. >> in january, the president of the national congress of american indians delivered the annual state of indian nations address. topics included the economic status of american indians and tribal relations with the federal government. congressman tom cole of oklahoma, a member of the nation respond to the speech the we also hear remarks from the senate indian affairs committee chairman and vice chairman. this is 1:20. >> good morning, my name is jacqueline peta, and i would look to welcome you here to our state of indian nation ease vent. ncai is the largest, the oldest, and organization in washington, d.c. representing the tribal governments across the country. i would look to welcome our distinguished guests to washington, d.c. we have many folks listening to us across the country. to watch the state of 2012 state -- state of indian nations address. across the country we have students, tribal citizens, and leaders, and have gathered in the schools, and sent tircenter watch together. among many events across the country we are pleased mr. star's history class in santa fe, new mexico

and it is my pleasure to introduce the president of the national congress of american indians, president jefferson keel, lieutenant-governor of the nation of oklahoma and was re-elected to the president of ncai. i am here today to represent the american and alaskan native service members and veterans and it is an honor to serve and protect all citizens of the united states including members of america any first nations. today, there are tens of thousands of active duty service members and over 300,000 native veterans who know the great sacrifice to protect our freedom and our sovereignty. one of these great veterans is jefferson keel. president keel himself a retired u.s. army officer with over 20 years of active duty service. he has translated that sense of duty into serving the indian country and building a stronger america. ladies and gentlemen, president of the national congress of american indians, jefferson keel. [ applause ] . >> thank you. thank you for that warm introduction. i want to thank the native service members and veterans who have joined us today. many know the story of

the new america has rediscovered the nation's historic freedom. the american nation stood at the , loos used greatness. "life" magazine in particular to br boom, the bread winner, homemaker, child-rich family in its new suburban location, and the spiritual renewal of american churches. by 1960, in the results. in an editorial on president dwight eisenhower's pending retirement, "life" praised him for giving the community and goodwill of the american people ch recover and grow. the editorial celebrated the construction of 8 million new family homes, rising scholastic test scores and a record-high birth rate. the american people did all these and more. they did them under the benign eyes eisenhower sun, when so many age-old visions of the good life first became real. my sixth character is walt whitman rostile.historian, beca head of national security policy during the 1960s. intelligently and fiercely anti-communist. he urged that the vietnam war be fought to a successful end. unlike most colleagues in the lyndon johnson administration, he never waivered in his

dee is vital to the american national security. what is the weather's been institute?>> the witherspoon institute is a privately funded think tank in new jersey. if you are going to want one, it has a whole host of programs that intersect between religious and public life. i'm fortunate enough to be the director of their cash course on international and religious freedom and have been now for about three years. people were interested can find it on the web site. likelier coming out with a volume it turns on march 1st of this year. we will have at georgetown university on the campus while a conference to bring out the book entitled religious freedom, why now, defending an end of all human rights. it's a productive to my task force but it's written by my colleague at georgetown, timothy samuel shaw and he's done a terrific job for which gives the case for religious freedom across all religions, and strategic regions which we've been talking about, but any country which is interested in stability and harmony for peace, so i think it is a blockbuster of a book. it's a smal

the strength he has is with the national security and foreign policy. >> you have our response, charles? >> imagine israel didn't exist. what is the american national interest in the iranian bomb? a, as colby said, all the arabs on our side would be terrified and it would be hegemony over them. but in the end, it would be a threat to the united states did not imminent as it would be to the israelis. but they are aligned with terrorists, and we could lose the city, and i mean we could lose it in an hour, if iran decides to use it or does it in a way that would be untraceable. it would always be under the damocles sword. these are people dedicated to the destruction not just of israel and of the moderate arabs, but ultimately of the west. that is what we have to calculate. it does not mean that they will attack tomorrow, but in the end, can we live with an iranian bomb? >> i have seen this movie before. we went through it and we went to war in 2001 under this premise, that somehow there was going to be -- the secretary of state said that there would be a mushroom cloud of the united states. it would be a more effective argument if we had not

what is the american national testn e ann mb all the arabsn r dere terrified and there will be hegemony over them. in t e, it would be a threat to the united states did not mint not the way it is too and israeli -- to an israeli. but they are lined with terris. cld lose a city, we could lose it in an hr,f an decides to use it or do it in a way that could be untraceable. it would have us alwaysn e damocles sword. that would change our relations with the world. these are people dedicated to the destruction not just of israel and moderate arabs but ultimately of the west. that is what have to calculate. it does not mean they are ing to attack tomorrow, but can we live with an iranian bomb? >> i have seen this movie before. we went through it whene went to warn 01n s ome that somehow there was going to be, as the secretary of state said, a mushroom cloud over the it ste it would be more effective argument if we had not heard in -- >> >o you doubt iran is working on a bomb? >> i do not know -- y aed question, i was trying to answer it. if you want to continue to ask questions when i am try t

the involvement of african-americans in the communities where they live. but i'm also excited about this because african-american history is such an important part of our lives and of the history of this nation. i was lucky enough to have been at the recent groundbreaking of the national museum of african-american history and culture. what being around lonnie always reminds me of is that the idea of american history and african-american history are vitally intertwined, they're one in the same, that we cannot truly understand our history as a nation without including the diversity of stories and individuals who should be a part of that conversation. african-americans have been involved in nearly everything that's happened in the history of this nation. they are at its founding. they are at its growth. they nurtured it growth. they've been a part of everything this nation has done. and i think our task is to make sure we understand that role but also recognize how it's helped to enrich this nation as it's developed into one of the foremost places in the world. this fact i think is important because we need to know that our history, african-american history, is american history, and as we learn

the mall in our nation's capital. he doesn't appear on our circulating currency, and his home has been lost to americans for over a century, so restoring the home was really an effort to make montpelier, james madison's lifelong home, the nation's monument to his achievements as the father of our constitution and as the fourth president of the united states. >>> you can watch american art facts every sunday on c-span 3's american history tv. for schedule information and to view programs, visit c-span.org/history. >>> in march of 1979, c-span began televising the u.s. house of representatives to households nationwide, and today our content of politics and public affairs, nonfiction books and american history is available on tv, radio and online. >> my personal appreciation that i owe a great debt to others reinforces my view that a certain humility should characterize the judicial role. judges and justices are servants of the law, not the other way around. they are like umpires. umpires don't make the rules. they apply them. the role of an umpire and a judge is critical. they make sure everybody plays by the rules, but it

the continued care and preservation of this significant political cartoon collection. tonight you'll hear panelists dr. ciani and lisa graddy of the national museum of american history discuss the ways in which the national women's party utilized these largely silent forms of rhetoric to support the women's right to vote. miss graddy will continue the conversation and examine the banners carried in the suffrage parades and during nwp's pickets in front. white house. she will share her thoughts on tactics employed by the nwp during the campaign and the escalation of the messaging when the united states entered world war i. professor ciani specializes in the history of women and gender across the americas with a focus on social justice issues. as affiliated faculty in women and gender studies, she helps to mentor flame, feminist led activist moments to empower. ciani's publications focus on how the changing culture of work direct survival strategies especially in regard to child care. education. and labor. she's interested in women's activities in these areas during the 19th and 20th century. her current research project is a study of cultural interactions in

what is it the american national interest in the year and half time compared to today? but i think president obama has meant the correct decision -- >> i think president obama has made the correct decision. again, we have according to leon panetta and others that troops will not be withdrawn until one thing happens, that there is progress. as american negotiators are hard at work on that. hopefully, that can proceed. >> does the burning of the koran make that political settlement harder? >> it may. that is why it would not be smart in my judgment for the united states or the nato allies to make a firm public aid, thrall. we have been careful not to do that. that would play into taliban hands. >> thank you for joining us from harvard. thank you very much, as ever. >> thank you. >> you were watching "bbc world news america." still to come -- three months after one chinese town rose in revolt, we return to see how they are still fighting for their rights. among the most high-profile political prisoners released in burma was the leader who became known -- were the leaders o

the first americans are still after over 230 years of this country's existence the last americans. that needs to change. it's a national disgrace. it's a national challenge. it will take national effort to move us in the right direction. i think the challenge for this particular organization is to educate the rest of america about the challenges that we face and i'm proud what they have done throughout its existence. it has a long and honorable history of doing just that but the scope of the challenge is just amazing. i had the honor of traveling with my good friend rubideaux and congressman simpson, congressman mccullough, and we all went first to chickasaw country where we have been fortunate. we've had challenges like other people have is had challenges. this is not our historic homeland. my forbearers didn't come there by choice, but they've used the tools and the opportunities they've had and had their set of hardships but they've overcome them. we have thriving tribal economies, governments doing well. then we went to see some of our friends on the great reservations in north dakota and south dakota who are also

the mall in our nation's capital. he doesn't appear on our circulating currency and his home has been lost to americans for over a century. so, restoring the home was really an effort to make montpelier, james madison's lifelong home, the nation's monument to his achievement as the father of our constitution and as the fourth president of the united states. >> you can watch "american artifacts" every sunday at 8:00 a.m., 7:00 p.m., and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on c-span3's "american history tv," for schedule information and to view programs, visit cspan.org/history. >>> ronald reagan was leaving this hotel after delivering a speech to the afl-cio. reagan comes out. hinkley can't believe he's this close. he's 15 feet from the president. the agents are surrounding him. he shoots six shots. the first one hits jim brady, and the next one hits a d.c. police officer who had turned around to check on the president's progress, he gets hit in the back and falls down and screams, i'm hit. falls to the ground. now the path to the president is clear. it's wide open. hunkly has an effective range of 20 to 30 feet. he's done target pra

the support of the american people and we have these the poignance keep taking place in many countries that americans have never even heard of all of the justified in the name of national security but it shows our insecurity our anxiety about the world and about america's losing position of preeminence in it and certainly there's a lot of anxiety today when it comes to iran hopefully it doesn't get to that point danny thank you so much for coming on the show that was the ne sector filmmaker and blogger at newsday sector nat's. but as of for now for more on the stories we covered you can head on over to artsy dot com slash usa there you'll find a bunch of stories that we don't always have time to get to on the air today our intrepid team wrote an article about a new phone out that actually encourages people to spy on one another that's right authorities in west virginia are encouraging the community pictures of people they consider to be suspicious and send it to law enforcement so this could be your friend walking down the street a little too slowly or even a mother driving around the block and how their child soccer practice it's an interesting read and definitely mak

the free nation and we are because of. the thirty years after a powerful gun control movement and nation americans are returning to their roots and raising the idea of opening and carrying firearms like these with his zeal unseen since the days of muskets and malicious for many freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun its democracy locked and loaded for r.t.e. on loose the company of in virginia. little account is up next on our team let's check in with lauren lister to see what is on today's agenda lauren what can we look forward to i lived i heard you talking about obama's speech today did i hear that right because we are going to talk about it a little too he was up there on the podium talking about domestic solutions for gas prices blaming some of it on the oil markets what about the global issue of energy depletion that could certainly be said to be in play here so we're going to get into a broader discussion of globalization because as that is an example of it has opened up a lot of efficiency opportunity created well there is also an underbelly and consequences and problems with it so we're going to look at it with

feinstein and addresses the core homeland security requirement that approves cybersecurity for the american people, nation's critical infrastructure and the federal government's own networks and computers. intelligence committee considers such legislative steps essential to addressing our nation's critical infrastructural vulnerabilities which pose serious national and economic security risk. briefly looking geographically around the world and in afghanistan and general burgess will have more to say about this coming during the past or the taliban and lots of god, because mainly mainly a place to the international security forces or isaf were concentrated. the leaders begin to enjoy safe haven in pakistan. the efforts to partner with afghan national security forces are encouraging the corruption and governance continued the afghan forces effectiveness. most provinces have established basic governance structures but struggled to provide services. the international security force in support of afghanistan's neighbors notably in particular pakistan will remain essential to sustain the gains achieved. although

iranian americans helping pack and sort food at the san francisco food bank. the national iranian american council is holding community events around the bay area and the nation. >> i was born in iran and came here when i was five or six, and been here ever since. so iran is my homeland but this is definitely my country. >> while they do their volunteer work here their minds are thousands of miles away in iran where they still have family members. iranian leaders are moving forward with the nuclear program, which u.s. and israel consider a dire threat. israel is hinting at a possible military strike on its own. prime minister benjamin netanyahu was set to meet with president obama on monday. mr. obama is facing increasing pressure to -- >> sergeant -- israel has an issue as well. iran is talking about wiping israel off the map and that's obviously troublesome. but i think israel and america and all the other countries can come to a diplomatic solution. >> not beneficial for the country of israel to ewan hat'llly attack iran. i don't see any benefit for the people of israel

the times. a year 2001 gallup poll found more than 80% of americans viewed the prc as dangerous. in another poll, a national telephone survey commissioned by the committee of 100 and the anti-defamation league found that close to half of the people polled thought that chinese-americans were, that -- were passing secrets to the chinese government or that they might be doing it, and that was a problem. almost one-third believed that chinese-americans were more loyal to the prc than to the u.s. but then something even more unexpected happened. the terrorist attacks of 9/11. like other americans, i watched with horror the footage of the high jacketed planes crashing into the twin towers of the world trade center, and then just as quickly as the anti-chinese backlash had arrived, it vanished. suddenly, middle eastern immigrants were the new pariahs of american society. and so as i wrote the chinese in america, i tackled a number of provocative questions that are central not only to the chinese-american experience, but the entire american immigrant experience. such as, how can an ethnic group that is embraced by

to have you in the city areas that are coming and that was treated parsi the founder and president of the national iranian american council and author of barclays single roll the dice and that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered you can head over to youtube dot com slash artsy america you can also check out our website it is r t dot com slash usa and you.

the newsroom with more. >> the national iranian american council is holding events around the bay area and the country to celebrate their national heritage and give back to their communities. it comes at a time of tension between their homeland and the country they now call home. iranian americans were doing charity work at the san francisco food bank. they call it a national day of service. this year it is taking place under a crowd in their homeland. iran is moving ahead with its nuclear program and israel is hinting at a possible attack. >> there's some sort of unpleasant rhetoric coming from both parties and it's a lot of talk but i think if you look at the history of iran, it's generally not someone who is going to go and attack other people unprovoked. >> iran continues to move forward with its nuclear program, which is the u.s. and israel consider a threat. israel is suggesting it might attack iran on its own. prime minister knelt netanyahu is set to meet with president obama on monday. mr. obama is facing pressure to put more pressure on iran. >> one is the sanctions and another one is attack the iranian r

the national assembly election last year. >> our headline this is hour. another set bank for the nato-led mission in afghanistan. the taliban withdraw from peace negotiations with the americans. >> the united nations will join a humanitarian mission led by the syrian government this weekend. >> let's get more on the latest developments in afghanistan. let's go to washington now and speak to our correspondent who is from the american enterprise policy research. you advised the u.s. army on afghanistan and on military groups operating there. would you be advising them to heed president karzai's advice and stop patrolling afghan villages? >> well, the issue of it is a very critical element of the army and also nato forces, counter insurgency in afghanistan. so i don't think that at this point, the insurgency remains strong especially in eastern afghanistan. it will put an end to it. i read president karzai's statement. it's doesn't call for withdraw of troops. but it's only us and the use and also nato forces to threeve combat out for strong villages and con fine themselves within the major military bases across the country. but there seems to be a break down of communication o

, the largest african-american urban population in the nation. this population growth also created a much more segregated city in washington, d.c. as african-americans continued to move in and were funneled into certain secs of this city. by the start of the 20th century, washington's african-american community constituted essentially a separate city within the federal government, a secret city, as one author has described it. now, while we know a great deal about the general history of african-americans in this city, i would argue, i would suggest, that we do not know enough about the specific issues unfolding in different portions of the district. those of us that know washington, d.c., know that this is a city of multiple parts, different experiences, and different communities. georgetown is different from the park, which is different from u street, which is different from northeast, which is different from capitol hill, which is different from the area surrounding the white house. the community in each of these areas have unique characteristic

the story. they did reflect, i think, a deep am bif lens for americans and dissent which has been the current theme american history. during times of disorder and perceived threat to national security, the line between illegal and legal state activities has often been hard to distinguish and obviously we continue to grapple with the questions even today in order to better understand our own time in the future. thank you. [ applause ] >> i want to remind everybody, we have two very helpful people holding microphones. please have the microphone in your hand before you ask a question. yes, sir? >> i'm a doctor retired from whittier college. to guess s to professor scott, this may be a bit personal, a couple years ago in the alumni magazine there was an article by the president about opening their law school in china. would you consider being against lecture there on richard nixon as i did but was turned down. >> thanks. >> hi, i had a question for you. regarding empire life and imperialism, american empire and how do you individually feel about the idea of having imperialism put over the vietnam war? >> let's start with john. >> you're saying that -- your question -- let me s

have actually happened thank you so much for coming on the show is that raise a mirage research director for the national iranian american council. well the white house says it wants a diplomatic solution in syria but is considering military intervention in the country and the pentagon has been ordered to review its options according to officials this includes enforcement of a no fly zone defense secretary leon panetta says a long term sustained air campaign could pose a challenge because syria's air defenses are more sophisticated than libya's but as r.t. is maria from notional reports foreign interference in the syrian conflict is raising fears of an even bigger crisis. as the syrian conflict stretches out to find it has also spread geographically i case will be rising up out far from the country's borders what's happening in syria is far greater and gracious and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime strategic analyst dr something says one thing is clear though it's certainly gone far beyond the words of sympathy and the cotton to those on the ground in syria but mobile isola

the african-american history society atnar produces programs similar to this, not this program but ma'am programs similar to this promoting the study of african-american history through records at the national archives. and we have a number of programs coming up which you may have seen our flyer on the table outside discussing african-americans in the civil war, since that is the theme for african-american history month this year. celebrating the success kwi sen t10 -- success kwi centennial o the civil war. if you have time, we have one i will be presenting on february 16th on black soldiers from maryland in the civil war. if you have time, come back and join us. now i would like to also introduce mr. michael knight who is archives specialist and holdi holdings specialist here. he's going to introduce mr mr. dobak. >> i'd like to echo what lopez said and welcome you to the national archives and records administration. we have a very special speaker today, dr. william a. dobak, zug discussing his newest work, colored troops from 1862 to 1867. he received his phd from the university of kansas in american studies in 1995. his published zertation ft. riley and its neighbors military money and

the free nation that we are because of. the thirty years after a powerful gun control movement struck a nation americans are returning to their roots raising the idea of winning and carrying firearms like these with zeal unseen since the days of muskets and malicious for many freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun its democracy locked and loaded for r.t.e. on loose and company of in virginia. well earlier i spoke with stephen crowder fox news contributor who happens to be a pro-gun supporter and i asked him why many americans are as passionate about the right to bear arms as they are about freedom of speech take a listen. before you mean why is it found a constitution why do people believe what the constitution is told in a store is their right some question because you have an issue that you cannot place like canada where free speech doesn't exist on the huge advocate of free speech a lot of countries aren't any huge advocate of people who are being citizens to be able to own in their own shadow is it why would there be a problem well i mean why do you see guns as a symbol of freedom. well if you look at any any and i'

next up treat up our sea of the co-founder of the national iranian american council tiles are too wide president obama's approach towards the islamic republic has changed from once offering peaceful dialogue to the confrontation we're seeing today. r.t. is sitting down with trita parsi president of the national iranian american council and author of a new book a single roll of the dice obama's diplomacy with iran mr parsley thank you very much for joining our team today thank you for having me mr percy when u.s. president barack obama stepped into the white house in early two thousand and nine he was offering a new approach with iran he extended his proverbial hand and said america was willing to sit down for direct talks with its long time adversarial how is it that three years later the u.s. seems closer to war with iran than it was during the bush administration it's an interesting story and it's a story that i tell in the book based on all the interviews with folks from the white house as well as the iranian negotiators and other actors who have been involved in this from the europ

the american people. >> the republican national capitalizing quickly web ad on the new president's perceived a mishap.lycriticism saying, "governor romney is once again undermining his credibility by distorting the president's words." back to you. thank you, scott. next, we show you how gift of cherry blossom trees still alive.e >> get ready for a chilly monday evening. look at the colder temperatures after the break. did you say cold? capitals are red hot. i have the latest. tebow is in new york. who said march madness is g down? who said march madness is g down? we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miraclragro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. and those well grounded. for what's around th

if we had a national payer system this would be an issue you know that's an alternative you guys could look at i mean i'm asking you forget about the legal so there's forty thousand americans who die every year because they don't have access to health insurance in the wealthiest nation on the planet what do we do about that get a war stop stop this nonsense war on the country save your money slash the military budget by fifty percent bring our troops home and use that money to pay for homeless people to pay for health care that's right think she's supporting national payer system. i do not i supported individual rights system where individuals choose what they want to do based on their needs right but we've already established they can't ritually jump in the people who can't pay for their needs on this right below zero is ordered for this is pretty simple sam i think what john fails to realize is that those security and medicare which are both where the government takes money out of your pockets even though you don't want them to you are just as all justified under the commerce clause if we if the courts tonight are the couple over the next coming months rule that obamacar

other incidents of afghans storm in the united nations or american or civilian facilities in iraq. the burning resonated in other countries more because of a shared nation -- nature of the muslim beliefs in places like pakistan or other muslim countries. we will be looking for a sign of whether or not the karzai government can contain the anger. ge but hillary clinton was at the united nations today. she condemned the killing of at can villagers, allegedly by a u.s. soldier. this is 15 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. before i began, that he say that like many americans, i was shocked and saddened by the killings of innocent afghan we sendrs this weekend,' our condolences to families who have lost their loved ones and to the people of afghanistan. this is not who we are. united states is committed to seeing those responsible are held accountable. i have had a series of productive discussions today with my counterplots -- counterparts, facing a fast- changing middle east and north africa. first in private and public meetings, which continue to our international efforts to start

the free nation that we are because of. the thirty years after a powerful gun control movements like the nation americans are returning to their roots and raising the idea of owning and carrying firearms like these with unseen since the days of muskets and militias for many freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun it's democracy locked and loaded for our tea i'm losing company of in virginia . coming up later in the program eurozone unemployment comes into focus. the future looks bleak for spain students struggling to cope with life in a shattered economy. the nation tribe in the west bank is under pressure from the israeli government find out what officials are threatening to deprive. the source of energy. the e.u. has stepped up its sanctions against iran freezing assets and adding more officials to blacklist its sites serious human rights violations or the latest measures so it's already in place have driven oil prices up as exports drop but many middle east commentators say any penalties are really aimed at turning the iranian people against their government. even the initial sanctions a few years ago if you look at th

the center for american progress. the nearly 9-year conflict officially ended december 18, 2011. this is about 45 minutes. >> center for american progress, i'm rudy deleone, the senior vice president for national security. on behalf of all of my colleagues here at the center and with the national security program, i want to welcome you. for the first time in nine years the united states does not have troops fighting in iraq. president barack obama fulfilled his promise to end the war in iraq as part of an overall strategy to rebalance america's national security priorities. today we'll discuss this and have this presentation on the end of the iraq war, and america's ongoing engagement yet in iraq. with anthony blinken, the deputy assistant to president obama and the national security adviser to vice president joe biden. our colleague brian katulus has done a brief paper, it's on the back paper for all of you who want to make sure you grab a copy. in it he's looking at how the end of the iraq war has strengthened overall u.s. national security. by dedicating more resources to the fight against al qaeda, to restore u.s. military readiness, to expand options to face other middle eastern threats,

and he was leading what was the first american national institution after the continental congress. the continental army became a school for the design of institutions and also a foreign idea of leadership. he also had to find a way of fighting the war. the american people had difficult requirements of their leaders. they wanted them to be bold, to take the initiative. but they wanted them to be prudent at the same time and prudent meant to be very careful with the lives of their men. and washington had to find a way to do both of those things as well. he had to find a way to fight two very skilled armies. the hegss were not the clowns that they appear in much of the literature, but were very professional soldiers. they studied military science in that regard. and washington was up against the first team here. and the question was, how could his forces stand against such a fo formidable adversary? experience compared with what the american leaders had had. he worked on a system of changing the tactics in the continental army. he began to use artillery. there was a lot of artillery a

the after row american history society, atnar, produces programs similar to this. not this program but programs similar to this pro moegt the study of african-american history through records at the national archives. and we have a number of programs coming up which you may have seen our flier on the table outside. discussing african americans in the civil war since that is the theme for african-american history month this year, celebrating the sus ca centennial of the civil war, if you have time and you're around please come back and attend our other programs. we actually have one that i will be presenting on february 16th on black soldiers from maryland in the civil war. so if you have time, come back and join us. now i would like to also introduce mr. michael knight who is archive specialist in holdings protection here at nara and he is actually going to introduce mr. doback. [ applause ] >> i'd like to echo what lopez said and welcome you to the national archives records administration. we have a very special speaker today, dr. william a.doback, going to discuss his newest work freedom by the sword, the u.s. colored troops 1862 to 1867. he received his ph.d. -- his published disertati

he's accompanied today by tim, who's the director of the national legislative commission for american legion. we also have the witnesses here who are here on behalf today on the independence budget, carl blake the national legislative director of the paralyzed veterans of america, jeffery hall, the assistant national legislative director for the disabled american veterans, dianna zamotto of national director of amvets and the representative for veterans for foreign wears and i want to welcome to the panel tim tarantino policy director for iraq and afghanistan vets of america. we'll begin with mr. shrer and move down the table in order. the independent budget witnesses will have 15 minutes total and the american legion and iraq and afghanistan veterans of america will be given 5 minutes each. i again apologize to all of you obviously we've had tremendous participation in this committee hearing's gone longer. i know i and my staff and all the members of the committee will be looking at your testimony. it's extremely important to us and we'll be submitting you questions as well even thou

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the united states. no other country would speak of doing things for our way of life. they would say they're doing it to defend their borders are the nation itself. there is the sense that americans are transcendent. they transcend the national boundaries. >> do we? >> certainly in the power of the terms that americans have exercised. certainly in terms of the ideas of the united states. they came to embody this first. >> what is your reaction when you hear a politician stands in front of groups and they do it all the time, this is the greatest country in the world? >> it is more to that point. the 90 states is really above other countries in terms of what it believes in and what it is capable of. i remember madeleine albright once said when she was being somewhat critical of europeans were not taking actions, she said the united states stands taller and sees farther. that is a common perception. you can find the same kind of thing. one once said the united states in the great course of mankind, is a locomotive. we can go too far. it is a very deeply felt sensibility. >> you have been on the circuit. you talk to a lot of people. what part of this book are people not asking you ab

rubenstein permanently loaned the document to the national archives as a gift to the american people. it was taken off display in 2011 to undergo conservation treatment and to be placed in a new protective case. "american history tv" attended a press briefing for the unveiling of the newly encased magna carta. >> i'm david ferreiro, and i am happy to welcome you here today. for years the only copy of the magna carta has been under sight, undergoing conservation treatment. we're showing you the result of our staff's painstaking work, displayed in a new encasement designed and fabricated by the national institute of standards and technology. the 700-year-old document looks better than ever. when the magna carta is back on public display beginning on february 17th, interactive displays will enhance the educational value of viewing the record. visitors will be able to read an annotated translation and learn how the magna carta influenced america's founding charter, the declaration of independence, the constitution, and the bill of rights. the connection between the magna carta and freedom

the free nation that we are because of. the thirty years after a powerful gun control movement the nation an american are returning to their roots and raising the idea of owning and carrying firearms like these with unseen since the days of muskets and militias for many freedom is symbolized by the barrel of a gun and its democracy locked and loaded for r.t.l. lucy come to know in virginia. coming up on the program a eurozone unemployment comes into focus the future looks bleak for the state students struggling to cope with life and show me. troy what's right is a pressure from the israeli government find out why officials are threatening to deprive them of their source of energy. the e.u. has stepped up its sanctions against iran for using assets and even more officials to visa blacklist sites serious human rights violations for the latest measures and sanctions already in place of an oil prices up as exports drop these commentators say and the penalties are really aimed at people against the government. even the initial sanctions a few years ago if you look at the weekly leaks documents that they were intended for ordina