to topeka on book tv. located in the northeast region of kansas, topeka is its capital city with around 187,000 residents. this was the site of many border anti-slaveryo-and clashes. with the help of our cox communications partners, for the next hour we will learn about the history of the state from local authors. debra: any of the house is cedarcrest rate of it is just under 6000 square fleet, -- >> the name of the house is cedarcrest. it is just under 6000 square feet, which is the smallest governor's house. >> i have found nothing in the historical record that said this -- this was turbulent time. racism was ubiquitous across the nation. this crash did not get the because ithat it did happened in small-town usa. >> we began with deborah good debra goodrich bisel.. debra: i had grown up in southwestern virginia. the civil war was everywhere. my great-grandfather was a veteran. it is omnipresent. i'm certainly familiar with the civil war stories. i grew up in the hometown of jeb , the confederate cavalry

. >> as we continue our tour of the literary life of topeka, we hear from the readership of 12 million people. for,ss clementina paddled devoteddle furred was tos paddleford was dedicated boutng, writing, and going a food. the name of the book is hometown at the tide. clementina paddled paddleford. clementina -- paddleford was a woman before her time. she knew at an early age that she wanted to be a journalist, but not an assistant journalist. she wanted to be a famous journalist. and she was in 1898 graduated with a degree in industrial journalism from kansas state university in 1921, she knew that she would have to go to new york to become famous. she also knew that journalists. -- she alsow that knew that journalism was a man's world. that was going to be a big challenge during the 1920's. clementine was head of the home development section of the "christian herald." during this time, clementine developed throat she decided to go with the partial. during this time, it took her one year to learn how to speak. she decided she was going to do it and still from her bed while healing, sh

the c-span out city's tour of the literary life of topeka with a trip to lawrence, kansas, 30 miles west. donald hader markle about his book "transgender rights in politics." >> traditionally when you think about lgbt writes, you think .bout discrimination as these laws have been considered, often times to include language like gender identity, many people believe that would be a poison pill addition to legislation, that it would kill any chances that bill could pass if you were to pass -- attached terms like gender identity to it. whether that is true isn't clear but it meant most of the time that language was not included or failed to be added to existing legislation. some of the advances with same-sex marriage and other advances in the movement -- there has been a coming back to the transgender rights issues, to adding gender identity to local and state laws. president obama has included gender identity and transgender ago.s a few years it was unlikely those things would be included a few years ago. i think some of the misconception over the transgender portion of the movement is that

was leader of the free state forces and will become an early senator kansas was in the vicinity of topeka when he received reports that landing forces were causing trouble in kansas. he took his units and noticed that the pro-slave forces had congregated near hickory point. he asked for reinforcements and reader can to assist on september 13 -- came to assist. on september 13, reader writes " got here after sign-up. fisher let me ride old gray horse. got to hickory point. they will fight. fired some. we were treated -- we retreated to ozaukee. several ruffians killed. eight watermelons. several started home for fear of the u.s. government. bought a pickle box for six dollars. got home late. sleepy and tired, but full of glory. " includes 1854, 1869, including his involvement in the battle of the big blue. the battle of the big blue involve the second regiment of the kansas state militia, also led by general james lane, and he pursued and fought confederate forces led by general sterling price in jackson county, missouri, near the big blue river on october 27, 1864. reader had enlisted in

garner schreiber went to law school in topeka and he helps to lift the $5,000 ban in place. by that time, most victims had soft litigation through their own attorneys, chester lewis being one of them, and they looked at ways they could receive compensation outside the administrative claims process. it was a troubled process and did not help the victims. it added to the tragedy. the victims only received a few thousand dollars for the loss of a loved one. the payment of loss of a child was $400. the loss of an adult, $700. in many times, the loss of property or property damage paid more than a loss of a loved one. monetary equation can never equate to the loss of life. we know that. it created a bitterness because they did not feel they received restitution. in many cases, i found the same across the border. one would be jeanine with seth. her husband was the copilot. she realizes it is the air force chaplain knocking on the door. she gets the heartbreaking news that her husband has now perished. she is given $1000 by the kernel who is there -- colonel who is there. he says t

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in fact, when i lived in kansas, in kansas, it is an enormous business in the northeast sector in topekaey turn warehouse into these scare houses. and it costs money. that's the first time i realized it was this big. >> it's a huge industry. >>> coming up on the nine, we're back from covering the pope's visit to washington, d.c.. we check in with her on the historic visit from world war ii veterans she met at the airport. . >>> we are riding along with a non-profit group here that is trying to keep kids out of trouble by getting them involved in bmx raising. we'll tell you more about the program coming up. . >>> welcome back. big news today. john boehner is stepping down. that's big news in the political world. he just released a statement. >> haven't heard from -- been a long day. i'm going to read this statement. the first job of any speaker is to protect the institution that we all love. it is my view, however that prolonged turmoil would do irreparable damage to the institution. to that end, i will resign my seat and congress on october 30th. >> maybe been at the helm too long and ti

>> tomorrow morning we leave for topeka, kansas. >> topeka, kansas, then what?n south carolina. then we go to georgia. no days off. >> what is -- this morning everyone has been up to different -- jeb bush said he went on a six mile hike and avoided rattlesnakes, bobby jindal eating cold peas and drinking diet coke. what is dr. carson up to? >> he just got off a plane. he'll be resting. >> what are you telling him in that trailer? >> ben, talk about your bio as much as you can. >> how has he been reacting to these polls? i mean, he continues to rise in state polls, national polls. what does he say to you? >> he's like, you know, you told me this would work and it is. i'm like, yes, people are falling in love with you everywhere we go. >> is it disbelief? >> not disbelief but he's quite surprised it's happening so fast. i mean, you can't walk through airports anymore, all those kind of things which for a guy who's never run for office before. >> tad different from a pediatric neurosurgeon and the life you're used to living i suppose. barry bennett, thank you so mu

. >>> impact segment tonight, let's get to ben carson who joins us from topeka, kansas, the doctor's book "one nation" doing very well. you heard the "the washington post" guy saying you overstated the border fence controversy in human yuma, what say you? >> well documented the fence is only one component of our defense against you will legal immigration they did it correctly in yuma. not only did they put up a double fence with a road that allows quick access, but they also had border guards there and they prosecuted first time offenders rather than the catch and release program that has subsequently been. >> right, that was a big thing and word got out. so, when you make a installment in a debate, you know, you don't have time to fill in all the blanks, that's why i felt sorry for all you guys, not just you. because they are fact checking stuff. you say the fence worked and then you don't say other things worked as well. it's not a deceit. it's just a matter of how much time you have got and what the point you wanted to make. i thought you were okay there. i want to talk to you abo

i got to speak to folks at a homeless shelter in topeka.laces we can go that the others can't. so i think we have a freedom that engages us. and i'm trying to live that freedom to the full. >> and what about the whole idea of women as priests? >> oh, it will come at some point. i mean, the world is waking up. and the catholic church has never been noted for rapid change, but what i know is that my sisters and other women are leading prayer, are -- many of my sisters are chaplains in hospitals. and in nursing homes that do the hospice care, we are acting in priestly roles. we don't have ordination. it will come. but we need to act into our prayerful role with people. >> and how do you communicate with the vatican? is there -- is it easier now with this pope? >> well, that's really interesting, that they never talk to, at least in our organization before they named us as being a bad influence on catholic sisters, quite frankly, they have not talked to us since. but i do have a couple of people in the vatican press office we can connect to. an

. >> here is milton from topeka, kansas, also on our republican line.ilton, go ahead. >> caller: it is -- it's very natural to me that people would have distrust in our elected officials because they lie all the time. and i personally have a solution for that. we simply put shock collars on them set to go off every time they tell a lie, every time their blood pressure goes up, they get a little shock. >> jay from las vegas, nevada, democrats' line. go ahead, please. >> caller: yeah, i'm happy pretty much how the system is treating everybody. it seems fair. it seems unbiased, in a sense. everybody has their angles. but i think americans in general, i think they have to look to the future. and really think about it and how the world is going and how the global system of governing economics is kind of the way the world is headed to. a lot of you don't like that idea. >> and you think the united states isn't prepared for that? >> you know what, the mentality of the american people is not. i think the government knows how it does. i think the eu system is a

today topeka kansas, with a look at the literary life of the capital city. also books on the lead up to the civil war. that all starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> the c-span cities tour working with our cable affiliates and visiting cities across the country. this weekend we're joined but charter communications to learn about the history life of grand junction colorado. the mining of a certain mineral had a long-term importance in colorado. >> all over the colorado plateau and here in mesa county outside of grand junction, we're surrounded by morrison rock. we find a lot of dinosaur bones fossils and that's really intrigued scientists for a long time. the other thing we also find in the the morrison is a mineral, a rock that contains three different elements. it contains radium, which is ray yo active and used to help solve and fight cancer. it also contains vinadium. so during world war ii the it was of extreme value. and it also contains uranium. uranium, as we know is one of the best sources for atomic power and atomic weapons. >> they were largel

today, topeka, kansas. also, books on kansas' role in the lead-up to the civil war. all starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >>> tonight, programs on the atomic bombs dropped on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki in 1945. starting at 8:00 p.m., the moment in time, the manhattan project. a documentary detailing the project to create a nuclear bomb. the library of congress and los alamos national laboratory co-production features interviews and oral histories with many of the key project scientists. at 9:00 p.m., first person accounts by two atomic bomb survivors. and at 10:00, japan's decision to surrender. remarks by u.s. army command and general staff college professor ft. levinworth. >> when congress returns from the august recess, one of the first items of business will be a resolution of disapproval on the obama administration's nuclear agreement with iran and other world powers. starting tonight at 8:00 p.m. on c-span, we'll bring you key statements and hearings. including a speech in early august by president obama at american university. house and

host: here is milton from topeka, kansas. go ahead. it is very natural to me that people would have dis-trust in our elected officials because they lie all the time. i personally have a solution for that. we put shock collars on them and set it to go off every time they tell a lie. every time their blood pressure goes up -- host: jay, from las vegas, nevada. go ahead. caller: i am happy with how the system is treating everybody. it seems fair. i am biased in a sense. americans in general have to look to the future. think about how the world is going. it is kind of the way the world is headed. a lot of you don't like the idea -- a lot of people don't like the idea. host: you think the united states is not prepared for that? caller: the mentality of the american people is not. the government knows how it does. the eu system is a big test market. the-year-old and the currency -- -- the euro, the currency. you have to look 20 years down the road. to gethave to realize out of what has been created, environmentally, socially, poverty and ove

to topeka on book tv. located in the northeast region of kansas, topeka is its capital city with around 187,000 residents. this was the site of many border anti-slaveryo-and clashes.

. >> while c-span was in topeka, we stopped at the library at cedar crest, the kansas governor's home. the mansion was built in 1928 by emagin publisher and was given to the state to service the -- by a magazine publisher and was given to the state to serve as the governor's mansion. ♪ >> the name of the house was cedar crest. frank maclennan was an important newspaper of which are -- newspaper publisher. he was married at that time. unfortunately, he only lived here five years because he did pass in 1933. the house is just under the 6000 square feet, which makes it the smallest governor's mansion. it has the most property, with 244 acres. in his will, it was of his interest that the house stay at beautiful normandy-style home, and his books stay with the home as well. he was an avid reader. it is not a big surprise that someone who is a publisher and a writer would have a fondness for books. he collected 1500 that are in the library. he liked to collect everything, but he was into great writers and authors. as you look around the room, you can see the authors he regarded most. all of