he worships thomas edison. orces his way almost on to edison, at the company banquet, to say, i've done this wonderful thing, i want to tell you about it. edison, who's used to dealing with young whippersnappers who have got some great mention, he said, you've got, it that's the thing. and he completely forgot it! ford decided that he had edison's blessing with his project. some years later, when ford has introduced the model t, which is one of the most famous and wealthy americans, he writes asking for an autographed picture of edison and edison says, i'd really like to meet mr. ford, he seems interesting. he had forgotten the whole thing. but when they met, it was an instant warm bond for this reason. they are now the two most famous men in america. they've accomplished so much, everyone knows their name. but no one else but the two of them can understand the pressure, because once you produce a miracle for the public, then you are expected to keep on doing it, whatever you did yesterday is never enough. there

thomas edison equally so. ison promptly offered him a contract recording in his new jersey studios. business by went and recorded his music, this was covered by all the major papers of the day, and suddenly this little old man, this very traditional american musician, becomes in parts of the country a household name. so much so that when we died a decade later the "new york times" ran his obituary. and to the end of his life he said that no one would have known me but for mr. ford and mr. edison. i thought that was a great example of how during these trips out in the country away from the big cities they really did touch the lives of ordinary americans and change them in wonderful ways. >> we want to listen to just a little bit so people can get a sense of what interested ford and edison. >> eedsic invented the phone graph which first brought music into american homes. edison was looked to as one of these people if he's recording it you must be someone special. with jazz which was considered a sort of heavy met

this was edison's home depot. >> basically, yeah. >> reporter: even the contents of thomas edison's personalant visitors would come in here. mark twain was in this room with edison in 1888. >> reporter: degraff said this facility sets the template. team-based research and development, which companies like google and other tech giants, use today. >> i would argue that the research and development laboratory is his most important invention. >> reporter: not the lightbulb. >> no. >> reporter: that's pretty fascinating to hear. >> no question about it. >> reporter: edison led it all with a punishing schedule, often working 50-hour stretches, sometimes napping on his workbench for short breaks. that routine had consequences. the personal side of thomas edison has never been examined the way morris does it. what does edmund morris explain about the thomas edison story that hasn't been explained before? >> edmund is able to convey the true nature of who edison was as a person in a way that reveals the aspects of his character that are less favorable. he could be cold, edison could be cruel. >> repo

yeah. >> jimmy: i was impressed by your thomas edison. >> i need to hear it. is that brooklyn? close. i presented out a yelp review of defora pizza. it's a very famous pizza place in brooklyn, and i was wondering if you would attempt to read it in a brooklyn accent. if you want to scan it you can. >> the pie was a masterpiece. [cheers and applause] the crust was thin, but not too thin. with the perfect balance of cheese and sauce. basil was gaurn is gaurn ish g i >> jimmy: we got to go back. it's basil. >> basil was garnished on top, the highlight of the pie. how could basil be the highlight of a pie? >> jimmy: it shouldn't be. >> oh, lordy. in my humble opinion, this is a classic slice. you an artichoke, pine nuts, get the [ bleep ] out of here! [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] exclamation mark. you're wasting space in the line. >> jimmy: very well done! i think you've got brooklyn approval. benedict cumberbatch, we'll be right back! >> dicky: portions of "jimmy kimmel live in brooklyn" are brought to you by miller lite. here's to the original social media. here's to the ori

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on historian jeff discusses his book the vagabond about the road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was they wanted to go have fun. they wanted to demonstrate guess what, you getting your car and go do these things to. but they were not going to have to travel -- to try to light their own campfires or eat cold being that of cans. they were not just going to put up like on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries. so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning they would dress in freshly ironed close. famous, ande so america was so grateful to them, that that did not matter. the point was, hey, we are out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span q&a. talk about foreign policy at an and marilyn congressman denny raskin's book about foreign policy issues including the situation in turkey, syria, china and ukraine.

historian jeff quinn discusses his book the vatican's about the road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison from 1914-1925. >> the idea was they wanted to go out and have fun, getting your car and do these things. they weren't going to have to try to light their own campfires or cold beings out of cans. they were not going to put a blanket on the ground. they had different amenities, they had a refrigerated car powered by it is in batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals, freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous and america was so grateful to them that it didn't matter. the point was we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things, you can do it too. marymac sunday night on c-span's q&a.

in the late 1800's thomas edison created the first practical incandesce combrant light bulb. by 1925 half of all homes in the united states have electricity. today we take electricity for granted. we don't think twice when we flip a switch. as we continue to experience today's modern technical revolution, it is my goal to see 5-g broadband just as commonplace. 24 million americans still do not have access to broadband, and the vast majority of these people live in rural areas. a 2017 study by the united states department of agriculture discovered 29% of american farmers did not have reliable internet access despite the fact that agriculture is all about technology today. without reliable broadband access, we are leaving money on the table and the american economy is failing to meet its fullest potential. connectivity and competition go hand in hand. we can continue to invest in rural communities with 5-g. agriculture, health care, energy, education, and so many other industries demand this level of service. in 2018, we ushered in a new farm bill that underscored the importanc

between the thompson houston electric company and the edison general electric company is and yes thomas edison the inventor and businessman by 896 general electric was one of the founding 12 companies that made up the newly created dow jones industrial average g.e. is the only one of those 12 that is actually still in business today and what a business and it's $127.00. your history g.e. has had its hand in everything from light bulbs x. rays refrigerators to televisions to commercial jet engines nuclear power plants military contracts even films and television production one of at one time an owned and b c universal which is why many are now how shall we say concern over the cracks that have developed in g.e.'s now of bappa rating profits in recent years cracks that have led general electric sheep executive larry culp to start freezing its pension plan for about $20000.00 u.s. workers and offering pension buyouts to $100000.00 former employees as the conglomerate joins the ranks of u.s. companies basing out a guaranteed retirement and while bad business decisions and corporate belt tightening

between the thompson houston electric company and the edison general electric company is and yes thomas edison the inventor and businessman by 896 general electric was one of the founding 12 companies that made up the newly created dow jones industrial average g.e. is the only one of those 12 that is actually still in business today and what a business and its 127 year history g. has had its hand in everything from light bulbs x. rays refrigerators to televisions to commercial jet engines nuclear power plants military contracts even films and television production one of at one time an owned and b c universal which is why many are now.

jeff wynd discusses his book "the vagabond" about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, hey, guess what, you can get in your car and go do these things, too, but they were not going to have to try to like their own campfires. they were not going to eat cold beans out of cans. they were not just going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries, so they can have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in a freshly ironed clothes, but you see, they were so famous, and america was so grateful to them that that did not matter. the point was "we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." ♪ cliff the house will be in order. beenr 40 years, c-span has providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public

between the thompson houston electric company and the edison general electric company is and yes thomas edison the inventor and businessman by 896 general electric was one of the founding 12 companies that made up the newly created dow jones industrial average g.e. is the only one of those 12 that is actually still in business today and what a business in its 127 year history g.e. has had its hand in everything from light bulbs x. rays refrigerators to televisions to commercial jet engines nuclear power plants military contracts even films and television production one of at one time it owned and b c universal which is why many are now how shall we say concern over the cracks that have developed in g.e.'s now evaporating profits in recent years cracks that have led general electric chief executive larry culp to start freezing its pension plan for about $20000.00 u.s. workers and offering pension buyouts 210-0000 former employees of the conglomerate joining the ranks of u.s. companies phasing out a guaranteed retirement. and while bad business decisions and corporate belt tightening are being t

pulitzer prize-winning biographer edward morris recalls the lesser-known achievements of inventor thomas edisonthese titles and bookstores in coming weeks and many of the authors in the coming future on booktv on c-span2. >> we are back live at the seventh annual wisconsin tribute or angela currently offered his thoughts on collusion and the 2016 presidential election. he is a portion of that program. >> you have an american citizen who they want to say is operating as an agent of russia. the only due process that american is ever going to get is if the justice department and the fbi play it straight with the court and the court forces them to comply with their own regulations, which include making sure you bring verified information only, to the court. if they don't follow their own rules and if the judge don't make them follow their own rules, then you basically have a drag map, you have surveillance going on against people who are presumed innocent and who have a full array of constitutional rights and they never find out about it. and what we found out in this investigation was, that was pr

tonight, on a-day, jeff quinn discusses his book about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edisonetween 1914-1925. >> the idea was they wanted to have fun and demonstrate that you can you do these things. they were going to have to try to lighter their own campfires. weren't going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison battery so they could have a fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals. in the morning, they were dressed in freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous in america was so grateful to them that it did not matter. the point was, we are out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it. 8:00 eastern, and c-span skewing day. -- she spans q and a. span's "q&a" >> congressman john delaney, you were the earliest to announce your intention to seek the democratic nomination. you have been on the campaign trail lo

jeff gwinn discusses his book "the vagabonds," about the summer road trips with henry ford and thomas edison they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate that you could get in your car and do they weregs, too, but not going to eat cold beans out of cans, put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries, so they could chefsresh dairy, and preparing gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. but they were so famous, and america was so grateful to them, it didn't matter.t he point was, we are out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it, too. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's

. >> henry ford and thomas edison took highly publicized camping trips together at the height of theire. president warren g. harding even joined them on one trip. next on "q&a." sunday the historian discusses his book about the summer road trips taken between 1914 and 1925. that's q&a next sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time on c-span. >> washington journal, live every day with news and policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, we will discuss the trump then ament inquiry, and discussion of the supreme court and progressive court reform. asll talk about ohio's role a campaign 2020 battleground state. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. >> here is a look at what is on monday on the c-span networks. c-span at 10:30 a.m. eastern, a discussion on the impact of the national popular vote election on a presidential campaign hosted by the hill and making every vote count. at noon, the congressional internet caucus academy host the discussion on the d.c. circuit court of appeals decision to uphold the fcc's repeal of

q&a, about ght on the roads trips taken by thomas ford and thomas edison from 1914 to 1925. >> the ideaas they wanted to go out and have fun, demonstrate, guess what? you can get into your car and do these things, too. to have weren't going to light their own campfires or eat beans out of cans. to put an't just going blanket on the ground. different l of these amentis, they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries could have fresh dairy. they had chefs that would prepare gourmet meals. in the morning they would dress in freshly ironed clothes, but, famous andey were so america was so grateful to them, that it didn't matter. hey, we're out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it, too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. c-span's q&a. >> campaign 2020 watch our live coverage of the candidates on and make up trail your own mind. c-span's campaign 2020, your

. >> tonight on q&a, historian jeff gynn discusses his book rip taken by t henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 and 1925. >> the ideas they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, you get in your car and do these things, too. but they were going to have to -- weren't not going to like their own or put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. soy had a refrigerated car they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who prepared gourmet meals. in the morning they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous and america was so grateful to them that didn't matter. hey, we areint was is, out in cars traveling. you can do it, too. >> tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. on american history tv, supreme court justices ruth ginsburg and sandra sotomayor d discussed sandra day o'conno. here is a preview. a sandra was quoted, minnesota supreme court justice. who said at the end of the day a wise old man and a wise old woman will reach the same judgment. and i think that is ture. -- was true. sandra what it followed it up that we each

. >> henry ford and thomas edison took highly publicized camping trips together at the height of theirame. president warren g. harding even join them on one trip. next sunday on "q & a," the historian discusses his book about the summer road trips taken between 1914 and 1925. that's q&a next sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time on -span. here's a look at what is live today on the c-span networks. c-span 10:30 a.m. eastern. a discussion on the vote election on the presidential campaign hosted by the hill and making every vote count. then at noon, the congressional internet caucus academy hosts a discussion on the d.c. circuit court of appeals position

henry ford and thomas edison took highly publicized camping trips together at the height of their fame. president warren g. harding even join them on one trip. they on "q&a." bookistorian discusses his about the summer road trips taken between 1914 and 1925. that's q&a next sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern♪ >>>> c-span's "washington journal," live every day all the news and polity -- with news and policy issues that impact you. we will discuss the trump impeachment inquiry. demand justice cofounder brian fallon will be on to talk about aggressive court reform. we will talk about ohio's role as a campaign 2020 battleground state with cleveland.com's steph richardson. be sure to watch c-span's "washington journal," join the discussion. >> here's a look at what is live monday on the c-span network. eastern, aat 10:30 discussion about the impact of a national popular vote election on a campaign hosted by the hill and making every vote count. at noon, the congressional internet caucus academy hosts a discussion on the d.c. sport -- circuit court of appeals decision to support the sec repeal of net

if we're going to go down this road, let's jail thomas edison, henry ford, steve jobs.o come to some kind of a deal. an l election coming up. let's not forget, china is mcdonald's second largest market, nike's second largest market, gm sells more car in china than it does in north america. apple sells a b a fifth of its iphones there. this is a huge market for u.s. pes companies. the pressure is -- u.s. companies. the pressure is just as great if not greater here. lauren: i've heard it spoken of realistically that we don't get a deal and we operate as two separate economies and all of the companies you mentioned that do business in china start reshoring their operations and supply chains to the us and you have a decoupling of the two biggest nations in the world. >> very dangerous and unfortunate. it would be a sign of an a economic retreat for the u.s. if our goal economically is to bring back the jobs of the past, that is something that would spook investors far more than the brakesmanship already. u.s. is all about progress. if suddenly we're going to retreat and bec

sunday night on q&a, the vagabonds, about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, you get in your car and do these things. but they were not going to eat cold beans out of cans. they were not going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed close -- clothes, but they were so famous and america was so grateful to them, it did not matter. the point was, we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it metoo. it, too.n do >> in the wake of the trump administration's announcement the u.s. would withdraw troops from northern syria, the atlantic council posted a discussion on policy with a focus on the roles of russia, china, iran, turkey, and syria. this is 90 minutes. >> russia, china, iran, and turkey. proud of the italian ministry

pulitzer prize winning biographer edmund morris recalls lesser-known achievements of inventor thomas edison for these titles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many of the authors in the near future on book tv, on c-span 2. >> the house will be in order. >> c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and corporate policy events from washington dc and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. tonight on the communicators, texas representative eddie bernice johnson, chair of the science, space and technology committee on increasing the number of women and minorities in technology fields. >> we want to be in a position to furnish our own brainpower. the only way were going to ever be able to do that is to educate women and minorities in this -- in the stem fields. we have coined a phrase more recently called blue-collar phd's,here no amount of graduate degrees might even be necess

, historian jeff discusses his book the vagabonds about the road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison. wantedidea was that they to go out and have fun. in your car and do these things. they did not want to light their own campfires or eat cold beans out of cans. they had these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by batteries. gourmet meals at night. in the morning they would trash -- dress in firstly ironed close. they were so famous it did not matter. the point was we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night on c-span's q&a. the former head of central command, retired general joseph votel, expressed d

sunday night on q&a, the vagabonds, about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, you get in your car and do these things. but they were not going to eat cold beans out of cans. they were not going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed close -- clothes, but they were so famous and america was so grateful to them, it did not matter. the point was, we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it metoo. it, too.n do >> in the wake of the trump administration's announcement the u.s. would withdraw troops from northern syria, the atlantic council posted a discussion on policy with a focus on the roles of russia, china, iran, turkey, and syria. this is 90 minutes. >> ra,

pulitzer prize-winning biographer edmund morris recalls the lesser-known achievements of inventor thomas edisonles in bookstores this coming week and watch for many authors in the future on booktv on c-span2. recently on booktv journalist caitlin moscatello examined the rising women running for public office. here's a portion of the program. >> the majority of political reporters in this country covering politics are men, typically white men. we also know that there Ãb they magnify each other on twitter. they magnify each other so they retweet each other and share each other's story. the way modern media works is a lot of the ways that stories take off is one person starts tweeting something and the next thing you know there's like six stories about them. the kind of in the same vein and have the same opinion. the example is that right after the 2018 midterm one women made history by flipping the house and nevada is now the first female majority state legislature in the country and there are more women in state legislature than now than ever before. and not just women, diverse women, i can't st

historian jeff quinn discusses his new book about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 through 1925. >> the idea was they wanted to go out and have fun. get in your car and you go do these things. but they were not going to have to travel and light their campfires or eat cold beans out of cans. they were not just going to put a blanket on the ground. they have all these different amenities. they had refrigerated car powered by edison batteries, so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. andsee, they were so famous america was so grateful to them that it did not matter. carsoint was we are out in traveling and seeing these things. you can do ittoo. "q&a 8:00 p.m. eastern on ." >> former acting fbi director andrew mccabe assesses his career, his firing from the fbi, and the origin of the russia investigation. he was interviewed by investigative journalist carl bernstein at a conference hosted by the new school in new york city.

the vatican's about the road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison from 1914-1925. >> the idea was they wanted to go out and have fun, getting your car and do these things. they weren't going to have to try to light their own campfires or cold beings out of cans. they were not going to put a blanket on the ground. they had different amenities, they had a refrigerated car powered by it is in batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals, freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous and america was so grateful to them that it didn't matter. the point was we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things, you can do it too. marymac sunday night on c-span's q&a. next, a look at the legacy of the apollo space missions in the future of space exploration. the discussion was held at the national academy of engineering. [applause] >> welcome, everyone, to the national academy of engineering's for him on human spaceflight, apollo, 50 years on. i'm going on stage today by six incredible individuals, each of whom helped shape the history and the

historian jeff guinn discusses his book "the vagabonds," ant t -- about the summer road trips taken by thomas edison >> they wanted to demonstrate, hey, guess what, you can go get in your car and do these things too. but they weren't going to have to try to light their own campfires. they weren't going to eat cold beans out of cans. they weren't just going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car, powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. but you see, they were so famous and america was so grateful to them, that that didn't matter. the point was, hey, we're out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's "q&a." >>> the house will be in order. >> for 40 years, c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from washington, d.c., and around the country so you can m

with the break up of businesses not surprising >> daniel, thank you >> i think there is a big thomas edisoning out. no one thought of any of that stuff. >> does ge still make light bulbs? >> if they do, they don't make any money doing that >> when we come back, ibm, we'll talk about the earnings report and we'll look at yesterday's biggest winners and losers ♪ through the at&t network, edge-to-edge intelligence gives you the power to see every corner of your growing business. from finding out what's selling best... to managing your fleet... to collaborating remotely with your teams. giving you a nice big edge over your competition. that's the power of edge-to-edge intelligence. ♪ pacifica: ted! goin' oneighbor: yes. takin' it off road station wagon? you know it's an suv! i know for fact your suv does not suck. why is that? it ain't got that vacuum in the back! we got to go. ♪ vacuum in the back, hallelujah! ♪ >> announcer: welcome back you are watching "squawk box" live from the nasdaq marketsite in times square. >> good morning. u.s. equity futures rising on word that european negotiators

historian jeff quinn discusses his book about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edis edison between 1914 to 1925. >> they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, hey, you can get in your car and go do theses, too, but they weren't going to light their own campfires. eat cold beans out of cans. they weren't going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly iron clothes, but you see, they were so famous and america was so grateful to them h that that didn't matter. the point was hey, we're out in r cars. traveling and seeing these things. you can do it, too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. >> for 40 years, cspan has been providing america unfiltered coverage of the white house, supreme court and public policy events from washington, d.c. and around the country so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1979, cspan has brought to you by your local ca

guinn discusses his book "the vagabonds," about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, hey, guess what, you get in your car and go do these things too. but they weren't going to have to try to light their own campfires. they weren't going to eat cold beans out of cans. you know, they weren't just going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they can have fresh dairy. they would have chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. but you see, they were so famous and america was so grateful to them, that it didn't matter. the point was, hey, we're out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> thinking about participating in c-span's student cam 2020 competition, but you've never made a documentary film before? no problem. we have resources o

jeff quinn discusses his book, the vagabonds, about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edisonween 1914 and 1925. >> the idea was they wanted to have fun and demonstrate, you can get in your car and do these things too. they were going to eat cold beans out of cans, they weren't just going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous in america was so grateful to them, it didn't matter. the point was, hey, we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. washington journal continues. nevins withs greg lambda legal, senior counsel and employment fairness counsel director talking about cases at the supreme court heard yesterday. guest: good morning. we are the nation's oldest and largest lgbtq legal organization dedicated to pursuing the rights of lgbtq peopl

historian jeff guinn discusses his book "the vagabonds" about road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison the idea was they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate you can do these things. toy were not going to have light their own campfires. they were not going to eat cold beings out of cans. they were not just going to put a blanket on the ground. they had different amenities. they had refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs to prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they were dressed in freshly ironed clothes. they were so famous in america was so grateful to them that that did not matter. was we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. guest: tonight at 8:00 -- >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. campaign 2020 -- watch our live coverage of the presidential candidates on the campaign trail and make up your own mind. campaign 2020, your unfiltered view of politics. continues.on journal host: we are back with mieke eoyang, the national security program vice president of thir

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night on q and a, historian jeff gwynn discusses his book "the vagabonds," about henry ford and thomas edison>> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate, get in your car and do these things, but they were not going to have to light their own campfires and eat cold beans out of cans. they had all these different amenities. they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. chefs would prepare gourmet meals. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothing, but they were so famous and america was so grateful it did not matter. the point is, we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. on c-span's q and a. ♪ order.house will be in has been years, c-span providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, supreme court, and public policy events from d.c. and around the country, so you can make up your own mind. created by cable in 1970 nine, c-span is brought to you by your cable provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. "wash

about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas >> they had all these different amenities, they have a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they have chefs who prepare goal -- gourmet meals at night. they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. famous and america was so grateful to them that it didn't matter. the point was we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. >> sunday morning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on q&a. thinking about participating in 2020 competition but ybefore? no problem. we have resources on our website to get started area check out our getting started and download pages for producing information and video links to footage in a c-span library. teachers will also find materials. >> my advice to anyone who wants to compete this year. find a topic you are truly passionate about and pursue it as much as you can. courts we're asking students to create a short documentary on an issue you would like the presidential candidates to address in the 2020 campaign. cash prizes will be awarded plus a $5,000 grand prize.

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"the vagabonds," about the summer road trips with henry ford and thomas edison. >> they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate that you could get in your car and do they weregs, too, but not going to eat cold beans out of cans, put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries, so they could chefsresh dairy, and preparing gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. but they were so famous, and america was so grateful to them, it didn't matter.t he point was, we are out in cars, traveling and seeing these things. you can do it, too. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> bob cusack, editor-in-chief of the hill with us to look at the week ahead in congress. the two weeks off, and the impeachment inquiry really ramped up with a foreign affairs committee hearing with trump administration officials. who is set to testify in the coming week? bob: we are going to have a number of people. fiona hill is one. she used to be a diplomat for the trump administrati

quinn discusses his book "the vagabonds," about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edison between 1914 to 1925. >> the idea was that they wanted to go out and have fun. they wanted to demonstrate hey, guess what? you can get in your car and do these things too. but they were not going to like their own campfires, eat cold beans out of cans or put blankets on the ground. all these different amenities, they had a refrigerated car powered by edison batteries so they could have fresh dairy. they had chefs who would prepare gourmet meals at night. in the morning, they would dress in freshly ironed clothes, but you can see, they were so famous and america was so grateful to them that it didn't matter. the point was hey, we are out in cars and traveling and seeing these things. you can do it too. p.m. eastern 8:00 on c-span's q&a. this past week, the supreme court heard oral argument for two coid

night on q and historian discusses his book about the summer road trips taken by henry ford and thomas edisonween 1914 and 1925. >> they wanted to go have fun, they wanted to demonstrate, you can get in your car and go do these things too. but they weren't going to like their own campfires and eat cold beans out of cans. they weren't going to put a blanket on the ground. they had all these different amenities. they had refrigerated cars powered by edison batteries, so they could have fresh dairy, they had chefs who prepared gourmet meals at night. in the morning they would dress in freshly ironed clothes. you see, they were so famous and america was so grateful to them, that that didn't even matter. the point was, we are out in cars traveling and seeing these things, you can do it too. 8:00 p.m.night at q&a.ern on c-span's >> next, california congressman town hallr holds a meeting with constituents in the modesto area. this is about 45 minutes. [applause] representative harder: thank you. it is good to see such a full house. this is exciting. whether or not it is egged on by extra credit or s