.org >> i have done everything i can to protect my country. i am not afraid of you, president bush, anybody. i did not give that order. we said, just come down. >> jonathan of talks about his book the briefing the president, the interrogation of saddam hussein. >> saddam was a realist in the use of power and the way andtical power is exercised i think he saw the wind your fighting at his level, the top level in the country, when you win at you when big but when you lose you lose big. virginia governor terry mcauliffe and nevada governor brian sandoval, chair and cochair of the national governors association. they gave their annual state of the state's speech today and answered questions about how the nation'

at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, the political life of abraham lincoln 1809-1849, about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end one, or even 100, defeats. tvfor a complete of american history schedule, go to c-span.org. after the three-day retreat with congressional republicans this week in philadelphia, house wither paul ryan spoke politico about the agenda in the days ahead, including the budget, repealing and replacing the affordable care act, and potential changes to tax policy. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >> good afternoon. thank you for coming. here with my co-author. thank you to all of you in the you joining in live streamed land for our first playbook interview is and widths beaker paul ryan. kicking off this new series with the time the conversation to provide insight and intelligence about the new washington, what to expect, and what you need to know as we kick of

. >> and on the presidency, sidney blumenthal. about the political forces that shape our 16th president views on slavery. >> the fight must go on you would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in the 1858 senate race. because of civil liberty -- the cause must not be surrendered after the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for our complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> up next, the u.s. supreme court oral argument in the case leave versus chama. the justices are considering whether the governments refusal to register disparaging trademark such as racial slurs, violates the first amendment. >> we will argument first this morning in case 15-1293, lee verses tam. mr. stewart. >> thank you, mr. chief justice, and may please the court. the stature provision at issue in this case prohibits the registration of any mark that may disparage persons, institutions, beliefs or national symbols. based on that provision the pto denied respondents application

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, on the political life of abraham lincoln, about thepolitical forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in the 1858 senate race. civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even 100 defeats. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org.

. >> sidney blumenthal spoke about the political forces that shaped the 16th president's views on slavery. he is the author of a self-made man.

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, on the political life of abraham lincoln, about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in the 1858 senate race. civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or even 100 defeats. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. announcer: on friday, president trump signed a new set of executive orders. one would allow for new vetting measures of refugees coming into the u.s. and another that would expand and modernize the military, including its nuclear arsenal and special operations forces. the president signed the executive orders at the pentagon alongside vice president pence and defense secretary james mattis. [applause] president trump: and this is the protection of the nation from foreign terrorists entering into the united states. we all know what that means. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists entry into the united states. big stuff. and i want to thank everybody in this room. we have many

. >> at 8:00, on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, on the political life of abraham lincoln about the political forces that shaped our 16th 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend, two weeks after this defeat, to douglas. in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> now the supreme court oral argument in lynch dedimaya. they will decide whether the term crimes of violence" is unconstitutionally vague.

author sidney blumenthal talks about the political forces that shape abraham lincoln's views on slavery. here is a preview. sidney: the roman aristocrats summoned by his farm to rescue the in danger republic. the story that had draped washington with classical press ge did notesti properly fit lincoln. he was not a hero above the phrase who reluctantly felt duty-bound to resent into the political arena. wigs had a tradition forominating generals president. henry harrison, zachary taylor, pretenders to the washington mantle. the professional politician who was in truth, consumed with anxiety about his own and the country's future was hardly part of that line. it was about this decisive juncture, at lincoln's career in 1854 when he revealed himself as .ecognizably lincoln the small partner wrote the most famous description of his ambition. thinks lincoln calmly sat down and gathered his ropes about him, waiting for the people to call him, has a very erroneous knowledge of lincoln. he was always calculating, and always planning ahead. engineition was a little that knew no rest. stillas not

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal offered "a self-made man" about the political forces that shape our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat in 1858 the cause in civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. as republicans move forward with efforts to repeal and replace obamacare, health and human services nominee representative tom price took questions at a confirmation hearing about the health care law. other topics include the solvency. his finance committee hearing is chaired by senator hatch of utah.

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, author of "a self-made man" about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on the would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in the 1850 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors, here's what's coming up this weekend. saturday night at 8:30 eastern, peter hayes, economic chaacadem the holocaust memorial museum explaining why. >> why were ythe jews killed? because of a long standing tradition of hatred activated under particular political circumstances to meanted by a regime thrlly capable of wh whipping up the machine to participate in it. then, understand took a war into a -- undertook a war into a region there were hundreds of people defined as enemies and under the conditions of wartime, resumed to wipe these people out. >> afterwards, emrnswestacott, why less is more int

at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, the political life of abraham lincoln 1809-1849, about the political forces that shaped our 16th president's views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat in the 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end one, or even 100, defeats. tvfor a complete of american history schedule, go to c-span.org. after the three-day retreat with congressional republicans this week in philadelphia, house wither paul ryan spoke politico about the agenda in the days ahead, including the budget, repealing and replacing the affordable care act, and potential changes to tax policy. this is 40 minutes.

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, sidney blumenthal author of "a self-made plan, and the political life of abraham lincoln, 1809 to 1849," about the political forces that shaped his views on slavery. >> the fight must go on, he would write to a friend two weer his defeat to dug las in the 158 senate race. the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete "american history tv" schedule, go to c-span.org. >> every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. and here's what's coming up this weekend. saturday night at 8:30 eastern, peter hayes it, academic committee chair at the u.s. holocaust memorial museum and author of why, explaining the holocaust. >> so why were the jews killed? because of a long-standing tradition hatred activated under particular political circumstances. fomented by a regime that was thoroughly capable of whipping up the population to participate in it. then undertook a war into a region where there were hundreds of thousands of the people had it defined as enemies and it resolved un

. >> and at eight on the presidency, sidney blumenthal, about the political forces that shape our 16th president views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write to a friend two weeks after his defeat to douglas in 1858 senate race. the cause of civil liberties must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. spirit for our complete tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> i'm now an employee with c-span on board the c-span bus traveling around the country to teach students about c-span and all of our resources. c-span offer safety internships the students around the world at different colleges and universities in year-round. several of these entrance present a video. here's a look. >> so i came to c-span through the bus. i thought it was super awesome. i thought it would be really great to come to c-span and do that as well for the students. >> i wanted to apply to c-span because since come into school i know i want to do something, political science, key medications related and what better place to do it that at aa company that covers politics from gavel to gavel. >> i

on the present sidney blumenthal, political life of abraham lincoln 1809 to 1849 about the political forces that shaped our fifth-- 16th president view on slavery. >> to douglas in 1858 senate race, the cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one or even 100 defeats. >> for a complete american history tv schedule go to c-span.org. >> let me tell you something, i have done everything i can to protect my country and i'm not afraid of you, i'm not afraid of president bush and i'm not afraid of anyone. if i have to be given in order to protect my country i will and he did this sort of mussolini thing with his arm and then he just said, but i did not give that order and then we just said wait saddam, calmed down. >> sunday night on q&a former cia analyst john nixon talks about his book debriefing the president, interrogation of saddam hussein. >> he was a realist in the use of power and the way political power is exercised and in the political power game and i think he saw that when you are in plane at his level, the presidency, the top level in the country, when you

blumenthal sidney talks about the political forces that shaped our 16th president views on slavery. >> the fight must go on he would write two weeks after his defeat. of several liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one, or 100 defeats. schedule, golete to c-span.org. trump visited the department of homeland security to witness the swearing in of john kelly. president also signed two executive orders on immigration and building a wall along the border with mexico before giving a speech about his immigration policies. this begins with vice president pence administering the oath of office. secretary, kelly, you have served america your whole life. your record has been one of extraordinary distinction. commander,r -- as a you have served with great distinction. faithfulalways been and the president and i are confident that you will live out that faithful service in your new capacity at the department of homeland security. that said, on behalf of the president of the united states, it is my great prige