. >> we're here at the tennessee state library archives in nashville, tennessee. this is the chief repository of tennessee's history. there are 3 presidents who stayed at tennessee. the earliest is andrew jackson, one of his successors, james k. polk, and a president that succeeded abraham lincoln, andrew johnson. we'll be looking today at some of the items in our collections for two of those presidents, james k. polk and andrew johnson. both are interesting in the sense they were almost accidental presidents. they were not fully prepared for the job. they were, polk was called the dark horse president. so they came to the presidency somewhat unexpectedly, but yet both were presidents during times of tremendous importance and turmoil in the nation's history. polk was the 11th president of the united states. he was born in north carolina. as was andrew johnson. and came to the states around 1807. he married a woman named sarah childress from murray county and murray county was his home as well as others of the polk family. polk was a protege of andrew jackson's and

now tennessee state. hereave students who are and idealistic. in 1959, the student had been ofining under the direction reverend lofton. they thought the south needed a nonviolent leader. what made nashville special in 1960 was that the students trained. they went through this nonviolent academy as they called it. pointefer to it as a west trading. -- training. believe and mean to they came up with rules. students knew it was against the law to black the entrances so they knew they did not want to break the law. even when the students were being arrested, they were being eaten. -- beat. they had milkshakes thrown in their face. do not strike black or curse is abused. they believed they were .ollowing a nonviolent lesson this is the path that they chose to take it proved to be effective in 1960. is where the rules of this came up with. downtown right to where we're standing. went there and take their seats. nothing happened the first week. it fits better here is exactly where we're standing, the students marched on this very block. it actually si

tennessee state, ani at that state.ow tennessee american baptist college and fifth university.tic and who are going to change the world. the students had been training in nonviolent direction under the f reverend jim lofton who was one of their teachers. jim lofton came to nashville because dr. king asked him to come to nashville. dr. king thought that the south needed a nonviolent leader and studied under discipleship of gandhi. students special in 1950s is that these students trained. they went through this onviolent academy as they called it. ernard lafayette refers to it as a west point training so the students would train. every week, they would train in how not to es in fight back. what does it mean to believe and engulf yourself into this and they philosophy did, and they came up with rules. the five things that you had to be able to do and five things do. you couldn't the first rule is do not block entrances to the store aisles nor outside. students knew that it was gainst the law to block the entrances of the store aisles so they knew they didn't want to break the law.

ended with a coup that ended that evening and right next door down the hill from the state capital from the tennessee supreme court and in that chamber governor alexander was with two speakers of the state legislature standing with him to akio of office three days early. three days early that has been kept secret from the governor because they didn't know where he would do he could've called off highway patrol to mobilize the national guard to make a ring around the capital so he did not know so it happens successfully at 6:00 that night. during the day then proceeded through 6:00 p.m. from all outward appearances it was a normal day we are standing on the legislative state capital in the background and downstairs river we're standing is a legislative offices and though legislator was not in session this particular week but the state building commission and the speaker of the senate and they had to interrupt that meeting to inform them of what had been happening in the phone call that he received from the u.s. attorney an interesting aspect is who initiated the coup with a phone call to the republica

tennessee was the last state to ratify that on august 18th in 1920. but before that susan b. anthony spoke in this building in 1897 when tennessee was celebrating their 100th anniversary as a state with the tennessee centennial exposition. that was the first time that women were able to kind of hear from this national leader and get involved in the movement. in 1914 temperature had the first women -- tennessee had the first women's suffrage parade in the south. and based on that and what the local women did, the national women's suffrage convention that susan b. anthony started had their convention right here at the ryman. and many people have been to conventions that had more free time than work time. the women that came here the fall of 1914, they wanted the right to vote, they were going to work hard. the sessions lasted until be three a.m. in this building when the women got the right to vote. and interestingly enough, the ryman has always been a place, because it's so large, for political conventions of the state parties; the democratic party and the republican party. so

you know, the campaign fundraiser for tennessee state representative andy holt? event that's causing some controversy. >> representative andy holt announced he was going to give away an ar-15 as a door prize for a campaign fundraiser. >> larry: that can't be right. i'm sure representative holt, in the wake of last week's mass shooting, is putting his plans to give away that a-r-15 on hold. >> now, not only does he say he's still giving away the weapon. he wants to give away two. >> larry: wow. this guy shouldn't just get one kick to the nuts, he should get two. here to discuss the a-r-15 giveaway further is the man in charge of representative holt's big fundraiser, burt powers. hello, burt. >> great to be here, larry! >> larry: it looks like you're all set up for the big fundraiser. >> that's right! you can enter right now to win amazing prizes, including these two sweet a-r-15's! did you know you can shoot an adult elephant in half with one of these puppies? i've seen it. it's good fun! >> larry: oh my god, that's just awful. so you actually think that anybody s

right next door down the hill from our state capital is tennessee supreme court building and in that r governor alexander, with two speakers of our state legislature standing with him took the oath of office for governor three days early, three days early, that is a kept secret from governor blanton because they didn't know what he would do. he could have called the highway patrol, mobilized the tennessee national guard to make a ring around the capital to keep anybody else out, but he didn't know. what i call the coup happened successfully about 6:00 pm that night. during the day that preceded the coup at 6:00 pm the early swearing-in, from all outward appearances, it had been a pretty normal day. we are standing on the legislative plasma downtown nashville, state capital in the background, downstairs from where we are standing are the legislative offices and committee hearing rooms of our state legislature and the legislature was not in session on this particular week, but the state building commission, the speaker of the house, lieutenant governor john wilder, speaker of the senate

a few blocks from here, young students from university, tennessee state university all did the lunch counter siddons including congressman john lewis they got arrested here, they challenged the system of what was going on in nashville tennessee and the conscience of the country. >> >> there were a lot of people that would pretend the grand old opry was not here. people if you can imagine at the '60s counterculture with divisions between the al long hair hippie culture coming out at the time and the more conservative element>> mr. president, for 40 hours and 15 minutes beginning wednesday morning ending thursday morning the junior senator from connecticut not the least of which discourage a number of cos things he stood 14 hours and we talk a lot about a filibuster the scented -- senator happen very often i have led more than most anyone else. this was real. i admire and appreciate very much the junior senator fromphyd connecticut four days after 49 this and americans were gunned down in cold blood he stood here on the senatef gun floor for 14 hours asking republicans to join to do som

toer southern states looked us and thought we were doing a good thing by starting with first-graders as opposed to what was going on in little rock and clinton, tennesseeyou have these high school students who had already formed their opinions, who were already prepared and knew what they were getting into. in nashville, our students were first-graders. other southern states that we were doing a great thing. so we became known as the stairstep model. we would desegregate our public schools one grade a year. in 1957, we started desegregating first-grade. that would have taken nashville 12 years to desegregate. fast forward you have the ground law that says all schools have to desegregate. one of the stories left out of our narrative is that our local catholic school desegregated in 1954. they did not wait for a mandate. they decided they were going to desegregate after the brown decision. public schools, it took about three years. one of the interesting things that happened in nashville in 1957 was that you have a group of people who decided that nashville should not desegregate its public schools. that effort was led by john casper. he was from new jer

country music industry, the exploresities tour" the literary history of this devastating -- of the tennessee state capital. andrewhe hermitage of and rachel jackson until his death and learn how it grew from a two-story log cabin to a presidential residence. the dylan-cache museum. they talk about the relationship between 1960's folk music icon bob dylan and country music star politicalh, of the differences. totheir friendship had a lot do with changing perceptions of nashville, bringing a lot of rock 'n roll people here. establishment did not really even extend to country music. there was a lot of people that would like to believe the grand ole opry was here, what they saw as the ac, it was at the height of the 60's counterculture when there was divisions between sort culture.aired to be >> i often say 50 is not the new 30, 60 is not the new 40. it looks good and it is ok. ,eople want to own their age and we should not talk about being over 50 as it time of decline. >> she talks about the health and financial challenges older americans face and what aarp is doing to assist them. she is also the a

a few blocks from here young students from fisk university, tennessee a & i, now tennessee state universityman john lewis. they got arrested here. they challenged the system of what was going on in nashville, tennessee in the conscience of the country. >> and on american history tv visit the hermitage, andrew jackson's home from 1804 until his death in 1845 and learn about the property's history and how the home grew from a two-story log cabin into a presidential residence on par with mount vernon and monticello. and then tour the dylan, cash, and the nashville cats exhibit at the country music hall of fame and museum. co-curators michael gray and pete finney talk about the relationship between 1960s folk music icon bob dylan and country music star johnny cash. the political clash between the two music genres and how with the help of nashville's talented musicians known as the nashville cats the music helped bridge political differences. >> their friendship together had a lot to do with changing perceptions of nashville, bringing a lot of rock and roll people here. the establishment of nash

country music industry, the c-span cities tour explores the history in that are in the culture of tennessee state capital, nashville. on book tv, david ewing talks about his book "the history of the ryman auditorium." how it became a place for civil rights events and political rallies. >> the civil rights movement was very important in nashville, tennessee. a few blocks from here, students all did the lunch counter sit in's. they got arrested here, they system of what was going on in nashville, tennessee. on american history tv, visit .hem at taj -- hermitage learn about the properties history and how it grew from a two-story cabin into a presidential residence. and, tour the dylan national exhibit at the country music hall of fame. they talk about the relationship between bob dylan and johnny cash, the political clash between the genres and how with the help of the musicians known as the nashville cats, music bridged political differences. >> their french and had with changing perceptions of rollille, bringing rock 'n people here appear the establishment of nashville as the social establishment

professor of history at brandeis university, andrew slap, associate professor of history at east tennessee stateand post civil war career of ulysses grant, arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and origins of lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. c-span3's american history tv for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. paragraph president obama paragraph president obama is meeting meeting with his national security team, including vice president, to talk about isis and terrorism threats. the president is going to talk to reporters after that meeting. it's expected around 11:55, j u.s. a couple of minutes from now and we'll have live coverage right here. in the meantime, this morning's washington journal discussion on threats to the u.s. >>> now we turn to congressman from california, serves on capitol hill as top democrat on the intelligence panel subcommittee on central intelligence agency. with that in mind, congressman, explain what cia's role is into the investigation of

king was accepted to tennessee state university and by the way he won't have one single student loan.mm. >>> young girl is capturing hearts everywhere over her reaction to a new doll. you see 10-year-old emma had her leg amputated when she was just a baby. >> grab a tissue and watch what happens when she opens up her new american girl doll with the same prosthetic leg. (crying). well show it to us. >> it's got a leg like me! >> do you love her? >> i love you. >> aww. >> that great. >> the company step ahead prosthetics helped make her dream come true with accustom doll touching video already has more than six my million views on facebook. >> aww. amazing. >>> um-hmm. >> if you want to cut the fat and cleanup time when you cook, it might have just gotten little bit easier. >> at least that's what the makers of the red copper pans say. steve noviello puts the deal or dud to the test. >> has food sticking to your pan gotten completely out of hand? >> reporter: if you're tired of scraping, scrubbing and all that scratching it might be time to consider copper. >> the read ones are the wedd

reconstruction in the north with andrew slap associate professor of history at east tennessee state university and the post civil war career of hear s. grant also conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the - of the lost cause. for the complete american history tv schedule go to -span.org. this morning sam fleming looks at the state of the u.s. committee and news from the latest federal reserve board ead meeting. to combat homegrown terrorism and extremism. as always we will take your calls and you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. "washington journal" is next. host: good morning to you, today is saturday, june 18th. philadelphia this week became tax on to pass a sodas. and philadelphia's mayor says they use the money to pay for hildhood causes. and childhood education. we are asking you this morning how do you feel about a soda tax? if you support the

a few blocks from here, young students from fisk university, tennessee ami, now tennessee state university, all did the lunch counter statement -- citizens. they got arrested here, challenge the system of what was going on in nashville, tennessee and the conscience of the country. announcer: and on "american history tv, visit the hermitage, jackson's home from 1804 to 1805. how the home group right to store log cabin into a presidential residence. and then, tour the country hall music museum. they talk about the relationship between the 1960's music icon bob dylan and johnny cash. the political clash between the two music genre is, and how the help of museums -- musicians helped bridge political differences. >> they had a lot to do with changing perceptions of nashville, bringing rock 'n roll people here. the assessment of nashville as a political and social establishment didn't really even accept country music. there were a lot of people that would like to pretend the grand ole opry was here. what they saw was rude people overall. you can imagine at the height of the 1960's counterculture

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young students of fisk i,versity, tennessee a and now tennessee state university, all did the lunch counter citizens including congressman john lewis. they all got arrested and they challenged the system in what was going on in nashville, tennessee. >> on american history tv, this is the hermitage, andrew and rachel jackson's home and learn about the history, and how it grew from a two-story long -- log cabin into a presidential house. curators talk about the relationship between the 1960's folk music icon bob dylan and johnny cash. the political clash between the two music genre, and how the music helped bridge political differences. >> their friendship had a lot to do with changing perceptions of nashville, bringing a lot of rock 'n roll people here. the establishment of nashville did not really except country music. there were a lot of people that would like to pretend that the grand ole opry was not here, what they saw was the hayseed. you can imagine at the height of 1960's counterculture when there is divisions between long-haired hippie culture, if you will that was coming out of the

cities tour hoested by our comcast cable partners explores the history and literary culture of tennessee state capitol. nashville. on american history tv, visit and ermitage, andrew rachel jackson's home and learn about the property's history and how the home grew from a two-story log cab noon a presidential residence on par with mount vernon and monticello. and then tour the dylan cash and the nashville exhibit at the country music hall of fame and museum. co-cure rators michael gray and pete finishey talk about the relationship between 1960's folk music icon bob dillen and country music star johnny cash. the political clash between the two music genres and with the help of nashville's talented mue circumstanceses known as the nashville cats the music helped bridge political differences. >> their friendship together had a lot to do with changing perceptions of nashville and bringing rock and roll people there. the establishment of nashville, the political and financial and social establishment in nashville didn't really even accept country music. there were a lot of people that would like to

those are all controlled by the democrats and republicans in the state legislature. here in tennessee, we are in the ninth year, we just entered the ninth year of litigation against the state for access to the ballot. we won several cases but they always appeal, so it's very difficult. i mean, you control the process and you make the process exclusive and that's how for about 160 years, i guess it is now, they've traded power back and forth. they don't want to give it up. it's like a drug. once you have it, i suppose, you don't want to give it up. >> we are talking with darrell castle, the constitution party presidential nominee. what's your goal in this election cycle? >> well, my first goal is to be president. and along with that goal, my goal is to get the issues that are important to the constitution party out before the public and have the public hear them. and as the third goal, i would say, to make the constitution party stronger and to help build state parties around the country. >> our conversation with darrell castle includes your calls and comments. our phone lines are open

andrew slap associate professor of history at east tennessee state. post civil war career of ulysses s. grant with brooks simpson professor of history at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> announcer: hiroshima atomic bomb survivor talks about her experience after the hiroshima bombing and how that influenced her life at work over the last 71 years. later specialists discuss nuclear security challenges facing the next president. these were part of a conference hosted last week by the arms control association. >> good morning. welcome to the annual meeting. i'm darryl kimball. we're dedicated to reducing and eliminating the threats posed by the world's most dangerous weapons, nuclear, chemical, biological and certain sequentialal weapons. we're very pleased to

cooper, assistant professor of history, reconstruction in the north with andrew slapp at east tennessee state university, and the post civil war career of grant with brooks simpson, professor of history at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3's american history tv for the complete american history tv weekend schedule go to cspan.org. >>> i often say that 50 is not the new 30 and 60 is not the new 40. 50 is the new 50, and it looks good and it's okay, and that people ought to own their age and we ought not be talking about being over 50 as the decline. >> aarp ceo jenkins talks about the health and financial challenges older americans face and what aarp is doing to assist them. she's also author of the book, disrupt aging, a bold new path to living your best life at every age. >> the fastest growing age segment in this country is people over the age of 85 and the second is over the age of 100.

brandeis, reconstruction in the north with andrew -- an associate professor of history at east tennessee state. and the post-civil war gran career of ulysses s. grant. conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. al civil war institute summer conference. live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. saturday on c-span's american history tv. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> in response to the mass shooting at an orlando, florida,

reconstruction in the north with associate professor of history at east tennessee state university and the post civil war career of with brooks simpson at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3's "american history tv." for the complete "american history tv" tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> we are going public. we'll be watched by our friends and people across the country. and i would hope as i have said before that the senate may change not as an institution, but become a more efficient body because of televised proceedings. >> the proceedings of the united states senate are being broadcast to the nation on television for the first time. not that we have operated in secret until now. millions of americans have sat in the galleries and observed senate debates during their visits to washington. but today they can witness the proceedings in their own homes. >> and in effect the sena

history, reconstruction in the north with andrew slap, a associate professor of history at east tennessee state university. and the post civil war career of brooks simpson, professor of history at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the summer conference is live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. islamic scholar founded the first muslim liberal arts college in the u.s. and news reports say he's on an isis hit list of muslim leaders in the west. he recently spoke about islam, citizenship and religious liberty. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> it is an honor and privilege to welcome all of you here this afternoon. our discussion today on islam citizenship and religious liberty couldn't be more timely. to date relationship between muslims and nonmuslims is at an important cross roads. a time when tensions are high and the very place and identity of muslims as citizens in america is being

industry, the c-span city tour hosted by our comcast cable partners explores the history of tennessee's state capitol nashville. on booktv, the history of the auditorium that was the event of the civil rights rallies and the hole home of the grand ole opery. >> the lunch counter sit-ins happened here along with john lewis and they got arrested here and challenged the system of what was going on in nashville tennessee and the conscious of america. >> and visit andrew and rachel jackson's home from 1804 until his death and learn about the property's history and how the home grew from a two-story log cabin into a presidential residence. then tour the dillion cash exhibit. michael gray and pete paint talk about the relationship between 1960's folk icon bob dylan and johnny cash and how the music helped bridge political differences. >> their friendship had a lot to do with changing perceptions to nashville and bringing rock and roll people here. the social establishment in nashville didn't accept country music. there was lots of people that pretended that the grand ole opery and you can imagine th

redirection in the north with andrew slap, associate professor of history at east tennessee state university. and the post-civil war career of ulysses s. grant with brooks simpson, professor of history at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference, live all day saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> the u.s. coast guard's commandant recently spoke about the military branch's future, including challenges with drug trafficking and desperate measures being taken by migrants wanting to set foot on u.s. soil. the commandant's comments came in remarks at the center for strategic and international studies. he also talked about the u.s./russia relationship with regard to arctic policy. this is about an hour. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to csis. i'm kathleen hix. i direct the international security program here, and together with our partners at the u.s. naval institute an

perfect speaker for this session we knew we wanted a true political statesman from my home state of tennessee. someone with a well-known reputation for expanding american innuance. someone that knew how to leverage u.s. soft power and hard power and former u. s. president whom you may know from is tennessee was not available. he reconsidered. we thought we would show case a highly regarded tennessee politician with a strong sense of fiscal responsibility. someone with a long standing reputation for sticking up for the little guy. but, president andrew jackson, the people's president, could not make it either. fortunately this afternoon, we are honored to host senator bob corker. [ applause ] >> he meets all of our criteria. he was a successful business man and former mayor of chattanooga and now halfway through his second term in the u.s. senate. senator corker has been a leading voice and inciteful voice in u.s. foreign policy since the beginning of 2017 he held the prestigious and important position as chairman of the senate foreign relation committee. on my travels abroad with ajc there's

reconstruction thin in the north with andrew slap at east tennessee state university, and the post civilr snunt summers conference, live all day saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern. for the complete american history weekend schedule, go to sea cspan.org. >>> now a conversation on urbanization around the world and what it means for geopolitics. rahm emanuel, hank paulson and the governor of bangkok. >>> on behalf much "the financial times" i should say we are absolutely delighted to be partnering with the chicago global council on this very, very important event. that's not just because we love chicago, which we do, and it's not just because we love smart conversation with intelligent people, and looking around at you in the audience, you know there are a lot of people who have a lot of ideas to offer on the future of cities. i look forward to hearing what you have to say, but partners on this event for the second time, because we know that cities really matter. we are in the business of stories, news stories, and cities are at the center of almost every sing the story that the "fina

reconstruction in the north, the professor of history at tennessee state university. d the civil war career of ulysses s. grant with professor simpson from arizona state university. on theear conversations return of the confederate veterans and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference, live all day saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to www.c-span.org. a news conference, federal reserve chairman janet yellen said the upcoming referendum on british membership in the european union play the role the decision to keep interest rates steady. british voters will decide the issue next week. his news conference came after the federal open market committee's two day june meeting. this is an hour. >> this accommodative policy should support further progress towards our statutory objectives of employment and stability. based on the economic outlook the committee continues to anticipate the gradual increases in the federal funds rate over time. they're likely to be consistent wit

reconstruction in the north with andrew slat, appropriate -- associate professor of history at tennessee state and the post civil war career of ulysses s. grant. also hear talks on the return of the con fed rhett veteran. the annual civil war institute summer conference, live all day saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's american history tv. for the complete american history tv weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> in addition to the defense spending bill, the house also passed a counterterrorism bill today in response to the ofrled shooting. the vote was 402-15. the bill contains three previously passed house terrorism related bills which had not been taken up by the senate. they were repackaged and approved by the house for the senate to take up as one bill. . the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. mcca: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include any extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mccaul: m

when i was in the tennessee state senate, we didn't go home until we had the budget in balance. so i would encourage support of this amendment. it is a penny out of a dollar. it is another $31 million in savings. i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. chairman. as i said this bill has already taken hit after hit. we are far below the level this is a we were at in 2010. and we have mes who deserve to be assured that we have enough respect for their professionalism that we are going to adequately fund their ability to do their jobs, which is to represent our constituents. this bill, this amendment, takes, as i said, a meat ax approach, rather than what the chairman and i worked together to do, which is to develop the substantive portions of this bill related to the fund og they have legislative branch in a precision like way. it doesn't make sense. i've never heard of polling that actually asks generic questions of constituents on whether they like or dislike across th

brandeis, reconstruction in the north with andrew -- an associate professor of history at east tennessee state. and the post-civil war gran career of ulysses s. grant. conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. al civil war institute summer conference. live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. saturday on c-span's american history tv. for the complete weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >> in response to the mass shooting at an orlando, florida, nightclub, that killed 49 people, house democrats are calling for a vote on the bill that would bar individuals on the no-fly list from buying firearms. democratic leaders discussed the measure in a news briefing at the capitol. this is 20 minutes. rep. becerra: good morning. xavier becerra, chairman of the house democratic caucus, joined by our democratic leadership including congressman steve israel, chair of our communications and policy committee. we just had another discussion in caucus about doing something, taking action as a result of this weekend's mass killings, the atrocities that occurred in

reconstruction in the north with andrew slap, associate professor of history at east tennessee state university. and the post civil war career of yew lis cease s. grant. also hear conversations on the return of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3's "american history tv." for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> i'm pleased that the senate as a body has come to this conclusion. television in the senate will undoubtedly provide citizens with greater access and exposure to the actions of this body. this access will help all americans to be better informed of the problems and the issues which face this nation on a day by day basis. >> what brought us here is not partisanship, but the conduct of one man who happened to be the president. who happened to be elected by the people and given the most solemn responsibility in the nation to be the chief law enforcement officer of the land and fell miserably in that responsi

thank you. >> and i wish i could say tennessee is my home state.nfortunately at this point in time it's illinois. >> i can see why you say unfortunately, but we welcome you anytime. >> thank you. >> just kidding of course. >> i'm going to dive right into questions because your time is dear and our time is dear. but i wanted to remind you about what -- and the audience, what bob ellman just said, if you have a question for the senator and we'll try to take questions from the audience, also, either tweet to @ajcglobal or fill out the cord thard on your seat and will be staff members walking around to pick up those cards. let's me begin. first question, it's almost a natural one and bob referred to it and bob and i have traveled around the world together as well as separately, it's the issue of america's global leadership. it is fascinating that i have head leaders all over the world, not simply in the middle east, who have asked the same question continuously. where is the united states. they're seeking more u.s. leadership, not less. how do you see

reconstruction in the north with andrew slapp at east tennessee state university. and brooks simpson, professor of history at arizona state university. also hear conversations on the rush of the confederate veteran and the origins of the lost cause. the annual civil war institute summer conference live all day saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3's "american history tv." for the complete "american history tv" weekend schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> doug o'brien with the white house domestic policy council recently outlined obama administration initiatives. this was the keynote address of vote food 2016. better food, better health. a daytime georgetown university law center conference. this is about 40 minutes. >>> good afternoon. it is not nap time. i'm actually thrilled to be in this role at this moment. i'm the executive director of the global social enterprise initiative at georgetown's mcdonough school of business and a partner to the o'neal institute as well. who we're very grateful for to alisa and her colleagues for putting on this conference an

perfect speaker for this session we knew we wanted a true political statesman from my home state of tennesseesomeone with a well-known reputation for expanding american innuance. someone that knew how to leverage u.s. soft power and hard power and former u.s. president whom you may know from is tennessee was not available. he reconsidered. we thought we would show case a highly regarded tennessee politician with a strong sense of fiscal responsibility. someone with a long standing reputation for sticking up for the little guy. but, president andrew jackson, the people's president, could not make it either. fortunately this afternoon, we are honored to host senator bob corker. [applause] >> he meets all of our criteria. he was a successful business man and former mayor of chattanooga and now halfway through his second term in the u.s. senate. senator corker has been a leading voice and inciteful voice in u.s. foreign policy since the beginning of 2017 he held the prestigious and important position as chairman of the senate foreign relation committee. on my travels abroad with ajc there's one t

tennessee state representative, andy holt, is a lawmaker. we are talking about that.entative holt, good morning. thanks for being here. >> good morning, david. appreciate the opportunity to be here with you. i should point out this was a campaign event and a giveaway he planned well before the orlando massacre. why still do it given be what's happened? are you lacking some sensitivity about this massacre by moving forward with this giveaway? >> i think it is hard for anybody to imagine just having seen the images displayed and hearing the stories that have been told by the individuals you have on and other media outlets that you have on, not to feel a great deal of sympathy for these individuals. no reason for any american to have to endure the kind of suffering these individuals have suffered. we need to be very clear. we don't need to allow again a crazed muslim terrorist to derail or change the plans or activities that we have as americans. i think there is no more than this particular individual would love, this terrorist, than to think that he has changed a signi

state line purchase of health insurance. the reason we did this, greta, is because hillary care was the precursor to obamacare. in tennesseetest case for hillary care and it was a disaster. it quadrupleed in cost in five years. nearly bankrupted the state. >> we'll be watching to see what the republicans propose between now and november. >> we have a lot of ideas. >> you better get busy. you have until november. congresswoman nice to see you as always. >> good to see you. >> talk about dragging their feet. i'm talking about the irs. took three years but the irs finally force to do admit they >>> well, this week the irs finally admitted officials singled out and targeted conservative groups. the irs confessed that at least 426 organizations were targeted, co-founder and national coordinator of the tea party patriots and founding member of the for tell tea party is here to go "on the record." nice to see you, mark. >> nice to be with you, greta. >> tell me, what's your thought about this list? >> well, i mean, let's be blunt about what it is. it's a farce. it's a scam. it's a coverup. it was issued voluntarily by the irs not

i love it and i represent the whole state of tennessee, each city is different. i could not be more proud of it. i gave a talk in marietta, georgia the other day about how chattanooga became the way it was. i became so emotional about my hometown. chattanooga, one of the things that is unique is our city has been able to keep the civic, business, and cultural center area, which so many cities across our country have not. we obviously have a lot of entrepreneurialism there and some great manufacturing especially recently brought in a great company. upswing.been on the it is filled with people who are so unique. i mean, people who give of themselves to make other people's lives better. it is a very, very unique place in that regard. and then if you look at the outdoor amenities, i just yesterday rode my bike with my wife elizabeth along the riverfront, which again, as a community, we created, it is an outstanding place to live. i do not know of a community that has a better quality of life in america than chattanooga. the interesting thing is, it just keeps getting

. >> narrator: and even al gore's home state of tennessee. >> tonight, embarrassing vice president gore by snatching his state's 11 electoral votes. >> al gore lost his home state, lost west virginia. these are states that he should have won. >> had any of those states gone the other way, al gore would have been president. >> florida goes bush, the presidency is bush, that's it. >> narrator: in washington, they say the nra was a decisive factor in al gore's defeat. >> in no small measure, it was that fight over guns after columbine that had the firearm community more enlivened, engaged, and a few votes difference in florida, and the whole thing would have gone the other way. >> i, george walker bush, do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> narrator: george w. bush's inauguration would mark the beginning of a decade where gun control was off the agenda in washington. the assault weapons ban would expire. the supreme court would rule that individuals had a constitutional right to own guns. congress would pass a law to protect gun m

state line purchase of health insurance. the reason we did this, greta, is because hillary care was the precursor to obamacare. in tennessee was the test case for hillary care and it was a disaster. it quadrupleed in cost in five years. nearly bankrupted the state. >> we'll be watching to see what the republicans propose between now and november. >> we have a lot of ideas. >> you better get busy. you have until november. congresswoman nice to see you as always. >> good to see you. >> talk about dragging their feet. i'm talking about the irs. took three years but the irs finally force to do admit they targeted groups. one of the targeted groups is here to go "on the record." you wouldn't believe what's in this kiester. a farmer's market. a fire truck. even a marching band. and if i can get comfortable talking about this kiester, then you can get comfortable using preparation h. for any sort of discomfort in yours. preparation h. get comfortable with it. kennetthis afternoon closinfor auditions? what's on that piece of paper? oh, miss maroney, your forehead! should not be doing anything. i just had botox. i know exactly what