[applause] >> also thank you to use c-span this is the only outlet that i have the reaches people that are in the conservative camp because i have been blacklisted for had portage bridge writing articles for "the post" on ronald reagan. >> that is also funny because i use the name black because we don't need to call them negro but black. negro was uncle tom. and jesse jackson who insisted that a change to african-american. but i use black but i use the -- but i cut my political teeth but if blacks were negro's we did not have a problem. it is a self-inflicted wound. malcolm x in particular and that is a misnomer you can [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. thank-you everyone for the book festival i cannot count on saree. i was asked but thanks for your coming down to to the san antonio book festival.

c-span: we could use a few auditors here in washington. anna is that the right? >> yes, sir c-span: why are you a right winger? >> a lot has to with christian values and i watched my parents struggle and work their way up from the bottom. i believe in free enterprise and capitalism and how someone can start off toward the bottom and work their way up through hard work. c-span: what are our own plans? >> i plan to attend the universe of arkansas and major in public relations and probably go on to law school. c-span: your plan? >> i am not sure where i am going to college but i would like to study computer science and hopefully get a masters degree. c-span: two more. give me a left winger? who is an outspoken left winger? who you pointing out? [applause] c-span: now i need an outspoken right winger. this gentlemen right here. yes, come on up. [applause] c-span: name/school. >> i am charlie and i go to suffix high school in delaware. >> i am anthony and i go to wichita east high school in wichita, kansas. c-span: somebody told me a group of republicans are wearing sp

get to know us. >> c-span: for small what happened to the american association of retired persons or eople? >> the american association of retired persons. we have not used that in over 14 years. it was part of a recognition that our members are not retiring. close i think 40% of our members are still in the workforce and that continues to grow year after year. partly because people want us to continue to stay active and engaged. and people need need to continue to have some financial security for the future. >> c-span: is aarp magazine in the for-profit country? >> guest: in the nonprofit. it is a membership, a magazine, i say i read to that magazine every other month and i say bully this is so relevant. it's a wonderful expression of experiencing the things that our members are experiencing everyday their local communities. i hope people feel good about them. we certainly hear from them either through email or through our website, through the articles they like or the articles they dislike. and the information and resources that it brings to them. >> c-span: the circulation is 25 mi

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c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. , american history tv's real america brings you archival films that divides context for today's issues. bomb" is a film that documents the campaign against japan. the 35 minute film concludes with the august 1945 atomic bombings of hiroshima and nagasaki. ♪ >> early in 1945 hour b-29s began full-scale operations against japan. 1500 miles back from bases in saipan, tinian, and guam. here the bombers concentrated their massive airpower and planned the ultimate crushing defeat of japan, down to the last bomb. here was the beginning of the end for the road to tokyo. after six months of reoccupation, there were few signs of war along the summer shores of glom. -- summer shores of guam. american citizens again, smiling and friendly. unaware that america -- america moved mountains of material, equipment, and supplies across the pacific. they changed their dirt roads and broad highways. and nearby new communities of american citizens have set up housekeeping with various types of self-service. a few laundry problems and no moder

by the time i got write "the oath" c-span put almost all the archives online so i was denied the great pleasure of going back to west lafayette, and -- but i still used c-span archives a lot. >> host: you're welcome anytime. let's go to susan in cambridge, massachusetts. >> caller: hi. in responding to the many viewers who have called in saying, well, why is the supreme court decisions -- why isn't it just what is right and wrong and why are they're always split -- has done an admirable job in explaining that politics is necessarily a part of this. but i think you've gone too far in that my law professor, my mentor in law school, robert cutler, told me many, many years ago, that a lot of american law could be explained by the principles of the railroad always wins. for many years of our existence. but that's not the interesting question. and it doesn't make it law. what distinguishes law from politics is that they have to give reasons why they railroad wins. once you give reasons to either you stand by those reason in later decisions and that means occasionally the railroad doesn't win, or the republicans have to vote liberal, or the liberals have to

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c-span 3. to join the conversation like us on facebook @c-span history. up next on history tv, the national archives host a panel of scholars discussing the equal rights amendment. introduced in 1923, the constitutional amendment was not passed until 1972, but it fell three states short of the 38 it needed by ratification by the 1982 deadline. this looks at the history of the e.r.a., and the possibility of the passage of it in the future. >> this year is not only the centennial of the national park service, it is the centennial of the national woman's party. we did not plan it that way, but that is the way it worked out. almost 100 years ago this month, women met in chicago and began to talk about organizing the national woman's party. founded as a party representing women's interest with a single issue platform, the woman's party organized and franchised women from westerns states to show their strength at the voting booth and stand together to only vote for candidates who supported the suffrage amendment. we all know suffrage was one in 1920, but today

eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> joining us from las vegas on c-span's newsmakers program is former new mexico governor gary johnson. thank you very much for being with us. gov. johnson: great to be with all of you. thank you. >> joining us is david, senior correspondent for the washington examiner. also the host of the examining politics podcast which is available online governor, let me begin with the commission on presidential debates which is set at the benchmark of 15% for you to anticipate. -- participate. the first scheduled for late september. is that a fair benchmark? >> i think the benchmark is fair. what is not there is that all the polls being conducted right now have done, and clinton and on the second or third question will ask what happens if you add johnson to the mix. right now we are pretty solidly in the 10% range. 99% of the media just reports the top two lines. what you have is a majority of people in this country don't know there is a third-party candidate. i believe if my name was just included in the top line, i would be at 20%. i and bill weld would be at th

listen on your mobile device using the c-span radio app.atch anytime at c-span.org. >> american history tv. for professor gabriel chin discusses whether the initial intent of the 1965 immigration act was to diversify america or was an intended consequence. argues despite much racial tension, lawmakers at the time and much more diverse america was inevitable. the lecture part of a two-day symposium hosted by the u.s. capital historical society on the history of immigration. this is about 40. is gabriel speaker chin, who is a professor of law at the university of california, davis. jack specializes in both criminal law, and as this conference on phones, we

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>> you're watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming every weekend on c-span 3. c-span us on twitter @ history for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. huronpan is visiting port to learn about the city's history. our next stop is fort gratiot where dennis delor will talk about the first lighthouse in michigan. dennis: in the state of michigan there is over 115 lighthouses, and this one's claim to fame is to be the first. we just came up from the 99 steps to the top of the fort gratiot lighthouse. wet we're looking at here, have got the view of the bluewater bridges to the south and lake huron to the northeast. so, we're right at the historic -- the source of the st. clair river at the mouth of the lake. you can see the nice blue water and what tourists come to this area for. when they hear this is the bluewater area, this is what they get to see. they realize you are not line. just north of the city of port huron, within the city limits, it gets its namesake from the military for that was established in 1814. gratiot was an engineer in t

c-span had put almost all its archives online. so i was denied the great pleasure of going back to west lafayette, and -- but i stillto used c-spane anytime. let's go to susan in cambridge, massachusetts. >> caller: hi. in responding to the many viewers who have called in saying, well, why is the supreme court decisions -- why isn't it just what is right and wrong and and why are they always split. you have done an admirable job in complaining that politics is necessarily part of this. but i think you've gone too far in that my law professor, my mentor in law school, robert cover, told me many, many years ago, that a lot of american law could be explained by the principle of the railroad always wins. for many years of our existence. but that's not the interesting question, and it doesn't make it law.it what distinguishes law fromuishl politics is that they have to give reasons why the railroad wins. once you give reasons to either you stand by the reason in latey decisions and that meansand tham occasionally the railroad doesn't win, or the republicans have to vote liberal, or the toe liberals -- democrats have to vote with the r

us. >> c-span, created by the table television companies -- cable television companies and brought to you by your service provider. three years after a supreme court ruling overturned part of the voting rights act, a number of state laws have struck down. our issues spotlight looks at voting rights and the impact on the 2016 election. we will feature part of the 2013 supreme court oral argument. members of congress look at whether to restore the voting rights act. here is what the presidential candidates have to say. now a lot of places will not have voter identification. you just keep walking in and voting? >> what is happening is a sweeping effort to disempower and disenfranchise people of of property -- or young people. >> a new report by the cato institute looks at crime reduction, fiscal policy, and taxes to determine state freedom rankings. this is about one hour. >> good afternoon. me to thisook to capitol hill briefing entitled freedom in the 50 states. peter russo. i want to thank you for showing up here today. i appreciate it. for those of you on twitter who like to get involved

c-span: your husband is with us today, peter baker. before that of peter baker what were the circumstances where you met him? >> guest: unit how people used to say i got my job to the "washington post"? i was lucky enough to get a job at the "washington post" and to meet my husband. we also like to say that monica lewinsky was the thing that brought us together so there was some good at least that came out of that debacle. i was an editor at the "washington post" and having to oversee investigative reporting for the national post. i started in january of 1998 doma when we do for the monica story broke. peter was a white house reporter covering president clinton and so that's how we met. c-span: we have video from 1998, actually right after you started february the sixth and this is your husband peter baker when he worked at the post. >> the lead story here is clinton discussed jones testimony was secretary peter baker. can you tell us more about the story? >> of course what's interesting about it is the president gets home from his dep

c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on her schedule and to keep up with the latestistory news. >> the c-span buses in philadelphia, pennsylvania this week. the is to -- the issues most important to them in the 2016 presidential campaign. >> i'm a super delegate for hillary cleveland, ohio. it gives me pleasure and honor to be part of this historic moment. my first convention was in 2008 to help nominate the first african-american president and i was looking forward to doing it again to nominate the first female president of the united states. i'm excited about this op

home depot is another supported of the school. >> c-span: does anybody use the schools anymore? >> guest: they are senior centers or community centers before when do they stop funding them? >> guest: when desegregation came. >> c-span: 1954. >> guest: yes. that's the next film. so it's really an incredible story not only for philanthropy, but really the african-american who were the parents in the community members who were raising the money, building the schools to maintain it. and now restoring it. it's a wonderful story of building. >> guest: 's before you when you started talking about rosenwald, a man named hirsch, rabbi in chicago sinai congregation, here's rabbi hirsch in your documentary. >> e-mail hirsch, the extraordinary scholar, rabbi who attracts hundreds of thousands of social justice. julius rosenwald found it stimulated and he often said that hirsch was one of his mentors. in monday's papers you could read doctor hirsch's views on every major issue of the time. >> he was on the board of every progressive organization in chicago. as was julius rosenwald. hirsch poi

c-span three. join the conversation. like usre coverage now of a recent conference posted in gettysburg college, pennsylvania. of theus was the legacy civil war. , a panel of historians talk about the challenges confederate veterans faced after the civil war. this is about an hour and 15 minutes. >> good afternoon. i am peter carmichael. i'm the director of the civil war institute. it is my privilege and pleasure to introduce the speakers for our conversation or panel on the return of the confederacy. -- from the confederacy. those of you who are part of the audience, you can be the conversation. we are course twitter, chas been ready. cwi2016.

to those of you joining us online or washing us on c-span, you can send us a question to the twitter account. with that, thank you for joining us and for your hard work on initiating this program. mr. schoof: thank you. it is an honor for me to be invited to stand here in front of you and talk about the information has changed in the crucial fight against terrorism. i'm happy to sit here with general taylor. we are close together, it's terrific to work together today. with all the recent developments in europe, i can imagine that you are interested in hearing more about what we are doing in regards to information sharing. i will try to give you an idea of what we do, starting with my own country, the netherlands. the terrorist threat in the netherlands is going to be substantial. this means the chance of an attack in the netherlands israel, but there is no specific indications that an actual attack -- is real, but there is no specific indications that an actual attack is planned. there are no specific information that terrorist networks are planning attacks in our country. in 2015, t

us to the green party party in houston. see the acceptance speech by the green party's nominees for president and vice president, watch commercial-free coverage on c-span, listen on your desk top and mobile device using the c-span radio app. stay up to date on all the election coverage, c-span's radio app means you always have c-span on the go. sunday on q&a, civil war historian james robertson discusses his book after the civil war, the heros, villans, soldiers and civilians who changed america. >> state allegiance was very deep. it went as far back in again rayings as there were settlers in the country and i think one has to keep that in mind. i'm not belittling slavery, slavery was major causes of the war but you can see action. they fight because virginia needs them, not that they support it had confederate cause, neither one did. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern. >> live to the senate.or >> the senate will come to order, the clerk will read a communication to the senate. paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable bob corker, a senator from the state of tennessee, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: orri

c-span. or mobileyour desktop device using the c-span radio app. or watch anytime at c-span.org. virginia senator and democratic vice presidential nominee tim kaine addressed the national urban league covers in baltimore today. he was introduced by the late president and ceo mark l'oreal and said donald trump decided not to attend the conference. this is about 45 minutes. >> let me ask you to proceed to your seats. thank you very much. give yourself a big round of applause. [applause] good morning. prepare fors, as we our presidential pottery -- event, let me offer a few important thoughts. ofhas been their tradition the national urban league as a 501(c)(3) tax exempt organization to extend ofitations to the candidates the two major political parties in the united states to be a part of our presidential planning which is taking place every year at her annual conference. i think it will be held for everyone to recall certainly that going all the way back to 2003, the year before the 2004 election, the national early presidential primary event at which a number of democratic candid

c-span: beside us the bechtel on the front of the book but is, jr. alive? >> guest: yes. is quite elderly as well i am sure he is well retired c-span: no% to appear of us we are not selling to the public. >> that is when he gave in response of a request to interview the rizzo reason we are not public so that was just so symbolic of how they view themselves of of and beyond the american taxpayer. c-span: where is the next person to run the company? >> guest: he step down and turned over to his son. c-span: does he have parkinsons? >> guest: yes. c-span: we will never be a conglomerate not on my watch with. >> but under a variety of was more of a conglomerate than ever throughout the world it is exhausting to read the list that i did yesterday but that current project is staggering. c-span: they must do something right. brendan? maybe he signifies this sensibility he is the son that has succeeded the company he has an education from middle berger chin's unusual for that family and he is young he is 30 banded is the new world. c-span: here is some video of jonathan pollard to

those of you watching us live on c-span, thank you. we are thrilled to have two former national security advisers, thanh donnellan and stephen hadley joining us. hacking, allrity, the crazy and wild things happening in this world. before we kick off today's program, i would like to thank bank of america for the tremendous support of the playbook referenced -- breakfast. bank of america has been a partner for many years. the were just with us at 2012 and 26 team conventions and all across the country at our growing playbook series. >> before we get started, we want to remind everyone to tweet questions. j kathy ipad. playbooklive. without for the delay, please jobless -- join us in welcoming to the stage our honored guests. [applause] >> thank you. welcome. >> good morning. >> all right. let's get started with really what drove the conversation and i think got you in the church today, the hacking of 20,000 e-mails from the democratic national committee. says itaid the campaign is russia. d.c. this any evidence that this would happen with

c-span, opening up our phone lines. for florida residents come we have set aside a line for you. we will look at some comments on twitter. there atweet us's hear from john in north wales, pennsylvania, republican caller. caller: i'm a proud mobile supporting donald trump and i thought the speech appealed to the base of the party. after seeing the speech, i want to vote for him more because i want him in office for the sake of my kids future and the supreme court. thank you. host: a democratic caller from west virginia. good afternoon. i'm supporting donald trump because i think he would be the he would be the best for the coal industry and west virginia and we appreciate you on c-span for giving such good reports out about the election and everything. you do a wonderful job. we will be covering hillary clinton tomorrow afternoon about this time. go to florida, our florida line in saint heat is mary, a democrat. go ahead. caller: i'm a proud veteran and a trump supporter and i always hear these going to support the veterans and i'm tired of the status quote. i never hear that from hillary, nothing from hillary on's wording the vets. supp

c-span. you can use the c-span radio app or watch any time at c-span.org.up this week and on american history tv on c-span3, the life and legacy of amick -- of alexander hamilton. >> hamilton's argument was that all the states were fighting together for the liberty of all, for the whole country. ofhe has assumed the debt the 13 states along with the federal debt, and it would all be treated as one debt to be paid off at the same time. >> this evening a little after the economic achievements of alexander hamilton. at 10:00 on real america, a 1945 were department film that documents the final month of the b-29 super fortress eric and pain against japan, including the august 1945 atomic humming's of hiroshima and nagasaki. sunday morning at 10:00, the third and final 2000 presidential debate between al gore and george w. bush. law-abiding citizens ought to be able to protect themselves and their families. i believe we should keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them, and that is why i am for background checks at gun shows. >> some commonsen

for those of you joining online or watching us on c-span, you can send us a question via twitter using cfi underscore threats. with that, i will turn this over. ladies and gentlemen, it is wonderful for me to be here and stand here in front of you to talk about the and norma's challenge we have. that may also say that i am very happy to sit at the generals table. it is terrific that you brought us together today. with all of the recent developments in europe in the last few years, i can imagine you are interested in finding about what a threat looks like in europe and what we are doing to counteract that. try to give you an idea of what we do starting with my own country. the federalist threat in the netherlands has been assessed as substantial. the chance of attack and the netherlands israel. at present, the threat to the netherlands is jihadist in neutral. there were increasing links to the netherlands. since early 2016, the number of travel specifically to syria was declining. 264 and dutch terrorist fighters reached approximately 180 are still present in that region. in reaction to

us. c-span's washington journal, live every day with issues that interest you.oming up on monday morning, we will talk with donald mcneil about the spread of the zika virus here and abroad. then our correspondent from the hill. and james green, on the fundamental mission and costs of the pros. >> vice presidential candidate mike pence was asked about the race moving forward and what to expect on an upcoming speech that donald trump is expected to give tomorrow in ohio. >> up to this point, he is not offered any details on how he would eat isis so what is his plan? >> get ready. i will be with him on that day. he will do exactly what he did monday is late out his vision for defeating radical islamic terrorism. to be ready for a vision but for real specifics on new leadership in the white house and the kind of broad shouldered leadership that he will bring. people would you say to ?ho have those doubts i'm not crazy about hillary clinton but i'm scared of donald trump. >> i would stay, stay tuned. vision going to see a for defeating radical islamic terrorism. ther

issues spotlight on police and race relations, saturday at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span.org. >> with the conventions behind us's road to the white house coverage continues tomorrow with remarks from hillary clinton at the annual meeting of the national association of black journalists. see her comments live at noon eastern. tomorrow, donald trump holds a campaign rally in wisconsin, where he will speak with voters and supporters in green bay, starting live at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. after meeting with national security advisers, president obama held a news conference at the pentagon this afternoon, answering questions from reporters. the president said that $400 million of cash airlifted to iran in january did not consist of a ransom payment to secure the release of detained americans released the same day. president obama: it has been interesting to watch this story surface. some of you may recall, we announced these payments in january. many months ago. there wasn't a secret. we announced them, to all of you. josh to the briefing on them. -- did a briefing on them. this was not some nefarious deal. exp

thanks very much for sharing your time and insight with us on c-span's the contender series. >> thank you for having me. >> how does he use that home, and how often was he in that study writing? >> he would have used the study probably daily when he was in lincoln. the study was the heart of the home. as he said. >> we'll have you walk in if you would and show us what the desk looked like and also some of the artifacts on top of the desk. >> this is the partner's desk that he and his wife shared. they would exchange conversation, compose writings, send letters, and help formulate some of the positions that he may have wanted to take for the day. >> on the top of the desk, a copy of the commoner. what was that? why was it significant in his life? i know he has signed the copy directly in front of you. >> i think it could be stated in the quote from the first edition of the commoner, which i have right here. it says the commoner will be to satisfy if by identity to the common people, it proves to its right to be the name which it has been chosen. >> you've studied the man, this home, yo

weekly pied cast you have been here before you know the rules no personal recordings you can watch us on c-span when this is over we will have time for questions that the end with a book signing afterwards berger to authors are prolific professionals right t14 books brian has written bore than 40 so let's start with jonathan this is his first book bobby [applause] he has written for an outside the washington post, "new york times" and has worked best they forklift driver, a summer camp director, sticker salesman, climbing instructor and a cook.s rust the longest war nominated for the book prize in science please welcome jonathan. [applause] by opening question is what is a bigger threat to the united states military? basis or rust? barre is a guy in the pentagon who would like you to perot that question at him he is fighting a very good fight back for about 10 years i did write bad debt was greater than all other natural disasters combined. people have asked me pink about it this way our most abundant element attacks our most important material all the time everywhere. we belong dash isis is no

we welcome those joining us on our heritagerg website as well as those of us will be joining us on c-span book tv in the future. we ask everyone in-house if you make that last check that our mobile devices have been silenced or turned off comments always appreciated by the speakers. and for those watching on line you are welcome to send questions and comments any time by simply e-mailing speaker@heritage.org. we have copies of defeating jihad available here in the lobby if you would care to purchase one holdin one followie programming they know the guests will be glad to autograph them as well. hosting the discussion in opening the session today is doctor cara that serves as the institute for national security and foreign policy and is also the richardson fellow here at heritage. [applause] >> doctor gorka serbs at the university so full disclosure, the said chair is supported by the marine corps university foundation trustee which is a fabulous organization if you want to check it out and make a donation, that would be great. when he gets to talk you well understand why they do such grea

if you're on c-span reach out to us at d.h.s..gov. >> i want to note that ctic will never call you. but that's actually for good reason. so even apart from the specific ppd we're talking about, it was purposefully scoped not to have a specific outreach and liaison role to the 3r50eu69 sector, to state and local law enforcement or foreign liaison that's because my colleagues here at this table already have very well-defined roles and relationships with those partners. and it would be a poor use of resources and would only add confusion to have ctic try to jump into those lanes as well. what we do have is the responsibility that specifically called out in the president's memo which is to support the other cyber centers departments and agencies here who do have those relationships and to provide them the intelligence they need and to help them whether it's maybe downgrading or helping to get information that they could hen share with their partners. >> the agency that works very closely at least with the subset of private industry, we have three dimensions of our work that really get a

watch commercial-free coverage on c-span, listen on your desktop or mobile device using the radio app, or watch anytime at c-span.org. >> now, the contenders. our series on keep little figures who ran for president and lost, but who nevertheless changed history. we feature former governor of new york al smith, democratic candidate in 1928. this two-hour program was sen. mccain: i come here tonight knowing i am the underdog in these final weeks. if you know where to look, there are signs of hope. even in the most unexpected places. even in this room full of proud manhattan democrats. i can't shake that feeling that some people here are pulling for me. [applause] i am delighted to see you here tonight, hillary. [laughter] pres. obama: i was thrilled to get this invitation. i feel right at home here because it is often said i share e

you can also send us a tweet at spambingswj or join us on facebook.com/c-span. good thursday. anks very much for being with us. if you pick up today's "wall street journal" or "washington post," two editorials commemorating the national park service including this from terry anderson. happy 100th birthday national parks and jonathan janis writing these lands are your lands, america. read them online at wsj.com. some background on the national park service. it was signed into law on this date by president woodrow wilson in 191. congress established yellowstone national park back in 1872 as the world's first national park. 1916, the date president wilson signed the law creating the national park service and the system began to include areas of historical significance back in 1933 designated by president franklin d. roosevelt. and earlier this summer, president obama commemorating this centennial anniversary. president obama: we have to have the foresight and faith in the future to do what it takes to protect our parks and to protect this planet for generations to come. and that's

because the more of us who can lead this room are those are watching on c-span can leave and can train others on these issues, the better this nation will be for everybody, no matter whether you have a disability or you don't. all of us should be in a welcoming, respectful and equal nation where all of us can update a better future. i want to thank my panelists, lauren applebaum and philip pauli for the amazing presentation, and we will be back with you very shortly. [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .. [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] [inaudible conversation] were just waiting one moment to make sure captions and asl

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c-span. listen on the desktop and mobile device using the c-span mobile app or watch any time at c-span.org.civilght on q and war historian and virginia tech professor, james robertson discusses his book after the civil war. the heroes, villains, soldiers and civilians who changed america. >> state allegiance was very asp and went as far back settlers in the country. i think one has to keep that in mind. i'm not believe bundling slavery -- belittling slavery. it is without, -- question a factor in the civil war. you cannot question stonewall jackson and robbery lee, they fight because virginia needs them. not that they support the spreader cause. . -- confederate cause. night on q and a. anyone meeting of the national urban league. panelist discussed promote justice reform. we will hear from national urban league president mario. this is 1.5 hours. ♪ >> good morning, urban leaders -- leaguers. tell the truth, how many of you were out there with dougie fresh last night? was a good? a party? what are we going to do? >> vote. >> i know you are ready to dive right into this. this important conve

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c-span2. join us this saturday for c-span issue spotlight, our focus will be on police and race relations. he will see president obama at the memorial service for five police officer shot and killed in dallas as well is republican senator tim tim scott of north carolina and his speech from the senate floor about his own interactions with police. it includes one family story about an encounter with police in washington d.c. that's followed by a panel with the city's police chief cathy lanier. it it gets underway saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. with the national conventions in the rearview mirror, rode wrote to the white house is on the campaign trail and headed toward the candidate debates. three are currently scheduled. monday september 26 at the university, sunday october 9 at washington university in st. st. louis and wednesday, october 19 at the university of nevada las vegas. all will start at nine pm eastern and you can watch them on our companion network c-span. >> a conversation on income inequality and economic issues in the united states. from a recent "washington journal

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and when i was going to be used all of this was kept secret. c-spanould he have used a? >> guest: i think not. he felt that the bomb had this tremendous potential to completely undermine and demoralize the japanese. he was more in favor of using it as a demonstration and set up the dropping. for the rest of his life to macarthur looked upon nuclear weapons as being something that the british had marked and of warfare as we know and was part of his whole campaign later on his life starts unilateral disarmament. c-span: during world war ii was he married in didn't have children where did his mother live at that point? >> guest: as i explain in the book, he had access to the oral history that is why did in the late 1990s before she died. this is jean macarthur, his second wife. they met on a voyage to the philippines. he went to assume command of basically the philippine military mission the united states had set up to help the philippines built the self-defense force basically an army that could be used to defend the island. that's why he was headed out

send us a tweet at c-span history or join us on facebook at facebook.com/cspanhistory. as we move outside to inside, one of the displays, and there are so many inside this fabulous museum, is moving beyond earth. and an example of the evolution of america's space shuttle program. and joining us again is valerie neal. we saw you just a moment ago in the tape portion. you are the curator, the chair of the space history department here at the museum. and let's talk about the shuttle program. no other country had something like that. >> well, briefly, the soviet union did. they built a craft called buran that mimicked our space shuttle. but it was several years later. they flew one test flight and then retired it. they didn't really have a need for a shuttle craft. but they were very worried about what we might use ours for. and they thought they should have one too, just in case. but really, in the annals of space history, the u.s. space shuttle is unique. it's the only operational craft that's reusable. it's the only craft that was the size of a cargo freight hauling truc

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c-span3. to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history.itute at gettysburg college. the focus was reconstruction. a panel of historians talk about challenges confederate veterans place -- face in the civil war aftermath. good afternoon i am peter carmichael. i am a history has her -- professor here at gettysburg college.