announcer 2: at 6:30, sophia rosenfeld discusses her book democracy and truth.ution or sector or king, priest, natural research body, caste would get to call all of the shots. announcer 2: explore our nation's past weekend on c-span3. next on american history tv, from the economic history association's annual meeting, outgoing president price fishback presents an illustrated talk titled social insurance and public assistance in the 20th century. professor fishback traces the history of spending on social insurance programs, from their early 20th century beginnings at the local and state level to the 1930's new deal programs to more recent trends in policy spending and outcomes. prof. wallis: hello, everyone. it is a real honor and pleasure to be here today to celebrate price's presidentcy of the american history association. wherever hugh is. the first eha meeting price and i went to was 1980 in boston. my wife and i, we were at a third year the end of graduate school. we didn't have much money. my wife and i shared a room with price. >> [laughter] prof. wallis:

. >> and sophia rosenfeld discusses her book, "democracy and truth, a short history." >> no one person, no one institution, no one sector, king, priest, national research body, specific caste, would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >> the c-span cities tour concludes its look at rapid city with a visit to the journey museum and learning center to learn about a devastating flood that changed the landscape of rapid city. >> so just imagine. this whole area, underwater. that is what you saw the night of june 9, 1972. at the corner here, it was 6'2", and all of this was -- housing, both trailer parks and homes built long before rapid city was even really well-known as a hub of western south dakota. the journey museum and learning center, and the fine arts center, were both buildings that were built after the flood, to kind of allow rapid city to heal. that is the triumph that comes out of it. andd city picked itself up, opens these beautiful buildings that allow for culture to thrive in an area that was decimated by

sophia rosenfeld is the professor of history at the university of pennsylvania. she is the author of several books, including the forthcoming "choices we make and the roots and she is theom author of "common sense in political history." sophia's articles and essays have appeared in the american historical review, the journal of modern history, william and mary quarterly, as well as the new york times. at penn, sophia teaches intellectual and cultural history with special emphasis on the enlightenment and the legacy of the 18th century were -- 18th-century for modern democracy. each of these subjects are explored in her recent book, democracy in truth, a short history which was published by , 10 press and provides the basis for today's talk. provides in truth historical context for this contemporary moment. 176 pages,s only which isn't readily short for book which will , be on sale in the rotunda after our event, provides a deep historical analysis of the central tension that lies before american democracy. who gets to determine what is and is not the truth? i thi

. >> author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth, a short history" one person, sector, priest, national research body would get to call the shots. >> explore our nations passed on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. past on american history tv with every weekend on c-span3. >> nancy pelosi and adam schiff held a news conference a week after formally launching an impeachment inquiry into president trump. this is 30 minutes.

. >> next we hear from sophia rosenfeld, who was the author of democracy in truth, a short history. she talks about the long-held tensions among citizens in a democracy to determine what the truth is, rather than relying on an elite class to determine what the truth is for them. >> welcome ladies and gentlemen to the robert c. byrd center for congressional history and education. i think i know most of you. in case you don't know me, i am the director here at the byrd center. i thank you for joining us as we celebrate constitution day. constitution day, as i'm sure many of you know, was yesterday. we are a little bit belated in celebrating, but that's ok. before i get started i want

eastern author sophia rosenfeld discussing her book "democracy and truth." >> no one person, king, priest, national research body or specific cast would get to call all of the shots. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> we are back with greg collie of the american vaping association, and we will talk about the recent health concerns related to vaping and e-cigarettes, and greg, good morning. >> thank you for having me. >> and let's start out with who does the american vaping association represent? which company? >> we don't represent any company, and we are a 501 c nonprofit. i began vaping and became an advocate and we are advocating for sensible regulation for vaping product, and we vive the funding from the small and the medium-sized vaping in the industry, and as well as consumers. >> when you are talking small and medium-sized, the people who make the cigarettes or the vaping products -- >> manufacturers, retailers and concerned consumers. >> okay. so what is the intended purpose of e-cigarettes? why do they even exist? >> sure. the vaping

author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth, a short history." >> know one person, no one institution, sector, king, priest, national research body, specific cast would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation for the ont -- nation's past american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. up next, former national security advisor talks about u.s.-north korea relations and the efforts by the trump administration to reach an arms deal. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this event. [applause] >> thank you very much, john. i appreciate the kind words of introduction. i want to thank the center for strategic and international studies and joongang ilbo, the host of today's forum, for their invitation to speak. i think this is the 9th or 10th such forum, and it's a great opportunity, very timely, to discuss a lot of critical issues. i also want to congratulate csis and john and victor cha for the -- this is also the 10th anniversary of the korea chair of csis. so it marks a decade of contributions that the chair's nonpartisan, obje

. >> and sophia rosenfeld discusses her book, "democracy and truth, a short history." >> no one person, no one institution, no one sector, king, priest, national research body, specific caste, would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's passed on american history tv, every weekend on c-span3. >> the c-span cities tour concludes its look at rapid city with a visit to the journey museum and learning center to learn about a devastating flood that changed the landscape of rapid city. >> so just imagine. this whole area, underwater. that is what you saw the night of june 9, 1972. at the corner here,

author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth: a short history." >> no one person,no one sector, king, priest, national research body, one caste would get to call the shots. past,lore our nation's all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> recent missile attacks on saudi oil processing facilities disrupted more than half of the kingdom's crude oil output. according to the washington post, that is about 6% of the global supply. america,end on reel desert venture, a 1948 documentary on how the oil industry began in saudi arabia. here is a preview. the oiling sees development as the greatest single means to modernize his country and improve the living standards of his people. ♪ the navy has said that saudi arabia and oil is one of its most important strategic sources of supply. ♪ the men who are working for the economic recovery of europe see middle eastern oil helping them in their labor, day in and day out. because on the one hand, it is key perfectly to the goal of self-support for the nations of the world. other, it is making available the vast volumes of petroleum

. >> and at 6:30, author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy in truth." >> no one person, one sector, research body we get to call all the shots. pastplore our nation's every weekend on c-span 3. next, on the civil war, ryan quint talks about the battle of dranesville, fought in northern virginia in december, 1861. he argues that the conflict, while not well-known, is significant, because it was the first victory for the union after several defeats early in the war. this talk was part of a forgotten battles of the civil war symposium hosted by the emerging civil war blog. colonial williamsburg foundation. please join me in welcoming ryan quint.

author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book democracy in truth: a short history. >> no one person, none institution, no one sector, no came, priests, national research body, specific cash we get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation fast on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> sunday on q&a, the smithsonian institution clearly whole on the history of terrorists and managing the us economy. >> the supreme court ruled that a tomato is indexable, not a proof because of a terrorist . it's an odd story. any botanist would tell you a tomato is approved but in fact , the 83 terry on vegetables and not felt an importer of vegetables, makes new york pointed out that the tomatoes that he was bringing from the caribbean work fruits and he didn't have to pay a read the battle went on forquite some time . and eventually the supreme court ruled that tomatoes were festivals. and it is an interesting ruling in that it had repercussions beyond just tomatoes themselves. >> sunday at eight eastern on q&a. >> next medical practitioners and health officials examine the current challenge

sophia rosenfeld. [applause] you, thateld: thank was a nice introduction. it's a great honor to be at the robert c. byrd center for congressional history and education. it is an honor to be giving the memorial lecture on what is almost concert touche and day. i especially want to think jim and iand the moses family want to thank the audience were coming out on what is a beautiful wednesday evening. a very kind of you to be here. i will try to be lucid. even though i'm a historian by training and profession, i'm going to begin by talking about the present. we will back up a little while. it probably won't surprise anyone in this room if i start out by saying truth has been having a bad time of it lately, .ot least within 70 miles farmost obvious, but by from the only example, is the current president. by most accountings i think i'm saying something that is actually objectively true and nonpartisan by saying the president often says things that are false, the washington post this.us know payinghave been attention to politics at all, you know that president t

sophia:30 p.m. eastern, rosenfeld discusses her book " democracy in truth." >> no one person, no institution, no sectortional research body could get to call all the shots. >> explore our nations passed on american history tv on c-span3. up, our look at rapid city

author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book. >> no king, national research body, specific cast would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> sunday on q&a, the smithsonian institution peter liebhold. >> the supreme court eventually ruled that a tomato is a vegetable and not a fruit because of a tariff. it's a sort of odd story. any botanist will tell you that a tomato is a fruit but, in fact, the 1883 tariff put a tariff on vegetables and not fruit, so an importer of vegetables pointed out that the tomatoes he was bringing in from the caribbean were a fruit and he didn't have to pay his tariff. the battle went on for quite some time. eventually the supreme court ruled that tomatoes are actually vegetables. and it is an interesting ruling in that it had repercussions beyond just tomatoes themselves. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> next, a panel discussion on some of the challenges law enforcement officials face trying to prevent domestic

. >> this weekend on american rosenfeld, sophia author of "democracy and truth: a short history," talks about tensions among citizens in history to determine what the wha is rather than relying on- an elite class to determine the truth for them. -here's a preview. >> before we conclude, i think, that we are really post anything and that democracy itself is exceptionally at stake, we need to ask a little more about what came before. it is hard to figure out what has changed if you don't know what existed at an earlier moment. my subject today, which is the subject of my new book, "democracy and truth," is a problem of historians, i ask, how did we get to this point? how did the marriage of democracy and truth, which looks so good from the outside, go so astray? >> see her entire talk about american democracy this sunday at 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. eastern. you're watching american history tv only on c-span3. >> >> annexed a visit to the smithsonian national portrait gallery. a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she s

author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth, a short history." >> know one personnstitution, sector, king, priest, national research body, specific cast would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation for the ont -- nation's past american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. up next, former national security advisor talks about u.s.-north korea relations and the efforts by the trump administration to reach an arms deal. the center for strategic and international studies hosted this event. [applause]

eastern on, author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book, "democracy and truth: a short history." >> no one person, no one institution, no one sector, no king, priest, national research body, specific cast, would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's past on "american history tv" every weekend on c-span3. >>> congress approved federal aviation administration programs through the year 2023 last year and the house aviation subcommittee recently held an oversight hearing to find out how the agency is doing in implementing those programs. committee members hear from officials from both the faa and the transportation department.

. >> at 6:30 eastern, author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book. >> no one person, no one institution, no one sector, king, priest, national research body, specific caste would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> next, a hearing on u.s. policy in afghanistan and the trump administration's reasoning behind trimming support for aid programs to the country. we heard testimony from state department officials during the event held by the house foreign affairs committee. it's about three hours. >> the committee will come to order. without objection, all members will have five days to submit statement, extraneous material for the record subject to the limitation and the rules. ambassador wells, miss friedman, welcome. welcome to members of the public and the press, as well. we are glad to have our friends from c-span with us today, as well. we meet this morning so the committee can conduct oversight of the trump administration's policy towards afghanistan and i'll now recognize myself for an opening statement. for months

. >> at 6:30 eastern, author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book. >> no one person, no one institution, no one sector, king, priest, national research body, specific caste would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >> next, a hearing on u.s. policy in afghanistan and the trump administration's reasoning behind trimming support for aid programs to the country. we heard testimony from state department officials during the event held by the house foreign affairs committee. it's about three hours.

eastern, author sophia rosenfeld discusses her book "democracy and truth: a short history." >> no onen, sick your, king, specific cast would get to call all the shots. >> explore our nation's past on a mac in history tv every weekend on c-span 3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: here for the next 15 plus minutes or so, getting your thoughts on the appropriateness of seeking foreign governments' help in u.s. political issues. this after the president on cama called on china to investigate the biting's -- bidens. (202) 748-8001 is a line for republicans. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. for all others, (202) 748-8002. send us a text at (202) 748-8003 . it is the first friday of the month. the numbers from the bureau of labor statistics come out on unemployment, with the country adding 136,000 jobs in september. the labor department reporting the jobless rate dropping in september 0.2% from 3.7 in august 2 the .5 in september. your calls in a moment. first, the comments of the president as he departed the white house yesterday. [video clip] >> i would think that, if they were honest

eastern author sophia rosenfeld discussing her book "democracy and truth." >> no one person, king, priest, national research body or specific cast would get to call all of the shots. >> explore our nation's past on american history tv every weekend on c-span3.

. >> this weekend on american rosenfeld, sophia author of "democracy and truth: a short history," talksbout tensions among citizens in history to determine what the wha is rather than relying on- an elite class to determine the truth for them. -here's a preview. >> before we conclude, i think, that we are really post anything and that democracy itself is exceptionally at stake, we need to ask a little more about what came before. it is hard to figure out what has changed if you don't know what existed at an earlier moment. my subject today, which is the subject of my new book, "democracy and truth," is a problem of historians, i ask, how did we get to this point? how did the marriage of democracy and truth, which looks so good from the outside, go so astray? >> see her entire talk about american democracy this sunday at 6:30 and 10:30 p.m. eastern. you're watching american history tv only on c-span3. >> >> annexed a visit to the smithsonian national portrait gallery. a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she sho

eastern, sophia rosenfeld, author of democracy and truth, talks about the long-held tensions of citizensn a democracy to determine what the truth is. that is what is coming up on "american history tv". ♪

sophia:30 p.m. eastern, rosenfeld discusses her book " democracy in truth." >> no one person, no institution, no sector, king, priest, national research body could get to call all the shots. >> explore our nations passed on american history tv on c-span3. up, our look at rapid city continues as we here at the first manned flight into the stratosphere. two army captains sailed off of the south dakota planes to a record-breaking 72,000 feet. >> queer ey -- we are lucky in rapid city. we have interesting history that goes beyond the history of the area. we are talking about the strataball and the stratosphere flight and sending man up above the stratosphere. essentially rapid city area is the home of the first spaceflight. what the national geographic and u.s. army airport did with state decided to work together to make this happen. they wanted to find a natural shape to rest the balloon and the gondola and. they were looking for a bold area, not only to spread out the balloon on the ground but also the natural bowl shape protect the gondola for the first couple of thousand feet as it goes up. they scoure