our guest was simon winchester. thank you very much for visiting. >> for a dvd copy, call this number. for free transcripts, visit us at www.q-and-a.com. they are also available as podcasts. >> upcoming guests include producer/director carl, releasing the film "the man nobody knew." discusses hern life. >> tomorrow, and look at the future of health care legislation with the help affairs journal. then a discussion about the authorization bill. later, we will chat with carol rosenberg on the cost of operating the guantanamo bay detention center. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> the new website has 11 video choices, making it easy for you to watch today's events. it is also easier for you to get our schedule with new features like the three n

our guest was simon winchester.hank you very much for visiting. >> for a dvd copy, go to 1877- 7726. for free transcripts, go to qanda.org. also available as c-span podcasts. >> upcoming guests include carl colby, "the man nobody new." and marsha anderson discusses her career as the first african-american two-star general. >> prime minister's questions with david cameron. then, mitt romney addresses employees at nationwide insurance. and the publisher of the new havehire leaerder, who endorsed newt gingrich. of programs a couple with dennis blair on potential defense cuts. span.is at 12:15 on c- and the member of the joint deficit reduction committee. live at 2:00 pm eastern. >> the newly designed c-span website has 11

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constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take all the necessary steps in the exam -- there is a 10 question exam. i got one of the questions wrong. i had an australian friend who is also up for citizenship and i rang her and said i got one of the questions one -- i got one of the question is wrong. >> not the one about what color is the white house. i said i feel a fool confessing it, but it is what is the american national anthem? i blurted out "america the bird -- america the beautiful." he said in my view, it should be, but it's not. >> be author of 21 books, watch the rest of our interview with simon winchester tonight at 8:00. >> >> this week on "newsmakers," raul grijalva joins us from tucson, arizona. here in the studio in washington, two congressional correspondents. david has the first question. >> good morning. since you left town, the super committee has failed in its mission to come up with a deficit reduction plan. were you sorry to see them fail? what should congress do about that? >> it was mixed emotions for me. i

constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided that i would take all the necessary steps. there is a 10-question exam and i got one of the questions wrong. >> which one? >> miles trillion from was also up for citizenship -- my australian friend was also up for citizenship. i got a question about what color the white house was. it was what is the american national anthem. i said it was america the beautiful. >> all for 21 books, what the rest of our interview with simon winchester sunday night on c- span "q &a." next, it is [captioning performed by national captioning institute] and after that -- next to this "washington journal." later, african american actors discuss issues and hollywood and then preventing concussions in youth sports. our guest on this morning's "washington journal" financial reporter ylan mui. then steven emerson

national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> this past july 4 in a ceremony held in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. but i decided that i would take all of the -- >> i decided that i would take all of the necessary steps to take the exam. i have to confess, i got one of the question is wrong. >> which one? >> and australian i note was also up for citizenship and told her i got one of the question is wrong. she said, it is not the one about what color is the white house? and i laughed and said no. it was gone what is the national anthem? and i blurted out "america the beautiful." and he said, well, it should be, but is not. >> republican presidential candidate, ron paul met with the editorial board of the des moines register for a discussion of his campaign issues. he also said he has ruled out running for a third-party candidacy if he does not receive the republican nomination. this is just over an hour. >> good morning, i am editor and vice president of news for the demo and register. here with us is ron paul, representatives from the fourteenth district of texas. the co

constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take necessary steps and exam. i got one of the questions wrong. i rang someone else up and told them about one of the questions wrong. she asked if it was the question about what color of the white house's. [laughter] it was, what is the american national anthem? the immigration officer said it should be that it is not. >> his latest book is now in paperback. watch the rest of our interview tonight. >> the newly designed web site has 11 video choices making it easy for you to watch today's events live and recorded. it is also easier for you to get our schedule with new features to quickly scrolled through programs scheduled on the networks. you can even receive an e-mail alert when your program is scheduled to air. there's a section to access the most popular series and programs. there is a channel finder for cable and satellite systems across the country at c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: josh boak is an economic reporter for politico. we're here to talk about the e

constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided that i wouldake all the necessary steps and take the exam. i got one of the questions are wrong. i had an australian brett who was also up our citizenship. i rang her and said i got one of the questions are wrong. i feel a full confessing it to you, what is the american national anthem? i'd like on "america the beautiful." she said, in my view it should be, but it is not. >> his latest book is now in paperback. what's the rest of our interview with simon winchester sunday night on c-span's "q&a". .org ewly designed c-span go makes it easier for you to get our specials, like the new network layout so you can quickly scrambled through all the programs and even received an e-mail alert when your program is scheduled to air. there is a schedule to access our most popular series of programs, like washington journal, but tv, american history to be, and the contenders. a and the channel finder or you can find out where to watch our c-span networks on cable and satellite systems throughout the country at

. -- simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i got one of the questions wrong. and had an australian friend who was also up for citizenship. i said, i got one of the questions wrong. i feel a fool compressing it to you -- confessing it to you. >> author of 21 books, the latest is in paperback. watch the rest of our interview sunday night on c-span's "q & a ." >> last month, there was a discussion on southern jews and race relations. we will hear about racial tensions in the american south and a useful trauma that details the trial and lynching of a jewish factory superintendent who was accused of murdering one of his workers. this is one hour and 20 minutes. >> please welcome tonight's panel, alfred uhry, eli evans, julian bond and cynthia tucker. [applause] cynthia tucker is a veteran newspaper journalist. in 2006, she was named journalist of the year for the national association of black journalists. she was editorial page editor of the the atlanta journal- constitution newspaper for 17 years where she led the development of opinion policy. she maintains a col

. >> simon winchester, off -- author of "the professor and the madman" became an american citizen onoard the u.s.s. constitution. >> i decided i would take all the necessary steps for the exam and there is a 10-question exams and i got one of the questions wrong. an australian friend also up for citizenship -- iran harappan said i got one of the questions wrong. -- i rang her up and said i got one of the questions wrong. i feel a fool confessing it, but it is what is the american national anthem. i blurted out "america the beautiful." the immigration officer said in my view it should be, but it is not. >> he's the author of 21 books. watch the rest of the interview with simon winchester on c-span tonight. >> in 1961, john sigint dollar founded the first amendment center at vanderbilt university to promote discussion on guaranteed rights including freedom of speech. in 2005, he was a victim of misinformation on wikipedia. an anonymous postings stated he was thought to be involved with the assassinations of john f. kennedy and robert kennedy. the hoax was not corrected for more than fo

upcoming guests on q &a include karl marlantantes, lawrence lessig, and simon winchester talks about writing over 20 books and his plans for a new one next year. >> this morning on "washington journal" we will take your questions and comments. after that, british prime minister david cameron will speak. this morning on "washington journal" a discussion on the gop primary race. after that, a look at manufacturing in the u.s. with carrie hines, and later a discussion of budget cuts of the marine corps with lieutenant- general richard mills. "washington journal" is next. "washington journal" is next.

. >> this past july 4th, in a ceremony held aboard the uss constitution, simon winchester, offer of the professor and a madman, became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take the necessary steps and i have to confess i got one of the questions wrong. one of my australian friends who is also up for citizenship -- i got one of the questions are wrong. i feel a fool confessing it to you, but it was what was the american national anthem and i blurted out "america the beautiful. beautiful.

. >> this past july 4 on a ceremony held in the boston harbor, simon winchester, author of a "professor and the madman" became an american citizen. have to confess i got one of the questions wrong. i have an australian friend that as of for citizenship, and i told her i got one of the questions wrong, and she said not the one about what color is the white house. it was about what is the national anthem. i blurted out ", american -- america the beautiful." watched the interview sunday night on "q&a." the newly designed c-span website makes it easier for you to watch events live and recorded, and get our schedules so you can quickly scroll through the programs scheduled on the c-span networks. you can receive an e-mail alert. there is a section to access our most popular programs like "washington journal" and "the contenders." you can quickly find where to watch our networks on cable or satellite systems across the country that the all new c- span.org. >> "washington journal " continues. host: stacy palmer is the editor of." -- "chronicle of philanthropy." is there an increase from years

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simon winchester talks are rising over 20 books and is planned for anyone next year.arl colby reveals his new documentary film about his father. an international student enrollment. then program which helps runs a company. this is a 7:00 a.m. eastern. david cameron takes questions. >> next david cameron takes questions at the house of commons. then ed accused him of implementing a relaxed border security one this summer and suggested millions of of entered illegally. he defended his policy saying that and lead to the seizure of fire arms. he conceded that they acted without approval and certain actions. this is 32 minutes. >> questions to the prime minister. minister.

simon winchester talks are rising over 20 books and is planned for anyone next year. carl colby reveals his new documentary film about his father. >> next david cameron takes questions at the house of commons. after that, an interview with the new hampshire's secretary of state on the primary. then another chance to see "q&a" with karl marlantes. tomorrow on "washington journal" jonathan alan discusses whether the reduction committee can work out a recommendation by november 23. ann stock and allan goodman talk about the 2011 open doors report on student exchanges and international and rahman. then rob mandelbaum on school programs. it is like every morning at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> i want to make sure we have taken every step possible to bring peace of mind to the family members of our fallen heroes. and for that reason this review commission will look at the processes and procedures there and make sure we are implementing the highest standards in dealing with the standards in dealing with the remains of our

. >> upcoming guests include simon winchester, sharing tales of britain over 20 books, and carl colby, sharing his newly released but madrid film about his father. >> coming up, president of a puzzle addressed to the australian parliament. after that, the road to the white house. michele bachmann at an editorial board meeting with the des moines but is there. a discussion on u.s.-pakistan relations. -- u.s.-afghanistan relations. the chief economist at moody's discusses the joint deficit- reduction committee. the impact a lack of a plan could have on the economy.

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watch the rest of our interview with simon winchester sunday night. >> last month, a journalist johned a discussion about online accuracy and the first amendment. he talked about a false biography created online the said he was part of the john f. kennedy and robert kennedy assassinations. this is about 50 minutes. i want to warmly welcome you to our reunion speakers today. as i promised a little earlier, john seigenthaler is someone i greatly admire. he's a remarkable graduate of vanderbilt university and we're so proud of him. -- [inaudible] [applause] he has helped form the industry and lived the news. we know he is a national treasure but he is really a national treasure. he has played in the highest political arenas and contributed to the civil rights movement. he has contributed more to the intellectual lives of national then i'm sure i even realize and it is with great admiration and great fondness that i present mr. john seigenthaler . [applause] >> thank you. i wish i was worth waiting for, but i'm happy to be here with all of the and so glad you waited and so sorry i made t

. >> simon winchester wrote a book "the professor and is the madman" about the oxford english dictionary. >> right. >> he talks about the english language. let's listen. >> english is a living language. unlike the french who said, the academy of france, the 40 immortals who said, this is the french language and we're not going to have words like le sandwich and le weekend polluting our language. this is what it is. it's fixed by us. the english said no, english is not fixed. it's constantly changing, constantly evolving, but the complexity of that is that we have to keep expanding our dictionaries. so the o.e.d. is now 20 volumes with three additional volumes produced in the last five years now sensibly, it's going online, on c.d. rom and it's showing, thanks to technology, it's living nature or the living nature of the language. >> are we lucky to be living in an english speaking country versus a lot of the other languages you might have studied? >> well, of course, but anybody will tell you that their language is the best and most wonderful. i mean english gives you -- he's exactly rig

simon winchester, and author, became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take all the necessaryteps and the exam. i have to confess, i got one of the questions wrong. >> which one? >> i rang up another and as with when she got -- about which one was wrong. she said, not about which color is the white house? i feel a full confessing it to come up but the national anthem. i said "america the beautiful." watch the rest of our interview with simon winchester sunday night. >> and the name of the greatest people that have ever trod this earth, i draw the line in the test and toss the garment before the feet of tyranny and i say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever. >> for most of his life, george wallace was a supporter of segregation, outspoken against the civil-rights movement rid the governor of alabama ran for president four times and lost. one of those efforts cut short by an assassination attempt. this week, george wallace on "the contenders." live, friday, 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. host: we're back with richard norton smith, author of presidential h

watch the rest of our interview with simon winchester sunday night. >> now discussion on lessons learned from the japanese nuclear plant crisis. the fukushima nuclear plant suffered major damage from an earthquake and tsunami in march that led to nuclear radiation leaks. the nuclear regulatory commission directed their staffs to become immediately implementing seven recommendations from me nrc's task force. you will hear from that chairman during this 90-minute event. >> it is a pleasure to be here. let me give you a flavor for how this is going to go. the format that works best is -- ising from combination borrowing from "talk of the nation." it is a dynamic thing. in the tradition of "top of the nation," i will monopolize the conversation a little bit. i would like to introduce my guest and say a few words about being in japan, because that will help set the scene for the conversation that follows. to my left is the chairman of the nuclear regulatory commission. he has been since 2009 and played a pivotal role in how the united states responded to what was going on in japan. i have que

. >> this past july 4 in a ceremony aboard the uss constitution, simon winchester, author, became an american citizen. >> so, i decided that i would take all the necessary steps of the exam, because there is a 10- question exam. i confess, i got one of the question is wrong. >> which one? >> i had an australian friend who is also up for citizenship and i rang her and i said, kiley, i got one of the questions wrong. not the one about what color is the white house. no, that it is one that i got. i might feel a full confessing it, but it is, what is the national anthem. i blurted out "america the beautiful," and the immigration officer said in my view, it should be, but it is not. >> offer of his 21 books, his latest "the atlanta" is in paperback. what to the entire interview sunday night on c-span2 -- c- span's "q&a." >> the new web site has 11 video choices, making it easier for you to watch today's event live and recorded, and also easier to get our schedule, with a new features like a three-network layout so you can quickly scroll through the program schedule on the c-span networks

later, q&a with simon winchester on his list historical book "atlantic." and then at the republican presidential debate on national security and the economy. >> tomorrow, a look at the future of health care legislation with susan densertzer. later, we will chat with carol rosenberg from "the miami herald." that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> see more videos of the candidates at c-span.org. read the latest comments from candidates and political reporters, from social need a sudden and link to c-span's media partners in iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina. >> the newly designed c- span.org website has 11 video choices, making it easy to watch today's events live and recorded. new features like a three- network layout so you can easily scroll through all of the programs scheduled on the c-span networks. there is a section to access our most popular series and programs. a handy channel finder so you can quickly find where to watch our three c-span network on cable or satellite systems across the country at the all new c-span.org. >> tomorr

constitution, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided that i would take all the necessary i got one of those questions wrong. i had an australian friend who is also of dual citizenship. i rang her and said, i got one of the questions wrong. she said, not the one about what color is the white house? i said, no. it was, what is the national -- what is the national anthem? i said it was america, the beautiful. the officer said it should be, but it is not. >> watched the interview sunday night on "q &a". >> the new season and video schedule makes it easier for you to get your schedule, with new features so you can quickly scroll for all of the programs scheduled on the networks and receive an e-mail alert when your program is scheduled to air. there is a section to access our most popular series and programs. a handy channel-finder, so you can find where to watch our three c-span networks on cable or satellite systems across the country. >> next, new york city mayor michael bloomberg, arriana huffington, and fareed zakaria hold a discussion on what is truly meant by the americ

constitution in boston harbor, simon winchester, author of "the professor and the madman" and " capitola" became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take all the necessary steps. -- and "krakatoa." >> i got one of the questions wrong. i had an australian friend also up for citizenship and i rang her and said i got one of the questions wrong, and she asked not the one about what color is the white house. i said that when i got, but i feel a fool for telling it to you, but it is what is the american national anthem and a bloated up, "america the beautiful." in the immigration officer said in his view it should be, but it is not. >> watch the rest of our interview sunday night on c- span's "q and 8." -- "q&a." >> next, a look at past political intendments over u.s. history. from today's "washington journal," this is 45 minutes. host: the first march of poor people dates back to when? >> -- guest: 1894, and there are some really striking parallels with what we see. the year before wall street crash which was at the time the worst economic contraction in american history, there were sca

. >> simon winchester became an american citizen. >> >there were plenty of friend. i feel like a fool describing it to you. it should be. >> the latest atlantic's/ >> id has been 20 years since ani -- it has been 20 years since anita hill spoke to congress. she spoke at hunter college for about an hour. >> thank you so much, so much. thank you, pat, for that wonderful thank you for that wonderful introduction. i wanted to chant that book in a moment. i wanted to begin because i know that you wanted to talk about how your team was put together. hearing, and to the knowledge so many of the people who are here today from the opening salvo in history. did you want to say just a few things? >> i always like to say thank you. i did testify, and many of you have this vision, the image of me sitting there by myself at that long table with all ofhe senators lined up in front of me, but i also want to remind you that i had some wonderful people who, as i say, had my back, who came together really, because they believed in the process, the integrity of the court, as i did, and

simon winchester, author of "the professor and a madman" became a citizen of. >> i decided to take thesary 10-question exam. to confess, i got one question long. -- one wrong. i rang her and said, i got one of the questions wrong. she said, "hopefully not the one about the color of the white house." i got that one. it was america parks and national anthem. i said, "america, the beautiful." >> his latest book, his 21st, now in paperback. watch the rest of the interview tonight on c-span's "q&a." >> on monday, lord justice love the sun started hearing about the culture practices and ethics of the british media. this included parents of murdered schoolgirl and actor hugh grant. prime minister david cameron appointed him to oversee press regulation and governance. this portion of the meeting is 2 hours, 15 minutes. >> i sincerely affirm that the evidence i will give is the whole truth and nothing but the truth. >> your full name, please? >> hugh john mungo grant. >> mr. grant, we've prepared a bundle for you and you'll find, please, under tab 1, your first witness statement, which is dated

national captioning institute] >> this past july 4, in a ceremony held in the boston harbor, simon winchester, author of "the professor and the madman" became an american citizen. >> i decided i would take all the necessary steps and the 10 questions. i have to confess i got one of the questions from. i had an australian friend who is also up for citizenship. i told her i had one of the questions wrong, and she said not the one above what color is the white house. that when i got. it was what is the american national anthem? i blurted out america the beautiful. the immigration officer said in my view it should be, but it is not. >> the author of 21 books, the latest, a call at lancet" is now in paperback. >> on monday, republican presidential candidates discussed his campaign strategy at a new hampshire "union leader" editorial meeting. he also talked about his role with freddie mac, the super committee, and a plan for social security. this is an hour. s you know going around the country. it's joe and gary and the chief editorial writer, and gary's taken on 6,000 new assignments in the last f

. >> this past july 4, in a ceremony aboard the uss constitution, simon winchester, author of this book became an american citizen. >> i took all the exams and i confess i got one of them wrong. i had an australian friend also up and i said, i got one of the questions from. not the one about the color of the white house? yes, that when i got. i feel awful confessing it, but the american national anthem. i had thought it was america the, the beautiful. it should be, but it does not. >> offer of 21 votes, the latest is in paperback. watch the rest of the interview sunday night on "q&a." >> next to discussion on hollywood with a panel of african-american actors including harry belafonte. they spoke at the naacp conference held earlier this week in hollywood. it is an hour and a half. >> i do have some remarks and i do not want to forget. as i look at the script, first i do not need to look at the script. i want to thank that chairman and that convention planning committee for allowing us to have this plenary session here in los angeles. activism and the support that we have had in hollywoo

constitution and boston harbor, simon winchester became an american citizen. >> i decided that i would take all the necessary steps, the exam. i would confess i got one of the questions wrong. >> what was? s it? >> i had an australian friend and i said i got one of the questions wrong. >> she said, not about what color is the white house? >> i feel a full confessing it to you, but it is what is the american national anthem. i said it was "america the beautiful." >> author of 21 books, the latest is in paperback. watch the rest of our interview >> tonight, a look at bill clinton's 1992 run for the white house, with remarks from advisers and strategists. after that, the cnn presidential debate from earlier this week. later, a look at the legacy of gerald ford. >> next, a look back at bill clinton's 1992 run for the white house. the former president is joined by former advisers and strategists. the discussion took place in little rock, arkansas. this is about one hour, 15 minutes. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institu