at the age of 25. c-span: ... to the relationship with theodore roosevelt, because don't they pop up later in... >> guest: yes. c-span: ... down in cuba and... >> guest: well, roosevelt tr--apparently tried to persuade him not to testify at the police hearing, that it would be a big mistake. crane decided to do it anyway because he felt that it would be dishonorable of him not to. and roosevelt sided with the cops, that was it. they were estranged at that point. a year and a half later, they both turn up in the spanish-american war; crane as a reporter, roosevelt with the rough riders at that point. c-span: stephen crane was a reporter at how many different newspapers? >> guest: well, he was a reporter for the new york journal, for the bachelor johnson syndicate of newspapers, for the new york world in the united states. c-span: a journal owned by hearst. >> guest: mm-hmm. and pulitzer's world. c-span: and how many different wars did he cover? >> guest: two, the monthlong greco-turkish conflict in the spring of 189

and did the heavy work then. c-span: the other thing you did after each of the 16 chapters is include some primary source material. where did you get that idea? and what kind of primary source material were you looking to put in the book? >> guest: well, something that, again, would take you back to the moment and how presidents -- you know, with ronald reagan, we talk about how he decided to build up weapons, against tremendous opposition, so that he could try to pressure the soviets into ending the arms race. and we take the specific speech in which he talks about -- proposed for the first time sdi, the strategic defense initiative. and with george w. bush in iraq, we take a very powerful speech he made at the military academy at west point. some of the -- the emancipation proclamation is the actual proclamation. but you know, some of them are -- are documents, some of them are presidential speeches. and it's just anything that can take you back to the moment. i talked about how we tried to make this as historic -- as

even in the end, she... c-span: when was she the best known in the united states? >> guest: when? c-span: when? >> guest: why, when she was ambassador, i think. she was, i think, the most admired woman in america next to eleanor roosevelt and the most admired in the world, i think, next to eleanor and the queen of england. c-span: one of the notes, by the way, in the book is that you say your greatest debt is to daniel boorstin, who is the former librarian of congress, and his wife, ruth. and in piece i was--i read in the washington times, it says that n--he's not commented on this book and that the parties they had for you, he never came to any of those parties. is there anything to that story? >> guest: no, he... c-span: is he not--does he not like this? >> guest: he--he hadn't read the book because he hadn't yet received the complimentary copy that i'd sent. in fact, i had a note from ruth just yesterday saying the book did come and thank you very much. they couldn't make the parties because they travel a great deal and they just simply couldn't come to them. so--and some of the

the berlin wall. find your television schedule on c-span.org. -- us at joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. touring long, c-span is cities across the country, exploring american history. visit toa recent colorado springs, colorado. you're watching american history tv. >> colorado springs is known as a terrific city because of our fantastic climate, a terrific arid climate, and also because of a great opportunity for outdoor recreation. tremendous park system. you can spend every day and something equivalent to the national park right outside your back door. shortly after settlement of colorado springs in 1871, we became known as destination for people with tuberculosis. it was the leading killer in the 19th century in the united states. it affected just about everybody in the country. during the early years, the only treatment that was offered to people with newly diagnosed tuberculosis was to go out west and to seek a cure. people would come to colorado springs on the recommendation of a doctor, who would tell them to go chase the cure, get out of

look at the people places and events of native american history is part of the c-span cities tour. you can see more from the city tour at our website c-span.org. click on the series tab then click on c-span cities tour. >> more american history to her -- tour on native americans here on c-span. from 1656 to 1704, this was a spanish mission settlement. it was devoted to committing the local apalachee indians to christianity. today it is a living history museum. wii's, as send the state archaeology park. this is been a living history site that portrays appalachia from 1566-1704. the grounds, talked with knowledgeable interpreters about a world of spain and its effect's on the appalachee and how that engages and informs a more spanish world. -- an emerging hispanic world. they landed with the idea to explore the coastline. he was looking to gather the riches. they were hoping for gold or other valuables they could take it. the aztec empire, the inca empire, the great silver mines of mexico, they thought north america must have some of those resources as well. by the time you get tallah

year, c-span is touring cities across the country. our recent visit to madison, wisconsin. you are watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span three. today, where on the campus of the university of wisconsin madison in front of the lake where 100 years a go last month in 1914, the society of american indians met at their fourth annual meeting .>> six days the society of american indians was the first secular indian led , indian rights association that sought to impact congressional policy and help out indian people on reservations .after it was made up mostly of american indian professional people .the fall of the berlin indian of the bureau of affairs, 52 of them gathered to gather in wisconsin to set the agenda for the future and attempts to shape congressional policy. what was happening at the time for the american indian people was the reservation system was appearing to be a failure to many different interested parties. indian people were poor, undereducated, they have been losing vast quantities of lands, their tribal economies were in bad shape a

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the c-span cities to work takes book tv on the road traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. we partner with comcast to visit colorado springs, colorado. >> in 1806, it was set into the american southwest to explore the region very similar to lewis theclark who were sent to northwestern part of the newly acquired louisiana territory. pike was sent to the southwest part of the territory. from his perspective, when he came out here he walked off the map. he went into an area that was unknown. he thinksrst sees it, he can reach the top of it in a few days. it really takes a week to approach. he believes it is a lower mountain called mount rosa. he turned around and that point, he wrote in his journal that given the condition, given the equipment he had at the time, no one could have went to the peak. the inspired the palm that became america the beautiful. coloradohere to springs to teach a summer course at colorado college in 1893. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountain inspired the poetry, it inspired the

about colorado springs and other stops on the c-span city to our odd c-span.org/local content. >> after the american revolution and before he was elected, the first president of the united states george washington retired from public life. up next, edward larson focuses on washington and how he contributed to western expansion and his efforts to link the east and west through the potomac river.

partnerser cable worked with the c-span city tour staff when we travel to madison to explore its history. learn more about madison all weekend on american history tv. ♪ >> welcome to wisconsin's state capital. we are standing in the rotunda of the building. this is the public area of the capitol. this is where we have all our big parties, presentations. when you walk up, you see a big, white stone building. that stone is granite we got from vermont. 43 different kinds of stone were used to build the capital. stone from all over the world. six foreign countries, 8 states. great big dome on the outside of itol covered in granite. we have the only state capital covered in credit. we finish off with a statue -- we call her wisconsin p ritchie hera w -- we claall wisconsin. she has a w on her chest. she weighs over 6000 pounds. then we gave her that nice gold coat. ityou look past behind me, says legislation on a mosaic. an artist has created each mosaic with 100,000 little pieces of colored glass. they represent the three branches of government in the building -- legislation, justi ce, gover

obama this week in we are recording this program and we hope to bring it to you in its entirety on the c-spanose warriors -- [no audio] > [no audio] we are recording the ceremonies today and we will have this in its entirety for you tonight starting at 8:00 eastern on the c-span networks. we should let you know that part of the live coverage today, john mccain will be offering remarks of his new book. that book is called "13 soldiers." you can watch that this evening at 6:30 p.m. eastern time. congress returns from their midterm break. many are offering statements and remarks. buck mckeon made the following statement. also, harry reid released this statement. on this veterans day, we want to know what your message is. you can log onto facebook to leave your comments or you can tweet us. we will read some of your messages during today. melissa tweeted us. she said happy veterans day. this is from celeste, thank you for your service. >> c-span of veterans day covera ge continues tonight. the wreathlaying ceremony is at 8:00. just after 9:00, the uso gala featuring martin dempsey. discussions on

this weekend on the c-span networks. tonight on c-span. more reaction and on saturday night at 8:00, a debate on the future of the internet. the saturday night at 10:00 on book of t. jeff chang on racial progress in america. edward o wilson on what makes us human and different to other species. tonight at 8:00 on american history tv on c-span 3. medal of honor recipients reflect on service, vietnam and afghanistan and saturday at 8:00 on lectures in history. the social prejudice immigrants face in the 1800s. and the 25th anniversary. join the investigation and like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. what to expect next week and the expectations come january. starting at 10:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern. >> janice rogers brown began on the district of columbia in 2005. she spoke about her views on restraint. the judge was introduced by edwin mees. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the heritage foundation. those joining us on c-span tv. we would ask that your cell phones have been turned off, especially when weather bull tips come. we enco

the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] >> on this veterans day, c-span cameras have been visiting various war memorials throughout the nation's capital. we've been showing you some of the comments and tweets from members of congress on this veterans day. if you come to the world war ii memorial here on a saturday, there's a very good chance you'll see former senator bob dole. the "politico" wrote this past summer that at nearly 91 years of age, the former senator and senate majority leader treks to the world war ii memorial nearly every weekend to greet his fellow veterans. it's veterans day. showing you a comments from a number of members of congress, some of whom are veterans as well. looking ahead to tonight on c-span -- we're going to bring you the leaf--- wreath-laying ceremony at articlington national cemetery. here's a brief look at general dempsey's appearance. >> ♪ i lay there groaning on the floor i thought i'd passed the worst when the barrel hit the pulley wheel and then the bottom burst a shower of bricks rained down on me i hadn't got a hop

[applause] >> this weekend on the c-span networks. tonight at 8:00, a debate on the future of the internet. and sunday evening on "q&a" tave advice smiley on his latest book "death of a king." author jeff change on the idea of race in america. edward wilson. tonight at 8:00 on lectures and history, the social prejudice immigrants faced during the 1800's. and sunday night at 8:00 the 20th anniversary of the falls of the berlin wall. find our schedule at -span.org. nd give us feedback. >> each week, american istory's "reel america." 4, ears ago on july 16, 196 arizona senator barry goldwater cepted his party's presidential nomination at the republican national convention in san francisco. he lost in a landslide to president lyndon b. johnson, but inspired many younger conservatives to get involved in politics. >>on the stand with mr. goldwater, two sons, two daughters, and two sons-in-law. >> the sergeant of arms clearing the aisle. >> on the stand with mr. goldwater, two sons, two daughters, and two sons-in-law. [applause] >> thank you.

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. all weekend long, american history tv is featuring colorado springs, colorado. and explore is credited with discovering pikes peak in 18 oh six. it lies west of colorado springs. a trip to the summit inspired katharine lee bates to write "america the beautiful." we recently traveled to colorado springs to explore the city's rich history. learn more about colorado springs all weekend here on american history tv. garden of the gods is so magnificent. many people don't realize it is a city park. it has a world-famous view. the fact that we are a national, natural landmark, i really love the description of the garden of the gods park as being perhaps the most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. history, the history of the earth is almost like an open book here in colorado springs. what we are seeing here is remnants of sand dunes, lagoons, the bottom of an ocean, and even glacial gravels that have occurred from the last 3 million years. if you walk from

join the c-span conversation. ike us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> "washington journal" continues. host: good morning as we enter our third hour. we want to go back to the question we asked many of you in our first hour. as you look at the election results, what is the message to washington? we heard from the president and mitch mcconnell yesterday. today, we will hear from john boehner. he will hold a news conference after 1:00 eastern time. , neweadline from usa today pledges, old politics. obama and the gop about cooperation. the editorial page of usa today, more gridlock ahead. this from the financial times, obama faces a serious test of his own relevancy. what is the message to washington? the editorial many people are reading this morning from john boehner and mitch mcconnell. now, we can get congress going. al is joining us from winterhaven, for the. democrats line. -- winter haven, florida. emma crestline. democrats line. caller: congress was hired to work for us. not for anyone else. r orfor the ri

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monday night at 8:00 eastern on the communicators on c-span 2. long, c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. recent , a look at the visit to colorado spring, colorado. you're watching american history every weekend, on c-span 3. >> garden of the gods park is so significant, many people don't it's a city park. it's a world famous view. nd the fact that we love the description of the garden of the the park as being perhaps most striking contrast between mountains and plains in all of north america. the nation natural history, the the earth is like an open book here in colorado springs. seeing here is the lagoons, the bottom of the even glacial gravels that had occurred. so when you walk back to the back in s like a walk time. in a half mile, you can go 300 million years ago. know oft people that we in the pike's peak region were ute. which was their homeland, the their ikes peak area was homeland. they would circumnavigate pike's as part of the seasonal your anies because in the summer of game d find plenty and buy s

the conversation. yes,. took two lunches. i watch c-span all the time when i'm home. it's the only station i have on most of the time. i think it's absolutely excellent. i watched all of the debate around the country. thank you for this book talks and for the history. i like all of it. and i'm. thank you very much. >> and continue to let us now what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 220-626-3400. you can send us a tweet at swmbings span.comment. like us on face book. follow us on twitter. on friday leaders from the national iranian american counsel. on the national security and economic benefit of a successful nuclear deal with iran. the deadline for current negotiations is today. -- is extent is fobble possible if an zpwreement not reached. -- if an agreement is not reached. >> all right. thank you for joining us today. and from the national iranian american council. today we have a briefing on in iran nuclear deal. i want to start out by thanking those for sponsoring this briefing. today we are here at a very important time for that united sta

cities tour where we travel across the trdid the cou you can see more at our website, c-span.org. click on the series tab. them click on c-span cities tour. c-span's american history tour cons with a historian talking about his book on the little shell tribe of chippewa indians of montana and their struggle to become a federally recognized tri tripe. >> the little shell tribe, a fascinating group of people here in montana. their official name is the chippewa tribes of montana. actually, that's a name that has come in to formal use only in the 1970s, as part of the way this tribe deals with the federal government and their petition for federal recognition. there are a group of chippewa indians as they are base, but they are really a polyethnic group really representing more of what was occurring on the northern plains in the 17th, 18th, and 19th century as europeans came in on the east coast of the continent and moved their way west. indians relocated, dislocated, enter married, allied, confedrated and became new peoples. and so this group, the little shell tribe of chippewa indians really is a -- is more complex than their na

cities to our tour. >> the american history to her continues on c-span with a look at the pueblo here on c-span. george rivera tells us about the traditions and histories of the pueblo, one of the 19 in new mexico. >> new mexico, there is eight pueblos north of santa fe. and todaysanta clara we are in pojoaque. ♪ ♪ >> the pueblo is a tribal nation that exists here in new mexico. they are very distinct because we live on our aboriginal property and we have maintained our sovereignty as a tribal nation for centuries, beginning wi

. ♪ this weekend, on the c-span networks. tonight at 8:00. a debate on the future of the internet.elevision host smiley on his new book. on the idea ofng racial progress in america. pulitzerr of two prizes on what makes us human. the social prejudice immigrants face during the 1800s. sunday night at 8:00, the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. find your television schedule on c-span.org. -- us at

visit ncicap.org] ur,the c-span cities to next week, we partner with charter communications for a visite.a glorious the service for the country. the call comes to every citizen. .t is an unending struggle >> he is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century. governor.eforming he defined what progressivism is. a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in a 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. he was about the people. after the civil war, america changed radically from a nation of small farmers and small producers and small manufacturers. we had concentrations of wealth and we had concern about the influence of money in government. he spent the later part of 1890's giving speeches all over wisconsin. if you wanted a speaker for your club or group, he went to county fairs, he went to every kind of event that you could imagine and built a reputation for himself. ready to run for govern

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the audience. yes. oh, do we need -- i'm sorry. for c-span purposes, if you could speak at the microphone. >> well, i know that you don't want to necessarily drop a cliffy, but three questions. number one, did they ever find the girl? >> can't tell you. >> ok. that answers that question. number two, the creeole -- african creeole women who were accused, what white families were they descended from? >> they were descended -- i've -- from the -- the fathers -- let me put it this way. as far as we can ascertain, they are descendants of augustine who came to the united states from haiti during the -- after the haitian revolution, a lot of haitian slave owners but -- as well as the mixed-race class moved to america and settled in mobile, as far as we can glean descended from that class. >> and the third question is, your book wants to be turned into -- is your book going to be turned into an audio book? >> interesting question. please turn my book into an audio book. some of the pieces of the court were missing but other parts, good parts were the

join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. now the capitol dome restoration project. the architect of the capital, the restoration project manager, and john hoeven who served on the senate appropriations committee. we also see workers demonstrate some of the techniques that will be used to repair the more than 1300 crocs in the structure. this is 30 minutes. >> good morning. the media spokesperson for the capitol dome restoration project. thank you for joining us to meet -- today. anddome restoration construction manager will walk through a live demonstration of the tools and techniques used to restore the dorm -- the dome. if you have any follow-up questions, contact me. my information is on the site. i'd like to introduce the 11th architect of the capitol, stephen t. ayers. >> thank you, justin. good morning, everyone. i am pleased to announce this morning that the scaffold you .ee behind you is complete this is a significant milestone for us in our own restoration project. i will provide a number of details on that in just a

. >> today's look at the people, places, and events, on c-span's city tour, where we travel across the country and highlight the life and history of each place we visit. you can see more at our website, c-span.org. clickthe city's tap and on c-span cities toward. >> american history tour continues here on c-span. a look near santa fe, new mexico you're the head of the tribal government. one of 19 in new mexico. >> new mexico, there is eight pueblos north of santa fe. san juan, and today we are in pojoaque. ♪ ♪ >> the pueblo is a tribal nation that exists here in new mexico. they are very distinct because we live on our aboriginal property and we have maintained our sovereignty as a tribal nation for centuries, beginning with the first europeans who came in this area, the spanish, they recognized tribe sovereignty all the way through mexico, taking over from spain in this area and then the united states taking over and all of the foreign governments have recognized the tribal nations. the region name of the pueblo is -- which is water drink in place. us being at the low part of the vall

on his keep you updated trip here on the c-span networks. awaiting action in the house, federal spending for the 2014 fiscal spending. new members begin orientation on senatey and then in the votes are expected on judicial nominations and a childcare block program. you can watch the house live here on c-span and the senate on our companion network. the secretary veterans administration is set to announce a major overhaul to make it easier for millions of patients to seek care. the department is going to aim to simplify the process of getting into the system, streamlining any -- streamlining nine different structures. thatecretary acknowledged employees must be cleared out. the v.a. could see a major hirings re-. needs the higher 28,000 health care workers. >> the people who oppose should take a look at the itv header. that is the magic that makes the internet to work. there is something called a type of service flag. those designed to be on the internet from the beginning. they not only kept that, they included another field to do another for

the building. finally, we have c-span and a number of other news agencies filming the conference today. i ask you to please be conscious as you move around in the back of the room. now, with no further adieu, i'll turn the microphone over to vice president of policy and director of the middle east program who will moderate our first panel. thank you. >> thank you very much, kathe katherine and thank you for organizing this conference at such a timely time. the reason we were late, and i'm sorry we are, is because we just stepped out of a meeting in which our president jessica matthews announced that she would be stepping down after 18 years of service. and of leading the carnegie endowment to where it is today. offering a unique global vision and that deputy secretary of state is going to saucceed her n february 4th. so i thought i would share the news with you. okay. so our time this morning will focus on iraq, syria, lebanon, and the kurds. why we have included the islamic state in the title of this session, we want to go well beyond the islamic state and consider the local roots of t

watch the house live on c-span and the senate on c-span2. >> because of the recess at the house of commons, prime minister's questions will not be seen today and returns live next wednesday, november 19th, at seven a.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> the c-span cities tour takes booktv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. and this weekend we partnered with charter communications for a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> time is work for everyone. the community's large. it is a glorious service. this service for the country. the call comes to every citizen. it is an unending struggle to make and keep government representative. >> bob la follette is probably the most important political figure in wisconsin history and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century in the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. he was one of the first to use the term "progressive" to self-identify. he was a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950s as one of the five g

and i dare to say the worst program i have seen on c-span in 20 years. >> i wanted to comment on the q & a on c-span with the author, noni darwish. she has give the most complete and concise, articulated explanation of the muslim religion in the modern world that i have not heard of. and i am a religious scholar of over 65 years. she should be commended just for this speech. thank you very much, c-span. >> and continue to let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us at 202-626-3400. e-mail us at comments at c-span.org. or send us a tweet at c-span #.does. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >>> this moment, the supreme court heard argument in zblif vitt to have ski v kerry, whether the congress has a power directing the state department to record the birthplace of an american citizen born in jerusalem as born in israel on a u.s. passport or if this fringes on the president's recognition power. in 2002, congress enacted the foreign relations authorization act which directs the secretary of state to record israel as the poli

eastern with the house on c-span and the senate on c-span2. coming up tonight on c-span, our series of congressional, interviews with a term republican frank wolf from virginia. and then justices thomas, alito, sotomayor reflect on the supreme court read aloud by a history tour of native americans. coming up on the next "washington journal," the impact of raising the minimum wage on the federal and state levels with ross and dan mitchell. then william yeomans on the role of the federal government in the civil rights and the ferguson this is an. -- ferguson decision. all on "washington journal." >> this thanksgiving weekend, we continue our afford a book tv and american history tv -- our four day book tv in american history tv programming. g onaturday, jonathan ei the history of the birth control bell. on sunday, bill nye the science guy on why the teaching of creationism is not only wrong but also dangerous. the new george washington and benedict on old on saturday. -- and then george washington and benedict arnold on saturday. let us know what

programo say the worst i have seen on c-span in 20 years. >> i wanted to comment on the "q&a" on c-span with the author. she has given the most complete and concise, articulated explanation of the muslim religion in the modern world that i have not heard of. i am a religious scholar of over 65 years. forshould be commended just this speech, thank you very much, c-span. >> continue to let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. us, or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> warmer presidents bill clinton and george w. bush appeared together in early september, marking the launch of the presidential leadership scholars program. the events were held in washington. former bush white house chief of staff josh bolded moderates. this is about 40 minutes. >> i have a letter that has just .rrived from walker's point september 8th, 2014. i am delighted to send greeting to those gathered in washington, d.c. for those with a partnership between the presidential leader scholar programs. every former president is different. and

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live at the senate appropriations committee at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span 3. takes c-span city store book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. we partnered with charter communications for a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> it is a glorious service. the call comes to every citizen. struggle tonding make and keep government -- importanty the most political figure in wisconsin and one of the most important in the history of the 20th century of the united states. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism is. he was one of the first to use the term. he was a united states senator who was recognized by his peers in the 1950's as one of the five greatest senators in american history. opponent of world war i, stood his ground advocating for free speech. he was about the people. after the civil war, america a nationadically from of small farmers and small producers and small the laterers, and by 1870's, 1880's, 1890's, we had concentrations of wealth, we had growing inequality, a

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find the schedule i c-span.org and let us know about the programs you are watching. 202-6 to 6-3400, e-mail us at comments at c-span.org. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. c-span is touring cities across the country, exploring american history. to madison,nt visit wisconsin. you're watching american history tv, every weekend, all weekend, on c-span3. >> the personality of madison is a fascinating thing to study. historians look at cities the same way that biographers look at people. so, when i looked at madison i wanted to know what are the salient qualities of the city. in order to do that, you have to study the whole sweep of the city, and you have to learn what the essence of the city is and how it developed and why. out of that process, i came to some interesting conclusions and they begin with some key facts. for example, madison's leaders have always thought of themselves as living in a very special place. a place that requires tight, top regulations to control the quality of the environment. and because it is special, many leaders have been quite visionary in the way they have viewed the city. so, those kinds of qualities lead to certain personality cha

join the c-span conversation. us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the c-span cities toward america's history on the road, traveling to colorado springs, colorado. he was sent into the american southwest to explore the region. very similar to lewis and were sent to the northwest part of the newly acquired territory. pike was sent to this southwest territory. from his perspective, he walked off the map. he went 20 area that was unknown -- he went to an area that was unknown. he thinks he will reach the peak in a few days. it takes him weeks to approach. mountaind a lower called mount rosa. at that point, he wrote in his journals that given the condition and equipment they had havee time, no one could climbed peak. it inspired the poem that became "america the beautiful." she came to colorado springs to teach a course in 1893. the view down to the planes from the top of the mountain inspired imagesand inspired the that are captured in that poetry. >> watch all of our events from colorado springs that the day on c

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the programs you're watching. call us at call us at (202)626-3400 and e-mail us at comments at c-span.org or send us a tweet at c-span hashtag comments. join the c-span conversation, like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> and "when paris went dark" ronald rosbottom writes about the nazi occupation appears world war ii. the book covers daily life in the four years of occupation the underground resistance in the city's liberation by the allies. this is an hour. >> good evening everyone. i think we would like to get started with tonight's program. to explain that short interaction we do have c-span booktv here tonight filming the talk so we are really excited about that and grateful that so many people will be able to see the program after this evening. to that end i just wanted to ask you please if you have questions under will be a fairly long question-and-answer period. we will pass the handheld mic around so you can be heard on recordings. indicate. there will be two of us looking for you and indicated they have a question we will come along and pass the mic. when you have it in your hand you will be able

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