tom brokaw goes behind the scenes with director angelina jolie. "nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with brian williams. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for brian tonight. even with the holidays upon us there's still tension and debate in many parts of this country over the use of force by police. in recent weeks we've seen so many demonstrations against law enforcement, but the ambush of two new york city police officers last weekend has focused attention on the dangers officers face every day on the job. today, thousands of people came from near and far to attend a wake in new york city to honor one of those fallen officers and support the city's police force. nbc's ron mott is outside the church tonight. ron, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, kate. the wake for officer rafael ramos continues tonight, all afternoon mourners have been streaming into this church you see behind me. it is a significant show of support that is spread well beyond new york city. a somber proc

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but let's talk to a living legend, as i like to say, tom brokaw, who if you ever mention tom brokaw, you'll meet some people who say, i woke up with tom brokaw every morning with breakfast on the "today" show, or ate dinner with tom brokaw on "nightly news." it's tom brokaw at the dinner table every single night along with my mom and dad and it was so great to get all kinds of stories and an instant history lesson at any time. we're approaching the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. i did some research today. you were the only network news anchor there, the only broadcast, the west germans did not have time to get set up live. amazing backstory about how all that happened. but you took it upon yourself to go over there while there were mid-term elections going on, because you believed that this could be the bigger story. and you won't to a press conference where the propaganda minister from east germany said these things, you had an interview with him, i want to play that right now, can we do that? and we'll go into the question. >> do i understand correctly, citizens o

and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. for our complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> during this holiday season, we are showing american history programs. ahead, a number of programs from our american artifacts series. first, a look at the history of women in congress. then, a discussion about the battle of plattsburg in 1814. and later, what was fort mchenry like in the years after the "star-spangled banner" was written? american artifacts, all day today on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week american history tv's american art facts visits museums and historic places. up next, we take you into the -- artifacts and photographs to trace the history of women in congress. this is the first of a two-part program. >> story of women in congress began with jannette ranken, elected in the house four years before women had the right to vote nationally and in a way, she is really a bridge from the suffrage movement to women attaining full political rights. she was active in a national women suffrage organization,

a reporter, ben ben, standing in the -- ben bradlee, watching tom brokaw at the brandenburg gate and wondering, how do we beat that? brokaw has got this. at pivotal moments, tom got it. on watergate. snuck a camera into tiananmen square. sat down for the first one-on-one with mikhail gorbachev by an american t.v. reporter. presidential election since 1968. into our home at dinnertime, sunday mornings. whatusted him to tell us we needed to know and to ask questions that needed asking. been on theuse i've receiving end f to some f to -- end of some of those questions. know him as the chronicler of the greatest generations. celebrate him as one of our favorite journalists. and we give thanks to trailblazers who bent the arc of our nation towards justice. 1950's, golfer charlie sifford won the negro national times.ve by the time he became the first african-american to earn a pga tour card, most of his best was him.d he was sometimes banned from clubhouse restaurants. kicked his ball into the rough. charlie is laughing about that. rough. is always in the [laughter] and because golf can be

we're talking about tom brokaw. coming up after the break, he'll update us on his health. >>> christmas is now just a few days away, and that means crunch time. so, don't be surprised if you see more brown delivery trucks rolling around your neighborhood today. >>> u.s. senator chris coons of delaware is in west africa today, taking a firsthand look at u.s. efforts to stop the spread of ebola. this morning he'll hold a news conference from liberia. senator coons is the first member of congress to visit liberia since the ebola outbreak began. he'll arrive back in delaware tomorrow afternoon. >>> nbc's tom brokaw is reporting some good news. he says his cancer is in remission. in a note to colleagues, the veteran newsman called it "very encouraging news." brokaw announced he will soon begin a drug maintenance program after months of chemotherapy. last february, the 74-year-old revealed that he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer affecting blood cells in the blood marrow. >>> u.p.s. expects today will be its

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and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up next in a previously recorded segment historian sean mcmeekin takes viewer calls on the state of europe just prior to the beginning of world war i. he talks about how the assassination of the austrian arch duke franz ferdinand led to what he calls a countdown to war. this program is about 25 minutes. >> american history tv is live from the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, where the world war i centennial symposium is on its lunch break. until they return we're joined by sean mcmeekin, author of "july 1914: countdown to war." mr. mcmeekin appreciate you joining us on american history tv. >> thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to be here. >> a century since world war i, there continues to be a debate about which nation was responsible

and this is news about tom brokaw.gnosed with cancer and multiple myeloma and very serious and concerning to so many of us in the media business and this is a letter we just received, and it is from tom brokaw who says that this is cancer many remission and i will go on a drug regimen to keep it there. and wonderful news from nbc to us in the last half hour. and i will see you on cnn.com and keep the conversation continuing. and it is my honor to the say on this final "state of the union" with candy crowley, it is the final "state of the union" with candy crowley, and it starts candy crowley, and it starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> lake duck? >> lame duck? >> tell that to president obama who's sounding and

lived.8í[ then at 10:00, former news and anchor tom brokaw on his more than a years of reporting on worldevents. that's christmas thi day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org.bjçñ >> american history tv visited d the mcarthur memorial in norfolk virginia which was hosting a m symposium marking the centennial. up next author nimrod frazier talks about world war i, focussing on the rainbow p division which included soldiers from 26 stalts and district of i columbia.vi among them, his own father. his talk is about 50 minutes.50 >> our second speaker this afternoon is nimrod frazer. he is a son of a soldier serving in the 42nd infantry division which is important us to because there is the division in which douglas macarthur will spend during the american defenses to world warnd 1. war his father received the purple purple h battlee of paul ruth farm. mr. frazier himself is a silver star veteran, and business hall of fame. world war i fighters in the hio rainbowry division, 167th regim published by the university of alabama press.en mr. frazier serves as treasurer

and 10 p.m., tom brokaw. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up focuses on the rainbow division which soldiers from 51 states. his talk is about 50 minutes. >> our second speaker is nimrod frazer who is the son of a world war vet. this is the division in which douglas macarthur will serve as chief of staff and brigade commander during world war i. frazer's father received the purple heart for wounds received mr. frazer is a member of the alabama business hall of fame. he's the author of send the alabamians:the history of the 167th infantry regiment. he's a founder and been factor please join me in welcoming nimrod frazer. >> thank you, dr. orr. it's a great honor for me to be back at this wonderful place. i'm not an academic. better described as a child of the rainbow division. i knew the name of the commanding officers of the 167th infantry before i could read. i k

good news from former n-b-c anchor tom brokaw has good news -- his cancer has gone into remission.february, the 74-year-old was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. which causes cancer cells to over-run healthy cells in the bone marrow. he says doctors are optimistic that the cancer is gone. and that he's going on a regimen of maintenance drugs to ensure the disease doesn't come back. brokaw retired from anchoring in 2004-- he is now a special correspondent for n-b-c. hey, jennar fuzz mike troober munny sling... awwwwww scram! i'm crust mike jubby roll bond chow gonna lean up an kiss bet. peas charty get town down. [laughter] ♪ borf a liver tute face stummy wag ♪ pow pam sha-beeps stella nerf berms. saxa-nay nay? badumps a head. temexiss gurrin. juppa left. fluppa jown! brone a brood. what? catch up on what everyone's talking about with the x1 entertainment operating system. preloaded with the latest episodes of the top 100 shows. only from xfinity. gary radnich>>: suddenly the raiders don't look so bad. that set up but james jones touchdown. new speaker"even though it's not been how y

let's talk to a living legend as i like to say, tom brokaw who if you ever mentioned him you'll meet some of people that say i ate dinner with tom brokaw every night on "nbc nightly news" and that was where i was. i grew up it was tom brokaw at the dinner table every single night and it was so great to get all types of stories and instant history lesson at any time. we're approaching the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. i did some research today. you were the only network news anchor there, the only broadcast the west germans did not have time to get set up live. amazing back story about how all that happened. but you took it upon yourself to go over there while there were midterm elections going on because you believed this could be the bigger story. you went to a press conference where the propaganda minister from east germany said these things. you had an interview with him. i want to play that right now. can we do that? then we'll go onto the question. >> do i understand correctly citizens of the gdr can leave through any checkpoint that they choose for personal r

and tom brokaw on more than 50 years of reporting on world events this christmas day on the c-span networks a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur he moirl in norfolk virginia hosting a symposium marking the world war 1 centennial. author katrine clay talks about royal cousins george v of ing gland, kaiser will hem. of germany and nicholas ii, of russia on the eve of the first world war with and how itir impacted the coming global conflict. this is about 50 minutes.ne2b

tom brokaw says his cancer is in remission. in a note to colleagues, the veteran newsman called it very encouraging news. brokaw announced he will soon begin a drug maintenance program after months of key though therapy. last february he revealed he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. it's a cancer affecting blood cells in the bone marrow. >>> we are continuing to follow an overnight abduction in the city of philadelphia. police say a man is held for hours and badly beaten. we'll have more on the investigation coming up at 11:30. >>> and a business made famous by a fictional crook is struck by real life criminals. we'll tell you what went down at tony soprano's old hangout. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >>> philadelphia police have a suspect in custody an they say a man was abducted, held for several hours, and badly beaten. authorities say the victim was taken from cranston street in wynnefield heights and found in a building on west chew avenue in olney. nbc 10 was the only station to get this video here of the man's rescue. they

lady fashion choices and how they represented the styles of the times in which they lived at 10:00 tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. 200 years ago on september 11th, 1814, british and american naval forces clashed for 2 1/2 hours in cumberland bay near plaths'burgh. david fitz-enz, author of "the final" takes us on a tour of key locations to tell the story. >> pilot, joseph baron, ship "saratoga" september 11th, 1814, battle of plattsburgh in cumberland bay. this battle is lost to american history. at the first 100th anniversary, it was known by everyone. this was a human celebration. people knew how important the ballots was, but in the meantime things have changed. that poem became the national anthem, baltimore is in the center of a pop you lated area, and people have been taught what took place there, and what took place there was very important, but it was a diversion. the real battle was up her

and then at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on c-span networks. for the complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> each week american history tv's american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places. next, we take you inside the u.s. capitol to learn about the history of the house of representatives page program. the program began in the early 1800s and continued up to 2011 when due to technological and staff changes house leadership decided pages were no longer critical to the legislative process and the program was ended. >> i'm matt

and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> about 50 years ago on august 10th, 1964, president lyndon johnson signed the gulf of tonkin resolution, which in lieu of a declaration of war gave him broad powers to wage war in southeast asia. that resolution was passed by congress in response to an august 2nd attack, and an alleged august 4th incident in the golf of tonkin involving u.s. destroyers and vietnamese torpedo boats. american history visited the national security archive at george washington university to learn about numerous declassified documents that have shed more life on the gulf of tonkin incidents. >> i'm tom blanton, the director of the national security archive. we're here on the top floor of the main library at george washington university, which is where we live. and we're in a room full of boxes of declassified documents. it's really an artifact because most of the declassified documents we get today are ac

later in the day, tom brokaw. journal" is next. a look at today's news and your calls. the director of the national museum of african american joins us on "q&a." at 8:00 pm, discussion on the the justice y and system. the chief this hour, economist on the national association of realtors, lawrence yun. also, correspondent sharyl attkisson on her book, "stonewalled: my fight for truth against the forces of obstruction, intimidation, and harrassment in obama's washington." ♪ >> good morning, everyone. congress is on holiday break, and president obama is on vacation in hawaii. in new york, ity police officers are on alert across the nation. divide the we will lines. law enforcement, we want to hear from you. please call us.

and then tom brokaw on his years of reporting world events. for a complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about history. it opened in 2004 on the national mall in washington, d.c. we visit the nation-to-nation exhibit focusing on treaties between the united states and native americans. she explains that in the late 1900s the government made treaties with the six nations of the iroquois. >> i'm suzan shown harjo and i'm cheyenne and muskogee and founder of the american museum of the american indian. and guest curator, proudly so of the nation-to-nation exhibit and general editor for the book of the same title. i first proposed the nation-to-nation exhibit in 2003, and i was thinking just a few months ago, that we would just never get to the end of it. and today, i'm thinking it's only been 11 years. amazing. nation-to-nation exhibit and book is really a gift that we're returning to the united states. through knowledge of its citizenry about its

and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. for our complete schedule, go to cspan.org. >>> during this holiday season, we are showing american history programs. ahead, a number of programs from our american artifacts series. first, a look at the history of women in congress. then, a discussion about the battle of plattsburg in 1814. and later, what was fort mchenry like in the years after the "star-spangled banner" was written? american artifacts, all day today on c-span3's american history tv. >>> each week american history tv's american art facts visits museums and historic places. up next, we

"angelina jolie: unbroken" with tom brokaw. >> reporter: she's a newlywed and the mother of six. human rights activist. >> we must send a message around the world. >> reporter: a u.n. special envoy who is as comfortable in war zones as she is at buckingham palace. oh, and by the way, she's one of the biggest stars in the world. >> this is going to be like everybody really wide in this direction -- >> reporter: now angelina jolie is making the biggest play of her career. >> he's going to get pulled out. >> reporter: she is the director and guiding force behind the epic new film, "unbroken" from universal pictures, which is owned by nbc's parent company. >> he seems to have some gas in reserve. >> we're going to die out here. >> we're not dying! ♪ >> reporter: for the past year, i've watched as she immersed herself in this complex undertaking. you set out to make a film, but it seems to me that it's become much more than that for you. in our conversations. at this stage in your life and your career, a very personal journey for you as well, that you feel more than just a director/pr

at 10:00, tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. >>> each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn what artifacts reveal about american history. the smithsonian's national museum of the american indian opened in 2004. we visit the nation to nation exhibit, focusing on treaties between the united states and native americans. the curator explains that in the late 1700s, the federal government made treaties with six nations of the indians. she explains how it has changed and endured. >> i'm a founder of the national museum of the american indian. i'm guest occcurator of the nat to nation exhibit and editor for the book of the same title. i first proposed the nation to nation exhibit in 2003. i was thinking just a few months ago that we would just never get to the end of it. and today i'm thinking, it's only been 11 years. amazing. nation to nation exhibit and book is really a gift that we're returning to the united states through knowledge of its citize

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and how they represented the time in which they lived, and then tom brokaw on his more than 50 years reporting world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. coming up next on c-span, newsmakers with tom >> c-span, created by cable companies 30 years ago and brought to you by your satellite provider. >> tom price, republican of georgia. andrew taylor. andrew taylor has the first question. >> we address the budget process on the need to know basis. with the republican senate, you have an opportunity to after thatng a budget resolution does not have any real legislative teeth, then you get to send the president other legislation. it can send send its tentacles to every corner of the government. what are your plans for that? >> the plans are yet to be determined. it is important people know the power of a reconciliation bill. reconciliation was used to bring about the balanced budget act that was used in the early part of the last decade for the tax reductions in the early part of the obama administration. it was used for a ob

and 10 p.m., tom brokaw. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks.for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> american history tv visited the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. coming up focuses on the rainbow division which soldiers from 51 states. his talk is about 50 minutes. >> our second speaker is nimrod frazer who is the son of a world war vet. this is the division in which douglas macarthur will serve as chief of staff and brigade commander during world war i. frazer's father received the purple heart for wounds received mr. frazer is a member of the alabama business hall of fame. he's the author of send the alabamians:the history of the 167th infantry regiment. he's a founder and been factor please join me in welcoming nimrod frazer. >> thank you, dr. orr. it's a great honor for me to be back at this wonderful place. i'm not an academic. better described as a child of the rainbow division. i knew the name of the commanding officers of the 167th infantry before i could read. i kn

with tom brokaw. >> reporter: she's a newlywed. and the mother of six. a human rights activist. >> we must send a message around the world. >> reporter: a u.n. special envoy who is as comfortable in war zones -- as she is at buckingham palace. oh, and by the way, she's one of the biggest stars in the world. now angelina jolie is making the biggest play of her career. she is the director and guiding force behind the epic new film, "unbroken" from universal pictures, which is owned by nbc's parent company. for the past year, i've watched as she immersed herself in this complex undertaking. >> you set out to make a film. but it seems to me that it's become much more than that for you. at this stage in your life and your career, a very personal journey for you as well, that you feel more than just a director/producer's obligation to it. >> oh, absolutely. i've been very, very fortunate to have a nice career. and more than that, i have a great family. and my children, i'm happy being a mom and a wife. my -- my drive to make film is not at all anymore like whe

and then at 10:00, former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv visited the mcarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, which was hosting a symposium marking the world war i centennial. author sean mcmeekin talks about the events in 1914 that led to war, and how it might have turned out differently. he argues against the idea that an arms race between germany and britain provoked the war. instead, he describes a series of decisions made by heads of state that had a domino effect. this is about 50 minutes. >> professor sean mcmeekin did his ph.d. at uc berkeley and he talked at many universities before beginning at professor of history of russian and eurasian studies at bard college in new york. among his recent books are the russian origins of the first world war, july 1914, and the berlin baghdad express, the ottoman empire and germany's bid for world power. his research languages include russian, turkish, german and french. his

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choicesdies' fashion and how they represented the styles of the times in which 10:00,ved or it then at tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. "washington journal" continues. host: in our last half-hour, we are asking questions about the relationship between police and minority communities. do you think in 2015 it will get better or worse, whether they will stay the same? that is a question that was asked in a recent few research center poll, -- a recent pew research center poll. among blacks, 52% said it would get worse in the coming year. 31% said it would stay the same. just 16% say it would get better. among white respondents, the pew poll, 34% said it will stay about the same in the coming year. 43% saying it will get better. 21% saying it will get better. 43% said it will stay about the same. those are the numbers according to the pew research center poll. we are asking our viewers to comment on it, in the wake of the shooting of the two new york city police officers. "the ass

at 10:00 p.m., tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on world events. that is this christmas day on the c-span networks. schedule, go to c-span.org -- for a complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we are back. we will wrap up the show with your thoughts on the killing of the two new york police officers and the call for unity from the mayor of new york as well as police departments being on high alert. law enforcement we want to hear from you. -- number is 202-78 202-748-8000. the phone lines are open. on can join facebook, twitter, or e-mail us. we will get to your thoughts here in a second. first i want to show you what the new york mayor yesterday had to say at a news conference about the way forward. [video clip] i also think in a democracy people express their desire for a more fair society and that is right and proper but they must do it peacefully. there can be no violence against those who protect us and to represent our society. the police are our protectors and they must be respected as such. i think the m

tom brokaw announced his cancer is now in remission. st month tom was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the presidential medal of freedom. >>> and check out this pic posted by kourtney kardashian that reveals the name of her new son with scott disick, rain astin disick. >>> this, it was a giant sendoff for stephen colbert. 2.5 million members of the colbert nation tuned in, breaking the series record. >>> and "snl" this weekend, well, mike myers made a surprise visit as his alter ego dr. evil. he had some choice words for sony and the hackers that attacked them. >> sony, north korea, it is time to get a trapper keeper and some loose leaf because i'm about to take you to school. let's start with you, north korea. you're one of the most evil countries in the world. and your act of war is to kill a movie? it's easy to kill a movie. just move it to january. but back to the hackers, first of all, the name, when you guys were sitting around and pitching it, was one guy, like, i got an idea, let's call ourselves the guardians of peac

. >>> tom brokaw has shared the news with the world that we've been quietly celebrating around here, . while admitting he faced an uncertain trajectory a year ago, tom has credited his doctors and people at the folks at the multiple myeloma research foundation for their world-class treatment and care. >>> this next item should be common sense, but a lot of people do it anyway. it's from a study that says if your night-time reading is on a tablet that back light may throw off your natural sleep hormone and the light from the screen may keep you awake longer. and this study appears to show that books as they're called make for better bedtime reading for those about to turn in. >>> and finally, this video just because it made so many people feel good today. check out the unmitigated joy as this dog sees her owner and partner arrive to pick her up after a long day at dog day care. she goes from that side-to-sidestep to purely up and down as her buddy you'll note unable to contain his own excitement just does tight circles at the thought of getting sprung from the joint. and ask yourself w

comedy central show last night and did it with a little help from his friends including our friend tom brokaw, willie nelson, bryan cranston, james franco and even big bird among many, many others. colbert is taking over "the late show" on cbs next year after david letterman leaves in may. >>> when we come back, so many kids who show up without so much as a pencil to go to school, and good hearted people trying to change that. >>> it is so difficult for children to learn when they don't have the basic tools for success, but for millions of them whose families haven't been able to afford the school supplies they desperately need this year got a little bit easier. and it's all thanks to the kindness of strangers and an organization called "kids in need." our "making a difference" report tonight from nbc's kate snow. >> okay. chapter 18, ready? here we go. >> reporter: like so many great teachers lea jones gives so much. >> my first year here i think was the hardest. i walked into a classroom with nothing, no curriculum books, no chapter books, no supplies. and that year i spent several thousand

tom brokaw goes behind the scenes with director angelina jolie. "nightly news" begins now.

brian williams celebrating tonight his ten-year anniversary since taking other nightly news for tom brokaw tonight he described the anniversary as an extraordinary feeling adding it would not have been possible without the help of his team especially behind the scenes. he is also very funny and will slow jam the news with jimmy fallon about five minutes from now. >> all right, tomorrow's commute? wet? >> yes, it will be a wet one, you can see the rain moving towards san jose with isolated thunderstorms as well. we'll track that of course in the morning coming up on the bay, at 430 amaril:30 a.m., the showers. >> hope to see you tomorrow. >> steve: from studio 6b in rockefeller center in the heart of new york city, it's "the tonight show starring jimmy fallon." tonight, join jimmy and his guests -- reese witherspoon, david sedaris,

and then former nbc news anchor tom brokaw on his more than 50 years of reporting on american events. that's this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule, visit www.c-span.org. years ago on december 24, 1814, the treaty of ghent was signed by negotiators from great britain and the united states in ghent, belgium. next on american artifacts, we visit the octagon museum and the treaty room where president twoson signed the agreement months later on this table of february 1815. we join a tour with a group of belgians who traveled to the octagon to mark the treaty anniversary with a gift of special hybrid treaty of ghent rose plants. hi. being the honor of president of the american institute of architect for 24 team, now the -- 2014, now the steward of this property at 18th street and e street. if the location of the signing of the treaty of ghent. the 200thbrating anniversary here today with our friends from belgium who have a calm to honor us with their presence. [applause] it's an honor and a privilege to be here to honor the special rose. it can withstand harsh w

choices@rnÑ how theyxktpt reprd tjws styles of thef;ntÑ andhyzç at 10:00, former nbc n anchor tom brokaw 50 years of reporting on world events. this christmas day on the c-span networks. for a complete schedule go to c-span.org. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span 2 on c-span3 we complement the coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public affairs events. on weekends, c-span3 is home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story including six unique series, the civil war's 150th anniversary visiting battlefields and key events. american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites. history bookshelf with the best known american history writers. the presidency, looking at the policies and legacies of the commanders in chief. lectures in history with top college professors looking at america's past and reel america featuring government and educational films from the 30s through the 70s. c-span3, created by the cable tv industry and funded by your local cable or oh satellite provider. watch in hd. like

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