this is frustrating, tavis. hear intellectuals ke you we their part of the largest forced migration of humans from one part of the world to the other and the history of man. so that makes this place our demographic kingdom. we inhabit the whole land but it's frustrate wh people like you -- talk about the western hem fess sphere when you confine our analysis to that of the united states. because the promise of your analysis is necessarily limited. and we don't get the full measure of our humanity because people like you -- it's a wonderful thing, we love you, but you coine our analysis to that of somebody else. >> guest: let me ask you a question. i'm curious as to you you point of view. i was just in long beach the other day giving a speech at cal ste long beach when you've say i'm confining my analysis give me an example how i might expand my presentation. >> caller: well, look, just as an example, this place, the stern hemisphere, as a result of the learnest force evidence migration of humans is our demographi

i'm tavis smiley. earlier this evening, president barack obama delivered his annual state of the union address. there's so much to talk about tonight. our guest jeffrey sacks, professor and director of the earth institute at columbia university. "the new york times" says he's probably the most important economist in the world. we're glad you joined us.a2/ a conversation with jeffrey sachs coming up right now. ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ please welcom jeffrey sachs back to this program, one of the world's leading experts in fight against poverty which has taken him to more than 125 countries. he joins us tonight for an assessment of the president's address earlier this evening. more important to talk about raising the standard of living for the poor and around the globe. always an honor to have you on this program. >> it'sqíf you, tavis. >> let me jump to some of the specifics of what the president had to say tonight. provision for free access for two y

. >> up next, author, broadcaster and activist tavis smiley the host of "tavis smiley on pbs," he talks about the criminal justice system the obama administration, civil rights and economics. finish the publisher of -- the publisher of smiley books is the author or co-author of more than a dozen books including new york times bestseller "covenant," and his latest, "death of a king." .. what is the proudest moment of your career so far? >> guest: wow. i don't mean to sound snarky or snippy here, but i hope it is yet to come. i feel very fortunate in just a few days we'll start our 12th season on pbs. i'm now on 15 years in public radio. i feel very blessed at start of this year to do all we've done so far. i hope the proudest moment is yet to come. if i had to i hope the proudest moment is yet to come. if i had to pick something it would be that i am still in here and so many people that against me in so much of my life. when i started on npr some years ago i remember the complaint when i first started, that i talk too loud. my favorite was that my laugh was too boisterously last too boi

i'm tavis smiley. five years ago today haiti was hit with a massive 7.0 earthquake devastating the island nation. first up, a conversation with pierre labossiere, co-founder of the haiti action committee. we then turn to a conversation with academy award winner marion cotillard starring in the new movie "two days one night." we're glad yowl join us for those conversations, coming up, right now. >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> five years ago haiti was hit by a catastrophic earthquake which killed hundreds of thousands of citizens and left countless others wound and homeless. the aftershocks of the devastation are still fight five yirs later. tonight i'm pleased to be joined by pierre labossiere. one of the most respe8!2jñ progressive voices on haitian politics in a long time. social just it advocate and pierre labossiere, honored to you have on this program. >> a pleasure. thank you. >> what do you make of haiti? five years after this massive earthquake

>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with one of the great pioneers of television, writer and performer carl reiner and his equally talented son and writer/director/actor rob reiner who has two emmy's for his work for "all in the family" and gone on to direct "this is spinal tap" and "when harry met sally" we're glad you joined us. a conversation about fathers and sons with carl reiner and rob reiner coming up right now. >> and by contributions from your pbs station from viewers like you, thank you. sons with carl reiner and rob reiner coming up right now. "this is spinal tap". actor and director rob reiner who has given such great comedies like "this is spinal tap" and "when harry met sally" grew up in a household dominated by laughter, generated in no small measure of course by his father, one carl reiner, one of the pioneers of television who among his many critics created the dick van dyke show and with his good friend mel brooks created "the 2,000-year-old man" love that. has a new memoir out

>>> hi, i'm tavis smiley.ext time for[Ñ a conversation with joanie mitchell about her career spanning four-disc collection featuring 53 of her songs. see you then. ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with the new congress convening in washington. it is the 114th congress and we talk about the challenge they face with al hunt. >> i think the conventional wisdom has been that the tea party, the movement right has peaked. they're really on the decline, they don't matter. i think that may be a mistake. those 24 members were sending a warning shout out today. they weren't going to beat john boehner. they were sending a message to to mitch mcconnell as much as they were to john boehner. don't compromise. boehner would clearly like to forge some kind of middle-of-the-road consensus on a few issues. it's not going to be easy and i don't think his party will make it easy for him.

. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley.time for a sdfrg with laura poitras from "citizen four," the story of edward snowden and the nsa. that's next time. see you then. >> by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> hi. i'm rick steves. today we're heading off on a very special adventure, traveling to three of the most exciting cities in europe: florence, rome, and venice. italy's my favorite country. these are my favorite italian cities and you're about to see why. i'll be with you during each intermission sharing special tips on traveling smartly as together we celebrate the value of public broadcasting right here in our communities. if you've got any friends bitten by that travel bug, give them a call or text them right now, because we've got a wonderful itinerary planned for you. in the next two hours, we'll share not only the marquee attractions of these great cities, but we'll get to know the back lanes, the edible delights, and the locals so proud of their heritage. now raise your travel

host: to bring up tavis smiley. on our in depth program earlier this more -- earlier this month he talked about martin luther king's last year before his assassination. he answered a question about what he learned. here is a bit of what he had to say. [video clip] >> the thing that most surprise me -- it is remarkable to consider that king had all this hate coming at him. fbi spies inside his organization. his treasurer is on the fbi payroll. the photographer shooting him is on the fbi payroll. i could go on. he is hate from the outside spied on from the inside by his own people. never, in all the hours and hours of audio tape, not one time to we ever hear king contesting the humanity of any other human being. not demonizing, denigrating. it is remarkable for somebody to be filled with that kind of love . we live in a world now were so many people are not as advertised. i shudder to think what they might have heard me saying if i had been under surveillance 24/7. to know they have all this tape on martin and that wh

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, part one of a two-night exclusive conversation with the only two african-americans serving in the u.s. senate. corey booker and tim scott. they are the only ones to serve simultaneously in the senate in the nation's history. glad you joined us for conversations with cory booker and tim scott, coming upright now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> u.s. senator tim scott was appointed by governor nikki haley in 2013 to vacate the seat by jim demint. he won a special election to hold on to the seat. i started the conversation recorded live in washington and the pbs affiliate whut by asking governor scott what his agenda is for the congress which is now just convened. >> i would love to tell you why my agenda is what it is. growing up in a single parent household, i lost my way. i was a kid not doing well in high school. i flunked out of geography. they don't call you bilingual. the choice is education. i learned the wrong way

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight part two of our conversation with the only two poplarly elected african-americans to serve simultaneously in the u.s. senate. u.s. democrat cory booker and south carolina republican, tim scott. the new congress convenes and the republicans are controlling both chambers. questions from both senators on what to expect, common ground or gridlock. part two of our conversation with cory booker and tim scott coming up, right now. ♪ ♪ >>> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >>> tonight in part two of our exclusive conversation with the only two african-americans in the senate, we'll talk about everything from the gop takeover of the senate to tax reform to steve scalise. i started the conversation by asking senator booker what it feels like to be a minority in the minority in the senate. >> this is all -- i have had 13 months in the senate. the first 13 months i was in the majority. i spent a lot of time learning. we had frank conversations, i

. >>> hi i'm tavis smiley.rsation with nas on the 20th anniversary release of his groundbreaking work "nomadic." that's next time. see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. rose: welcome to the program. we begin this evening with a tragic terrorist attack in paris killing 12 people. we begin with the cbs evening news with scott pelley and their report earlier this evening. >> late today, french authorities identified suspects wanted in the massacre this morning at the offices of a sat satirical magazine in paris. all are frenchmen. brother said and can a karif are well known to police. 18-year-old hamad marad is described as a homeless man. >> first, a volley of automatic gunfire. then the man shouts "get down." and the pedestrians dive for cover. journalist fled for safety and looked on

>> hi i'm tavis smiley.ime for a conversation with ava duk&tzevernay, director of "selma," about the three months leading up to the passage of the 1965 voting rights act. that's next time. see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ >> rose: welcome to the program. tonight, remembering dr. martin luther king jr. and we start with john lewis the congressman and friend of dr. king. >> martin luther king, jr. helped free and liberate, not just the people but a nation. >> rose: and we continue with david oyelowo, who plays dr. king in the film "selma". >> she was an american hero but he didn't walk around in his life thinking i am an hero, i am an icon, i am a historical figure, he was a a man with flaws, with failings, with weaknesses with transcendent qualities as well but where i connected with him is, you know, he is man of faith, i am a man of faith i am a father of four, he was a father of four. and these were my entry points. he lived a life of not just ta

. >> hi, i'm tavis smiley.rsation with oscar winner angelina jolie about "unbroken." that's next time. we'll see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> be more, pbs. >> rose: welcome at that time program, we begin this evening with a tragedy in paris, and for a look at today's news, cheer is scott pelley of the cbs evening news. >> tonight in their hour of sadness the people of france are showing the world their determination. they mourned the 12 killed yesterday in the terror attack on the satirical magazine "charlie hebdo" or carlie weekly. some held pencils in honor of the pfeiffer cartoonists without died-- the five cartoonists who died. the nationwide manhunt for two suspects still on the loose is now into its second night and we have a series of reports. we'll begin with clarissa ward north of paris. clarissa? >> good evening scott. this gas station is the last place where those two suspected gunmen were believed to have been seen making the rural area

. >> hi i'm tavis smiley.time as we take a dive into what's grabbing the country's attention in the coming week. see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from ídl you. thank you. >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city this is charlie rose. >> rose: welcome

you know, i'd like to get back to something tavis said.y need is republicans who are willing to disavow the worst traditions in american history and align themselves with the best traditions in the republican party and that means building a base and building a party that represents the history of the republican party. last night ed brooke died. ed brooke was the first african-american senator elected popularly to the united states senate and republicans always represented the first in every minority group in the senate. women, african-americans, hispanics, asian-americans, this is a party that has in its dna the ability to build out beyond its base, and we should draw on that history to build into the 21st century. >> tavis? >> really quickly, martha, i totally agree with everything you basically said here except that the party missed an opportunity to do just what you said when mr. scalise got in trouble and they rallied around him rather than condemn what he did and missed a moment, number one, number two, to martha, to your question abo

i'm tavis smiley, tonight a conversation with the incomparable cicely tyson. her iconic performance are in such landmark dramas as "the autobiography of miss jane pittman," "roots," and of course, "sounder," these are just to name a few of her outstanding portrayals which have earned her internation acclaim. she has an oscar nomination, three emmy awards and now into her eighth decade, a tony award for performance as carry watts in "the trip to bountiful" currently at ahmanson theater. here in los angeles. after an award-winning run on broadway. we've glad you've joined us, a conversation with cicely tyson coming up right now. ♪ ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> there is so much to love and admire about actress and activist cicely tyson. there are her outstanding performance in dramas such as "sounder" and "roots" and "the autobiography of miss jane pittman," there's also her outspoken advocacy for civil rights and her determination to play strong women. i love this quote she gave to the new york times last year

i'm tavis smiley. tonight having a conversation with emmy award winning actress, lisa kudrow about her acclaimed hbo series, "the comeback" after a nine-year absence which skewers reality and television and other targets is a sharp-edged comedy about the lure of stardom that's both hilarious and heartbreaking. we're glad you have joined us. conversation with lisa kudrow coming up right now. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> with an emmy award, multiple nominations and two screen actors guild awards, a writer, plus ten years on "friends" lisa kudrow knows a thing or two about fame producer as well as actress, she co-produced the come back about a less than talented sitcom actress desperate for the limelight. after a nine-year hiatus the comeback has made a comeback, let's take a look at the series. >> hi. valorie. >> of course. how's it going? nice meeting you. i knew this was low budget they got you working the gate now, too? is that what you do? >> hey. >

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with herbie hancock who just last month was awarded a lifetime achievement honor by the jazz foundation of america. to go along with all his other accolades including 14 grammys, with more than 50 years of music to his credit. herbie hancock has just written his memoir. it's titled "herbie hancock: possibilities possibilities," which traces his life from his childhood in chicago to his collaboration with miles davis, to his commitment to buddhism. we're glad you joined us. a conversation with the incomparable herbie hancock coming up right now. ♪ >> by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> hersheybie hancock has embraced just about every music am genre from jazz to fusion -- musical genre from jazz to fusion to funk. now he's considered one of the towering forces in american music with 14 grammy award and, of course a lifetime achievement honor from the jazz foundation of america. he's written finally a new memoir titled "herbie

i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with emmy winning golden globe nominated and oscar nominee actor benedict cumberbatch starring in the imitation game" which tells the story of computer scientist alan turing a key figuring in cracking germany's enigma code which helped the allies win the second world war. a conversation with benedict cumberbatch coming up right now.á ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you.t#$cx ♪ "the imitation game" is one of the year's best films. benedict cumberbatch. i love that name, benedict cumberbatch stars in that film as alan turing a key figure in cracking germany's enigma code which helped the allies win the second world war. he's no stranger to viewers of pbs viewers of ósmasterpiece" for his working in "sherlock" right now. before we start our conversation, let's look at a scene from "the imitation game." >> of course that's what you're working on. but you also haven't got anywhere with it. if you had you wouldn't be hiring cryp

performance in office and sunday at noon eastern, our three-hour conversation with talk show host and author tavis smiley. with your calls, e-mails and sweets. opening day remarks by tip o'neill, newt ging riff and nancy pelosi. at 8:00, hear from the majority leaders leaders. find our schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think. >> join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> throughout 2014, they feature with the help of our local cable partners. here's a look at one of the cities. >> we have the best cheese in wisconsin. >> we are here in wisconsin and what we are looking at is the milk intake room where the milk comes from the farmers into the silo. it goes into the pasturizer. the pasturizer heats up the the milk for 15 seconds. the purpose is to kill all harmful bacteria to humans. this room is the productive room. after it goes through and holds for 15 seconds at 161 degrees, we cool it down to 90. all the piping systems head in to what we are looking for to approximate uh it in. we are making gouda in vat number one. gouda cooks slowly with hot w

tavis is with the best deejays on the face of the planet. so i was showing the press the picture i had shot to use for the cover that said on the bread line of the metro in to it actually that was night but they're not the same type of shot and rough. but will see. with that is who they choose. because there are hip-hop artist today that our political with their music. >> he has been in the cave floors decade's end is close but blue with sue has been involved on the ground has sent explicitly prolific. >> host: when eninem wraps? >> yes i peel back my response there is a way to talk about what it is a and it isn't. >> host: can a white guy rap? can a white sky be hip-hop. >> guest: yes. i think so is specially from detroit. >> host: does at eninem have a political message with his work? >> i think he is really good at is to give voice to a particular part of the white working-class experience. if you think of politics were doing research with the voice so when he talks about issues like mental-health but would say he is engaging in politics

and our three-our conversation with talk show host and author tavis smiley with your calls e-mails, and tweets. and tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, opening-day remarks by former house speaker's tip o'neill, newt gingrich, then he has to, and nancy pelosi. we will hear from senate majority leader's byrd, howard baker, bob roll, and george -- bob dole and george mitchell. let us know about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring austin texas the loans star state's capital and fourth-largest city. hosted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited sites showcasing austin's history. learn more about austin all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state library and archives commission is a state agency that was founded by the state with a very simple but powerful mission, and that is to make sure that texans have the information that they need to live informed, productive, and fulfilled

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight part two of our conversation with the only two poplarly elected african-americans to serve simultaneously in the u.s. senate. u.s. democrat cory booker and south carolina republican, tim scott. the new congress convenes and the republicans are controlling both chambers. questions from both senators on what to expect, common ground or gridlock. part two of our conversation with cory booker and tim scott coming up, right now. ♪

i'm tavis smiley.onight a conversation with emmy winning golden globe nominated and oscar nominee actor benedict cumberbatch starring in the imitation game" which tells the story of computer scientist alan turing a key figuring in cracking germany's enigma code which helped the allies win the second world war. a conversation with benedict cumberbatch coming up right now.á ♪

i'm tavis smiley.e years ago today haiti was hit with a massive 7.0 earthquake devastating the island nation. first up, a conversation with pierre labossiere, co-founder of the haiti action committee. we then turn to a conversation with academy award winner marion cotillard starring in the new movie "two days one night." we're glad yowl join us for those conversations, coming up, right now.

i'm tavis smiley. tonight, part one of a two-night exclusive conversation with the only two african-americans serving in the u.s. senate. corey booker and tim scott. they are the only ones to serve simultaneously in the senate in the nation's history. glad you joined us for conversations with cory booker and tim scott, coming upright now. ♪ ♪

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight we welcome the award-winning director of the movie "selma," ava duvernay. the film, of course tells the story of one of the seminal moments in american history which led to the passage of the 1965 voting rights act. the movie has generated a great deal of controversy over its depiction of president lyndon b. johnson and his relationship with dr. martin luther king jr. we're glad you could join us. a conversation with director of "selma," ava duvernay coming up right now. ♪

i'm tavis smiley. earlier this evening, president barack obama delivered his annual state of the union address. there's so much to talk about tonight. our guest jeffrey sacks, professor and director of the earth institute at columbia university. "the new york times" says he's probably the most important economist in the world. we're glad you joined us.a2/ a conversation with jeffrey sachs coming up right now. ♪

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with oscar winner anjelica huston about her latest thome "watch me: a memoir," about her childhood. a where theh last left off. a candid look at her career in l.a. and much publicized romance with jack nicholson and relationship with robert graham. we're glad you joined us. a conversation with oscar winner anjelica huston coming up right now. ♪

. >>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley.rsation with nas on the 20th anniversary of the release of his groundbreaking album "illmatic." the innovative c.d. which captured the rawness of his life in new york in the 1958 80s is also the subject of "time is illnatic" debuting at the prestigious tribecca film festival. we're glad you've joined us. a conversation with nas coming up right now. ♪

>>> good evening from los angeles, i'm tavis smiley. tonight a conversation with oscar-winning actress, director, writer, and humanitarian, angelina jolie. her latest film is "unbroken" which chronicles the heroic struggle of olympic champion louis zamperini to survive a world war ii p.o.w. camp. it's garnering reviews and will be among those honored as award season gets underway. we're glad you're with us. our conversation with angelina jolie coming up right now. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >>> angelina jolie, second foray into directing "unbroken," telling the true story of american olympic hero louis zamperini after his plane crashed survived on a raft only to face years in a japanese prison camp during world war ii. it was a harrowing experience to say the least that tested every bit of his stamina and humanity and is brought to life with tender loving compare and compassion by angelina jolie's direction. we'll start with a look at a scene from "unbroken" starring jack o'connell as

we interviewed chat -- tavis smiley. congresswoman, your questions on how you think dr.ing would view american for policy today. guest: one of the great things about this country and its democracy is the freedom of thought. the fact that all of us do not have to agree. i cannot second-guess all the things that happened 50 years ago. what i can say is that there been great results for all the things that did happen that brought us to the point of having the voting's rights act and having the civil rights act. i have a worldwide program including women, to try and build the culture around the world of peace. i think most americans want peace around the world. certainly, martin luther king did. there are many times in this country where we do enter war whether we agree or not. it happens by majority. we will always have differences of opinion. the great thing about this country is that the constitution allows that. host: how will you be commemorating martin luther king jr. day? guest: i started here this morning. there was a parade. i will be joining my staff for a project.

. >> tavis the arab peace initiative with the israelis where they offered them a complete peace dealy country in the mideast to go back to the 1967 boarders a peace deal the israelis rejected. >> yeah, that's right. he was a driving force, a very positive driving force within the arab world towards peace, towards helping each other. as for the relations with egypt, i must stress that this is a -- [ inaudible ] cooperation and understanding between saudi arabia and egypt. therefore, i expect this will continue and it will be -- >> mr. secretary, one of the greatest achievements many say of king abdullah was that he provided a period of great stability for saudi arabia and also instituting some much-needed reforms that critics say didn't go for enough. do you have the same confidence that his successor will be able to do that? >> i would really add that his leadership -- [ inaudible ] i believe all those lines shall continue under the new king. i trust he will be very conscious about saudi arabia leadership and the role in the world, in the region and also with bilateral relations with

sunday, our three-our conversation with tavis smiley. on "american history" opening-day remarks from former house speaker's from tip o'neill to nancy pelosi. we will hear from former majority leader's robert byrd, howard baker abdul, and -- bob dole, and george mitchell. find our programs on c-span.org and let us know what you are watching. call us, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the 114th congress gavels and tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage and track the gop-led congress and have your say as events unfold. new congress, best access on c-span. >> up next on american history tv, "project runway" cohost tim gunn hosts a discussion on white house holidays and traditions from the kennedy to the obama administrations. we will hear from lyndon johnson robb, daughter of president johnson and former white house chief usher gary walter. the white house archives hosted this event. it is about 90 minutes. [applause] >> wow, we have a packed house.

tavis smiley talks about the final year of martin luther king, junior in his book "death of a king goan watch them all on c-span.org. my live, your calls and comments on "washington journal pepco then, the u.s. house of representative devils in at 12 noon. ex tonight, on "the communicators," the efforts by federal agencies to provide for the growing needs of mobile service providers. ask the ultimate in the spectrum-sufficient technology is called dynamic spectrum access. that includes cognitive radio, and i know you have heard a lot about that. it includes some new technology that is just starting to become laboratory, a available where we can use his satellites to actually create a model of the world, so that when somebody transmits, you will know if they are going to interfere with somebody else. if you that i love these things together, i hesitate to tell you how much more efficient you are going to be, because you would left me out of this room. we're not talking about tens of times or hundreds or thousands of times of improvement, but millions of times of improvement. that is no

and our three-our conversation with talk show host and author tavis smiley with your calls e-mails, and tweets. and tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3, opening-day remarks by former house speaker's tip o'neill, newt gingrich, then he has to, and nancy pelosi. we will hear from senate majority leader's byrd, howard bake

and sunday at noon eastern on in-depth, our three-hour conversation with talk show host and author, tavis smiley, with your smalls, emails, and tweets. on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, opening day remarks by former house speakers tip o'neill, newt gingrich, dennis hastert, and nancy pelosi. on sunday night at 8:00 we'll hear from former senate jorlse, rob byrd howard baker, bob dole, and. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 20 -626-3400. email us at comments at c-span.org. or send us a tweet at c-span #commnts. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> in november, military veterans gathered at the u.s. navy memorial for a conference about their service. marine corps comma can't t.s. kelly was one of the speakers at the conference. -- come can't t.s. kelly was one of the speakers at the conference. >> we thank the navy memorial for that film as you saw from their lone sailor award. i give to you general kelly. [applause] >> put that old cane away. it's tough getting old, let me tell yo

on sunday, our conversation with have us smiley -- tavis smiley. on c-span3 tonight opening-day remarks by tip o'neill, newt gingrich, dennis hastert, and nancy pelosi. sunday night at 8:00, we will hear from former senate majority leaders. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. what us know what you think about the programs you are watching -- let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call, e-mail, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> history bookshelf features popular american history writers every weekend at this time. offer nicholas patler discusses his book "jim crow and the wilson administration." he describes policies during his term that segregated the federal workforce and the protests that followed. the university of virginia hosted this event in 2005. it is about one hour. >> good afternoon. i would like to welcome you all to this annual eve library's multicultural issues committee. we'll go right into our program. and the introduction of the guests a

. >> jimmy: and tavi gevinson. >> that's right. >> they're all getting rave reviews as well. are you bonded? are you just -- >> we spend a lot of time together. yeah. >> jimmy: you do? >> a lot of, you know, all the pretenses kind of melt away when you're like spending ten hours a day with people. >> jimmy: and how long have you been working on this? it's been a while. >> we started -- well, we did a run in steppenwolf before coming here. we did that for something like three months starting in june. so we've been doing it nonstop since june basically. >> jimmy: steppenwolf, of course, is over in -- >> in chicago. >> jimmy: germany. chicago. >> yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: and now you -- >> it sounds good. >> jimmy: i'm afraid of the steppenwolf. i have a fear. it's one of the animals i don't like. [ laughter ] go to the zoo, i go, "i'll check out any animal you want. i want to stay away from the steppenwolf." >> oh but it's nothing like that. >> jimmy: them wolves. >> it's nothing -- it's nothing like that. >> jimmy: the steppenwolf. [ light laughter ] that was my fi

on sunday, our conversation with have us smiley -- tavis smiley. c-span3 tonight opening-day remarks by tip o'neill, newt gingrich, dennis hastert, and nancy pelosi. sunday night at 8:00, we will hear from former senate majority leaders. find our complete schedule at www.c-span.org. what us know what you think about the programs you are watching -- let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call, e-mail, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter.

and sunday at noon eastern on in-depth, our three-hour conversation with talk show host tavis smiley with your calls, e-mails and tweets. on "american history tv" on c-span saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern opening day war, by former house speakers tip o'neill newt gingrich dennis hastert and nancy pelosi. sunday night at 8:00 we'll hear everywhere robert byrd, be robert baker, bob dole and george mitchell. find our complete television schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments comments @c-span.org. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the c-span cities tour takes book tv and "american history tv" on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend, we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this was a private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i do mean that. this is not part of a tour that is offere

this weekend __ on book tv, every weekend, live with tavis smiley.e will be here taking your calls. a reminder, every week and on c_span three is "american history tv." those are two alternatives to our regular programming. happy new year. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> q&a is 10 years old and to mark a decade of compelling conversations, we are future one interview for each year of the supers over the holiday season. today, documentary filmmaker rory kennedy on "last days in vietnam," where she chronicles the evacuation of u.s. personnel from south vietnam in 1975. tonight at 8:00, conversations

we interviewed chat -- tavis smiley. congresswoman, your questions on how you think dr.f the great things about this country and its democracy is the freedom of thought. the fact that all of us do not have to agree. i cannot second-guess all the things that happened 50 years ago. what i can say is that there been great results for all the things that did happen that brought us to the point of having the voting rights act and having the civil rights act. i have a worldwide program including women, to try and build the culture around the world of peace. i think most americans want peace around the world. certainly, martin luther king did. there are many times in this country where we do enter war, whether we agree or not. it happens by majority. we will always have differences of opinion. the great thing about this country is that the constitution allows that. host: how will you be commemorating martin luther king jr. day? guest: i started here this morning. there was a parade. i will be joining my staff for a project. i will travel back to washington later. host: what wil

performance in office and sunday at noon eastern, our three-hour conversation with talk show host and author tavis smiley. with your calls, e-mails and sweets. opening day remarks by tip o'neill, newt ging riff and nancy pelosi. at 8:00, hear from the majority leaders leaders. find our schedule at c-span.org and let us know what you think. >> join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook and follow

>> tavis smiley wrote a book about dr. king's last year of life, "death of a king."ed things were for martin luther king the last year of his life, how things had spiraled out of control for him personally, professionally, lost the trust of a lot of people. tavis smiley "death of a king." >> we should have a today's take book club. >> i'm sure it will rival mark zuckerberg's. >> he has 30 million followers. they're built in. >> my wife has a book club. it's basically -- they don't read a book. they get together and drink. i said -- >> i can ascribe to that. >> what book haven't you guys read this month? i'm going to hear about this but it's like, really? why -- just say you're getting together. >> chardonnay. >> they chat a little bit about the book. >> they don't. >> not much. >> built-in conversation. >> something to challenge, willie geist's mastery of parking. >> i bow down before this. >> consumer electronics show, it happens every year out in las vegas. there's willie. >> this is his claim to fame. >> bmw has done one better. self-driving parking car okay? butt