superintendent's recommendation regarding thomas edison charter academy. resolution -- to deny the renewal petition for thomas edison charterer academy. the state board of education is the charter authorizes for the thomas edison charterer academy, which is set to expire on june 15, 2011. pursuant to education code section 47605, section k three, they submitted a petition for renewal that was denied by the district board of education based on stuff written and factual findings. pursuant to education -- to the education code, the petitioner is submitted on march 30 of 2011 to the district their rise to try to recall petition for the renewal of the charter school petition. the board of education held a public hearing on april 12, 2011, as required by law. the board of vacation show consider the level of public support for the charter school and has reviewed the renewal petition and all information received with respect to the renewal petition, including its appendixes. in reviewing the decision, the board of education shall be guided by the intent of the cal

. >> when thomas edison invented the light bull p, did he come out with a finished product the first time he announced it? of course not. >> reporter: do you buy it? >> no, never have. >> reporter: esther answers the phones at family radio and helps produce the tv show. >> i believe that, you know, jesus will return one day, but i don't believe that someone like harold can predict it, you know? it says many times in the bible that no one is going to know. >> reporter: matthew 7 is crystal clear. beware false prophets. if this thing doesn't happen on the 21st, does that make you a false prophet? >> i don't entertain those kind of questions. it is going to happen. >> reporter: but if it doesn't happen? >> it is going to happen. >> reporter: guess we'll all find out tomorrow. i'm david wright for "nightline" in oakland. >> we'll see. here's hoping they're wrong. >>> just ahead, our exclusive with u2's bono and the edge, backstage at their broadway label of love on the new and improved "spider-man." host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: would

this is an authorization to grant or deny the renewal petition for thomas edison charter academy. the reading of the resolution, please. >> thank you. good evening, commissioners. i am the director of the division overseeing charter schools for the district. before i read the resolution into the record, i would request that board members hear a report of the budget and financial sections of the petition. as i explained before and sent communication to the board, because of the expedited nature, we will render a report. president mendoza: are other items in our pocket for this? >> just to note also in the stuff written factual findings -- staff-written factual findings in the back of your pink package, starting on page 4, it contains all findings inclusive of the budget and financial section. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is nancy wamack. i am the director of financial policy for the district. i am going to walk through comments based on the matrix for tractor renewal that we go through when we look at renewal for a charter petition. ms. richards has summarized the commen

. >> tom: ever since the days of thomas edison, many budding entrepreneurs have used technology breakthroughs to launch their careers. one modern-day entrepreneur did that by designing innovative household products. he's sir james dyson, the guy best known for his vacuum cleaner. midwest bureau chief diane eastabrook reports dyson is now trying to convince young people to follow in his footsteps. >> reporter: at chicago's miles davis magnet academy, a visit by inventor sir james dyson... >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: ...was like a visit by a rock star. >> making mistakes is something to be proud of especially when it comes to engineering and science. >> reporter: dyson, a british design engineer-turned- entrepreneur, was here to lead a workshop for 30 middle school students. they hope to follow in his footsteps by building the proverbial better mousetrap. alicia brown was among the star struck. >> i want to start off in mechanical and work my way to design and then technical. but, i just got hooked on this. it's fun. >> at dyson we think about what's wrong with things and literally go bac

responsible for modern civilisation as we know it and for all the innovations it's obvious that thomas edison had who you know was thrown out of school when he was seven years old it was obvious that would ben franklin had to have thirty five jobs in his life his last job was creating the the united states of america none of these guys could stay on anything for more than you know a year at the most and they would clear eighty classic cases and they changed the world so any i proposed the d r d four seven and a leo in two thousand and three of the edison gene and now. the research has been done you know finally this week in new scientist magazine a new study and this is the the third study that has corroborated the hypothesis that i laid out i you know i guess i'm i'm claiming some victory here but i think it's pretty for our kids in two thousand or just last week was the study said. there is there's actually hope from the study that we've got here someplace i believe here is a.d.h. the symptoms like rapidly shifting focus and quick movements are actually survival traits that were selected fo

. >> samuel morse, thomas edison, henry adams -- sunday night, part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the americans who made the "greater journey" to 19th century paris at 8:00 on c- span. >> this morning, josh rogin talks about the middle east, obama is meeting with

thomas edison and his phonograph. consumers' shopping, advertising. this is what post war america was about, not for construction. historians have focused on this issue of race and reconstruction. it was certainly important to african americans in the south and to some white southerners. the nation could care less. they were concerned with the growing of the cities. this country grew in the 1870's faster economically than any other time in our history before or since. it was a marvelous decade polling many into the middle class, the homes and to montgomeryward. what about the south? this was a depiction of the south, the semi south, the south of black people picking cotton just like they did in the 1830's and 1840's and 1850's and 1860's. nothing had changed. why did we fight the civil war? why did 620 men die for this picture? we are commemorating the 150th anniversary of the american civil war. it is not a celebration. it is not a celebration. it is a commemoration. we honor those men who fought and died. we should honor their courage as well. it wo

slavery was not a southern institution in new york city with its third and the brooklyn bridge thomas edison nine and the photograph and consumers and shopping advertising this is what postwar was about not about reconstructions. historians have focused focusing on construction the nation could care less taking advantage of those opportunities growing of the city's they grew in the 1870's faster than any other time in our history it was a marvelous decade with the homes and mcgovern reward. what about the south? this was the depiction of the sunny south of the black people picking cotton just like 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 common nothing change. why did we fight the civil war wide is 620,000 men die for this? especially the 150th anniversary of the american civil war. it is not ase celebration but a commemoration honoring those men who fought and died and we should honor their courage as well. but it would have been a greater tribute to our nation had they lived. thank you very much. [applause] taka. >> i will be more than half the two take questions. >> you teach in the bible belt, how do your

he helped publicize thomas edison and the whole operation. c-span: you had one meeting with edward bernays in cambridge, massachusetts. tell us everything about that you remember. >> really an incredible meeting in 1994. 102 years old. his health was failing to read his mind was beginning to go. yet he pulled himself together for that afternoon meeting. was really an incredible session. he came down dressed in a suit. he told story after story about his campaign harkening back to things that happened 80 years before. he told them and wonderful and stunning detail. his eyes lit up, and he really clearly for that afternoon pulled himself together and was a consummate pr man that he had been for 80 years. it was a great day. he died a year later nfl lucky to have met him. that they convinced me that i had to write. c-span: here is of the last picture in the book. who is in this? >> that is 80, and to his immediate life is his wife of 60 years. >> to his right. >> to his right. c-span: our left. >> the rest of his grandchildren two, four, six gra

lump things into categories. >> jim spent more cooper, avi beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams. sunday on "q&a," part one of two weeks with david mccullough. 8:00 on c-span. >> this weekend on american history tv, from lectures on history, a cleveland state professor on the music of duke ellington, on american artifacts come and look at the smithsonian's efforts to preserve the jefferson bible. live on sunday from jackson, mississippi, the 50th anniversary celebration of the freedom rides, when men and women, black and white, boarded buses with the gold to in a great southern bus stops -- goal to integrate southern bus stops. >> this weekend on a booktv on at c-span2, the gaithersburg a book festival, live with o authors on the gulf oil spill, the middle east, and a panel discussion on the book industry. also, the former ambassador to yemen on the u.s. counter- terrorism efforts in that country. and fredericktown on one of the most significant standoffs in -- frederick kempe on one of the most significant as staffs of the cold war era. a sign up for our booktv alert. >> "washing

. >> thomas edison, henry adams -- sunday night on "q&a," park one of two weeks with david mcculloughamericans who made the greater journey to 19th century paris. span3, from lectures and history, regina williams on the music of duke ellington. on american artifacts, look at the smithsonian effort to preserve and exhibit, the jefferson bible. and live from jackson, mississippi, but that did anniversary of the freedom riders, when 13 men and women, black and white, boarded two buses bound for new orleans. get the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history, or press the c-span alert button to get our schedules directly e-mailed to you. >> this weekend on book tv, authors on the gulf oil spill, wall street, the universe, america's largest slave revolt, india, and the malaise. plus a panel discussion on the book industry. the former ambassador to yemen on the u.s. counter-terrorism efforts in that country. and on after words, one of the most significant standoffs of the cold war era, the berlin wall. look for the complete schedule led our web site and get our schedules e-mailed direct

like thomas edison had. >> your applications are usually very analytical, and how about this?is is a solar powered applications and you ca power, fun applications. kids can have fun, breezy. >> from the future to the frivolous is all here at bakersfield. at the san mateo officsunday, from 10 to sx and check it out itwww.makerfair.com parking, directions this is the place to be this weekend. if you are mix i yo want to make stuff? it is this fair, this weekend, the convention center. a back to youth in the studio. >> thank you, still to come on kron 4 news this weekend. if you bennett to the and the? only two hours a way the white if if you have been watching? from-if you've been watching? just two hours away from the end of the world. [laughter] blue days are wrong here, with janu will tell us about it, around your----- california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. but even if you were born to

. >> and morris, james and more cooper, harriet beecher stowe, off thomas edison, henry adams tonightn q&a, part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the americans who made the greater journey to 19th century paris at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, from lectures in history, regina williams on the music of duke ellington. on american artifacts, a look at the smithsonian efforts to preserve the jefferson bible. and live sunday from jackson, mississippi, a 50th anniversary celebration of the freedom rides, when 15 men and women, black and white work to integrate seven bus stops. >> retired general james jones, president obama's former national security adviser, says pakistan needs to redefine its strategic relations with the u.s. within the next few weeks. he made his comments tuesday senate foreign relations committee hearing, chaired by john kerry, who just returned from a trip to afghanistan and pakistan. this is a few hours. >> this hearing will come to order. thank you very much for coming this morning. i apologize for being a little bit

. >> samuel more retires, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on "q&a" onricans who made the greater journey to 19th century to paris at 8:00 on c-span. >> next today's white house briefing with press secretary jay carney. the middle east was a major topic of discussion after a meeting at the white house between president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. yesterday the president called for a palestinian state based on the borders before the 1967 arab-israeli war. this is about 45 minutes. >> good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. thanks for waiting. we pushed the briefing back obviously to allow for the president's meeting with the prime minister of israel to wrap up. i don't have any announcements, but i will begin with questions. >> thank you. i guess coming out of this meeting, what a lot of us are wondering is what was accomplished between obama and netanyahu. there was a lot of talk and rhetoric, but in terms of actual substance it doesn't seem like they made progress. can you paint t point to any coe areas where they made progress to

. >> samuel morris, john singer sargent, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on "q&a," part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the americans who made the journey to america from paris, on 8:00 on c-span. >> follow c-span's "washington journal" on twitter and join viewers who get advance notice of tomorrow's guests, the question of the day, high-profile bookings, and links to video clips of key program highlights. you can also tweet your questions to our guests and add your comments to the conversation. don't miss any updates from "washington journal." start your twitter account today at twitter.com/cspanwj. >> energy secretary steven chu testified on capitol hill yesterday about his department's 2012 budget request. the white house is seeking $29.5 billion in annual energy department spending, 12 person person more than in 2010. secretary chu also talks about efforts to promote the production of renewable energy, including solar and wind power. this is just under two hours. >> d.o.e. has requested an increase of 19% from fiscal year 2011. about $1.1 billion of the $4.8 bi

beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on q&a, part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the americans to make a greater germany, to 19th century paris. at 8:00 on c-span. >> next, treasury secretary geithner talks about the need to reduce the federal debt in order to spur long-term economic growth. his remarks at the harvard club in new york were sponsored by the center on the press and public policy part of harvard university. [applause] policy. >> good afternoon. i'm alex jones, johns center on the press, politics, and public paucity. -- a public policy. i welcome you to this special event. it is special not only because we have the secretary with us, but it is a memorial. he endowed the center as a memorial to his daughter. a superb journalist who died of cancer before her time. walter wanted her life to be honored by something as a meaningful and dynamic as the life she had lived. i am proud to say that the center will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. walter was also a great citizen. he cared deeply about his country, and it was his lifelong custom to loo

thomas edison conducted 1000 failed experiments. did you know that? i did not know that. bulb. fall forward. every failed experiment is one step closer to success. you have got to take risks. you have probably heard that before, but i want to talk to you about why that is so important. i have three reasons. first, you will fail at some point in your life. i accept it. you will lose. you will embarrass yourself. you will suck at something. there is no doubt about it. that is probably not a traditional message for a graduation ceremony. embrace it. it is inevitable. i should know. in the acting business, you fail all the time. early in my career, i auditioned for a part in a broadway musical. the perfect role for me, i thought, except for the fact i cannot sing. i am in the wings. i am about to go on stage. the guy in front of me is singing like pavarotti. he is just going on and on and i am shrinking, getting smaller and smaller. they said, "thank you very much. you will be hearing from us." i came out with my sheet music. it was "just my imagination" by the temptations. i

harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, said tonight on q&a, on americans that may the journey to 19th century paris. tonight on c-span. >> general james jones said the u.s. strategic relationship with pakistan is changing, following the death of osama bin laden. general jones testified at the senate foreign relations committee. this hearing is two hours. >> this hearing will come to order. i apologize for being a little late. today we continue the series of hearings which we are engaged in, the fourth, actually, with respect to afghanistan and pakistan. and having just returned from the region, i would simply convey to everybody that at every stop and at every conversation, everybody has a sense that how -- has a sense of how critical this is for our strategies in the region and in each country and in afghanistan and in pakistan. as much as some people have reached a level of patience or serious evaluation about where we are and where we are going, it is very clear to me that we need to be really careful and thoughtful so as to get the policy right, so as to not lose the progr

. >> harriet beacher stowe, john singer sergeant, thomas edison, q&a, two weeks with david mccullough on the americans who grade the greater journey to 19th century paris. at 8:00 on c-span. >> yesterday, senator john mccain tweeted that he applauded the president for imposing sanctions on syria's leader assad and other syrian officials. he'll have more to say about u.s. middle east policy this evening at 6:00 p.m. eastern at the u.s. institute of peace. and we'll have live coverage of his comments at 6:00 here on c-span. president obama spoke earlier today at the state department on a broad range of middle east issues and u.s. policy including calling for a return to the 1967 borders as a prerequisite for middle east peace discussions. between the israelis and palestinians. his comments from earlier today are about 50 minutes. ladies and gentlemen, secretary of state hillary clinton. >> welcome to the state department. i'm delighted to be here to welcome the president as well as our colleagues from the diplomatic corps, senator kerry and senior officials from across our government an

. >> thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on "q &a," part 1 with david mccullough. >> earlier today, russian president held a news conference outside of moscow. he wore a new cold war could occur if the u.s. and russia fail to agree on missile defense and europe. this portion runs 35 minutes. >> best in college, let me welcome you. i have been informed there are over 800 media people here. i cannot complain that i am not spending enough time with the press, though. i beat them all the time during both my daily work and during my travels and over the last three years when i worked with the government. i have been to virtually all the different regions of this country except for two. i will soon visit those remaining two as well. i have met many of the members of the regional press. i can see some of them here which is especially nice. there has not been such a major press conference before. there is a reason for that. it makes sense to have a press conference like that to share impress sense of both of this country has been developing. once again, i would like to thank you for your i

. >> samuel morris, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams -- sunday night, part one of twoeeks with david mccullough on americans to maybe "greater journey" to 19th century paris. >> "washington journal" continues. host: at the table, ralph benko , a senior economic adviser to a group called america principles in action. the topic is something we have not talked much about, the gold standard. specifically, a conservative push to return this country to a gold standard. before we get to your actual opinion, educate us on what the gold standard is and where has the country been on an issue. guest: when america had its original regulation, the founding ponders -- fathers issued continental money which issued continental money which dropped to value le less. they strip that right out of the constitution. with the exception of a short period during the civil war, because war always destroy is the gold standard, we had that creating jobs and economic growth until 40 years ago when richard nixon finally took a softer gold standard, promising us some more jobs. host: why ever turn n

. >> the samuel morse, james valdemoro cooper, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison on sunday q&a, one of two parts with david mccullough, americans who made the greater journey to 19th century paris. >> earlier today at the white house, president obama and king of dela of jordan met with reporters following -- king of dela of jordan met with .eporters sa the president will release a statement thursday at the u.s. state department. >> it is a great pleasure to welcome once again my good friend king abdallah. the united states and jordan have had a longstanding friendship, an extraordinary relationship with cooperation on a wide range of fronts i have valued his majesty's advice on numerous occasions, and obviously, this meeting was an opportunity for us to share our views on the extraordinary changes that are taking place throughout the middle east, throughout the region. we discussed the situation in libya and are grateful for the support of a wide range of arab countries in our efforts to make sure that humanitarian assistance and humanitarian protection occurs inside of libya. we di

. >> thomas edison, henry adams. part one of two weeks with david mccullough of americans that made the journey to nineteenth century paris. now, president richard discusses the u.s. labor movement agenda. increase in union activity in states like wisconsin, ohio, and indiana. he also talks about the 2012 elections and the state of the u.s. economy. this is about an hour. >> good afternoon, welcome to the national press club. i'm a broadcast journalists for the associated press and one hundred and fourth president of the national press club. we are the leading organization of professional journalists. will also work to foster a free press worldwide. for more information, visit our web site. and to donate to programs offered to the public for the national journalism library, you can find information there as well. on behalf of our members worldwide, i like to welcome our speaker and those of you attending today's avenged. it includes our speaker and other journalists. if you hear applause, members of the general publi

samuel morris, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams -- sunday night on "q&a", part one of the americans who made the greater journey at 8:00 on c-span. >> at the pentagon today, defense secretary robert gates said there is no evidence that senior pakistani leader's new osama bin laden was in pakistan. secretary gates was joined by joint chiefs of staff's chairman admiral mike mullen. this is about 30 minutes. >> the president made clear that before making any specific budget decisions we must first conduct a fundamental review of america's military mission capabilities and security role around the world. today i am announcing the framework of the comprehensive review that the department of defense is launching to inform future decisions on spending on national security. for more than two years, the leadership of this department has worked on reforming the way the pentagon does business and responding to the difficult fiscal situation facing the nation and making sure our military has what it needs to protect our interests. this effort began two years ago with an overhaul t

. >> sammy morris, jameson worker, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on qa day. part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the american to make the greater journey to 19th century paris, at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> with the nasa space shuttle program ending in july, former international space station commander frank culbertson testified before the senate summers subcommittee this week on the future of the human spaceflight program. captain culbertson's last space mission was in 2001 aboard shuttle endeavour which is at the space station right now on its last mission. this is about two hours. >> [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. just a couple weeks ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of human spaceflig spaceflight, and the first flight into suborbital by alan shepard. and then the precedents bold statement to go to the moon within the decade, and that was within nine years. that was announced just three weeks later.

. >> samuel morris, james and a more cooper, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison -- sunday night, partone of two weeks with david mccullough on american to make the greatest journey to 197 -- 19th century paris. 8:00 on c-span. >> no one succeed in life by themselves. you must be willing to lean on others, to listen to others, and, yes, love others. >> watch 2011 commencement speeches on c-span memorial weekend and search all over 800 past addresses from politicians from activists, authors, president, other world leaders, and more. at the peabody award winning c- span video library where you can search, watch, click and share every event recovered from 1987 through today. it is washington your way. [applause] >> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke said this week that government funding and research and development and help those the economy and that the investment should be more consistent. the fed chair also said u.s. immigration and education policies should be revisited to increase the number of high skilled workers. he was the keynote speaker at a conference hosted by the organiz

thomas edison brought it over, you know. he liked it. we have smucker's buddies today.town, new jersey. used to work at metropolitan life insurance for years. so did my dad. a good company. burnie montgomery of columbia, south carolina, is 105. enjoys quilting and attending church. how about that? trust in the good lord and she says you will live forever. we have richard wechsler, san diego, california. one of the prettiest towns in the world. 102. proud w wrwii vet. he received special awards and he's attended his 80th college reunion. moscelene farney of wichita, kansas, 100. lives independently with her two cats. can't beat that for company. takes water exercise. she loves that and she's a happy birthday girl today. we love that. thomas mcdowel of pompano beach, florida. are retired optometrist and real estate developer. not bad for a nice guy. delfina bucci from north providence, rhode island. 100 and loves to dance. a cancer survivor for 44 years. that's beautiful. back to new york. >> all right, willard. thank you very much. now we say hello to austin andrews, the

. >> the snow morris, james federer cooper, harry picchu stowe, george thomas edison, henry adams sunday night with david mccullough on the americans who made the greater journey to 19th century paris. that is at 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> nowlin succeeds in live by themselves. you must be willing to lean on others, listen to others, and yes, love others. >> watched the 2011 commencement speeches on c-span memorial day weekend and search past commencement addresses from politicians, activists, authors, president and other world leaders on line of the c-span video library. you can search, watch, click, and share every event we've covered from 1987 through today. it is washington your way. >> now a hearing on the financial future of the postal service. also, remarks from the postmaster general on legislation that would reimburse the postal service for over payments made on its pension fund, which would result in billions of dollars in added revenue. this is almost two hours. >> i especially want to welcome back senator akaka who has been on the dl for a week or two and is back and rested. and

. >> semel morse, james that mark cooper, john singer sargent, thomas jones -- thomas edison, we have part one with david mccullough on americans to make a greater journey to 19th century paris. that's at 8:00 on c-span. >> treasury secretary tim geithner called on lawmakers just a to work with the administration on a credible deficit-cutting plan which could be accepted by republicans and democrats. his remarks came during a speech at the harvard club ad -- in new york city. the comments focus on the state of the u.s. economy, the federal budget and how to reduce the national debt. harvard university on the press, politics and public policy has to the discussion. this is one hour. >> good afternoon. i am the director of the johns center on the press, politics, and public paucity. -- a public policy. i welcome you to this special event. it is special not only because we have the secretary with us, but it is a memorial. walter assurance been endowed the center as a memorial to his daughter, a superb journalist who died of cancer before time. walter wanted her life to be honored by some

. >> samuel morse, james been more cooper, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on a "q&a," part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the americans amid the greater journeyed to 19th century -- who made the greatest journey to 19th century paris. >> this weekend, cleveland state prof. regina williams on the music of duke ellington. on "american artifacts, clothes for a look at the smithsonian efforts to preserve an exhibit of the jefferson bible. the 50th anniversary celebration of the freedom rides and 13 men and women, black and white, boarded two buses bound for new orleans -- their goal -- to integrate southern bus stops. get the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history, or press the c-span alert button to get our schedules e-mailed directly to you >> -- directly to you. >> this weekend, authors on the gulf oil spill, wall street, the universe, america's largest slave revolt, india, and the middle east, plus a panel discussion on the book industry. also, the former ambassador to yemen on the u.s. but the counter-terrorism efforts in that coun

in terms of cultural values that the new group of heroes like to an awful lot like thomas edison and george washington and andrew carnegie and the rest of them. but what marxist would call bushwa values which plays in particular, the protestant work ethic. not that you should work to get the bmw but you should work are no matter what. and the nuclear family, essentially anti. only sex with her married spouse is appropriate. in the form of non merrill sexes wicked. i know you are now running through your mind, martin luther king believed that? and the answer is yes. across the board. not only did they believe it, but their mission was not just to change the world around them, but the bad guys. it also to change their our constituents. you will find in the history of all those movements concerted efforts demoralize among their own constituents, make women and black people and workers and poor people really into of standing bushwa good american citizens. and so that is one way in which this book is very different -- and i already see people. just me, is there. that is one thing i do tha

thomas edison conducted 1000 failed experiments. did you know that? i did not know that. was the light bulb. fall forward. every failed experiment is one step closer to success. you have got to take risks. i want to talk to you about why that is so important. i have three reasons and then you can pick up your life of. first, you will fail at some point in your life. accept it. you will lose. you will embarrass yourself. you will suck at something. i know that that is probably not a traditional message for a graduation ceremony, but i am telling you, embrace it, it is inevitable. i should know. in the acting business, you fail all of the time. early in my career in addition to in a broadway musical. perfect role for me, i thought, except that i cannot sing. i am in the wings, about to go on stage. the man in front of me is singing like camaraderie -- pavoratti. going on and on. i am shrinking, getting smaller and smaller. they say -- thank you, you will be hearing from us. i come out with my sheet music. it was just my imagination, by the temptations. i handed it to the ac

. >> thomas edison, henry adams -- tonight on q&a, part one of two weeks with david mccullough on americans to make the greater journey to 19th century paris. >> no one succeeds in life by themselves. they must be willing to lean on others, listen to others, and love others. >> watch 2011 commencement speeches on c-span on memorial day weekend. search past speeches online at the peabody-award winning c-span library. you can watch and share every event we have covered from 1987 through today. it is washington, your way. >> secretary to the geithner said on tuesday that if republicans insist on passage of their budget plan as a condition for improving -- approving an increase in the nation's borrowing limit, they will be responsible for the consequences. he called on lawmakers to work with the administration on a credible deficit-cutting plan acceptable to republicans and democrats. these remarks came during a speech at the harvard club of new york city. this is just over one hour. policy. >> good afternoon. i am the director of the johns center on the press, politics, and public paucity. --