, smithfield one of the largest ones yes it is now chinese owned. cannot say it's still. the very large producerrg of hos and of pork. they were before and they continue to be. >> thank you very much for your time. >> thank you. ♪ c-span's washington journal every day we take your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discuss the policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning connecticut democrat congressman joe courtney eight member of the armed services committee discusses u.s. and nato weapons and humanitarian assistance to ukraine. then louisiana republican congressman gary braves ranking member on the select climate crisis talks about energy prices and the conflict tweet russia and ukraine. watch "washington journal" live at seven eastern friday morning on c-span or on c-span now our free mobile app. join the conversation with your phone calls, facebook comment faced messages and tweets. >> republican tennessee senator marsha blackburn will be in concorde new hampshire had led in the annual gop lincoln reagan dinner parade l

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guest: you are talking about smithfield foods, one of the largest producers of pork.ng about bacon, smithfield is one of the largest ones. yes, it is now chinese owned. can't say that has had, they are still a large producer of hogs and pork. they were before and they continue to be. host: philip brasher, thank you very much for your time. guest: thank you. host: we'll take a short break and when we come back we will repeat our question to all of you this morning. u.s. support to ukraine. if you believe it's not enough, there's a line on your screen. too much? 0001. the right amount? you dial in at (202) 748-8002. you can also send us a text, first name city and state, to (202) 748-8003. join us on facebook.com/c-span or join us -- send us a tweet with the handle @cspanwj. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] >> only at c-span do you get it straight from the source. no matter where you are from or where you stand on the issues. c-span is america's network, unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. if it happens here, here, here, or anywhere that matters, america is watching on

that's right and the kentucky film commission and is a life member of the board of directors of the smithfield plantation located in blacksburg, virginia without any further introduction. i would like to present to you kent masterson brown and his presentation on me at gettysburg. well, thank you. it's it's a fun to be back in gettysburg. i love this place. i've been bringing my family here for so many years my kids who are now all grown still refer to the angle as their second backyard. and so that shows you just how much they they were here with me. um the my topics that i'd of course is is on george made it gettysburg. and the book that has just come out about that. obviously is going to contain far more things that i'm going to be able to say tonight in the 45 minutes. that's given me. but what i would like to do is present a couple of major themes of that book. and have you contemplate those? you know george mead. was never asked to become would he become commander of the army of the potomac? like other generals were who preceded him? general meade was simply ordered. to become commander