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the focus of our collection is kansas aviation heritage. so if the plane was built here or flown here, then we're going to be interested in and it we have a number of planes here. everything from 1920 swallow through more modern era planes, and the collection is primarily the result of two sources. either individuals who have donated their personal planes to the museum, or corporations that have donated planes in the museum. here's one other category. that is we do have five planes out on the ramp that were -- that are on loan from the u.s. air force museum in dayton, ohio. this is a 1920 laird swallow. this is a very important plane in wichita aviation heritage. it's the first production aircraft in wichita. so there were 43 of these built between 1920 and 1923, and it's the first time in wichita and very early in aviation heritage where people recognized, hey, if we build more of these, the economy of scale, we can sell them to a wider audience for less money. this is the only 1920 swallow that exists. there weren't any, and this particula
the focus of our collection is kansas aviation heritage. so if the plane was built here or flown here, then we're going to be interested in and it we have a number of planes here. everything from 1920 swallow through more modern era planes, and the collection is primarily the result of two sources. either individuals who have donated their personal planes to the museum, or corporations that have donated planes in the museum. here's one other category. that is we do have five planes out on the...
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the time. and it was published here in kansas. at that time, there was a huge, diverse economic dichotomy going on. you had the very, very wealthy, and you had the very, very poor. and the browder family was certainly among the very poor. and the socialist movement at that time offered hope. what happened was world war i broke out. and rather than serve in the military, he went to prison. and -- when he got out of prison, he then helped organize the communist party in the nation, and went during the 1920s to china and helped organize the chinese communist party. and then he came back and was the general secretary of the communist party here in the nation. ran for president in 1936 and 1940, against fdr. did not receive any votes from wichitans. this was before world war ii, so it didn't have quite the negative overtones that it does today. in 1936, earl browder said that the united states is economically ready for communism, but it's politicly not ready. >> events and issues are beginning to stand out so that they can be seen with
the time. and it was published here in kansas. at that time, there was a huge, diverse economic dichotomy going on. you had the very, very wealthy, and you had the very, very poor. and the browder family was certainly among the very poor. and the socialist movement at that time offered hope. what happened was world war i broke out. and rather than serve in the military, he went to prison. and -- when he got out of prison, he then helped organize the communist party in the nation, and went...
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the kansas board of healing had filed indictments. he was getting close to retirement. >> on march 27th, 2009, the jury in the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. >> he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury said not guilty on all charges. >> it was a big load off of his shoulders. oh, yeah. >> i think for the anti-abortion people it was a huge disappointment. >> we were so close to having tiller lose his license. i wanted to beat him. >> scott roeder is not a member of operation rescue but he attended the trial nearly every day. he is seen beside operation rescue president troy newman. when the trial conclude, roeder is devastated by the verdict. >> there's no question that tiller's acquittal of those 19 charges was part of what pushed scott roeder towards the actions that he took. no question. >> did you decide it was incu
the kansas board of healing had filed indictments. he was getting close to retirement. >> on march 27th, 2009, the jury in the state of kansas versus george tiller leaves the courtroom to deliberate. they quickly return with a verdict. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty of illegal abortion as alleged in count one. >> he was acquitted as somebody said in less time than it takes to eat a ham sandwich. the jury said not guilty on all charges. >> it was a big load...
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just like 90% of the estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants in kansas. >> every day, we don't know just try to do the best. >> mia says 65 members of her family are in the united states illegally. the bill deals with people like her who have roots here, who have spent years living and working in kansas, but at this point the bill itself is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another powerful kansas republican has his way. >> the bill that they've introduced has no hope of passing in the kansas legislature. i think it was more there for symbolic reasons to plant a flag than to actually become law. >> kris kobach is the kansas secretary of state, and he also happens to be a co-architect of arizona's staunch immigration law. kobach, an immigration law professor, thinks this bill is just a nice wrapping on amnesty for people who've come here illegally. >> the employer gets the benefit by exploiting the illegal aliens. but we, the taxpayers, are left holding the bill because we're paying all those costs. >> but what about whole industries like in california, agriculture and p
just like 90% of the estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants in kansas. >> every day, we don't know just try to do the best. >> mia says 65 members of her family are in the united states illegally. the bill deals with people like her who have roots here, who have spent years living and working in kansas, but at this point the bill itself is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another powerful kansas republican has his way. >> the bill that they've introduced has...
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just like 90% of the estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants in kansas. >> every day, we don't know just try to do the best. >> mia says 65 members of her family are in the united states illegally. the bill deals with people like her who have roots here, who have spent years living and working in kansas, but at this point the bill itself is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another powerful kansas republican has his way. >> the bill that they've introduced has no hope of passing in the kansas legislature. i think it was more there for symbolic reasons to plant a flag than to actually become law. >> kris kobach is the kansas secretary of state, and he also happens to be a co-architect of arizona's staunch immigration law. kobach, an immigration law professor, thinks this bill is just a nice wrapping on amnesty for people who've come here illegally. >> the employer gets the benefit by exploiting the illegal aliens. but we, the taxpayers, are left holding the bill because we're paying all those costs. >> but what about whole industries like in california, agriculture and p
just like 90% of the estimated 65,000 undocumented immigrants in kansas. >> every day, we don't know just try to do the best. >> mia says 65 members of her family are in the united states illegally. the bill deals with people like her who have roots here, who have spent years living and working in kansas, but at this point the bill itself is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another powerful kansas republican has his way. >> the bill that they've introduced has...
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the university of kansas is a world-class university. applause[applause ] when people ask me what they should do to be successful in life, i tell them the first thing to do is to get a degree from the university of kansas. my congratulations to all of you. you are minutes away from holding that diploma in your hand. this is truly no ordinary moment. when you leave here today, you will have the advantage of having a great education. the question is what will you do next? in the next few weeks, all across america, commencement speakers will be urging graduates like yourselves to follow your passion. in other words, discover what motivates and excites you in life and pursue it with passion. i am a strong believer in following your passion. but i'm also an engineer, and the university of kansas has trained many e well. we engineers love continuous improvement. so i'm going to give you my version of this advice. call it follow your passion 2.0. follow your passion 2.0 is about pursuing the things in life that are meaningful and contributing to
the university of kansas is a world-class university. applause[applause ] when people ask me what they should do to be successful in life, i tell them the first thing to do is to get a degree from the university of kansas. my congratulations to all of you. you are minutes away from holding that diploma in your hand. this is truly no ordinary moment. when you leave here today, you will have the advantage of having a great education. the question is what will you do next? in the next few weeks,...
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the early days of flight at the kansas aviation museum. also two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958 they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from wichita kansas. on c-span2 and 3. >>> now back to this week's testimony by former british prime minister tony blair to the levson inquiry into british phone hacking. >> mr. blair the other point on the abstract from mr. mullens' diary, the lines, did you say that to murdoch, not in so many words where you're intending to communicate to mr. mullen that obviously the clear and stark message which we see at the top of the page might not have been imparted to mr. murdoch more attenuated a subtle version might have been. do you accept that or not. >> i can't remember precisely what i would have said. frankly, it wasn't an occasion as i recall where i was, out there to start banging the table. so i don't know whether it sums up what i said to him or the im
the early days of flight at the kansas aviation museum. also two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958 they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from wichita kansas. on c-span2 and 3. >>> now back to this week's testimony by former british prime minister tony blair to the levson inquiry into british phone hacking. >> mr. blair the other...
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. >> a man who built a replica of the golden gate bridge in kansas is about to see the real thing up close for the first time. then on "nightline". >> larry, coming up next on "nightline," an exercise bus on a year long journey from fit to fat and back. he packed on major pounds and how he lost them and what he learned on the way. we have >>> voters in alameda clean have company tomorrow in the form of federal monitors. monitors are there to ensure compliance with the voting rights act of 1965 specifically to make sure they provide help for chinese and vietnamese and other voters. polls close at 8:00 tomorrow night. >> a stanford professor have won a half million dollar prize from mit. they awarded him the prize, one of his recent inventions is a chip that allows scientists to take 10,000 different measurements at once. it led to the creation of four companies and 82 patents. >> boeing says it has successfully tested the next generation of drone combat aircraft. hydrogen fueled drone can fly up to four days. current drones can stay airborne for about 30 hours. hates swing span of 150
. >> a man who built a replica of the golden gate bridge in kansas is about to see the real thing up close for the first time. then on "nightline". >> larry, coming up next on "nightline," an exercise bus on a year long journey from fit to fat and back. he packed on major pounds and how he lost them and what he learned on the way. we have >>> voters in alameda clean have company tomorrow in the form of federal monitors. monitors are there to ensure...
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. >> a man who built a replica of the golden gate bridge in kansas is about to see the real thing up close for the first time. then on "nightline". >> larry, coming up next on "nightline," an exercise bus on a year long journey from fit to fat and back. he packed on major pounds and how he lost them and what he learned on the way. we have a look >>> voters in alameda clean have company tomorrow in the form of federal monitors. monitors are there to ensure compliance with the voting rights act of 1965, specifically to make sure they provide help for chinese and vietnamese and other voters. polls close at 8:00 tomorrow night. >> a stanford professor have won a half million dollar prize from mit. they awarded him the prize, one of his recent inventions is a chip that allows scientists to take 10,000 different measurements at once. it led to the creation of four companies and 82 patents. >> boeing says it has successfully tested the next generation of drone combat aircraft. hydrogen fueled drone can fly up to four days. current drones can stay airborne for about 30 hours. hates swing spa
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. >> spend the weekend in wichita, kansas, with book tv and american history tv. literary life with book tv. robert on black entrepreneurs, interest business in black and white and dennis farny on the founding of beechcraft in the barnstormer and the lady. browse the rare book collection. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv experience early plains life at the old town museum, early days of flight at the kansas aviation mew sem. and two participates from the kansas civil rights movement. once a month c-span's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend from wichita, kansas, on c-span 2 and 3. >>> in spite of our nation's long tradition of extending voting rights to nonproperty owners and to women, to people of color, to native americans, and to younger americans, today a growing number of our fellow citizens are worried about the same disparities, divisions and problems that nearly five decades ago some sought to address. in my travels across this country i've heard a consistent drum beat of conc
. >> spend the weekend in wichita, kansas, with book tv and american history tv. literary life with book tv. robert on black entrepreneurs, interest business in black and white and dennis farny on the founding of beechcraft in the barnstormer and the lady. browse the rare book collection. sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv experience early plains life at the old town museum, early days of flight at the kansas aviation mew sem. and two participates from the kansas civil...
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. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of wichita, kansas, the largest city in kansas with a population of 400,000. hosted by our cox communications cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many historic sites show kating the city's rich history. learn more all weekend long on american history tv. >>> lorenzo lewelling was the first populist governor not only of kansas but of the nation. >> what led to the populist movement was a rural versus urban environment. there was the agrarian west where you had the railroads taking the money and the bankers taking the money. the farmers weren't ending up with anything. one of the things that i think makes a pop u list movement is that it touched everybody. it was here at the wichita auditorium that lorenzo lewelling, at that point an unknown gave this talk that so impassed the people he was elected governor. >> his speech was a fiery speech. his rhetoric was that of a war general leading troops into battle. he talked about taking down the prola tear yut government that had been in bed with t
. >>> all weekend long, american history tv is featuring the history of wichita, kansas, the largest city in kansas with a population of 400,000. hosted by our cox communications cable partner, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many historic sites show kating the city's rich history. learn more all weekend long on american history tv. >>> lorenzo lewelling was the first populist governor not only of kansas but of the nation. >> what led to the populist...
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. >> a man who built a replica of the golden gate bridge in kansas is about to see the real thing uparry, coming up next on "nightline," an exercise bus on a year long journey from fit to fat and back. he packed and pounds and how he lost them and what he learned on the way. @q ♪ [ typing ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] ♪ gets her every time. [ male announcer ] it's hard to resist the craveable nature of the salty peanuts, dark chocolate, and smooth peanut butter in nature valley sweet & salty nut bars. irresistible. by nature valley. >>> voters in alameda clean have company tomorrow in the form of federal monitors. monitors are there to ensure compliance with the voting rights act of 1965, specifically to make sure they provide help for chinese and vietnamese and other voters. polls close at 8:00 tomorr 8:00w night. >> a pro professor have won a half million dollar prize from mit. they awarded him the prize, one of his recent inventions is inva chip that allows scientists to 10,000 different measurements at once. it led to the creation of four companies and 82 patents. >> boeing sa
. >> a man who built a replica of the golden gate bridge in kansas is about to see the real thing uparry, coming up next on "nightline," an exercise bus on a year long journey from fit to fat and back. he packed and pounds and how he lost them and what he learned on the way. @q ♪ [ typing ] ♪ ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] ♪ gets her every time. [ male announcer ] it's hard to resist the craveable nature of the salty peanuts, dark chocolate, and smooth peanut butter in...
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the temperance group. ladies who were in support of prohibition. 1881 kansas was in prohibition. the nation didn't enter prohibition until much later after the turn of the century, if you can imagine that. by 1900, she set her sights on wichita. oddly enough she was only in wichita a month but it was a very exciting month. wichita was presumably a high target rich area for bars and for boozers in her eyes. a good population and they had a newspaper. the bar was in operation during prohibition and as most bars in prohibition were located in basements of buildings. they usually had an exterior stair entrance or in this case in this building during the renovation several tunnels and secret passageways were discovered where men could go down, go through a secret passageway and enter a bar down in the basement. there is a picture here that has survived history of the bar that was destroyed by carrie. she was immediately arrested, taken down to the city jail. there are several pictures of her kneeling with her bible in front of a chair inside the jail. when she was arrested in wichita,
the temperance group. ladies who were in support of prohibition. 1881 kansas was in prohibition. the nation didn't enter prohibition until much later after the turn of the century, if you can imagine that. by 1900, she set her sights on wichita. oddly enough she was only in wichita a month but it was a very exciting month. wichita was presumably a high target rich area for bars and for boozers in her eyes. a good population and they had a newspaper. the bar was in operation during prohibition...
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he missed the kansas city series with a thumb injury. not in the line-up tonight.ecause it looks like it will be sharp, shawn camp the right-hander. willie, morneau and doumit due up in the bottom of the ninth. mauer won't hit for willingham morneau, probably not doumit. probably not par me lee. they do have another catcher as well chlt well. mauer could possibly, if he wanted to use him for doumit could use him to catch later. he has a right anterior capsular strain in his shoulder. 1-2 to johnson. len: i have a nice note of peoria chief. they said a franchise record 29- 2/3 innings. without allowing a run. they gave up a run in the third tonight won 4-2 as they swept cedar rapids. nicely done. bob: very nicely done. i know we've been on the stump for a long time. cubs fans if you're in the vicinity, go out and cap some of the stars of tomorrow today. highly recommend going out and catching a peoria chiefs game. or any of the cubs affiliates for that matter. if you're in the neighborhood, prices are good. quality of balls really good. you get to see some very odd
he missed the kansas city series with a thumb injury. not in the line-up tonight.ecause it looks like it will be sharp, shawn camp the right-hander. willie, morneau and doumit due up in the bottom of the ninth. mauer won't hit for willingham morneau, probably not doumit. probably not par me lee. they do have another catcher as well chlt well. mauer could possibly, if he wanted to use him for doumit could use him to catch later. he has a right anterior capsular strain in his shoulder. 1-2 to...
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the bill deals with people like her who have spent years living and working in kansas. the bill's efforts is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another kansas republican has its way. >> the bill has no hope of passing in the kansas legislature. i think it was there to plant a flag than to actually become law. >> chris is the kansas secretary of state and he also happens to be a co-architect of the staunch immigration law. he thinks this bill is just a nice wrapping on amnesty for people who have come here illegally. >> the employer gets the benefit by exploiting illegal aliens and we the taxpayers are left holding the bill. >> what whole industries like california agriculture and parts of the southwest that do we lie on these workers and don't find it easy to replace them. it hasn't been easy to find american citizens who are willing to pick fruit in 110 degree weather. >> replace them at what cost? the employers will never say well, we tried raising wages by $5 an hour and then we found american. they don't do that. >> wouldn't that make those businesses unc
the bill deals with people like her who have spent years living and working in kansas. the bill's efforts is unlikely to take root in kansas. especially if another kansas republican has its way. >> the bill has no hope of passing in the kansas legislature. i think it was there to plant a flag than to actually become law. >> chris is the kansas secretary of state and he also happens to be a co-architect of the staunch immigration law. he thinks this bill is just a nice wrapping on...
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against dick cheney and then ruling in his favor scalia also want to hunting trip with the dean of the kansas law school and then agreed to hear two cases in which the very same dean was the lead attorney according to federal law any justice must recuse himself from a case where his or her impartiality might be a question like justice elena kagan just did in the arizona immigration case because she was the u.s. solicitor general in the federal government so the arizona and just like house just the same chase refused to recuse himself in cases dealing with his political allies the federalists ultimately leading to his impeachment justice scalia is guilty of the same this behavior chase was also slammed for campaigning on behalf of john adams but scalia today has attended and spoke at a political conventions hosted by the koch brothers major supporters and founders of today's modern republican tea party party and scalia refused to recuse himself from the citizens united case despite the koch brothers ties to political advocacy groups which benefited immensely from scalia's own decision in citiz
against dick cheney and then ruling in his favor scalia also want to hunting trip with the dean of the kansas law school and then agreed to hear two cases in which the very same dean was the lead attorney according to federal law any justice must recuse himself from a case where his or her impartiality might be a question like justice elena kagan just did in the arizona immigration case because she was the u.s. solicitor general in the federal government so the arizona and just like house just...
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we have been one step behind them since their rides today the kansas couple with that replica golden gate bridge that the bills in their backyard got a chance to walk the real deal it was the grand finale to larry and barbara richardson san francisco this is mary spence 10 years building his own replica over a creek on their farm back in kansas the veteran says the bridge was the last little piece of america that he saw as a teenager shipping out to vietnam. businesses are circle now. it clear around dent on the got back drafted and it's only this time it's much more pleasant conditions. the richardsons talked for years about making the trip back but they kept putting off until the conical called and told their story and after that donations began pouring in to finance the couple's visits and we have enjoyed having them here all week long. >>> the giants finally hit a home run finally but wasn't enough? for the giants and more men were the things you have to dance like to it follows on the ball from the disabled list on tuesday sent a ball has been now for a month following surgery af
we have been one step behind them since their rides today the kansas couple with that replica golden gate bridge that the bills in their backyard got a chance to walk the real deal it was the grand finale to larry and barbara richardson san francisco this is mary spence 10 years building his own replica over a creek on their farm back in kansas the veteran says the bridge was the last little piece of america that he saw as a teenager shipping out to vietnam. businesses are circle now. it clear...
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and he said well, you are the largest drugstore chain in kansas. does this mean that all rexall drugstores will be desegregated? and he said yes, i guess just so. it was really a pretty phenomenal victory done in the face of the opposition of the national naacp. they were not happy that this had been planned. the citizens were part of one part of this citizens rights movement and it did not end with this one victory. it didn't mean that all stores in wichita follow the policies that they were going to follow. they went through five years of citizens. and the adults in the naacp organized don't buy where you can't work campaigns. they would distribute flyers, letters of the stores in town that would be opened to hire you or let you try and close. some of the wives of the doctors in the community -- all of this was an incredible wonderful strategy. they realized that the doctors were only allowing black patients to have appointments on thursdays. so they would refuse the appointments on thursdays. they just made it so that if you want our business com
and he said well, you are the largest drugstore chain in kansas. does this mean that all rexall drugstores will be desegregated? and he said yes, i guess just so. it was really a pretty phenomenal victory done in the face of the opposition of the national naacp. they were not happy that this had been planned. the citizens were part of one part of this citizens rights movement and it did not end with this one victory. it didn't mean that all stores in wichita follow the policies that they were...
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cheney and then decided a case a couple weeks later in cheney's favor same deal with the dean of the kansas law school he's attended and spoken at several koch brothers political conventions fundraisers this is not just on seemingly this is had any federal judge done this they would be off the bench maybe in jail but the supreme court has chosen mr scalia himself has chosen to say that the rules don't apply to him the judge at the federal code of judicial conduct is no time for congress to impeach him and i think that's a clown question i mean this is an absurd statement to make you know we're looking at whether or not because he will. hunting trip with dick cheney three weeks before a case whether or not that's true cheney was the defendant in the case if a judge was was trying somebody for murder and and they went to dinner with that person three weeks before the case would you doubt their impartiality well listen this isn't a murder case but a bank robbery. but ok we're still dealing in the role of absurdities here let's we'll charge of the crime it what is he going to brought out kagan
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the rexall corporation. there was a number of them throughout kansas and the east coast. the theory being that if we could evoke change through the rexall corporation, there would be a good chance that single-standing drugstores and even other business establishments would not have any reason to continue, you know, to resist or have segregated seating. >> well, dockum's drugstore was a major drugstore located in the center of wichita. it was a main place for people to go during the lunch hour, for teenagers to go for a hamburger and a coke. the policy of the store was that they did not serve colored, as we were called at that time. so we wanted to get something to purchase to eat, we would have to take it out or stand at the end of the lunch counter, and then we were served in styrofoam containers. >> it was degrading, dehumanizing. you felt like something was wrong. you know? but you learned to cope with it and to ignore it. and there were exceptions. on occasion, you might have seen a black person even at dockum's, and there was another drugstore around here called wool
the rexall corporation. there was a number of them throughout kansas and the east coast. the theory being that if we could evoke change through the rexall corporation, there would be a good chance that single-standing drugstores and even other business establishments would not have any reason to continue, you know, to resist or have segregated seating. >> well, dockum's drugstore was a major drugstore located in the center of wichita. it was a main place for people to go during the lunch...
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the morning show from 1999? that was you guys. back then, a couple from kansas had never seen the golden gate bridge but now they have. why are we covering this? i will tell you why. this boat ride is the culmination of a decades-long love story. larry n. barber of richardson's love story is going on its 44th year and still strong. >> is the most bealefeld thing i have ever seen >> in golden gate bridge lives in the backyard of a farm in kansas, a model he built with his dad. the golden gate bridge is here and the only time he saw it, he was inspired to build that model in and he was on his way to vietnam. barber had never seen it, she had never been on an airplane before or in a city bigger than wichita >> it looks different. it is beautiful >> is awe-inspiring >> what is also inspiring a way san francisco has opened its heart to them. since reading their story in a column >> at the end of the day when you get to know these people, they are so warm and every place we have gone people have come up to talk to them. they stopped him on the street and i think it is
the morning show from 1999? that was you guys. back then, a couple from kansas had never seen the golden gate bridge but now they have. why are we covering this? i will tell you why. this boat ride is the culmination of a decades-long love story. larry n. barber of richardson's love story is going on its 44th year and still strong. >> is the most bealefeld thing i have ever seen >> in golden gate bridge lives in the backyard of a farm in kansas, a model he built with his dad. the...
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. >> spend the weekend with wichita, kansas. saturday at noon eastern litary live, robert weems on business in black and white and dennis farney on the founding of beechcraft. also browse the rare book collection at water mark west's rare books. sunday experience early plains life at old cow town museum, the early days of flight at kansas aviation mee assume. two participants from the kansas civil rights moouch movement in 1968 they sat down for it. once a month they explore it a lot of cities across america from wichita, kansas on c-span 2 and 3. >> this is c-span3 with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend 48 hours of people and events tell the american story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our websites. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> next on american history tv william kelso takes us on a tour of jamstown settlement. he discovered the site on the james river in 1607. >> i'm bill kelso, the director of the projects that have b
. >> spend the weekend with wichita, kansas. saturday at noon eastern litary live, robert weems on business in black and white and dennis farney on the founding of beechcraft. also browse the rare book collection at water mark west's rare books. sunday experience early plains life at old cow town museum, the early days of flight at kansas aviation mee assume. two participants from the kansas civil rights moouch movement in 1968 they sat down for it. once a month they explore it a lot of...
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with the help of our koch cable communications partners, we'll take you around kansas to visit book collections and talk with authors. >> the carter administration in terms of deeds as well as words probably was the most supportive administration in terms of promoting african-american entrepreneurship. >> in a moment, business in black and white: american presidents and black entrepreneurs in the 20th century. >> this is one of the earliest things we have in the store. it is a 1655 elssaier. >> then in about 30 minutes, a look at the rare book collection at watermark bookstore. >> yes. close christmas call -- ease close christmas call church time. >> walter and olive ann beech. >> walter, i think his great get was an ability -- his great gift was an ability to sense what the market might want before the market knew it wanted it. olive ann, in turn, her great ability was administration and making decisions. she actually was a better businessman than he was. >> all this and much more as booktv and cox communications bring you to wichita, kansas. >> i started working on the project, the popular wi
with the help of our koch cable communications partners, we'll take you around kansas to visit book collections and talk with authors. >> the carter administration in terms of deeds as well as words probably was the most supportive administration in terms of promoting african-american entrepreneurship. >> in a moment, business in black and white: american presidents and black entrepreneurs in the 20th century. >> this is one of the earliest things we have in the store. it is a...
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plains life at the old kowtow museum shs the early days of flight, and also two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958 they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month, c-span's vehicle explore cities across america. this weekend from wichita, kansas, on c-span 2 and 3. >>> obama campaign senior strategist david axelrod held a press conference to discuss mitt romney's economic record as governor of massachusetts. mitt romney supporters attempted to shout down the speakers during the event, which took place in front of the massachusetts state house. this is just over 30 minutes. >> good morning. thank you for being here. my name is pat hazarddad. i'm the speaker pro tem of the house of representatives. it's so interesting to see people here who don't agree with us. and to see the props that they are using. bubbles, bubbles that were just like the promises that mitt romney made to us. filled with nothing and immediately broken. i'm here as a former middle school teacher and the former chair of the committee on education. mitt romney either didn't care what it takes
plains life at the old kowtow museum shs the early days of flight, and also two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958 they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month, c-span's vehicle explore cities across america. this weekend from wichita, kansas, on c-span 2 and 3. >>> obama campaign senior strategist david axelrod held a press conference to discuss mitt romney's economic record as governor of massachusetts. mitt romney supporters attempted to shout...
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so, the young marriages. augusta kansasike eldorado is what was the heart of the wheel country in kansas in the early part of the century. really boomtown for a long period of time, but that was a long time ago. >> host: augusta, eldorado, kenya, hawaii, indonesia. are there monuments to president obama now that there are more cars and houses? >> guest: some, not many. not in honolulu. the markers are all just -- know, they are not. people can tell you different places of life but there are markers for them. you go to the beach where you would body surf in the rock formation which his mother loved and they taught after she died to the japanese garden in the back of the east west which is another school to the pumping station which was a nickname where his buddies with smoke dope. there is no monument for any of that. i'm trying to remember. i know i didn't see any monuments there but there's a very good historical society in eldorado with a pretty good record of the lives of both ann dunham and madeline dunham. >> host: we
so, the young marriages. augusta kansasike eldorado is what was the heart of the wheel country in kansas in the early part of the century. really boomtown for a long period of time, but that was a long time ago. >> host: augusta, eldorado, kenya, hawaii, indonesia. are there monuments to president obama now that there are more cars and houses? >> guest: some, not many. not in honolulu. the markers are all just -- know, they are not. people can tell you different places of life but...
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the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished senator from michigan for her very kind remarks. this has been a team effort. she has been a leader, a very strong leader to fry to put -- y to put together a bill. i want to thank her for her very detailed summary, title by title, of the farm bill, something that a lot of us probably couldn't do. but, at any rate, she has done that, and it is for the record. it is in the "congressional record" fl i urge my colleagues to really take a look at what the distinguished chairman -- chairwoman, pardon me, has said today. because she has literally gone down every title in the farm bill. so if anybody has any question, it is right there. as she has indicated, if they have questions of either of under thus,please be in contactr of us or any of our very cable staff. i rise today in strong support of the agriculture reform and food act of 2012 rkt the farm bill. irm pleased to stand here with chairwoman stabenow who led this
the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: mr. president, first of all, i want to thank the distinguished senator from michigan for her very kind remarks. this has been a team effort. she has been a leader, a very strong leader to fry to put -- y to put together a bill. i want to thank her for her very detailed summary, title by title, of the farm bill, something that a lot of us probably couldn't do. but, at any rate, she has done that, and it is for the record. it is in the...
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. ♪ >>> the national council of corvette clubs is holding a convention in topeka, kansas this week. into the rally race. the flag dropped today on the 60-mile race. the corvette parade is wednesday evening and then all the cars will park in front of the kansas state house and they will stand out there and say ain't i >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes comedian louis c.k. olympic hurdler, lolo jones.
. ♪ >>> the national council of corvette clubs is holding a convention in topeka, kansas this week. into the rally race. the flag dropped today on the 60-mile race. the corvette parade is wednesday evening and then all the cars will park in front of the kansas state house and they will stand out there and say ain't i >> announcer: it's "the tonight show with jay leno," featuring rickey minor and "the tonight show" band. tonight, jay welcomes comedian louis...
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they threatened to secede if the kansas and -- were not passed. that was the main source of getting what they wanted. a long tradition of accommodating these southern views. the second is the majority of southerners, lincoln himself opposed secession. there was only one state, texas, in which secession was by referendum. one of, if not the most noted authority on the south and secession, almost freeling in the road to secession -- or disunion volume 2 argues if southerners voted two thirds were nonslave owning southerners. earn understood the dire risks that one took by seceding. lincoln in his inaugust rat made it clear according to his view there should be no compromise on the question of extending slavery. the central republican platform in which lincoln was voted -- elected was that slavery was evil. prohibit the spread into federal territories. in the wake of the state seceding and the confederacy formed, jefferson davis took it on washington's birthday. many if not republicans were basically -- if we give away the nonextension platform we giv
they threatened to secede if the kansas and -- were not passed. that was the main source of getting what they wanted. a long tradition of accommodating these southern views. the second is the majority of southerners, lincoln himself opposed secession. there was only one state, texas, in which secession was by referendum. one of, if not the most noted authority on the south and secession, almost freeling in the road to secession -- or disunion volume 2 argues if southerners voted two thirds were...
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there is 250 militia men surrounding the kansas capital with gatling guns. you could hear drums beating. all these men are there. populists are not yielding. and neither are the republicans. food has to be sent up and down on ropes to the capitol building. no one was going home. valentine's day comes. no one is going home. finally, it goes to the supreme court and they decide that the republicans meet in one part of the capitol. the populists have to meet in another part. and that's what kind of ends the war. >> so really at the heart of the issue was an election dispute. there were 12 seats in the house that were contested by -- that the republicans had said that they won, that the populists were contesting. so the day comes to convene the house and we have 24 people show up for 12 seats. obviously, that is not going to work. they divide on party lines. that's where we kind of get this legislative war kind of happening. basically, it is a stalemate in the house of representatives. no legislation is getting passed. desperate chancians who are in western kansa
there is 250 militia men surrounding the kansas capital with gatling guns. you could hear drums beating. all these men are there. populists are not yielding. and neither are the republicans. food has to be sent up and down on ropes to the capitol building. no one was going home. valentine's day comes. no one is going home. finally, it goes to the supreme court and they decide that the republicans meet in one part of the capitol. the populists have to meet in another part. and that's what kind...
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and they're topographically low and prone to drainage problems and flooding from the kansas river and a creek that flows into it. >> would those be names that the folks in those areas gave themselves or did the white population call that area sandtown, whatever? >> i think it would have been the inhabitants, because they congregated there because then were being excluded then of course, a part of the color line isn't just repressive but a way in which people come together because of shared culture and identity and they try to create a community within that. people in mudtown, yeah, they gathered together but they were the ones who calmed it mudtown. so it's from those kinds of landscape features that my argument is the color line arises, and it runs its way through all kinds of things, even into schools and how people experience education and so forth. >> in the course of doing the republic of nature, how much of your research caused you to change your opinion about significant historical events? >> well, one of the things that it caused me to think was that, i think it's legitimate.
and they're topographically low and prone to drainage problems and flooding from the kansas river and a creek that flows into it. >> would those be names that the folks in those areas gave themselves or did the white population call that area sandtown, whatever? >> i think it would have been the inhabitants, because they congregated there because then were being excluded then of course, a part of the color line isn't just repressive but a way in which people come together because of...
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the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to wichita, kansas. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >>> carriie nation promoted proper that business across the united states. kansas banned the sale of alcohol in 1881, but many establishments continued to sell alcohol illegally. >> she mistook fear in the bars that she entered and the patrons that were at the bar drinking, 6-foot woman walks in with an ax, throwing rocks, destroying things. you probably don't get in her way. this is eaton place apartments, originally it was the eaton hotel. before that, it was the carrie hotel where the infamous carrie nation destroyed the bar on her crusade against prohibition here in kansas. december 26th, 1900, she entered the carrie hotel bar. she sang songs, said prayers, grabbed her ax, and began smashing the bar, destroying the bottles of booze, and damaged the lovely painting of cleopatra that hung behind the bar. it all started in 1854 when carrie was born, about 150 years ago. and about 1900 when she was in her late
the country exploring american history. next a look at our recent visit to wichita, kansas. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >>> carriie nation promoted proper that business across the united states. kansas banned the sale of alcohol in 1881, but many establishments continued to sell alcohol illegally. >> she mistook fear in the bars that she entered and the patrons that were at the bar drinking, 6-foot woman walks in with an ax,...
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the americas. >> spend a weekend in wichita, kansas with book tv and american history tv. saturday at noon eastern. literary life with book tv on cspan 2. from business and black and white. also, browse the rare book collection and sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, experience early plains life at the aviation museum. also, two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958, they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month, cspan's local content vehicles explore the history and literary life of cities across america. this weekend, from wichita, kansas. >> every weekend, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story. get our schedules on our websites and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> next, william kellso takes on a tour of the jamestown settlement. >> been going on for 18 years and what i'm going to do is to give you a little lecture in different places about properties and talk about the history of jamestown, geography and the history of the project and then we'll go to each of the sights open now,
the americas. >> spend a weekend in wichita, kansas with book tv and american history tv. saturday at noon eastern. literary life with book tv on cspan 2. from business and black and white. also, browse the rare book collection and sunday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, experience early plains life at the aviation museum. also, two participants from the kansas civil rights movement in 1958, they sat down for service at the drugstore. once a month, cspan's local content...
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. >>> the kansas city royals down one in the ninth. brayan pena came through in a clutch, scored two with a single down the line. royals beat the brewers for the second straight day in walk-off fashion, 4-3. >>> golf, first round of the u.s. open, all eyes were on tiger woods. was his win at the memorial a fluke or a sign of things to come? this might answer that question. drained the long bird. finished three strokes off the lead. shot of the day turned in by nick watney. par 5, 17th, 190 yards out. it looked good in the air, even better on the green, rolled all the way to the cup and in, and that is a double eagle. michael thompson, your leader at four under. >>> and, finally, los angeles has hosted championship parades before, but none like this. an estimated quarter of a million lined the streets of downtown l.a. for the king's first ever stanley cup parade. the mile-long route ended at staples center where the team held an hour-long rally inside the arena. the celebration, 45 years in the making and for kings fans, it was well wor
. >>> the kansas city royals down one in the ninth. brayan pena came through in a clutch, scored two with a single down the line. royals beat the brewers for the second straight day in walk-off fashion, 4-3. >>> golf, first round of the u.s. open, all eyes were on tiger woods. was his win at the memorial a fluke or a sign of things to come? this might answer that question. drained the long bird. finished three strokes off the lead. shot of the day turned in by nick watney. par...
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welcome to the uppernet. >>> december 14, 2000, wichita, kansas. anket of new-fallen snow lay over the prairie. it was a deceptively calm start to the holiday season because a crime spree had already begun. two men with guns robbing and terrorizing unsuspecting victims. a baseball coach on his way to the store, a cellist on her way home from a rehearsal. now police were about to get a call concerning yet another attack. and the victims this time, five young friends. at 2:45 on december 15, detective kelly otis was about to call it a night, when something on his police scanner caught his ear. >> there will be a total of four victims. >> when they said they had the four bodies in the field, i went in, told my wife i was home but leaving again and took off and headed to the hospital. >> according to the dispatcher, a survivor who had been shot in the head had given key details to the 911 operator about her attackers. >> one is a tall and skinny and he had hair like buckwheat. >> the bodies were found near a soccer field. the survivor had told police ex
welcome to the uppernet. >>> december 14, 2000, wichita, kansas. anket of new-fallen snow lay over the prairie. it was a deceptively calm start to the holiday season because a crime spree had already begun. two men with guns robbing and terrorizing unsuspecting victims. a baseball coach on his way to the store, a cellist on her way home from a rehearsal. now police were about to get a call concerning yet another attack. and the victims this time, five young friends. at 2:45 on december...
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, i will be free to go anywhere i want to go, and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas >> fearing that he might become a target of other inmates jealous of his parole, he asked to spend his last three months in the protective custody unit. >> being in pc, i'm not allowed to be around other inmates and they not allowed to be around me. my wife and children have waited long enough for me to come home. i don't want nobody else on the yard that's not going home this decade to screw my time up. >> albert ware is another inmate expecting a visit from his wife. unlike stacey, ware will likely never leave anamosa. 20 years ago he killed a man in a bungled robbery attempt and was sentenced to life without parole. >> although i didn't intend to kill a man, i did kill a man. i just have to be a man about it. >> ware is one of the few inmates who has remained married while serving a life sentence. >> it's rare. most guys that were married when they came in here, they don't stay married long. >> al, you got a visit. >> all right, thanks. my wife is the most important person in my li
, i will be free to go anywhere i want to go, and i got tickets to see the minnesota twins play the kansas >> fearing that he might become a target of other inmates jealous of his parole, he asked to spend his last three months in the protective custody unit. >> being in pc, i'm not allowed to be around other inmates and they not allowed to be around me. my wife and children have waited long enough for me to come home. i don't want nobody else on the yard that's not going home this...