the smithsonian does not object outright to any new museums. only congress can create smithsonians. what we are doing in the meantime is working with our whon and men in congress have supported this, along with other donors, to the americans women history initiative which started last year and rolls all the way through this year and beyond. exhibits we create here, including one on girlhood, the first major exhibit on what it means to be a girl, how do you find a voice when you have no vote? who gets to be a girl? how are girls supposed to act? that will be here in june and through early 2023 it will go on the road. what we hope to do is tell the broadest and most inclusive story that we possibly can, and especially now in this year of women with the centennial, and under my leadership we are excited to do that. see, i hope we are proving also that we can tell these incredible stories of women and bring forth these truly remarkable collections. host: is there any lesson for you to take after the creation of the national museum of african-american history and culture, and how that im

the smithsonian does not object outright to any new museums. only congress can create smithsonians. what we are doing in the meantime is working with our women and men in congress who have supported this, along with other donors, to the americans women history initiative which started last year and rolls all the way through this year and beyond. exhibits we create here, including one on girlhood, the first major exhibit on what it means to be a girl, how do you find a voice when you have no vote? who gets to be a girl? how are girls supposed to act? that will be here in june and through early 2023 it will go on the road. what we hope to do is tell the broadest and most inclusive story that we possibly can, and especially now in this year of women with the centennial, and under my leadership we are excited to do that. we will see, i hope we are proving also that we can tell these incredible stories of women and bring forth these truly remarkable collections. >> is there any lesson for you to take after the creation of the national museum of african-american history and culture, and h

with strong leadership at the smithsonian and the partnership f congress, a smithsonian women's history museum can become a reality. i look forward to one day sharing that d experience with my own daughter. efore i yield, i'd like to commend my colleague across the aisle, representative maloney, standing to my right, the lead republican sponsor, mr. fitzpatrick, on dedication to pushing this bill through the legislative process. and thank both of them their staff for their hard work to get here. madam speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman from illinois reserves. the gentlewoman from california is recognized. madam speaker, we're fortunate that the author the gentlelady from new york, is here with us today. been someone who has pursuing this idea for our years, and so many she would never give up until we got to this day. so i would like to yield to the gentlelady from new york, who's and persistent. we would not be here today chairwoman effort of maloney. minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. maloney:

of the smithsonian. [applause] david: i was cochair of the search committee that selected lonnie unanimously, unanimously. and one of the great things about lonnie having been selected was that when he was officially inaugurated, his mother was there. what could be better than having her mother come to see you. did she think you should take that job? lonnie: it was the first time i mother said to me, i guess a history degree was ok. [laughter] david: lonnie, i want to thank you for what you have done for our country. thank you for what you have done for the smithsonian. thank you. [applause] lonnie: thank you. [applause] [applause] [applause] lonnie: thank you very much. i just want to know, can i get a hedge fund? >> thank you fort lee dr. lonnie bunch and david rubenstein for this conversation. in addition to the books recommended i would like to invite everyone to our website, whitehouse.org, where there is a treasure trove on the history of persons enslaved in decatur house, those in lafayette park w

>> we take you now inside the sis money and -- the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture, we return fighting, the african-american experience in world war i. retired colonel krewasky salter guest associate curator. first explain, the meaning behind the title. it hints at a story beyond two years of service and fighting over there. >> actually, exactly, we return, fighting, the african-american experience, world war i. number one. you don't see the world military. it is not just about soldiers. it is about civilians. men and women. soldiers and civilians. young and old. white and black. that is the long title. the short title, we return fighting, speaks to what happened after the war and how african-americans used world war i as a transformative event for them, just like it was a transformative event throughout the globe. >> we explore that story throughout this hour of washington journal, day five of museum week on washington journal with our friends at america history tv, c-span3. phone lines split up regionally. eastern or central time zones, (202)-748-8000. mou

through this missoni and. -- the smithsonian, and we will see. host: 20 minutes left to explore the exhibit. walkt to let viewers around the exhibit in the form of a sketchbook you have. who is horace pippen? guest: great question. the exhibition tells a story in many ways. this is a story about the african-american experience, world war i. we have these objects which are actually in the cultural part of the exhibition, because when people hear horace pippen, a lot of people say, yes, i know him, our harlem renaissance, negro renaissance artist. we have a painting in the exhibition called dogfight over the battlefield. a very famous painting by horace pippen, 1935. to go back to your specific question, the sketchbook -- we also have his sketchbook on display which he wrote in 1920. in that sketchbook, i think i know this almost verbatim he seen threeday i german and one french plane coming down. perhaps this is the inspiration." the 1935 painting. who was horace pippen? horace pippen was a veteran of world war i who served in the trenches, 369th

needs and deserves and long past due a smithsonian women's history museum and set out a vision of how to build it. we took those recommendations and put them into a bill with the smithsonian's input that is before us today. ms. lofgren: i yield an additional minute. mrs. maloney: today we will pass this important bill and i hope the senate does the same. i'm griteful for the leadership of senator feinstein.

the smithsonian does not object outright to any new museums. only congress can create smithsonians.t we are doing in the meantime is working with our whon and men in congress have supported this, along with other donors, to the americans women history initiative which started last year and rolls all the way through this year and beyond. exhibits we create here, including one on girlhood, the first major exhibit on what it means to be a girl, how do you find a voice when you have no vote? who gets to be a girl? how are girls supposed to act? that will be here in june and through early 2023 it will go on the road. what we hope to do is tell the broadest and most inclusive story that we possibly can, and especially now in this year of women with the centennial, and under my leadership we are excited to do that. see, i hope we are proving also that we can tell these incredible stories of women and bring forth these truly remarkable collections. host: is there any lesson for you to take after the creation of the national museum of african-american history and culture, and how that impact

we are thrilled tonight to welcome author garrett peck back to the smithsonian. in addition to the many tours he leads for smithsonian associates , he has presented at the library of commerce and the national archives. his tempered tour has been featured on c-span book tv and history channel programs, 10 things you did not know about with punk rock legend henry rollins. he was featured on a to our documentary on the smithsonian channel and is the author of seven books, including prohibition in washington, d.c., how dry we weren't. [laughter] the prohibition hangover, alcohol in america, from demon rum to called cabernet. and the great war in america, world war i and its aftermath, which was published in 2018. before we get started, i want to invite you to join us in the lobby to sample a prohibition era cocktail. thanks to torrence swain and founding spirits. now please join me in welcoming , garrett peck. [applause] garrett: good evening, everyone. thank you so much for coming out for our wake, our dry wake. 100 years ago today, at 12:01, once the clock ticks ov

a two-hourured on documentary about prohibition on the smithsonian channel. key is the author of seven books, including prohibition in washington, d.c., how dry we weren't. and the great war in america, world war i and its aftermath, which was published in 2018. before we get started, i want us ininvite you to join the lobby to sample a prohibition era cocktail. please join me in welcoming garrett peck. [applause] good evening, everyone. thank you so much for coming out for our wake, our dry wake. 100 years ago today, at 12:01, once the clock ticks over from january 16 to january 17, that was the exact moment federal prohibition began. a lot of sour faces here in the room. we are going to commemorate this. after the event here tonight, we will have a chance to celebrate our right to drink with a french 75 cocktail in the lobby. i appreciate everyone coming here tonight and for c-span coming tonight. thank you so much. i kind of warned a few people here about this image you see on the screen. this is a rather triggering image, especially for a beer drinker lik

i thank the smithsonian associates for inviting me. as i walked in tonight, i realized that i remembered being here with some of the people i'm going to talk about later in the evening for a symposium about, i don't know, 25 years ago. was anybody else here then? [laughter] ok, just checking. i don't want you to get a repeat. you know. and i did want to point out our book here that just came out, "smithsonian american women." i guess par for the course about amelia, she gets a four page spread in there. she is obviously still very popular and everyone wants to know about her. but there are a lot of other exciting women in this book, and i just want to encourage you to go online, and check it out, and see who else is there. we have got several other female aviators and a whole breath of women who have done all kinds of things in all kinds of disciplines. it is really a cool book and i was happy to be part of it. so, let's see here, and that all has to do with the american women's historical initiative that the smithsonian is running all

the smithsonian associates hosted this event. lauren: good evening.'m lauren rosenberg with smithsonian associates, and i'm so glad you have joined us for tonight's program. to our members, i'm glad you are here. it is your ongoing support that make events like this possible. to any of you joining us for the first time, an equally warm welcome and an open invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer at smithsonian associates. now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phones or anything else that might make noise during the program. thank you for doing that. 85 years ago this month, amelia earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from honolulu, hawaii to oakland, california. and of

smithsonian the smithsonian. >> chris: the first african-american to lead the institution. >> most ofer i viewed myself as an outsider banging on the doors, then one day, i wake up, i am the quintessential insider, it meant that suddenly, my presence could make a difference. >> chris: bunche now oversees the world's biggest museum complex, 19 museums, nine research centers, and the national zoo. 155 million artifacts, iconic objects like the space shuttle discovery, abraham lincoln's hat, and henry, the 11th son elephant that welcomes visitors to the museum of natural history. >> i find myself walking in the gym hall in natural history and learning the stories behind the hope diamond, which i never knew. >> chris: bunche has been a power player twice before. we first met him in 2012 when he was working to put together the national museum of african-american history and culture. >> 8:00 in the morning, i have the best job in america, 2:00 and america, it is the dumbest thing i've ever done. >> chris: in 2016, he gave us an insider to her. just days before the museum finally open to the

then as part of museum week, we are live from the smithsonian national museum of american history as we discussed the 19th amendment centennial. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. and be sure to watch washington journal all this week for museum week. thursday morning, we will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> democratic presidential candidate joe biden held a get out the early vote event in the chinatown neighborhood of las promotingd by a group asian american and pacific islanders in u.s. politics. ♪ your patients exceeds your good judgment. thank you, thank you very much. and his family and i have become good friends. we had the most diverse cabinet i think in american history, and i think we had the best cabinet in american history. spoke.n to you when you i was astounded. you asked your husband to marry you. , i asked myo know wife jill five times to marry me. not a joke. five times. finally, i said, and you will appreciate this because we are all from immigrant pasts, as my mother would say, they got my ir

then as part of museum week, we are live from the smithsonian national museum of american history ase discussed the 19th amendment centennial. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. and be sure to watch washington journal all this week for museum week. thursday morning, we will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> democratic presidential candidate joe biden held a get out the early vote event in the chinatown neighborhood of las promotingd by a group asian american and pacific islanders in u.s. politics. ♪

as part of museum week, we are live from the smithsonian museum of american history. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern on wednesday morning. sure to watch washington journal all this week for museum week. thursday morning, we will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. live wednesday on the c-span networks, a look at efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation. we are live from the george washington university program on extremism. at 1:00 p.m., the announcement of this year's george polk awards in journalism and a panel on how reporters cover wars. 9:00 p.m., president trump holds a campaign rally in phoenix, politicon c-span two, host a conversation on how party leaders and campaign strategist plan to engage and mobilize nonvoters ahead of the presidential election. on c-span3 in :00 a.m., army secretary ryan mccarthy and army chief of staff general james mcconville on the modernization strategy for competing against nations like russia and china. >> senator elizabeth warren took her presidential campaign to arlingt

we need to give them lessons to learn, and i appreciate that we now have a smithsonian museum that is dedicated to doing that, and i thank you very, very much. >> thank you. mr. gover? >> yes, i agree with all of that. you know, americans get their information about native people from only two primary sources. one is the formal education system, and the other is the popular culture. and we show in this gallery that i am sitting in that the popular culture creates a lot of wildly misleading and, frankly, very strange ideas, about the native americans of the past and the present. but the one that is even more problematic in some ways is that the information being passed on in our schools is at best incomplete, and all too often simply inaccurate. so children are learning a version of history that actually more reflects the stereotypes we see in popular culture than reflect reality. one of the things our museum is trying to do about that is a project we call native knowledge 360, and we are creating materials for use by teachers in the classroom. it is available online and it is free. be

tonight the prospect of a new smithsonian museum dedicated to women's history is growing in washington. the house of representatives overwhelmingly approved hr 1980 also known as the smithsonian women's history museum act. it passed 374 to 37 and will now head to the senate the passage of the bill came on the one 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. the bill establishes a council that will make recommendations on the planning design and construction of the museum. the smithsonian's board will designate a site for the museum and any site that is on or near the national mall will be given priority tonight boeing says it found debris in the fuel tanks of several 7.37 max jet sitting in storage units. >>just the latest problem that boeing faces as it tries to get the 7.37 max back up in the air. >>the company's vice president general manager of the 7.37 program sent out a letter to boeing employees about the foreign object debris. it's referred to as fahd and now 5 apparently can pose significant safety threats on planes including short circuit. and even fires boeing said

of american history, the smithsonian national museum of the american indian, and the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. follow campaign 2022 nevada this weekend. saturday night, live at 11:00 p.m. eastern, democratic presidential candidate joe biden, pete buttigieg, senator amy klobuchar, tom steyer, senator bernie sanders, and senator elizabeth warren, speak before clark county democrats. sunday, live at 5:00 p.m. eastern, joe biden, pete, centre amy klobuchar, and tom steyer speak at a forum on infrastructure. live coverage on c-span. watch on demand at c-span.org and listen on the go on c-span radio app. the national governor's association recently hosted a discussion on infrastructure and economic prosperity during their annual winter meeting, held in washington, d.c.. this is half an hour.

the smithsonian associates hosted this event. good evening. i'm lauren rosenberg with smithsonian associates, and i'm glad you have joined us for tonight's program. to our members, i'm glad you are here. it is your support that make events like this possible. to any of you joining us for the first time, an equally warm welcome and an open invitation to explore the wide range of programs we offer. now is the perfect time to turn off your cell phones or anything else that might make noise during the program. pinky for doing that.

well, for the smithsonian, that's making history.brand. >> we try to hit all the headquarters. we try to get to campaign rallies. >> reporter: claire jerry isn't your typical political junky. she's a professional one, on the hunt for history to document how campaign 2020 will be remembered. >> that's the question that curators are always asking themselves, trying to think about 50 or 100 years down the road. >> reporter: just like primary season, the quest begins in iowa. >> i'm with the smithsonian, and every four years, we go out in the field and get to primaries, conventions, pick up things that voters are actually doing. >> reporter: from t-shirts to door hangers to talking points... >> oh, great. >> reporter: ...jerry has an eye for what stands out... >> i'm going to get three, but i definitely want one of the "first man" ones. >> reporter: ...and what to bring back. >> weeks after iowa, we meantime again. while this is jerry's first presidential campaign traveling for the smithsonian, but the national museum of history's collec

national museum of american history, smithsonian national museum of the american indian, and the smithsonian national museum of african-american history and culture. >> article two is adopted. >> do you solemnly swear that in all things pertaining to the trial of the impeachment of donald john trump, president of the united states, now pending -- >> you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws, so help you god? the senate will convene as a court of impeachment. >> what we have seen over the last couple of days is a dissent into constitutional madness. >> again, we think the basis upon which this has moved forward is irregular, to say the least. >> donald john trump, president of the united states, is not guilty as charged in the second article of impeachment. >> for the third time in u.s. history, a president has been impeached and acquitted. from the house hearings, to the senate trial, c-span has provided live comprehensive coverage of the impeachment of president trump. you can find all of our video and related resources at c-span.org/impeachment. c-span, your plac

with how they lived but it was a process that involved the death and loss of animals affect the smithsonian institution benefited from this thing that happened so often that in the barnum would also on sin them bones to the smithsonian. they have an amazing collection of things as a result. this is unsavory at best today, it's a direct reason why were one of the primary reasons why the circus went out of business when they stopped. when they stopped exhibiting elephants, people basically stopped going to the circus. this is an example of that we have certain values and other values at the time how do you weigh that. into whether you think or what you think of him. i am not a person who feels what i guess is called presentism. we have now reached a sort of state of perfection that we can look on condon sending late on everyone who came before us. there are obviously ways in which our opinions about things like grace have evolved and even if they are far from the state of perfection, there obviously better than the work i tried as hard as i could to give you a break on the things that i felt

we need to give them lessons to learn, and i appreciate that we now have a smithsonian museum that is dedicated to doing that, and i thank you very, very much. host: thank you. mr. gover? guest: yes, i agree with all of that. you know, americans get their information about native people from only two primary sources. one is the formal education system, and the other is the popular culture. and we show in this gallery that i am sitting in that the popular culture creates a lot of wildly misleading and, frankly, very the nativeas, about americans of the past and the present. but the one that is even more is thattic in some ways the information being passed on in our tools is at best incomplete, and all too often simply inaccurate. so children are learning a version of history that actually more reflects the stereotypes we see in popular culture then reflect reality. one of the things our museum is trying to do about that is a project we call native knowledge 360, and we are creating materials for use by teachers in the classroom. it is available online and it is free. because teachers a

through this missoni and. -- the smithsonian, and we will see. 20 minutes left to explore the exhibit. walkt to let viewers around the exhibit in the form of a sketchbook you have. who is horace pippen? guest: great question. the exhibition tells a story in many ways. this is a story about the african-american experience, world war i. we have these objects which are actually in the cultural part of the exhibition, because when people hear horace pippen, a lot of people say, yes, i know him, our harlem renaissance, negro renaissance artist. we have a painting in the exhibition called dogfight over the battlefield. a very famous painting by horace pippen, 1935. to go back to your specific question, the sketchbook -- we also have his sketchbook on display which he wrote in 1920. in that sketchbook, i think i know this almost verbatim he seen threeday i german and one french plane coming down. perhaps this is the inspiration." the 1935 painting. who was horace pippen? horace pippen was a veteran of world war i who served in the trenches, 369th infant

part of the week we are live from the smithsonian museum of national history as we discussed the 19thndment centennial. watch c-span's "washington journal" live at seven eastern what wednesday morning. and be sure to watch "washington journal" all this week for museum a week. thursday morning we will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> earlier today president trump flew to los angeles but spoke with reporters before departing the air force base in maryland. here's what he had to say. >> hello everybody it's a little windy out here so i will but not my coat. i have a couple more people who want to join you. [inaudible] yes, we have commuted the sentence he served eight years in jail, that's a long time and i watched his wife on television i don't know him very well, i met him a couple of times. he was on for a short while and impressed us years ago. seems like a really nice person, don't know him. he served eight years in jail he's a long time to go many people disagree with the sentence, he's a democrat not a republican. it was a prosecution by the same

al is tracking it all. >>> plus, secrets of the smithsonian.ished artifacts. >> what are we looking at here >> you know what to do >> we will meet the breakout star behind the nfl's hit commercial how he is following his dreams one yard at a time today, friday, february 7th, 2020 ♪ >>> sisters from saratoga springs. >> from virginia >> my sweet 16 >> father/daughter trip, from cleveland, ohio. >> yvonne is turning 60. >> happy birthday yvonne welcome back on this friday morning. thank you for joining us can we take a nice, slow look at our crowd. they're standing outside the weather ain't great. they're out here it's a friday. they're in new york city visiting we want to make sure they get lots of air time a big hug and a kiss to the folks outside hanging out in the rain >> i think we just got everybody in savannah will be here on monday. new hampshire on tuesday but you know who is here carson daly. >> we have bunch >> play some football. >> oh, look at those hands a little toe tap on the side boom giants camp, not far bunch, stop by, check it

with how they lived but it was a process that involved the death and loss of animals affect the smithsonian institution benefited from this thing that happened so often that in the barnum would also on sin them bones to the smithsonian. they have an amazing collection of things as a result. this is unsavory at best today, it's a direct reason why were one of the primary reasons why the circus went out of business when they stopped. when they stopped exhibiting elephants, people basically stopped going to the circus. this is an example of that we have certain values and other values at the time how do you weigh that. into whether you think or what you think of him. i am not a person who feels what i guess is called presentism. we have now reached a sort of state of perfection that we can look on condon sending late on everyone who came before us. there are obviously ways in which our opinions about things like grace have evolved and even if they are far from the state of perfection, there obviously better than the work i tried as hard as i could to give you a break on the things that i felt

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speeches, and that need to take up legislation to establish a women's history museum within the smithsonian. that's on c-span. and later at 7:30 p.m., our live simulcast of the new hampshire primary results. on c-span2, the senate returns at 10 a.m. to continue work on the nomination of a judge on the 11th circuit court of appeals. on c-span3 at 10 a.m., federal reserve chair jerome powell testifies for the house financial services committee on monetary policy and the economy. later at 2:30 p.m. house armed services subcommittee examines white supremacy in the u.s. military. >> c-span, your unfiltered view of government. created by cable in 1979 and brought to you today by your television provider. >> a house financial services subcommittee recently held a hearing on mobile payment technology.

including americann scholar , american short fiction the atlantic monthly the new republic and the smithsonian and washington post magazine and on the at-bat one - - op-ed open in pages the new york times and "usa today" and the washington post he lives in virginia please give a warm welcome to robert wilson. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate your introduction work i hope your app works better than the iowa caucuses. [laughter] thank you to all of you for coming this morning on this cold morning it's good to see so many of youou here and i want to thank c-span for all it does to support but culture in america. i would be tempted to say normally it's very easy to be optimistic about the state of books. i love being here in savannah. we live outside of washington dc with a place on panhandle of florida wheeze to dread the drive until we realized we can stop at savannah on the way. this is the third biography i have written. it's not really a trilogy. at all. all three books are related to h century figures. and the first was a book of an explorer and an easterner who went out west who explor

no smithsonian. together undere the leadership of cunningham and said if the men of america want save the father of our country's house, the ladies shall. the ladies association still manages this place. they were able to raise $200,000 from all over the country. they raised it in one dollars, five dollars, little bits and pieces here and there. erased it with a lecture series, selling flowers, all the different ways people raise money today. able toly they were purchase the house. they came to a final agreement with the family in 1858 and open for business for tourists in 1860, on the eve of the civil war. host: back to your phone calls grounds ofn the george washington's mount vernon. this is reginald from houston, texas. caller: good morning i would like to know if george washington and these other orsidents had any remorse regrets about slavery. some of them may had, but there were advocates of slavery. to this day, we do not have a museum talking about reparations. repentance, or remorse. i woul

thursday morning will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> secretary ryan mccarthy spoke with the national press conference and he talks about a free press and the army's priorities for the future. adding this modernization and reform. this is an hour. >> good afternoon, and welcome to the national press club. world's leading organization for journalists. my name is michael friedman and i am the 113th president of the national press club. i'm a journalist in residence at university of maryland grover. an executive producer of the public broadcasting series the report. the an excellent program ahead. we invite you to listen watch or follow along on twitter using the # mpc life. for cspan and public radio viewers andd listeners, pleasee aware that in the audience today, members of the general public so any clause or reaction you mean here, is not necessarily from the working press. let's begin by introducing our head table. we ask thatuc you please hold yr applause until all the head table guess have been announced. beginning to my far left, john o'shea, col.

part of museum week, we're as we the smithsonian discuss the 19th amended centennial. c-span's "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern wednesday morning. "washingtonto watch journal" all this week for museum week. hursday morning we'll explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> live wednesday on the c-span networks, a look at efforts to ounterpropaganda and disinformation, we're live from the george washington university extremism. that's at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. announcement the of this year's george polk in journalism. at 8:25 a.m., "politico" hoses a conversation party leaders and campaign strategists plan to and mobilize nonvoters presidential election. on cspan3. yan mccarthy and army chief of staff on the army's new morndization strategy for ompeting against nations like russia and china. >> next u.s. health officials on the coronavirus outbreak. the council on foreign relations secretary dr. t robert kadlec and dr. anthony fauci, director of the national institute of

continues at the smithsonian national museum of the american indian.t is direct and kevin gover who will join us to talk about negative american history and culture. but first, here is part of what the museum separate former director, richard west, said during the opening ceremony of the museum in 2004. these lands,ved in in these sacred places for thousands of years. we are thus the original part of the cultural heritage of every person hearing these words today , whether you are a native or not native. we have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism and lasteded contact for hundreds of years. but in our minds, in our history, we are not its victims. as the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. and triumpheded against great odds we are right culturalt now, distinct communities. we will insist that we remain a part of the last -- of the cultural future of the americas. in the different journey through history together, the eloquence of chief joseph and the national museum of the american indian, so p

general speeches and at noon to take up legislation to establish a women's history museum within the smithsonian. later the live simulcast of new hampshire primary results.

we will explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. a conversation with cindy mccain and vicki kennedy on their late husband careers, legacies, and works in public service. former massachusetts lieutenant governor gary healy moderated the event from the harvard kennedy school of politics. it is one hour. >> this afternoon, we are fortunate to have cindy mccain and vicki kennedy in conversation about public service and the legacy of public service. in conversation about public service and the legacy of public service. misses mccain has dedicated her doingo improving those significant global work. she is the chairman of the board of the mccain institute and french national leadership at arizona state university, where she oversees the organization's focus on character driven leadership on security and economic opportunity, freedom and human rights issues. she's the chair of the institute of human trafficking advisory council. this is vicki kennedy is both -- misses vicki kennedy -- she is the president of the board and cofounder of the e

wednesday morning we will explore the smithsonian museum of american history. from the ground of george washington's mount vernon, we are joined by doug bradburn, the president and ceo of george washington's mount vernon on this president's day. first, explain the significance of the moment that is portrayed over your shoulder, the swearing in of george washington. guest: good morning, welcome to mount vernon. behind me you see george washington, the first president, being sworn in at federal hall in new york city in 1789 in were thet: how well duties and powers of the office that he was about to step into, how well were they defined at that moment when he was sworn in? guest: they were not defined at all. the presidency was a brand-new institution. there had not been anything like it certainly in america and really in the world. it was a new experiment of an elected magistrate who at one point would be the head of state, like a king, but at the same time be the chief executioner of the laws, the chief executive, the chief policymaker. it was not clear where th

we will explore mount vernon, the national museum of the marine corps, the smithsonian national museum museum of the american indian and the missoni and national museum of african-american history and culture. night on "the communicators." from the state of the net conference, we will discuss technology had the internet with congress when -- congresswoman cathy mcmorris rodgers. watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span two. -- cspan 2. nothe white house did release a weekly address from the president. there was a democratic address discussing the trump administration's budget proposal. she is a member of the budget and finance committees. hi, i'm senator debbie stabenow. i'm proud to represent the great state of michigan. this week, president trump released his budget. unfortunately, it is a disaster for michigan families and those across the country. michigan families want quality, affordable health care along with lower price prescription drugs. what did president trump do? cutsoposes a budget that $1.6 trillion from critical health care programs like medicaid a

are live from the smithsonian museum of national history as we discussed the 19th amendment centennialwhat c-span's washington journal, live wednesday morning. thursday morning, we will explore the national museum of the american indian. live, wednesday, a look at efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation. we are live from the george washington university school on extremism. then, the announcement on the james polk awards in journalism and an announcement on how orders cover wars. 9:00 p.m., holds a campaign rally in arizona. politico hosts a discussion on how campaign structures plan to engage and mobilize nonvoters. mccarthy and james mcconville on the army's new modernization strategy on competing against nations like russia and china. we are back with catherine waldron who is a resident fellow at the r street institute. .e are going to talk about

i am lauren rosenberg with smithsonian associates. i'm so glad you are here tonight. welcome.

we will explore the missed smithsonian museum of the american indian. live wednesday on the c-span networks, a look at efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation, we are live from the george washington university program on extremism at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. at 1:00 p.m., the announcement of the george polk awards in journalism and a panel on how reporters cover wars. at 9:00 p.m., president trump old a campaign rally in phoenix, arizona. a.m.,pan two at 8:25 politico hosts inordinate -- a conversation about how strategists plan to engage and mobilize nonvoters ahead of the presidential election. on c-span3 at 9:00 a.m., the army secretary and army chief of staff on the army's new modernization strategy for competing against nations like russia and china. democratic presence of canada joe biden held a get out the early vote event in chinatown in las vegas. the event was hosted by group promoting asian american and pacific in u.s. politics. this is 15 minutes. ♪ your patience exceed your good judgment. much you, thank you very gary. gary and i have

no smithsonian. together undere the leadership of cunningham and said if the men of america want save the father of our country's house, the ladies shall. the ladies association still manages this place. they were able to raise $200,000 from all over the country. they raised it in one dollars, five dollars, little bits and pieces here and there. erased it with a lecture series, selling flowers, all the different ways people raise money today. able toly they were purchase the house. they came to a final agreement with the family in 1858 and open for business for tourists in 1860, on the eve of the civil war. host: back to your phone calls grounds ofn the george washington's mount vernon. this is reginald from houston, texas. caller: good morning i would like to know if george washington and these other orsidents had any remorse regrets about slavery. some of them may had, but there were advocates of slavery. to this day, we do not have a museum talking about reparations. repentance, or remorse. i woul

thursday morning we explore the smithsonian national museum of the american indian. >> life wednesday on the c-span networks, a look at efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation. we're live from the george washington university program on extremism. that's at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. at 1:00 p.m., the announcement of this year's george polk awards in journalism and a panel on how reporters cover wars. at 9:00 p.m., president trump holds a campaign rally in phoenix, arizona. on c-span2 at 8:25 a.m., politico hosts a conversation about how party leaders and campaign strategists plan to mobilize nonvoters ahead of the election. on c-span3 at 9:00 a.m., army secretary ryan mccarthy and the army chief of staff on the army's new modernization strategy for competing against nations like russia and china. guest: this is a major race in massachusetts, two major

wednesday morning, we will caret --he smithsonian smithsonian. >> that is 12:30 p.m. on c-span. and, a discussion on the future of venezuela and juan guaido. at 4:00 p.m., the u.s. institute of peace hosts former government officials including stephen hanley on the situation in afghanistan and c-span2, u.s. health policy including the demographice opioid -- epidemic. p.m., bernie sanders is at a rally in las vegas. tuesday, a debate between senator ed markey and two of his challengers in the massachusetts democratic primary. watch live at 7:00 p.m. eastern and-span, online c-span.org the free c-span radio app. the a panel on human rights and democracy with victoria nuland and other foreign parleys -- for policy analysts. this was a discussion on the .tate of the world it is just over one hour. gathered ato those the state of the world conference. i salute your efforts to address t'