the first non-politician in several decades. watch live on c-span. missing on the c-span radio app or get video on demand at c-span.org. you have a front row seat to every minute of both conventions on c-span. beginning on monday. >> before the 1952 election, dwight eisenhower had a long military career that included spearheading the d-day invasion in normandy during world war ii, and becoming nato's first supreme allied commander for europe. in his pastor the presidency, eisenhower would go on to defeat experienced politicians from both political parties, including ohio senator robert taft, seeking the republican nomination. and later illinois governor atli stephenson, who was the democratic nominee in the general election.. they look at how dwight at thewer's nomination public and national convention in chicago was portrayed by the news media in 1952. >> the republican party presents a united front following the bitterly contested 25th convention. we saw general eisenhower win over senator taft on the first ballot. 845-280. the two chief rivals clashed at a symbol of party harmony after the centers announced that he w

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c-span3. announcer: the republican national convention from cleveland starts monday. watch live, every minute, on c-span3 listen live on the free c-span radiofrom the apple store or google play. watch live or on-demand any time , on your desktop, phone, or tablet, where you will find all our coverage in a full convention schedule. and like us twitter on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. the 2016s a minute of republican national convention, starting monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. >> each week until the 2016 election, road to the white house rewind brings you archival coverage of presidential races. president nixon accepts his party's nomination for a second term in miami beach, florida. american prosperity to comparing the united states on what he saw to trips to the soviet union and china. in addition, the president promises to end the vietnam war and achieve quote peace with honor,". he won the 1972 election in a landslide, gearing 49 states. this speech is just over 40 minutes, at our coverages from nbc news. [cheers and applause]

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eastern on app,n, the c-span radio and c-span.org. republican national committee chair reince previous held a news conference in philadelphia to preview the upcoming democratic convention. this is about 20 minutes. >> good evening, and welcome to the rnc at the dnc. before we start with the remarks, i want to show you a quick video to get you in the mood. >> welcome to the philadelphia national airport. p.m. time is 7:31 >> [indiscernible] we are taking our mission this week of exposing clinton's lies and coverups seriously. .t has been a fast turnaround we are entering town with the wind at our back. 75% of respondents had a favorable reaction to donald trump's nomination acceptance speech, and 56% were more likely to vote for them. we are entering this week with a lot of momentum, and we expect it to continue. i want to go over a few things about the space we are in. 2300 arena is famous in the space -- in the city of philadelphia for boxing and mixed martial arts. you can see the banners surrounding you. there's a gigantic extreme w

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the united states. c-span makes it easy makes it easy to keep up with all the latest developments with the c-span radio app, available as a free download from the app store and google play. convention,on the as well as updates on important speeches and events. we are live back in far fromhia, not too where the democratic national convention is being held. this event is being held by the republican national committee. we expect to hear from reince priebus and paul metaphor. -- paul mannafort. we expect things to get underway shortly. we are waiting for this rnc event being held to counter program democratic national convention. as we wait for this to get underway let's review some of today's "washington journal." there is always going to be some kind of unanticipated screwup. everyone went into cleveland, i just got back. apocalypticwould be on the streets there. maybe all the things that have been happening in the recent weeks with killings of police officers and the like sobered up the protesters. everything was quite peaceful. >> they are four miles away from the arena where the delegates would be. th

the keys to peace. forever complete american history to be schedule, betty c-span.org. c-span makes it easy for you to keep up of all the latest convention developments. this is possible with the c-span radio at. it is available for download off of your mobile device app store. you can get scheduled information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. >> each week, "american history tv's reel america" brings you archival films. before 1964 and 1969, the white house naval photographic unit created monthly film reports on the activities of president johnson. next, a report from 50 years ago, july 1966. the half hour program begins with president johnson relaxing at his ranch in texas for the independence day holiday. it concludes with lbj negotiating to end the machinist strike that shut down the 60% of the u.s. commercial airline industry. ♪ narrator: in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell with any certainty where the pedernales river was located. but on the banks of that river , in a modest springhouse, a baby was born to sam and rebecca johnson, a baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside, a united states

we will have every minute of the convention live beginning monday and you can listen on the c-span radiopp. all this month, c-span has been taking a look back at past conventions. we will show you the 1976 republican convention. at that time, gerald ford and ronald reagan were in a close

the republican national convention from cleveland starts today. watch live every minute on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. it's easy to download from the apple store or google play. watch live or on demand any time at c-span.org, on your desktop phone or tablet where you will find convention schedule. follow us on c-span, like us on facebook to see video of news worthy moments. don't miss a moment of the 2016 republican national convention starting today at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the c-span radio app and c-span.org. >> senator, what is on your summer reading list? >> el, i have bigger stacks than i have time, i fear, right now i am reading the wright brothers which is the david mccullough's book. the library of congress does a great series for members of congress where they bring in authors and they talk -- they interview them. they talk about their most recent books and i had the opportunity to see david mccullough talking about this book and then they give us each a copy of the book for those of us who go to event. talk about the wright brothers and who were very interesting. you think you know bec

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the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. >> sunday, democratic presidential and vice-presidential nominees will speak at a campaign rally in ohio. our road to the white house coverage begins at 2:345 here on c-span. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> this week on "the mmunicators," a visit to the consumer electronics association's visit to capitol hill where they display their technology in electronics with policy makers. here are some conversations with people at the show. >> jeff, what are you showing the members of congress down here? >> it's a new company. it's about bringing a competitive altern aive to wired broadband to the u.s. and globally we think there is a really great big opportunity to do that. >> what is the technology behind that? it's not just starry that's doing this but really the next frontier in wireless communication is this. you are look at 10, 15 times the frequency of cellular operations and the big advantage is it gives you a tremendous amount of bandwidth, you can pump many times mor

the full schedule. follow us at c-span on twitter and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. starting monday, 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radiopp, and c-span.org. >> texas state treasurer and richards was a keynote speaker at the national convention in atlanta. at the time, she had the distinction to be the first woman elected to statewide office in texas in more than 50 years. she would become the governor some years later. her speech is 35 minutes. governor richards: thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. buenas noches, mis amigos. [applause] governor richards: i am delighted to be here with you this evening, because after listening to george bush all these years, i figured you needed to know what a real texas accent sounds like. [applause] twelve years ago barbara jordan, another texas woman, barbara -- [applause] [applause] barbara madeards: the keynote address to this convention, and two women in 160 years is about par for the course. [applause] governor richards: but, if you give us a chance, we can perform. after all, ginger rogers did everything that fred astaire did.

c-span on twitter and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. don't miss a minute of the 2016 republican national convention monday at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. announcer: in may, president obama confirmed he and his family will be staying in washington, d.c., as he leaves office in january. they will be staying in the kalorama neighborhood. presidential historian william seale joins us on the phone. for a president to stay in washington, but exactly how rare is it? mr. seale: very, very rare. the only other one was woodrow wilson who moved permanently to washington. he moved permanently to washington. announcer: and why don't most presidents stick around washington, d.c.? is it a matter of respect for the new president, or are the presidents ready to go home? think it is definitely partial respect for a new administration. but they want to go back home. i think they are glad to get home. in the early days, they had productive farms, and they want to get back to life as normal, and i think that is why they got out of town. jefferson stayed on a while. different one stayed on. most of them go. they get out of town. announc

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the united. eightl coverage of every -- minute ofage of every this convention begins monday on c-span, the c-span radio app and c-span.org. the democratic national convention just a few days away, c-span is taking a look back at past conventions beginning with the nomination of john f. kennedy in 1960. that election would be a first for the nation when john f. kennedy became the youngest person to be elected president, and the first roman catholic. next we show you his speech to delegates at the democratic convention in los angeles. this is 20 minutes. ♪ [cheers and applause] john f. kennedy: governor stevenson, senator johnson, mr. butler, senator symington, senator humphrey, speaker rayburn, fellow democrats, i want to express my thanks to governor stevenson for his generous and heart-warming introduction. it was my great honor to place his name in nomination at the 1956 democratic convention, and i am delighted to have his support and his counsel and his advice in the coming months ahead. let me say first that i accept the nomination of the democratic party. i accept it without reservation and with

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platform committee is responsible for drafting and approving the party platform and submitting it to delegates. live coverage on c-span, the c-span radio app, and cspan.org. ♪ >> the hard-fought 2016 primary season is over with historic conventions to follow this summer. >> colorado. >> florida, >> texas. >> ohio. >> watch c-span as the delegates consider the nomination of the first woman ever to head a major political party. and the first nonpolitician in several decades. watch live on c-span. listen on the c-span radio app. or get video on-demand at cspan.org. >> you have a front row seat to every minute of both conventions on c-span. all beginning on monday, july 8. >> following last night's shootings of police officers in dallas, president obama made a statement in poland where he was attending a nato summit. president obama: good morning, everybody. let me begin by thanking presidents tusk and juncker for the opportunity to meet today. with your understanding, i want to begin with a few words about the situation back in the nited states, specifically the situation in dallas, exas. my team has been keeping me updated throughout the

the united states. coverage of every minute of this historic convention begins monday on c-span, the c-span radio app andpan.org. texas democrat barbara jordan reached many milestones in her political career, including becoming the first african-american woman from the deep south to serve in the u.s. house of representatives. sheas in that role that would make history again as the first african-american woman to deliver a keynote address at a major party convention. here's that speech from 1976. it's 25 minutes. ♪ ["deep in the heart of texas" playing] ♪ ♪ [applause] [gavel pounds] >> ladies and gentlemen -- [pounding gavel] ladies and gentlemen -- [applause] neither ladies nor are you gentlemen. ladies and gentlemen, in case you don't know it, may i now present our second keynote speaker, the honorable barbara jordan, democrat from houston texas. [applause] congresswoman jordan: thank you. thank you. thank you ladies and gentlemen for a very warm reception. 144 years ago that members of the democratic party first met in convention to select a presidential candidate. since that time, democrats have conti

will have every minute of it live on c-span. >> the republican national convention from cleveland starts monday. watch live on c-span. listen life on the free c-span radio app. watch live or on-demand anytime at c-span.org on your desktop, phone or tablet. you will find all of the convention coverage. follow us at c-span on twitter. like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. don't miss a minute of the 2016 convention starting monday at 1:00 p.m. et on c-span, the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. ago,st about a half hour president obama coming out of the white house briefing room speaking with reporters about the news of the three police officers shot and killed in baton rouge, louisiana this morning. one officer reported in critical condition and two police officers reported to be in stable condition. a suspect dead. shot by police. the president made remarks about 5:00 p.m. et. obama: good afternoon, everybody. as all of you know, this morning, three law enforcement officers in baton rouge were killed in the line of duty. onee others were wounded, is still in critical condition. as of right now, we don't know the motive of the killer. we

c-span watch, he check it out on the web at c-span.org. >> c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with all the latest convention developments with the c-span radio app. available as a free download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage of every minute of the conventions as well as schedule information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. >> next, on "american history t tv", author andrew geary explores the origins of the chinese exclusion act. it is part of a two-day symposium hosted by the u.s. capitol historical society on the history of immigration. it's about 50 minutes. >> thank you, chuck. and before i go any further, i just want to acknowledge the codirector emeritus, don cannon, whoing this conference would not be the same without don. so i'm glad he's here to give us stability and historical memory. and thank you all for coming. i know some of you have had subway issues today and yesterday there were taxicab issues and who knows what we have. i am a visiting professor this year at the university of saskatchewan where it was about 25 degrees warmer when i left than it

members will debate the platform for this year's elections. live coverage on c-span, the c-span radio app and c-span.org. >> next up, "washington journal" is live, followed by the u.s. house that returns live at 9:00 a.m. eastern to debate a bill to combat opioid abuse. the platform committee meets live from orlando. now, your reaction to last night's shootings in dallas. we'll talk with texas congresswoman, and later, community activist and black lives matter activist. now, your comments by phone and social media live on "washington journal."

c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with all the latest convention developments with the c-span radio app, give it -- available as a free download from the apple app store or google play. it audio coverage of every minute of the conventions as well as schedule information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio at. -- app. statement, president obama said the attacks like the shooting in baton rouge wrapping way to often. we called on americans to avoid divisive rhetoric. we shooting claimed the lives of three police officers and wounded three more. he made the remarks to reporters in the white house briefing room. this is five minutes. pres. obama: good afternoon, everybody. as all you know now, this morning, three law enforcement officers in baton rouge were killed in the line of duty. three others were wounded, one is still in critical condition. as of right now, we do not know the motives of the killer. we do know whether the killer set out to target police officers or whether he donned them down as they responded to a call. regardless of mot

the united states. and with c-span, you have many convenient options for watching the entire speech without any interruptions. watch her historic acceptance speech live on c-span. listen to it on the c-span radio app. watch it live or on demand on your desktop, tablet or smartphone at cspan.org. hillary clinton's historic acceptance speech tonight on c-sp c-span, the c-span radio app and cspan.org. >>> coming up next on the president sis, "the washington post's" journalist bob woodward talk about the legacy and how it affects his successors. this is part of a lincoln lecture series at the university of illinois college of law, which focuses on president lincoln's continuing relevance 150 years after his death. this is about an hour. >> i am the dean of the college of law here. on behalf of the law school and the entire university, i am pleased to welcome you here to the beautiful following eer all torium for the first in a series, the new lincoln lectures. during this series, we will over the next few years bring in 10 or 10 idea logically diverse national thought leaders to reflect openly on lincoln's legacy and continues relevance i want to take just a few minutes to say a big more about the

the public. .. follow us at c-span on twitter and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. watch every minute of the 2016 democratic national convention starting today on c-span, the c-span radio app and c-span.org. >> well, good monday morning to you. this is the first day of the democratic national convention in philadelphia. this morning pennsylvania governor tom wolf is featured speaker at breakfast for state delegates. he will be joined by john podesta and afl-cio president richard trumka. we expect this to get started shortly live on c-span2. a look at one of the most popular exhibits at the national constitution center in philadelphia. we will le conversations]. >> here at the national constitution center, which is where we are based this week, they have an area called, signers hall. c-span's john mcardle took a tour. >> welcome to the constitution center. we're the first and only museum in the country dedicated to the u.s. constitution. we're on independence mall in heart of historic philadelphia. we have three main missions at the center. of course we're a museum where you can come to see our amazing interactive exhibitions. we're also america's town hall. you can fin

do not miss a minute of the 2016 republican national convention, starting monday at 1 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radiopp, and c-span.org. nice,ore the attack in and jehjames comey johnson testified about the threat of isis. then south carolina senator tim scott talks about law enforcement and criminal justice. >> c-span's washington journal is live every day, with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up friday morning, george washington university law professor will discuss supreme court justice ruth bader ginsburg's criticism of donald trump and her subsequent apology, as well as the controversy surrounding the online university. and the green party candidate will discuss her candidacy, the green party platform, and how center bernie sanders' end orsement could affect the general election beard be sure tn. join the discussion live every morning. >> homeland security rick perry jeh director james comey talk about combating isis. they talk about security concerns at the rnc and dnc party convention this morning. director komi was also asked about hillary clinton's private e-mail server during

the republican national convention from cleveland starts monday. watch live every minute on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. asy to download from the apple store or google play. watch live or on-demand anytime at c-span.org, on your desktop, phone or tablet. you will find all of our convention coverage in the full convention schedule. follow us on twitter, like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. don't miss a minute of the 2016 republican national conventions early monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radio app and c-span.org. coming up this weekend on lectures in history, american university history professor oner kuznick teaches a class the atomic bomb during world war ii. . as a preview. second myth of world war ii was of the cold war started during world war ii because of soviet aggression in the soviet plan to conquer the world. the third myth is that the atomic bomb ended the war, and the atomic bombs were just and humane and we save lives by doing so. that is the one i want to tackle today. the story begins really in december of 1938. scientists -- let me backtrack until yo

the american revolution to 9/11. "lectures in history" are also available as podcasts. >> c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with all of the latest convention developments ,ith the c-span radio app available from the apple app store or google play. get schedule information about important speeches and defense. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. up next, we hear about the director emeritus of the smithsonian museum of american history. he explains the thinking behind his selection process. it is about one hour.

the republican national convention from cleveland starts monday. watch live every minute on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. c-span.org on your desktop, phone or tablet, where you will find all of our convention coverage in the full convention schedule. follow us on twitter and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. do not miss a minute of the 2016 republican national convention starting monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. the c-span radio app and c-span.org. is a reporter for the washington post who has been tracking a lot of the real intricacies of what's been going on in cleveland, especially with the rules committee this week. , one ofour headlines your pieces has this headline, "not so fast." take us back to the previous headline saying the never trump movement has effectively been defeated. you covered a lot of the action in cleveland this week. what has happened? guest: let's remind you that the gavel does not come down until monday afternoon, but the dirtier business of running the republican party has been taken care of in the last few days in the downtown convention center. bas

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the convention gaveling in a 4 p.m. eastern. live coverage on c-span, the seized and radio app, and c-span radio the app, and c-span.org. not gaveling in will be debbie wasserman schultz. announcing yesterday she is resigning as chair and today telling the florida "sun that "i am not going to gavel in the convention." that from debbie wasserman schultz, who this morning spoke to the florida delegation and had a rather rough start. here's a look. [cheering] >> whoo! [crowd chanting "debbie"] >> ok. ok, we are going to have -- come back. senator, would you like to come back? >> listen. let me tell you this. [raps gavel] >> sit down. >> let me have everyone sit down for a second. a [crowd chanting "bernie"] [crowd cheering] >> all right, let's have everybody sit down for a second. all right. let me introduce somebody who has been an unbelievable leader to our party, somebody who has been a great friend of mine -- overlapping voices] >> someone who will continue to a great leader for the state of florida and the united states. debbie wasserman schultz! cheers]oos and representa

the united states. live coverage of every minute of this historic convention begins monday on c-span. the c-span radio app and c-span.org. >>> hillary clinton is in florida this weekend. one of her stops including a campaign event in miami. we will have that live saturday at noon eastern on c-span. as democrats prepare for their convention next week, there continues to be reaction to how the gop convention went in cleveland. here is what president obama had to say about the four-day affair at a news conference on friday. >> i did not watch the convention. i don't think that's a surprise. i got a lot of stuff to do. and they are pretty long events. but i did read some of what was said. and the one thing that i think is important to recognize is, this idea that america is somehow on the verge of collapse, this vision of violence and chaos everywhere, doesn't really jive with the experience of most people. i hope people the next morning walked outside and the birds were chipping and the sun was out and this afternoon people will be watching their kids play on sports teams and go to the swimming pool and

the discussion. c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with the latest convention developments with the c-span radio app, available as a free download from the apple app store or google play. get coverage of every minute of the conventions and information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. >> british prime minister theresa may answered questions from members of parliament in her first question time since becoming prime minister and leader of her conservative party. she talked about the u.k.'s future relationship with europe following the brexit decision and security concerns after the attacks in nice, france. this is almost 40 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister.

the united states. and with c-span, you have many convenient options for watching the entire speech without any interruptions. watch her historic acceptance speech live on c-span. listen to it on the c-span radio app, watch it live or on demand on your desk top, tablet, or smartphone at c-span.org. hillary clinton's historic acceptance speech tonight on c-span, the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. >>> coming up next on the presidency. washington post journalist bob wood ward reflects on abraham lincoln's legacy and how it affected a number of his succ s successors. this is parking lot oft of a we lecture series. on behalf of the law school and the entire university, i'm pleased to welcome you here to the beautiful auditorium for the first lecture in a new series hosted by the college of law entitled "the new lincoln lectures. what lincoln means in the 21st century." during this series, we will, over the next few years, bring in ten or so aid logically diverse national thought leaders to reflect openly on lincoln's legacy and his continuing relevance 150 years after his passing. i know all of us are eager to hear from our lecture woodward, but i want to take a few minutes to say a bit more abo

listen live on the free c-span radio app. it's easy to download from the apple store or google play. watch live on on demand anytime at c-span.com, on your desk top, phone, or tablet, where you'll find all of our convention coverage and the full convention schedule. follow us on espn on twitter and like us on facebook. don't miss a minute of the 2016 national convention starting monday at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radio app nd c-span.org. before next week's national convention, this weekend, c-span's city's tour along with our charter communications cable partners will explore the history and legal air life of cleveland, ohio. on book tv, we will talk with author john grabowski as we talk about his book cleveland, a history in motion. we will visit the cleveland public library and explore the languageston hughes collection related to him while he lived in cleveland. >> it was at central that he developed his love of writing and he was introduced to the work of carl sandburg and walt whitman through his teacher, c

. >> c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with all the latest convention developments with the c-span radio app available as a free download with the apple arp store or on google play. get every minute of the convention as well as scheduled information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. >> in remarks at the white house, president obama called the terror attack in nice, france, sickening and said the united states stands with the french people during the difficult time and although no group has claimed responsibility for the incident, the president says iciss will be defeated and the president spoke with members of the diplomatic core. his is about 10 minutes. [applause] president obama: good afternoon everyone. i just had that opportunity to greet each of you in person. and we welcome all of you. each year the diplomatic corps comes so we can say thank you for the partnership between our nations and our peoples and re-affirm our shared commitment to promoting security and peace and human dignity around the world. viously, we come here with h

the united states. live coverage of every minute of this historic convention begins monday on c-span. the c-span radio app, and www.c-span.org. atlary clinton's nomination the democratic national convention next week will mark the first time in u.s. history that a husband and wife have both been presidential nominees. in 1992 bill clinton received the honor as a democratic governor from arkansas. here is his acceptance speech at the democratic convention in new york city. hour.just under an [applause] mr. clinton: mayor dickens, our great host. my fellow delegates and my fellow americans, i am so proud of al gore. [applause] he said he came here tonight as he always wanted to do the warm-up for elvis. well, i ran for president this year for one reason, and one reason only. i wanted to come back to this convention and finish that speech i started four years ago. last night, mario cuomo taught us how a real nominated speech should be given. he also made it clear why we have to steer our state on a new course. tonight i want to talk to you about my hope for the future, my faith in the american people, an

the republican national convention from cleveland starts monday. watch live, every minute, on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. d from the apple store or google play. watch live or on-demand, anytime, at www.c-span.org, on your desktop, phone, or tablet, where you will find all convention coverage and the full convention schedule. an on twitter@csp and follow us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. don't miss a minute of the 2016 republican national convention, starting monday on c-span, the c-span radio app, and www.c-span.org. >> in new york city, republican presidential candidate donald first joints campaign appearance with indiana governor mike pence, his vice president will running mate. here are the remarks by governor pence. mr. trump: with that, i would like to introduce a man who i truly believe will be outstanding in every way, and will be the next vice president of the united states. governor mike pence. thank you, everybody. [applause]

: considering the first woman to head a major political party and the first non-politician in decades. c-span, listen on the c-span radiopp, or get video on demand at c-span.org. you have a front row seat to both conventions on c-span, all beginning on monday, july 18. ♪ announcer gone now, a look at three u.s. senators who might be on the vice presidents are short list of donald trump and hillary clinton. we were sure you were marked by republican senators jeff ernst.s and joni then, amy klobuchar. newmont -- -- >> the ones you are looking at. >> yes, and donald trump values loyalty, so this process, as you know, steve, can take a lot of twists and turns, but at the moment, there are indications, there are reports that these two are at the top, but i would not be surprised if he goes and another direction. steve: doing the vetting is the same person who worked with john mccain and sarah palin. bob: right, and back then, the vetting had to be very rushed, because the decision that mccain made was kind of last moment, but he is the same person that vetted palin, and that took some criticism after something came out after

c-span as the delegates consider the nomination of the first woman ever to head a major political party and the first nonpolitician in several decades. watch live on c-span. listen on the c-span radio app or get video on demand at c-span.org. you have a front row seat to every minute of both conventions on c-span, beginning on monday, july 18th. >>> each week, reel america brings you archival films that provide context to today's public affairs issues. up next, an episode of the big picture, a u.s. army documentary series. this 1956 film focuses on the first 50 years of aviation beginning in 1907, when the u.s. army purchased the first military plane. this is about 30 minutes. ♪ >>> this is the big picture, an official television report of the united states army. produced for the armed forces and the american people. now, to show you part of the big picture, here is master sergeant stewart quaid. >>> in the fall of 1907, the united states army purchased from two bicycle mechanics named wright the first military plane. guaranteed to remain aloft for one hour, it carried two persons. it was light enough to be transported in an army wagon. 50 years have passed, the flight has become a

the atlantic magazine. live coverage is at 2:00 p.m. on c-span. >>> the republican national convention from cleveland starts today. watch live every minute on c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. it it's oeasy to download from the apple store or google play. watch live or on demand any time at c-span.org, on your desktop, phone, or tablet, where you'll find all of our convention coverage and the full convention schedule. follow us @cspan on twitter, and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. don't miss a moment of the 2016 republican national convention starting today at 1:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, the c-span radio app, and c-span.org. >> c-span makes it easy for you to keep up with all the latest convention developments with the c-span radio app. available as a free download from the apple app store or google play. get audio coverage of every minute of the conventions, as well as schedule information about important speeches and events. get c-span on the go with the c-span radio app. >> next, a panel of historians talks about espionage tactics used from the cold war to post-9/11. they discuss techniques and human intelligence gathering by the cia and ru

c-span. listen live on the free c-span radio app. nload from the apple store or google play. watch live or on demand any time at c-span.org on your desktop, phone or tablet where you will find all our convention coverage and the full convention schedule. follow us at c-span on twitter and like us on facebook to see video of newsworthy moments. the republican national convention all this week on c-span. the c-span radio app and c-span.org and on monday watched the democratic national convention live from philadelphia. >> remarks now from national republican congressional committee chair greg walden from the opening day of the rnc convention after his remarks, two election panelists talk about current polling trends and how the senate races and former rnc chair michael steele announces the election and the future of the republican party. >>. >> good morning everybody. >>. [inaudible conversation] before we get rolling i want to take a moment and thank our underwriters were making our week in cleveland possible and theyare the american p