tv. saturday at noon eastern on c-span's 2 book tv. and on c-span 3 on the american history. >> at the bank of america's economic forecast economist from the george w. bush and obama administration discuss the future of the u.s. economic as well as health care, education, and the federal budget. this is just over an hour. >> good afternoon and welcome to today's meeting of the commonwealth club of california. i'm president of bank of america, member of the commonwealth club. we welcome our listeners and welcome everyone to visit us on our website. we're pleased to present the economic forecast named in honor of the late past president and board member. he also served as chief economist and vice president of the bank of america. today's program is sponsored by the memorial fund and bank of america. today's program will feature two distinguished speakers with their viewpoints. mr. keith hennessy who teaches at the graduate school of business and stanford law school . keith served as director of the economic council as assistance to presid

saturday at noon eastern on c- span twos book tv and sunday at five on american history tv on c-span three. "washington journal" continues. host: america by the numbers. two guests are joining us. he is with the bureau of and that -- economic analysis. also joining us for this discussion, neil irwin of the washington post. welcome. .et's start with you in the paper today, there is a line about personal incomes. it says that the congress report -- reported 2.6% from the month before and the month goes upward. can you give detail about this report and what it is about? guest: sure. we put out a personal income report every month. in december, we had a larger than usual increase. there were special factors going on. in particular, the number of companies paid out dividends in anticipation of tax law changes. also, some companies paid out special bonuses. that did lead to an unusually strong number for december. but, you know, in general, it was a temporary kind of thing. we would not expect those things. host: how did the year look? guest: overall, we had an increase of 3.5% for the yea

captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> all this week, but tv is a program -- prime time on c-span to. tonight a look at love wars and biographies. at 8:00 eastern, supreme court justice sonia sotomayor. richard helms after that. "book tv" in prime-time all this week on c-span 2. live today on c-span, in a moment, presidential scholars panel. after that a conference of presidential leadership styles. >> the communism of china is communism in name only and preserve the powers of the members of the communist power. basically through ideology aside when he opened the country up and has become a capitalist haven. communism now in china, they talk a great leap, but as i said, all about preserving the party power economically as the country continues to grow, because they threw aside most vestiges of communism along time ago. in north korea it is all about preserving the power of the military in the kim dynasty. again, it really has nothing to do with what karl marx envisioned as communism way back. it is fascinating on how communism, would it moves into asia diverged into something different in vietnam. that

>> author and university of dayton professor larry schwei kart will be on in-depth at noon eastern on book tv on c-span two. >> coming up, washington journal with your phone calls, e-mails, and tweets. the house returns for morning hours speeches. the members take up the violence against women at. in 30 minutes, a roundtable on the voting rights act case being argued before the supreme court. our guests are ari berman and hans van spakovsky. also a discussion on the affects of sequestration.

at the effectiveness of the current background check system. live, on c-span, this week over on c-span to on the u.s. senate they are on recess. watch book tv in prime-time, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern with sonia sotomayor, and then at 9:25 p.m., cynthia holmes. at 10:20 eastern, the life and career of william rusher. both tv in prime time, all this week on c-span 2. -- book tv in prime time, all this week on c-span 2. >> the principal naval strategy of the southern states is commerce. one gun on a pivot between the masts. going after merchant ships? one is all the you need. if you caught a merchant ship, the idea was to come along side and put a prize crew on board, take it to a court where a judge could adjudicate it, sell it at auction and you got to keep all the money. of course, because private hearing depends on the profit motive, supplying of the food, hiring of the officers, they expect a return on their money. the crew expected prize money. without friendly ports where they could be condemned and sold, you could not make a profit on private peering. therefore, confederate private peering died out almost immediately. lasted three

. >> howard berg looks at black power tonight at midnight eastern, part of american history tv on c-span 3. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. during the revolution, she was considered an enemy by the british to threatened to ticker hostage. later, she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington monday night in c-span new weekly series "for sleaze, influence and image-"first ladies, influence and image." live monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. >> "washington journal" continues. host: it was during the state of the union when the president talked about his desire for research of the brain. >> [video clip] >> if we want to make the best products, we have to invest in the best ideas. every dollar that we invested in the human genome return $40 to our economy. today, scientists are mapping the human brain to unlock the answers to alzheimer's. host: joining us from boston is george church. he is a genetic professor. thank you for joining us. guest: it is great to be here. host: what is the

c-span. coming up on 8:00 eastern on c-span two book tv has civil rights movement. that is tonight at:00 on the c-span networks. in about 40 minutes we'll have live remarks from the prime minister of japan on relations between his country and the united states. earlier today, he visited the white house, his first meeting with president obama since his party returned to party in december. the president's remark, live coming up at 6:00 eastern time here on c-span. until then, environmental activists laid out a list of goals that the president and congress could take up, including fuel standards for heavy-duty trucks and improving efficiency in federal buildings. this is just under 40 minutes. >> welcome back. it is a real treat for me to now welcome eileen claussen the president of the center for climate and energy solutions. i work ared for her for a decade before coming to georgetown. i've been discovering that it is rare in any event in d.c. on the topic of climate or energy, to find folks in a crowd or speakers who have not worked for eileen at some point, either at e.p.a. or the st

at the top or emotionally. he never made in emotional decision. he never allowed emotions to control and one in big decisions had to be made. >> part of american tv's history at 3:00 eastern on c-span >> committee members heard testimony from the father of a child on the school shootings and from law enforcement officials and gun rights attorneys. this is 3.5 hours. >> i am going to call this meeting to order because i want to welcome our witnesses and people interested in the subject to have taken the time to be here. it is very much appreciated. the process will be this. i will make a statement. we will go to our first government to witnesses. the seventh panel. we will ask witnesses to confine their remarks as much as they can to 5 minutes or so. on the committee we will follow the early bird rule which is first rule we will call on them to ask questions and five minutes in rounds. i will begin with my statement. on december 14, 20 sets of parents received a call. they will never see their son or daughter again. earlier that day a deranged killer and armed with a high capacity ammunition magazines shot his way into sandy hook elementary school in new town and released a rapid ha

one of the places you'll see next weekend as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes atthe history and literary life in albuquerque march 2nd and 3rd on c-span2 and 3. >> up next on booktv, "after words" with this week's guest host, stephanie mehta of fortune magazine. this week former ceo of at&t ed whitacre discusses his book, "american turn around." in the book he tells the story of rising through the ranks of business to lead one of the nation's largest telecommunications companies and being called on by president obama to rescue general motors. this program is about an hour. >> host: ed whitacre has run two iconic american companies, at&t and general motors. he is also the author of a new memoir, "american turn around: reinventing at&t and gm and the way we do business in the usa." it's a candid and unflinching look at american business and at a particularly difficult time in the period that we recently went through. and yet the book is ultimately very optimistic about corporate america and america in general. welcome, ed. >> guest: thank you, stephanie. it's nice t

tv. look behind-the-scenes on the history and literary life in albuquerque. saturday at noon eastern on book tv, american history tv on c- spanshould sequestration take effect on friday, ben bernanke cautioned that these automatic cuts would be a drag on economic recovery and the high unemployment rate. the fed chairman said before a committee on tuesday and give them a policy report and economic outlook. he will report the same report on wednesday. this is two hours. [gavel] >> the committee will come to order. before we proceed with the hearing, the committee will briefly meet in executive session to adopt the committee rules of procedure, budget resolutions, and jurisdictions. neither are the ranking member made any amendments to the current committee rules here an. i know we have been part of the senate wide a partisan process over the last several months to conform to certain standard questions to be asked of all committees. that integration process is still ongoing. the working member and i have agreed to withhold for now i'm proposing any changes to the current committee questionnaire -- are proposing any changes to th

of the authors you'll meet this weekend as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of santa fe today at noon eastern on c-span2's booktv and sunday at 5 on american history tv on c-span3. >> and now former senator chuck hagel expresses his thoughts on the war in iraq and says that more should have been done leading up to the war to determine whether it was the right action to take. he also examines america's position in the world and its future from an economic and environmental perspective. this is just over an hour. >> honored to have an opportunity to be with you and in this house and your guests and those who believe in a better world and how to make a better world because as i look around this room, i see so many people who have devoted their careers and their lives to making a better world. and to all of you, thank you. we, all of us in the global community, appreciate it. and most of you are cometting to make those -- continuing to make those same kinds of contributions. nice to see you again, thank you very much, and to some of

one of the place you will see this weekend as book tv, american history tv, and c-span look behind the scenes at the history apt the literary life in albuquerque, march 2nd and 3rd on c-span2 and 3. >> washington journal continues. >> host: more coverage from from the national governor's association meeting at the j.w. marriott in washington. later, on the screen is governor rick snyder, republican of michigan, of course one of the participants in the meeting. good morning, governor. >> guest: good morning, paul, great to be with you. >> host: what is your takeaway? >> guest: the big issue is what is going to happen at the federal level. that is a real concern. >> host: what are you anticipating? we will show the audience, "the new york times" headline again, if the governors meet, the white house is outlining a drop in aid to states. they laid it out in a report last night. what are you praise bracing for in michigan. >> guest: again, we are looking at cuts in many ways. one of the things i would say, though, whole issue of get though sequester is a failure. it was not supposed to happen. that

at 2:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> you are watching the tv on c-span2. here's our primetime lineup for tonight. former democratic oarsman argues that congress will be continuing to stay locked on sequestration until an agreement is reached. .. during his tenure and contends that congress will remain locked on legislation until the start to understand each other. this is just over an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much for those kind words and a thank-you all for being here tonight. this is a wonderful crowd, and i am very pleased to see so many of you here

saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 3's "american history tv." >> there is no prescription or role model or cookbook for being first lady. and if you look back at the lives of martha washington or abigail adams or dolly madison or edith wilson or eleanor roosevelt or beth truman, you can see that each woman has defined the role in a way that is true to herself. how she can help her husband take care of her family, make her contribution to our nation. >> c-span's new original series "first ladies: influence and image." their public and private lives, entrance and their influence on the president. over 44 administrations. produced with the white house historical association. season one begins president's day, february 18, at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific on c-span, c-span radio and c-span.org. the british house of commons yesterday voted 400-175 to allow gay marriage in the united kingdom. the prime minister spoke about the issue this morning saying it will, quote, promote marriage, defend marriage and encourage marriage. report will help that to happen. >> last night, trying to last

at 8:00. on c-span2 3's american history tv. >> you're watching book tv on c-span. >> now, tom allen, former six-term democratic congressmann front mississippi, recounsels his inability to understand his republican colleagues and vice versa and contends congress will remain lock logjammed until the try to understand each oomph this is just over an hour. [applause] >> thank you very much for those kind words, and thank you all for being here tonight. this is a wonderful crowd, and i'm very pleased to see so many of you here. i have to say it's a special pleasure for me to be at the jimmy carter library because my late father was one of those very early in the carter presidential campaign who went to hear this governor, former governor from georgia, was very impressed, wrote some sort of check, and became a big fan of jimmy carter throughout his career. and i wish my father could see me now because i know he would be excited. but it is -- so i thank you for that. i also want to say that this is an opportunity to discuss the things we have been through as a country over the last few years and to try to

on c-span, secretary of state john kerry delivers his first major speech since taking his position earlier this month. on c-span2, supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, an american history tv looks at the crossroads of popular and scholarly presidential history. all the programs beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span networks. the consumer financial protection bureau earlier today hosted a consumer advisory board meeting here in washington. the newly formed board is composed of industry representatives and local business leaders enacted to perform the cfpb on emerging trends in the consumer finance industry. this is an hour and 20 minute event. >> more effectively by consistently and fairly enforcing those rules and empower consumers to take more control over their economic lives. i am the associate director for external affairs. as many of you know, the dodd- frank consumer protection pact provides for the establishment of a consumer advisory board in order to advise the bureau in the exercise of its functions and to provide information on the emerging practices in the consumer financial products or services industry, including regional trends, concerns, and other relevant i

tv" on c-span 2. . >> the house gavels back in on monday at 2 p.m. on legislative business. let coverage of the house here on c-span. the senate also gavels in at 2 p.m. with kelly ayotte reading washington's their religious. i 5 p.m., they will nominate a nomination for the 10th circuit court and vote on his confirmation at i 30 p.m. also, the confirmation vote for chuck hagel for defense secretary. live coverage of the senate when it returns on c-span 2. >> i joined president obama today in asserting with urgency that our citizens deserve a strong foreign-policy to protect our interest in the world. a wise investment in foreign- policy can yield the same return for a nation that education does for a student. no investment that we make that is as strong as this investment puts forward such a sizable benefit for ourselves and our fellow citizens of the world you'. that is why i wanted to he the hummers issue with you today -- that is why i wanted to have this conversation with you today. when i talk about a small investment in foreign-policy in the united states, i mean it.

one of the places you'll see this weekend as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes atthe history and literary life in albuquerque march 2nd and 3rd on c-span2 and 3. >> here are some of the latest headlines surrounding the publishing industry this past week. a class action lawsuit has been filed by three independent booksellers against amazon and six other publishers; simon & schuster, random house, penguin, mcmillan and harpercollins. the booksellers filing the suit, fiction addiction of greenville, south carolina, bookhouse in albany, new york, and pozen books in new york city all claim that amazon and the major publishers have formed controversial agreements to monopolize book sales. independent bookstores are urging court to prohibit amazon from selling e-books that are limited to only certain devices or applications. the suit was filed in the u.s. district court for the southern district of new york. and the finalists have been announced for the book prizes. the book prizes are broken into ten categories including biography, current interest, fiction, history, sci

on c-span3, american history tv and a visit to the historical sites across the country. all of these events begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the c-span network. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become the first first lady as 57 years old. she is martha washington. we will visit some of the places that influenced her life, including lewisburg, mount vernon, philadelphia, and part of the conversation is dedicated to your questions with facebook and your tweets. >> you're watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. we have live coverage of the senate and every become the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can get our schedules our website, and you can join in the conversation on social media websites. >> a look at the 2012 election with the top strategists. the university of chicago institute of politics hosted this event in early february. white house correspondent chuck todd moderates this event. [applause] >> good evening. i am the student engagement share for

at 4:00 p.m. here "face the nation." bob schieffer talks with lindsey gramm and jack reed. as well as mike rogers. the sunday network tv talk shows, this afternoon on c-span radio, brock you as a public service. it begins again at noon eastern with "meet the press," at 3:00 state of the union, "four- o'clocks state of the nation." listen to them all on c-span radio. nationwide on xm satellite radio channel 119. you can listen on your smart phone or go online to c- span.org >> if someone paid him to write 10 columns for $2,000 each and they published only six, he would summon the editor at issue and say -- what did the editors expect me to say? we paid you. saying it may be the columns were not good enough. here is a check back for the columns you did not print. we asked -- why would he give back the money? he was entitled. that was his business and philosophy, because he wanted to do business with the other party again. very rare behavior now. i admire that. the life of the 30th president of the united states, tonight at 8:00 on a "q&a." >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome back to c-span victor cha, out with a new book, "the imposs

inherent goodness of business and capitalism can lead to a better world, sunday night at 9:00 on c-span 2. find more book-tvine. >> "washington journal"continue as. host: christie romero is the inspector general for the sigtarp. guest: we are the watchdog. over the bailout. when congress made the bailout, they wanted a very independent watchdog. we are a criminal law enforcement agencies so we investigate crime related to the bail out and we also watch all the dollars. we try to bring transparency and bring oversight to this. that is what we are doing. host: christy romario is the inspector general and came up with a report recently that looks at executive pay for the companies that took belau dollars. -- that to bail out to dollars. guest: pre-for those companies, the treasury has a pay czaar and his job is to set the pay packages for each of the top 25 am pleased for each year. we did a report last year looking at pay in 2009 and 2011 and we said treasury did not fail to rein in excess of pay and awarded a multi million pay packages to the top executives of these companies. for 2012, we continued and look

at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> saturday, but tv isn't savanna, georgia, for live coverage of the savanna, georgiabut best of all. joining us will be al gore. and heidi kraft on her book, lessons i learned in a combat hospital. jerry wells asks why. the book festival is part of presidents day weekend coverage. >> the committee will come to order. the purpose of this hearing is to examine the efficiency of the department of homeland security and how likely they are spending taxpayer dollars. let me begin by extending a warm welcome to members of the subcommittee. i'm looking forward to working with ranking member ron barber and we share a strong commitment to support that we need to protect the homeland. we attended the dedication ceremony of the brian terry port of call center. i look forward to a strong bipartisan cooperation in helping to make the department of homeland security as efficient and effective as possible. i would like to introduce our freshman majority members. today we have mr. keith rothfus, mr. richard hudson, and later will be mr. stephen daines of montana. i look forward to lev

at 10:00 p.m. eastern. part of american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. now strategist for the obama and romney presidential campaigns review the 2012 race to discuss the primaries, debates, polling, conventions and election night. mod rated by nbc news white house correspondent chuck todd and hosted by the chicago institute of politics, this is nearly two hours. [applause] good the evening. i am the student specific engagement chair for the student advisory council. my role consist of creating excitement and for political involvement in many ways and helping to provide anticipates avenues nor type of engagement across campus. it has become clear at getting students involved in politics is important for fostering good citizens and leaders. in fact, many of the students were involved in the presidential campaigns this past year. through internship, calling banks, even going door to door advocating for the candidates. even more students were indirectly involved in the campaigns whether we tweeted, facebooked or posted candidates making awkward faces. everyo

at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> you might expect from samsung, televisions, computers, we are investing in multi-screen connectivity. your multitasking. your honor tout texting, watching tv, looking at your tablet. how do we link those devices to each other? how do we link them to the cloud or link them to the internet? one very good example is the galaxy camera. the camera is built in with an activity. as you can take photos where you go and instantly to the wireless network upload them to a website or to sort -- to social media. it is bringing connectivity to a camera. linking products to that, linking them to the internet and each other, that is a big opportunity for us. >> the future of consumer technology with david steel from ces international. monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span2. >> david cameron took questions from members in the house of commons during his weekly question time session on the state of the british economy, and the passing of the same-sex marriage built. on tuesday, members of voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill. this is just over 30 minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition

one of the authors you'll meet this weekend as booktv, american history tv, and c-span local content vehicles look behind the scenes atthe history and literary life of santa fe. saturday at noon eastern on c-span2 booktv and sunday at 5:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> a study by the senate health committee suggests that the shortfall in what americans should have saved by now for retirement is more than $6 trillion. during the ninety minute hearing on how to encourage more savings. chairman tom harkin talks about the proposal for the privately run plan to make it easier for employers to offer retirement plans. [inaudible conversations] thank you, good morning. the senate committee come to order. i want to welcome everyone to the latest in our ongoing series of hearings. focusing on retirement security. i'm told this is the seventh or the eighth hearing? this is the seventh hearing we've had on this over the last couple of years. but today we're going take a closer look at the question how much do families need save for retirement? i guess maybe i'm about to find that out, i guess. [laughter] in the not too di

part of lectures on history, saturday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span 3's "american history tv." >> when he left office the budget was lower than when he came in. that's the story for us now in a period where we're concerned, well, how did he do that? the economy grew a lot. maybe more than 2% sometimes. unemployment was below 5%. the budget was balanced due to his own idea. how would he manage to keep making the budget go lower and how did that help the economy a lot? because he got the government out of the way of the economy. >> the life of the 30th president of the united states in "cool age." sunday night at 8:00 on c-span's "q&a." >> the congressional budget office today said this year's budget deficit will be under $1 trillion for the first time since president obama took office. the c.b.o. also estimates the economy will grow 1.4% this year with unemployment remaining around 8%. c.b.o. director sat down with reporters this afternoon to discuss the economic and budget forecast. >> hello. thank you all for coming. i'm the director of the budget office. c.b.o. just released its outl

one of the places you'll see this weekend as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes atthe history and literary life in albuquerque march 2nd and 3rd on c-span2 and 3. >> a discussion now on nuclear proliferation in the middle east. you'll hear from israeli professor shmuel bar who says hopes for a nuclear-free middle east are unrealistic givenning what's happened in iran. he warned that nuclear proliferation could lead to a similar problem in asia as countries begin to rely less on america's ability to project a nuclear deterrent. he spoke at a conference on nuclear weapons hosted by exchanging upon to have publications and forums -- monitor publications and forums in washington. >> it's a pleasure to be here. i like how you introduce the moderator to introduce the speaker. that's a good way to go. [laughter] well, it is a pleasure to be here, and i think that our topic is a very timely one, one in which, again, there's probably no other area in the world more unstable and more of a concern with regard to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. in fact, indeed

tv, president's day weekend on c-span 2. >> earlier today, defense secretary leon panetta spoke at a pentagon farewell ceremony. he talked about north korea and called on congress to end the uncertainty posed by pending budget cuts known as sequestration. mr. panetta will stay in his position until his successor is confirmed. president obama has nominated former senator chuck hagel to be his replacement. this is half an hour. [applause] >> halt. present. halt. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light snule what so -- what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave oaer the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪ >> please be seated. >> ladies and gentlemen, the director of administration and management, mr. michael rhodes. >> well, welcome, everybody. thank you very much for being here today. as we have an opportunity

transafrica founder randall robbie's and -- robinson, three hours live this sunday at noon eastern on book tv on the spent two. -- c-span two. >> abigail adams, wife of the nation's first vice president and second president, john adams. c-span's new original series, first ladies, influence and image. their public and private lives, interest and influence on the president. produced with the white house that oracle -- his store coal association. and c-span, c-span radio and c- span.org. >> in his daily briefing, jay carney talked about the bombing of the us embassy in turkey, calling it an act of terror. he also answered questions about defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. this is 45 minutes. >> good afternoon. happy friday. i have no announcements, i will go straight to questions. you probably have in your inbox, statements from the president on departure.o- chu's he is thanks for his -- he brought a unique understanding on the urgent challenge augmented by -- presented by climate change. during his time as secretary, he held my administration move america from real energy independence. we have doubled the use of renew

one of the authors you'll meet this weekend as booktv, american history tv, and c-span local content vehicles look behind the scene atthe hit h history and literary life of santa fe. saturday on noon eastern on c-span2 booktv and sunday at 5:00 on american history tv on c-span3. >> many years ago lewis roadrane past the most important office a democracy. it's the office of citizens. democracy, of course, is rooted and based in the notion of enlightened citizen i are. some of us think democracy is defined by the ritual of voting. in voting it's important in a democracy.racy. but voting takes place all overe the world. it takes place in democracies, it takes place in dictatorships, it takes place in total -- voting alone does not mean thatt we live inha a free society. we live in a free society when it is based on an enlightened citizens i are that takes that enlightenedment in to action. the study consultanted by the senate health committee shares that half of americans have under $10,000 in retirement savings. and 75 million workers without access to 0 workplace retirement plan. the committee chairman tom harkin, a a

up on c-span2 and c- span3. 3's an2's booktv and c-span american history take -- american history tv ticket to santa fe, new mexico. that is coming up atoon -- a visit to local literary landmarks, interviews with authors from the area. here is a clip from santa fe writer james morris as he talks about joseph pulitzer and his book. >> i am james mcgrath morris. behind me stand some early printing presses. this seemed like a perfect place to talk about the man who revolutionized american newspapers. what i for started working on the book, people would react with recognition when i was writing about joseph pulitzer. it was clear from their expressions of anger about the name and not anything about his life. he shares his fate with alfred nobel, which is being well known for prize, but not well known for what he did in his life. alfred nobel was an explosive munitions maker. few people understand the significant role joseph pulitzer played in american history. yet like other giants of the 18th century, carnegie, morgan, rockefeller, kolter played a significant role in a critical moment in american history, which is the industrial age. that

tv online. >> the national governors' association holds its meeting this weekend in washington. it starts with an opening news conference from the delaware governor jack markell. live on c-span at00 eastern followed by a discussion on deploying -- employing people with disabilities. more and the national governor'' association sunday starting at 9:30 eastern. more about the initiative on this link -- on kempthorne disabled people. and then a discussion with connecticut's governor. monday, a conversation with dr. oz on healthy eating. live at 9:00 a.m. eastern on c- span2. >> at the white house today, press secretary jay carney said the president will absolutely not withdraw his nomination of judge hegel for defense chuck hagel oc f for defense secretary . also said the president has called john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell to discuss the sequestration budget cuts that take effect march 1. >> technical difficulties. i apologize. pretty good stuff. the chart behind me -- you will be graded. the chart behind me you can find in a link on the post we just put up justwhiteh ouse.v -- just put up on whitehouse.gov. it is a refresher about the president's plans to

censorship and banned books on history tv look behind the scenes of the history and lit area life in albuquerque, new mexico, saturday at noon eastern on c-span2. >> here on c-span in 10 minutes, we are planning to take you live to the business council dinner happening in washington. president obama speaking there and we expect to hear remarks about the effects of the sequester, those automatic spending cuts set to happen on friday. we'll take you there live. again it's scheduled for 7:30 eastern. up until then, a republican point of view on the sequester from this morning's "washington journal." host: phil roe represents the 1st district of tennessee. talking about sequestration, these cuts that are supposed to take effect. do you support it going forward? guest: let's review the history of sequestration. what happened was if you look at the budget deficit that we have had -- and i have brought something that helps me a lot, if you look at the path that we have right there, it shows you mandatory spending that we have is 60% of the budget and discretionary spending. what is discretionary spending? department of defense, education, commerce, energy, homeland sec

tv talks about gun control, immigration, and heche. then the business editor on a recent story look at the job market. washington journal takes your calls, e-mails and tweets live on 7:00 eastern on c-span. tomorrow, john kerry delivers his first major speech since his comfy mation. we'll be live for his remark at the university of virginia starting at 7:00 eastern here on c-span. >> from the start we told the board that the approach we were going to take, which was pretty straight forward. we were there to fix g.m., the board. that was the mission. make this a vible company again. so we were all focusesed and i brought the message that we're going to design and build the world's best vehicles. we're going to move quickly, we need your support and your input. so we changed a few things about the board meeting, we shortened them considerably. we stay wad from the details and did not get into the weeds of how you build a car but bigger things like moral, that sort of thing. the board was supportive of that and we kept them informed. we just took off. >> leading general motors through bankruptcy and the government bailout. former chairman and c.e.o. ed whitter sunday night at 9:00 part of

at the conclusion of the presentation, volunteers will collect the cards, and we will ask as many questions as time allows. you may notice cameras set up in this venue. that's c-span's book tv which is broadcasting the savannah book festival live to the nation today. [applause] this is the second year of our partnership, and we really cherish their support. one, be on your best behavior, and, two, let's give them, c-span, another round of applause. [applause] please join me in thanking mr. and mrs. jack romanos for sponsoring this beautiful venue, the trinity united methodist church, and many thanks to howard and mary morrisson for sponsoring our next speaker, former, vice president, al gore. howard, will you dot honors? [applause] >> u.s. senator, vice president of the united states, nobel peace prize recipient, as cor winner, best selling author, any one of these superlatives alone would be enough to suggest that our next speaker is a force with which to be reckoned, but when combined into one individual, it is evident that al gore is a force of nature. he is always been on the leading edge of promoting the internet as a tool for greater communication, of climate change a