but we felt very much a part of the war effort. c-span: i talked recently with john keegan, the historian. he was about the same age. >> guest: we're exactly the same age. c-span: do you know him? >> guest: oh, yes, sure. c-span: you quote him in the book. >> guest: oh, yes. we're in the same racket. we've been doing this for a long time. c-span: he said he got interested because there are lots of american soldiers in his village of taunton. how did you get interested in this subject? >> guest: i was a civil war historian, and in 1964 i got a telephone call from general eisenhower, who asked if i would be interested in writing his biography. he had read a couple of my civil war books. "yes, sir," said i, and it got started there. i mean, you can't do eisenhower's biography and not be interested in d-day. c-span: do you remember the first time you met him? >> guest: certainly. it was in his office in gettysburg. we talked for a whole afternoon about what access i would have, what papers would be available to me, what would be involved in d

the way? >> guest: roughly 12 foot. c-span: and when he made these presentations in the public square or forum, people said, "yeah, right. they're from lizards." >> guest: a lot of people agreed with the lizards. some david icke supporters said, "ok, i don't necessarily agree with the lizards, but i respect his right to believe in lizards." and then you had a large anti-racist coalition form kind of all over the world -- in america, in canada, in england -- who are convinced that when david icke said giant lizards ruled the world, he was using code, and what he actually meant was that jews ruled the world. and david icke said, "no, no." david icke said, "no, i really do mean lizards." say, "oh, no, no, no. when you say you really mean lizards, what you actually mean is that you mean jews." so i thought this was a very funny, again burlesque way of examining the kind of burgeoning cold war of paranoia. the crazier the extremists get, perhaps the crazier the response is towards them. c-span: you tell us all through the book that

it was the most wonderful moment of national unity. c-span: and you remember. >> guest: i remember doing the prayer. i remember being on my knees with my brothers and my mother, and we had the radio on. i remember it was cbs. c-span: john eisenhower graduated from west point on that day? >> guest: yes, on that day, and his mother was there for the graduation. c-span: mamie eisenhower. >> guest: yes. two days later general eisenhower, who was never one to overstate things, sent a telegram of congratulations on the graduation, and said, "i'm sorry i couldn't have been with you, but i had some other things to do." c-span: there is a story that you have in a footnote, "if we should meet an officer who ranks above me but below you" -- do you want to tell it? >> guest: john was just out of west point. he was very rank-conscious, and they were walking down the streets of london. john said, "dad, if we meet an officer who ranks below you but above me, what do we do? who salutes first?" ike scoffed and said, "john, there is not an officer in this thea

the program is an hour. c-span: dorothy rabinowitz, where did you get the title, "no crueler tyrannies"? >> guest: from montesque, the philosopher, by way of my very enterprising editor at simon & schuster. and i thought it served very well -- no crueler tyrannies than those that are perpetrated under the shield of law and in the name of justice. a perfect title. c-span: why the book? you've written a lot about this in "the wall street journal." >> guest: a lot, and mostly because i came to "the journal" on the wings of one case like this. and i had an editor-in-chief at "the journal," bob bartley, who instantly recognized the importance and -- of this event that was taking place, this sweep of false accusations of child sex abuse. and he recognized that there was a larger issue here called prosecutorial zealots -- that is, runaway prosecutors who, quite simply, in many cases don't care. they don't really care if you're guilty or you're not guilty and who'll never give up the conviction. and all of that -- runaway

the republican line. caller: i like your c-span show. the stuff i walked between c- span and fox, if half of it is even true, america is in some serious trouble. the fraud and criminal activities at our federal level -- well, actually, city, state, federal, and so forth -- is out of control, and us americans have got to start waking up and watching what is going on. it is not a democrat or republican deal, it has just plain gone criminal. and we, the people, need to start addressing it because our children are going to suffer damage that will never be able to recover because they are coming out of school stupid and lazy. how are they going to overcome all these troubles that are coming down on us because of the corruption and incompetence , whatever goes on at the government level? host: on the independent like, we have more reseal from chantilly, virginia. are you there? caller: actually, that is not me, but my name is harvey and i am from kentucky. caller: how do you do? -- host: how do you do? caller: good. everybody is knocking the fe

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and if you get any questions, we'd appreciate a rapid turnaround and good luck on the c-span c-span c-span [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> coming up, more top nonfiction authors and books on pap 2's book tv with books on the economy. john talbott exposes myths about the recession. jay richards on why he thinks capitalism is the best way to ease poverty and protect the environment. also the end of overeating. david kessler explains how americans, programmed by too much sugar, salt and junk, can control their eating habits. then writers an authors from the garden of eden to today. the history of the world through a collection of 600 short stories. he talks with columbia university professor john dinges. our website has the entire schedule and great new features. >> this past wednesday secretary of state hillary clinton met with the israeli foreign minister to discuss how to advance the israeli-palestinian peace process. they also spoke with reporters at the state department. secretary clinton responded to a q

you may remember our grand prize winner is the c-span student cam contest. e sent a message to president obama. his focus was on cancer. and today as part of the contest we agreed to send a bus to the grand prize winners' high school which is where it's at today. the grand prize winner is on the phone with a question. hello, sawyer. >> good morning. host: good to talk to you again. >> yes. nice to talk to you, too. i heard the show briefly mention refugees. how has the recent election in lebanon reflected relationships with incoming palestinian refugees? guest: there are no incoming palestinian refugees now but it it is s tragic. you're talking about most of these refugees have been there since 1948 coming in thinking this is a temporary arrangement. they have certainly not returned to their homes, but they also have not been incorporated into lebanon. they cannot participate in politics. they don't have lebanese citizenship. they don't have access to certain jobs. they don't have access to the government educational system. they're much poorer, more desperat

the next clip. >> i remember this program. this is very memorable. c-span went on the air in 79. reagan becomes president in 1980. this was all new. there was no cable in washington, d.c. later after this encounter, the founder of c-span, and the founder of "close-up" talked about this. they got a surprise caller from the white house. one person was screening the calls. she gets a call that says, please hold for the president of united states. she thinks it is a crank call. she realizes it is legitimate and types a message to the speaker. it said, next call, washington, dc this was confusing him because there was no cables and a washington, d.c. our next washington, d.c. go ahead please. hello? one last time, washington. >> yes, i am sorry. hello, would you please hold one moment for the president. >> [laughter] >> students, i just came upstairs to the study here and turned on the set and there you were. i watched bond enough to hear several questions that shows your concerns about the exclusionary rule. you are so conscious of that clock going by. i did not mean that the police w

also on xm radio or download the c-span podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> private donations. >> taxpayers? >> i don't really know. >> from public television. >> donations. >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> federally. >> contributions from donors. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no government mandate, no government money. >> now margaret hamberg the head of the food and drug administration testifying on food safety legislation. we'll hear about the food safety enhancement act of 2009 which would expand the powers of the fda. held by house commerce subcommittee, this is about four hours. >> the meeting of the subcommittee is called to order. and today we are meeting to review the food safety enhancement act of 2009 discussion draft. i'll recognize myself for an opening statement initially. this draft -- or this discussion draft was released by chairman waxman, chairman emeritus dingell, chairman stupak, representative degette, representative sutto

listen to c-span radio or satellite radio. you can also download the c-span podcast. >> the special envoy on climate change said that the talks with china did not achieve any breakthroughs. he did say the two countries would continue to discuss the issues leading up to a climate change summit in copenhagen, denmark later this year. his remarks will be followed by the daily briefing with spokesman philip crowley. he talks about efforts to resettle a group of chinese muslims known as the uyghers. >> he served in the white house from 1983 to 1999 where he worked on these kinds of issues, issues of climate change. also from 1999 to 2001, he advised the secretary of treasury. the policy and politics of broader range -- of a broader range of economic issues. he was a senior fellow at a center -- at the center for american progress. again, i want to welcome mr. stern. he will make some introductory marks and take questions. >> thanks very much. welcome, everybody. i thought i would give you a little background on the trip to china. i think we had a very const

live coverage when the house returns here on the c-span. as this year's supreme court term comes to an end, here chief justice roberts talk about the court's work and then a panel of court watchers. they review the decisions handed down this past year. live coverage on c-span, saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. eastern. >> conservation was a battle. there were two sides of it. >> historian on teddy roosevelt and his leading role in the early days of the conservation movement. >> he was not a kind of holistic -- he believed in hunting, but he did not believe in hunting so you would make a species extinct. he cared about butterflies, wildflowers. he wanted to make sure we had a place for that in modern society. >> sunday, part 2 with douglas brinkley on "the wilderness warrior." sunday night on c-span, listen on xm satellite radio. >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> i think you get a little bit from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> maybe from the sponsors? >> viewers? >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, am

or download the c-span podcast. >> now tributes to michael martin, who addressed members for the final time. his last day is sunday, june 24th. he had to step down after an expense scanned appeared he is the first speaker of the house to be forced out 16¢ 95. british prime minister - gorham brown -- gordon brown spoke. >> order. one of the things of the speaker moving on is a signature. i can inform the house that in the past few weeks, i save several hundred bottles of -- dare the chancellor will be pleased to know that some bottles are fetching as much as 150 lbs. on ebay. i wanted to help the chancellor to stimulate the economy and was surprised i could do that in such a way. i give tribute to my staff. no speaker could ask for a better and more dedicated staff. thank you for giving me first class support. the expertise is plain to see. i also think the members of the chairman's panel for working nights and days. so i want to say thank-you to the one person -- it is planned for members to observe the police security officers, messengers, going about their duties. the speaker's chapl

and authors on the c-span'2 book tv. saturday on after words how to you run for congress with $7,000 your >> i don't know where the money comes from. >> contributions from donors. >> how is c-span funded? thirty years ago. america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. no government mandate, no government money. >> to a house hearing on a single-payer health care where the government would pay for health services. witnesses included michigan congressman john conyers has authored a bill on single payer health care. rob andrews of new jersey chairs this hour 40 minute hearing of the education and labor subcommittee on health. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, ladies and gentleman. welcome to the subcommittee. having determined we would proceed we would like to welcome our colleagues who are present this morning. ladies and gentlemen who would be witnesses and the members of the public and the press. it is great to have you with us. the united states is spending more of our national wealth, more of ou

download the c-span podcast and watch part one of our interview with the douglas brinkley. how c-span funded? >> it is publicly funded. but donations? >> government? >> c-span is its funding through taxes. >> i don't know. >> 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, and a private business initiatives with no government mandate and no government money. >> next, a discussion on summer learning and low-income students. this is about a half an hour. learning. tell us how much information do children lose over the summer by not being in school, not going to the library and not keeping up with their studies? >> they lose quite a bit. guest: in fact research shows young people experience serious setbacks in academic performance during the summer when they take a long break. for lo-income kids they lose big in summer reading. they accumulate and contribute significantly to the achievement gap. it's not just an issue for low-income kids in fact for all kids they experience setbacks in skills like math come putation and spelling. so what the research

vietnam, and his troubles for the supreme court chief justice. listen on c-span area -- radio in washington-baltimore area, or nationwide on ex-im satellite channel 132. -- xm satellite channel 132. >> there's still time to get your copy of the c-span's 2009 u.s. congressional directory. district maps, and how to contact committees and caucuses. it is $16.95 online at cspan.org/products. >> next, a look at the economy, the future of health care, and the federal deficit. our guess is the single editor @ "the national review. from today's washington journal, is 40 minutes. host: our guest, rush ponnuru -- rahm-ponnuamesh ponnuru. >> people will also say that the deficit and the debt are skyrocketing, and that is the reason why we cannot afford to do health reform. i just want to repeat, the single biggest problem we have in terms of the debt and the deficit is health care. is medicare and medicaid. that is -- when you hear all these projections about all these trillions of dollars and red ink got out as far as the eye can see, almost all of that is because of the i

we will replay the speech sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> our party needs a lot of work. >> sunday, on c-span q and 8. mitch daniels on revitalizing the gop. >> we need to look inwardly, and think about how it can speak more meaningfully to the problems of today, and to the americans of today. the young people say maybe i can be a part of that. >> with other mitch daniels, sunday night on c-span. also on ex-im radio, or download the c-span podcast. >> a confirmation hearing for the top position in afghanistan. the nominee is general stanley mcchrystal. carl levin of michigan is the chair of the senate armed services committee, this last two hours 40 minutes. good morning. the committee meets this morning to consider three military nominations, admiral james stavridis, lieutenant general douglas fraser, nominated to be general and 6 ft. admiral star vitas -- admiral stavridis. and lieutenant general stanley mcchrystal, nominated to be general and commander of nato international security assistance force and commander u.s. forces afghanist

c-span2. later, and admiral speaking on the atlantic council. u.s. pacific commander includes conversation on the north korean missile testing at 5:30 eastern on c-span. >> file sharing has wreaked havoc on our business. >> tonight on "the communicators" copyright policy with the chairman of universal music publishing group. >> one of the goal is to have the isp's take more responsibility of the service they are providing and make sure they're not just providing an entree into intellectual property for free. >> the chairman of universal music publishing group tonight at 8:00 eastern on "the communicators" on c-span2. >> now more from this morning's "washington journal." peter brooks is a national security fellow at the heritage foundation, there is a report looking at the commission of prevention of weapons of mass destruction proliferation and terrorism. this commission was put together in 2008. guest: i am not a member of this commission. it is -- headed by bob graham. in the standard commission has been extended. they have been extended for a few more months. host: they deliver their report to president bush last -- late last year and testify befo

the white house. you can watch it on c-span 3 and also online at c-span.org and we plan to show it to you here ahead of the house coming back in if we are able. we'll show all of the president's comments upcoming in our schedule on c-span, here on c-span and of course on the c-span networks and again you can watch it online as well at c-span.org. but the u.s. house waiting for them to come back in to resume debate on the 2010 spending bill for the departments of commerce and justice asle as science programs. we spoke earlier to a capitol hill reporter about that bill. republicans arguing about over this commerce, justice and science spending bill? >> well, the not really about the substance of the bill but rather how the process is going to unfold for appropriations bills and how many amendments are going to be allowed and when they can be offered. >> the majority leader yesterday was quoted as saying he wants to proceed in a fashion that is reasonable, that provides opportunities for amendments. republicans don't see eye-to-eye with that? >> well, this started because the democrats had a requirement t

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the young people of today, specifically. you do not have to be a candidate to do that. >> mitch daniels on a "q&a." that is tonight, on c-span radio, or download the season and podcast -- download the season and -- download the c- span podcast. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created season? as a public service and private business initiatives. no government mandate, no government money. >> with the federally mandated transition to digital television coming next week, we will get a report on how the fcc has repaired viewers for the change. -- prepared viewers for the change. monday night, 8:00 eastern, on ." -- "the communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: what was your opinion, richard wolffe, of obama during the campaign? guest: he struggled, and it is easy to look back and say that it was a single simple trajectory. but it really was not. people have remarked on his coolness, which is true for the most part. but there are moods that track his performance and the people around him. he can get angry and frustrated. watching him adapt and learn how to be a candidate in this pa

. >> host: i think that is the first time c-span has covered a commercial for sherwin-williams paint. >> guest. [laughter] >> host: it cannot be summarized and has to re-read. but from my own years of roaming the world, it does not end happily. his arsenal, the confrontation was inevitable and tell us about the last day. >> guest: july 3rd july 3rd, 2007, gazi and his boys had kidnapped several chinese masseuse from across islamabad and the chinese government got very angry and push on musharraf relations and they're very, very close and this is a very bad time for these relations because there was a landslide on the highway that the chinese build bridging islamabad and kashmir part of the chinese have built this to open a trade. and one week earlier there was a landslide that blocked the road on the pakistani side. they could not move the rocks out of the way and the chinese were curious thing we build the road when there is of landslide at least get the rocks of the way. there is attention than the masseuse was kidnapped. the army and pakistani rangers and the police all surrounded

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part two with douglas brinkley on the wilderness warrior, sunday night at 8:00 on c-span or listen on xm satellite radio. download the c-span pod cast and watch part one of our interview with douglas bringly at c-span.org. >> now republican senators on supreme court nominee judge sonia sotomayor. they are members of the senate judiciary committee scheduled to hold ore confirmation hearing on july 13. from the u.s. capital, this is 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, it's good to be with you. we thought we'd share a few thoughts about the sotomayor nomination. i think judge sotomayor deserves fair treatment. and we're going to ensure that that happens. the nomination to the supreme court always raises quite a number of important questions, and some of those questions have been discussed in recent days. i think it's quite appropriate that senators who have concerns, who want to or who are concerned about matters that they come to the floor and raise those before the hearing even. it gives the nominee a chance to be ready for the expressed concerns of senators. and also i think advance as nat

and he actually did something. >> the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on wilbert s. warriors. sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c- span, for download the c-span podcast. >> senate judiciary committee chairman, patrick leahy on supreme court nominee, judge sonia sotomayor. her confirmation hearing will begin july 13. this is about 35 minutes. let's hear at the university of the district of columbia. i am also a privilege to serve as the president of the leadership conference on civil rights. for those of you who don't know, the leadership conference is the nation's premier civil and human rights coalition with over 200 national organizations working to build an america as good as its ideals. today the introduction of this year is a lecturer is a very special honor for me. there are few individuals, and i can honestly say without fear of contradiction, and even fewer in congress who exemplify the integrity, the passion and commitment to building and america that we all want to live in. ted kennedy is one, john lewis is another, and so is the man i am privileged to introduce this morning, senator patrick leahy of vermont

or listen on xm satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional directorate. with information on house and senate members, cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, on line at cs -- c- span.org/products or call 1-877- on-c-span. bamako washington journal" continues. we are host: continue with our conversation on health care reform from -- with earl blumen hour, democrat from oregon. arlen to reference "the new york times." health care reforms moment arrives, again. talking about the convergence of politics and economics at this point, which the white house budget director peter orszag called a remarkable moment did the right, students of history realize they are only now entering the riskiest days when more details generate real opposition. to date, a fragile coalition of stakeholders have been attacked at the table. but it may not take much for their guiding principle of shared responsib

hillsdale college president larry arnn tonight at 8:00 on c spn's "q&a," or listen on c-span radio oar download the c-span podcast. >> this week on prime minister's question, gordon brown discusses reforms in the parliament in the wake of misuse of expense accounts, and he discusses mortgage loans and funding for new discussion. prime minister's

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the wake of issues. that is tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span. now, and reporters roundtable on the news of the week from "washington journal." this is just over 35 minutes. communicators." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome jon- christopher bua, white house correspondent for british television. tony blankley is here for the summer. [laughter] what is next for iran? guest: this is a moment where the years of history are changing. where it will go into high gear, or out -- not to get lost in a metaphor, but i do not think that the iranian relationship to the people will be the same, even if the regime old son. -- holds on. this is potentially a transition moment for the iranian people. host: you posted on your blog, the world is watching. guest: these protests have gone from protesting election results to protesting the behavior of the supreme leader. the entire region, going into dangerous waters, that is where the rubber is meeting the road. although it is getting less measured as the days go on. host: you wrote in your b

c-span. or listen on c-span satellite radio. download the c-span podcast and what part one of our interview with douglas brinkley on c- span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to recommend -- we want to welcome representative rick boucher. the issue of captain trade is in the news, but briefly explain what that is about -- the issue of cat and trade is in the news, but be fully explain what that is about . guest: they would receive emission allowances, they could trade those on the market. they could purchase offsets for entities where the emissions could be reduced at perhaps a lower price, and it relies on the market to achieve maximum flexibility. host: will this result in higher taxes? guest: no. it is not a tax. it is purely a regulatory program, and the market will be relied upon to drive investment to the place where the emission reduction can be taken the most economically. host: so who pays for it? guest: well, inevitably, a control program, if it is effective, will carry some increase in energy prices. the goal t

antelope and actually did something. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours with douglas brinkley on a wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> president obama was the featured speaker at last night's radio and tv correspondents association dinner. this year's event was held at the washington d.c. convention center. it lasts about 15 minutes. [applause] thank you very much. thank you so much. thanks to all of you. please, everybody, have a seat. before i get started, as the father of two girls, can i just say how incredibly impressive those three young ladies were. [applause] that would be proud -- dad would be proud. to heather and all the others who have made this evening possible, thank you so much. it is wonderful to be here. i want to express my appreciation for the opportunity to tell jokes that are not funny enough for me to use when we did this five weeks ago. [laughter] -- [laughter] what ever. the jokes may not be as good, but neither is the guest list. [laughter] [applause] i am just joking. for me, there is no contest. why bother hanging out when celebrities -- with celebrities

also expected to debate the 2010 defense authorization bill. live house coverage is here on c-span. on c-span2, president obama holding a news conference at 12:30 p.m. eastern live from the rose garden. and we continue to bring in coverage of the senate health committee fifth day of marked up on the health care legislation. that will be live on c-span3 beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >> july 4 weekend on "book tv." discover an unfamiliar side of the nation's first president as we are live from george washington's not vernon estate with historian and author john ferlin on the ascent of george washington. join our conversation sunday, july 5, live on " in-depth." >> "washington journal" continues. host: arizona senator john mccain, good morning. guest: nice to be back and best regards to brian lamb. many people said we were separated at birth because of our resemblance. he has done a great job and so have all of you over the years covering the capital in a dispassionate and objective fashion. host: thank you. iran -- the president's response, has it been appropriate, and now? guest: t

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or listen to axe and satellite radio or download the c-span podcast. >> there is still time to get your copy of c-span's 2009 congressional director repaired with information on house and senate members, the cabinet, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors, plus district maps and how to contact committees and caucuses. $16.95, online at c-span.org /products or call 1-877-on-c- span. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are joined by james hackett, president and ceo of anadarko petroleum corp. to talk about an injured reform, climate change, and economy. first let us talk about an injury reform going on on capitol hill. what is your take on a business perspective on the reform bill and what it will do? guest: first, it is a very important topic. i am glad we are debating it. we tend to make policy based on where gasoline prices trade particularly in the summer or after a hurricane, so when people are worried -- in a period where we have lower prices, it is not as tight ends in everybody's mind, but the thing that is disturbing is we are

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. >> sunday on "q&a" the first of two hours would douglas brinkley on wilderness warrior. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or listen on satellite radio r.d. spent -- download the c- span podcast. >> a discussion now on iran, general motors, healthcare, and other political news with syndicated columnist george will. he was a guest this week on "washington journal" for about an hour. morning we are pleased to welcome columnist, george will. >> glad to be here. >> there is so much and i talk about your column, on sundays and thursday, and the topic today is tobacco. and why did you choose it and what is your point? >> i have written it over the years, because we're trying to deal with a product that's legal and deadly if used as to be used. it's curious, we are regulating the truthful communication about information of a legal product. it raises all kinds of problems. it seems to me one of the great successes of government. that half the population 50% woke up and lit a cigarette, and that's a good thing now it's 25%. and there are many tremendous public health benefits. and what got my attention, congress

the atlantic council. this will include north korea's most recent missile testing. live coverage of that will be at 5:30 eastern, here on c-span. now all look at some of this morning's washington journal. >> faiz shakir is the editor of a local newspaper. we're talking about congress wrapping up and the influence of media on politics. there's a front-page story in the on the roll call pokey about the gop and their plans of the fourth of july recess. how effective are parties at getting their message through to the public, particularly through july 4 recess? guest: it requires gas -- grassroots work. people need to amplify your message. if your focus on a d.c. message, advertising in "roll- call" or "the washington post," many of these groups are hoping their messages are bombarding both the lawmakers and their staffs and constituents, getting across the message. they are effective when they started in that fashion. host: it is a down time for politics in general. what are you looking at as the recess developed? guest: the districts that democrats have won over the past two election cycles have been taken from republicans. repu

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. >> sunday on "q&a", the first of two hours with douglas brinkley. sunday night at 8:00 on c-span, or download the c-span podcast. >> obama has announced a number of proposed changes to the financial regulatory system. the plan would create a way to dismantle large financial companies and, for the first time, impose regulations on certain types of transactions. this is 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you very much. please, everybody be seated. since taking office, my administration has mounted what i think has to be acknowledged as an extraordinary response to a historic economic crisis. even as we take decisive action to repair the damage to our economy, we are working hard to build a new foundation with sustained economic growth. this will not be easy. we know that this recession is not the result of one failure but of many. many of the toughest challenges we face are the product of a cascade of mistakes and missed opportunities which took place over the course of decades. that is why as part of this new foundation, we are seeking to build an energy economy that creates new jobs

for information on jerry goldman, oyez.org. >>> the c-span's six bus is traveling the country visiting libraries, bookstores, festivals and authors. here are some of the people and places we visited. >> we are here at the lexington public library's branch with bob sloan. you often write short stories about life in appellation. tell about the true story that is accounted in the valley of the shadow. >> there was a feud in the county where i am from that occurred back in the 1880s and my grandfather -- my paternal grandfather, my dad's dad was born in 1877. the feud lasted about 1884 to 1887 depending on who you talk to. so i grew up hearing first hand accounts of some of this. my grandfather was friends with one of the principles of this thing. everybody knows about hatfield and mccoy and some of the other feuds. the round county viewed was absolutely the bloodiest and most significant of all of the east kentucky vendettas mountain view is. nobody knows about it. because when it was over, or when the worst part of it was over, a meeting was held after a day, one day, in which about ten

download the c-span podcast. >> leaders talk about the protests in tehran following last week's presidential election. they spoke after the house voted to pass a resolution in support of the iranian dissidents. this is 20 minutes. >> thank you very much for being here with us. i am so honored to represent a district that knows about the lack of freedom, knows about the lack of human rights and constantly fights for getting those universally accepted human rights respected in my native homeland of cumin. iran should be no exception. how honored i am havto be here h a long line of heroes speaking on behalf of the iranian people who feel they have no voice. they're being listened to internationally. the people have been denied their most basic human rights and civil liberties by an oppressive iranian regime which uses a sham process and candidates handpicked by the ruling apparatus. real reform and democracy were never an option. the regime relies on so-called elections to provide them with a veneer of legitimacy, but he that assaad has been shattered by iran -- that facade has been shattered.

see the full hearing tonight at eight eastern on c-span. >> every weekend the latest books and nonfiction authors on c-span tv. >> here is our present policy. just as we are eager to stop the war. >> telephone conversation from the final months of lyndon johnson's presidency on vietnam, un appointees and troubles for his pick for supreme court justice. listen saturday morning at 10 eastern on c-span radio in the washington baltimore area at 90.1 fm. on line at c-span radio.org. and nationwide on xm satellite channel 132. >> the congressional tri-caucus announced this week of legislation dealing with the issue of health care disparities. the tri-caucus is made up of members of the black, hispanic and asian pacific american caucus is. this is about 45 minutes. >> good morning, and thank you all for being here. some of us may have to leave for markup, but we will make your statement and we will be coming and going as schedules permit. but i'm barbara lee. i represent the ninth congressional district of california, also the chair of the congressional black caucus. and i stand here before you

download the c-span podcast and watch part one of our interview with douglas brinkley at c-span.org. host: joining us from new york to talk about the future of american capitalism is joseph stiglitz, and he has an article in the july issue of "vanity fair" magazine called "wall street's toxic message." when the current crisis is over, the reputation of american-tile scap capitalism will have taken a beating, because of what washington practices and what it preaches. disillusioned developing nations may turn their backs on free markets warning nobel laureate joseph stiglitz. what is the message of this article and request do you say that wall street is accepted ing? >> the problem is the way that we manage capitalism american-style is very different from the way we have been telling other countries to behave, an and let's go back to the crisis in east asia a little over a decade ago. at that time, we said very explicitly, aze interest rates, cut back extend tours, get your deficit down. don't bail out the banks. you have to be tough on them, and have good regulation, but then, of cours

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the c-span 2 booktv civics bus is visiting libraries, bookstores, festivals and authors. here are some of the people and places we visited. >> we are with mark bauerlein, author of a "the dumbest generation". you also have a a title that says or don't trust anyone under 30. you put a lot of statistics in your book. a pull out the one statistic you like the most when you have to talk to groups about this particular book. >> i think one thing that happened was the speech i gave at the university of maryland a few years ago, there were about to and 50 students in the audience and i cited a statistic for them that came out of a civic knowledge of young adults and the statistic was that roughly 18 to 26 year olds were six times more likely to know who the american -- the latest "american idol" winner was then there were to know who the speaker of the house was just 2 miles away from the university of maryland. and what i can add to that statistic is that a young woman in the back yelled out, it is more important to know who the "american idol" is. and the thing that was importa

eastern on "the communicator's." >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> a little bit from the federal government. >> brands. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get government funding. >> viewers? >> how is he's been funded? 30 years ago, america's cable companies created c-span is a public service, a private business initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> democratic leadership council recently honored its retiring ceo, al from. speakers include bill clinton, steny hoyer, and the incoming dlc chairman. this is about an hour. >> standing right behind me, so save me, please. ladies and gentlemen, the rabbi. >> oh, god, a creature of the universe upon universe. we're here this evening to honor, to ease bank, and to recognize a friend, a patriot, a leader, a lover of our country. in this moment, dear god, as we should in all moments, we recognize your presence and the work of our hands, your lights and the clarity we attain, your spirit and the wisdom with chief, at your inspiration and the good that we seek to do. we ask for your contin

i do not know if it is going to be clear on the c-span channel, but i managed to get some salad dressing on my shirt. i had been out of the profession since 1995, but i felt if i could leave a little of much where it could be seen, whether which chinese food, it would be perfect. this is for you. right here. [laughter] think you for inviting me. i am flattered. it is funny. i feel better knowing now that journalists are not invited to do this. the body part about my critique of journalism, such as it is, when you are an expert in this country, meaning when you are in the game, dealing with it every day, living and breathing in, you are not an expert. when you are away for a few years and you have a television show, i am an expert in television production now but all this and i'm an expert in the media. there is in the strange about that. burns, my partner, asking him about education, he was a former schoolteacher in baltimore, he said the same thing. when i wasn't -- when i was an expert and teaching, no 11 in my opinion. and now have all the opinions in the world and a run wants to hear

download the podcast. >> how is c-span funded? >> through donations? >> i think you get a little bit from the federal government. >> grants and stuff like that. >> maybe from sponsors? >> it might get some government funding. >> the worst? >> how is c-span funded by 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private initiative. no government mandate, no government money. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome david frost, also from his program, " al jazeera english." thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking about the nixon takes from 1973. we will hear an excerpt in just a moment. any reaction from richard nixon and your own dealings with him from the late 1970's? guest: in fact, i do not think there has been any major revelation in the last 30 years contradicting what has been in the nixon interviews. but there is this interesting stuff coming out. i missed some of it on the plane yesterday, but it is amazing that it is still coming out, and it is an indication, and i guess the movie was