thanks for being with us on american history tv. >> thank you steve. glad to be here. >> let me begin with the origins of the nra, the nice channel rough rifle association. how did the organization come about and why? >> it came about after the civil war, where there is poor marksmanship by the union soldiers, two officers decided to form and murray based on new york in for two purposes. to facilitate, build and grow long-range rifle ranges and the other one was to assist the state national guards in marksmanship. the nra initially just so you know, was kind of a working to get appropriations from the government and it started off with one organization in 1700, by 1929. they also are, just so you know, build on, there is an english national rifle association, and there was a practices predecessor by 1859, and this was supposed to be the american version. what different differentiated them was the french let -- you could start and build a rifle club nuclear statewide and you were affiliated rifle club. those rifle clips with then compete and state, loca

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american historical association's annual meeting. >> the author of the book, armed in america, hadraa history of g rights. thanks for being with us on c-span 3's american history tv. >> thank you, steve, for being here. >> how did the organization come about and why? >> well, they came about after the civil war where there's poor marketing by officers during it the war so two officers decided to form the nra for two purposes. one is facilitate, build and grow long rifle ranges and assist markmanship. the florida initial sale so you know was kind of working to get appropriations from government, and they started off with one organization. they grew to 1,700 by 1929. they also are just so you know built on -- there was an enlish national rifle association, and they were -- this supposed to be the american version. the only thing that really differentiated the two to start off with you could start or build a rifle club locally or statewide and you were an nra affiliated club no less. and those clubs would then compete in state, local and national matches. >> would the founder of the florida recognize the organization today in 2020? >> oh, gnaw at all. the organizati

on a gay club in new york city. editor of the stone wall]iyky$ a document history joined us to mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span c-span3. >> american history tv on c-span3, exploring events that tell the american story, every weekend. coming up this weekend, saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war, the 1863 richmond bread rye others where hundreds of poor and working class women protest inflation and the scarcity of food. and then four films from the 1940s and 50s proiflg industries negatively affected today by the coronavirus pandemic. at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, the nixon administration's native american reforms, the restoration of indian lands and a new element of self-government. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> the m 4 sherman tank was widely used in world war ii because of its versatility, low production cost and reliability. up next, the history of this tank. [ applause ] nick lasts moran enlisted in the irish defense reserve defense forces in 1997. he joined the united states army in 2000 and was

for our viewers who have joined us on american history tv, up next, you will see the award-winning film "february 1," the nonviolent sit in protests along with archival footage. that begins right now. ♪ >> and we feel also that one of the great pillars of american democracy is that we have the right to protest for our rights. we will do it in an orderly fashion. this is a nonviolent protest. we are depending on moral and spiritual forces using the method of passive resistance. >> from the bus boycott in montgomery, alabama until february 1, 1960, virtually nothing happened in the arena of civil rights. i mean, it was dead, absolutely dead. even martin luther king said that. in 1960, things did change dramatically in greensboro. it is the origin of all of those events that occur subsequent to february 1, 1960, and i happened to be there. mcneil happened to be there, and so did richmond and blair. >> when you hear a railroad, the train is coming from far away and it is coming closer and you become increasingly aware of the track that the train is rolling on. and that track is what divides

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us in new york part of the gathering of the american historical association. we thank you for being with us. >> thank you, steve. >>> tonight on american history tv beginning at:00 eastern, a look at why june is lgbtq pride month. six days of protests began on june 28th, 1969 after a raid on a greenwich village gay club in new york city. it proved to be a key turning point in the gay rights movement. historian mark stein editor of the stonewall riots a documentary history joined us to mark the 50th anniversary of the uprising. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3 exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, on saturday, on civil war, the 1863 richmond bread riots where hundreds of poor and working class women protest inflation and the scarcity of food. and sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern four films from the 1940s and '50s profiling the auto, dairy and restaurant and airline industries negatively affected today by the coronavirus pandemic. and at 8:00 p.m. eastern on the presidency, the nixon administration, and new era of self-government. explor

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us then. ♪ >>> tonight, on american history tv, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern.espionage. we begin with paul kicks, talking about his book, the saab tour, the aristocrat who became france's most daring, antinazi commando. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on cspan3. american history tv on cspan3. explore iing the people and eve that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago, four african-american students protested segregation at a woolworth lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina, which began the lunch counter sit ins of the civil rights movement. on sunday at 99:00 a.m. eastern, live on american history tv and "washington journal", we'll discuss the stitt ins and desegregation in the 1960s with tracey parker, author of department stores and the black freedom movement. then at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, two films on the civil rights movement. february 1, the story of the greensboro four and american revolution of '63. and at 7:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories, an interview with former bennett co

on seoul and another report from a combat veteran who saw as it happened apart of the big picture. this is captain carl zimmer plan inviting you to be with us then. ♪ >>> tonight on american history tvbeginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern. a night of programs on espionage. we begin with paul kicks talking about his book the saboteur, the aristocrat which chronicles the world war ii exports. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago four african-american students protested segregation at a wool worth lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina, which began the lunch counter sit-ins in the civil rights movement. on sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, live on american history tv and washington journal, we'll discuss the sit-ins and desegregation in the 1960s with tracy parker, author of department stores in the black freedom movement. and then at 4:00 on "reel america," two films on the civil rights movement, february 1, the story of the greensboro four and american revolution of '63. and at 7:00 p.m. eastern on oral histories,

american history tv only 3. c-span >> you are watching american history tv all weekend on c-span 3. like usn facebook. >> up next on the presidency, ronald reagan gives his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on january 20, 1981. the recently resolved iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath dominated the discussion that ranged from domestic affairs and the new administration's foreign policy priorities. president reagan met with the press in the old executive office building next door to the white house. this video is courtesy of the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. pres. reagan: how do you do? i have a brief opening statement here before i take your questions. yesterday, secretary of the treasury, donald reagan, sent to the treasury a request to raise the debt ceiling. this represents a dramatic jump of $50 billion over the previous debt ceiling.

us then. ♪ >>> tonight on american history tv beginning at 8:00 p.m.tern, a night of programs on espionage. we begin with paul kicx talking about his book "the saboteur" which chronicles the world war ii exploits. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago, four african-american students protested segregation at a woolworth lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina, which began the lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement. live on washington journal, we'll discuss the sit-ins and desegregation with amherst professor tracy parker, author of "department stores and the black freedom movement." then at 4:00 p.m. eastern on real america, two films on the civil rights movement, "february one: the story of the greensboro four" and "american revolution of '63." and an interview with esther terry and her role in the 1960 lunch counter sit-in protest in greensboro. exploring the a

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american revolution. a number of historians offer their thoughts on how it started. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> joining us via zoom is laura, washington correspondent for the morning call. we talk about the battleground states in campaign 2020. let's go back to 2016. what are the lessons for democrats and republicans as they gear up for the fall campaign? >> pennsylvania is going to be a very close state again. 2016 was a long night. we had a final vote margin in the presidential race of 2400 votes. it was a pretty unusual change because democrats had done well in the presidential race, even though it was a swing state, and trump was able to boost republican turnout in rural areas where they struggle to turn out and he was able to flip some democratic areas that had previously supported barack obama. a couple key counties, including in our area, and those were pretty pivotal changes. since then, you have actually seen some trends that have been accelerating, and most of those are democrat. those area of the southeastern part of the state that has been in philadelphia, moving toward democrats and in the en

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joining us from greenwich village, new york, is marc stein, the editor of the stonewall riots, the documentary history. thank you for being with us on c-span and stac-span3, american history tvwe appreciate it. >> thank you very much for having me. >> take us back 50 years ago this week. what happened? >> well, the police in that period routinely raided gay bars. and that was certainly the case in new york city. and there was actually a raid on the stonewall inn a few days earlier and on the night of june 27th, the police began a raid and things proceeded in a fairly routine manner. some of the patrons were allowed to exit the bar and some were detained. it was very common for the police to detain bar owners, bar managers, bartenders, people of color, people who transgressed gender, transvestites or drag queens or street queens and people who talked back or fought back. and so some people were detained inside of the bar. others began existing tting the. by that time it was the early morning hours of june 28th, patrons and passersby gathered on the street outside and as the police tried to bring those they had detained in police wagons, the crowd began to erupt and over the n

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announcer: american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. announcer: next on american history tv, william jewell college professor gary armstrong on the u.s. senate's rejection of the 1919 treaty of versailles to end world war i president woodrow wilson spent seven months overseas negotiating. professor armstrong argues the open treaty would involve u.s. position in the global order, but the political divisions created by a flu pandemic, a red scare, racial unrest, and wilson suffering a stroke contributed to his failure to achieve ratification. the national world war i museum in kansas city, missouri posted this event and provided the video. moderator: our guest speaker teaches american foreign policy in washington, d.c. he is a professor of political science and liberty missouri. he graduated with a bachelors degree from oklahoma university and a phd as well. assistant to a political scientist, economist, and author and teaching assistant to former u.s. secretary of state madeleine albright who was here for a private dinner earlier this yea

on a greenwich village gay club proved to be a turning point in the gay rightsing movement. a documentary of history joined us to mark the 50th anniversary of the upriegz. watch american tv on c-span3 tonight. >> american history tv on c-span 3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend coming up this weekend saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on the civil war. the 1863 richmond bread riots where women protest inflation and the scarcity of food. sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern, four films profiling the auto darely and airline industries affected by the coronavirus today. the restoration of indian lands. watch american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv on c-span3. up next, the hitch with the u.s. air force on the history of the national rifle association. this is from the american historical association's annual meeting. >> patrick charles is a former marine and now senior historian for the summertime air force and author of the book armed in america. thanks for being with us on c-span3's american history tv. >> thank you steve. flood to be here. let's again with the origins of the national rifle association

us then. ♪ ♪ >>> tonight on american history tv beginning at 8:00 p.m.tern, a night of programs on espionage. we begin with paul kicks talking about his book "the saboteur: the aristocrat who abecame france's most daring antinazi commando" which chronicles war exploits. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span3, exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago, four african-american students protested segregation at a woolworth lunch counter in greensboro, north carolina, which began the lunch counter sit ins of the civil rights movement, on sunday live on american history tv and washington journal, we'll discuss the sit ins and desegregation with amherst professor tracey parker. then at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "real america" two films on the civil rights movement, "february one" the story of the greensboro 4 and "the american revolution of '63" and an interview with former bennet college president esther terry and her role in the 1960

[applause] announcer: american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. announcer: next on american history tv, william jewell college professor gary armstrong on the u.s. senate's rejection of the 1919 treaty of versailles to end world war i president woodrow wilson spent seven months overseas negotiating. professor armstrong argues the open treaty would involve u.s. position in the global order, but the political divisions created by a flu pandemic, a red scare, racial unrest, and wilson suffering a stroke contributed to his failure to achieve ratification. the national world war i

. >> you are watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. tv,his is american history featuring events, interviews, archival films, and visits to college classrooms, museums and historic places. exploring our nation's past every weekend on c-span3. >> here's what's coming up on american history tv. war,on the civil gettysburg national military park ranger bert barnett details general sermon's early 1865 south carolina campaign following his march to the sea in georgia. he explains how he thought sherman's capture of the columbia and south carolina railroads were more important than taking charleston. the national park service provided the video. the:30 p.m. eastern, library of congress holds an online conversation between librarian of congress carla hayden and smithsonian secretary lonnie bunch about how historical institutions can come to the country's aid. p.m.p.m. eastern, 5 pacific on lectures in history, university of pittsburgh professor marcus retik

thank you for being with us here on c-span. >> thank you. >> tonight on american history tv starting at 8:00 eastern, on july 23, 1967, detroit erupted in five days of rioting and violence sparked by a police raid on an illegal bar and fueled by long simmering racial tensions. wxyz tv and abc affiliate was there to record the events as they unfolded. this wxyz tv documentary is courtesy of the archives of michigan. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> nato secretary general jens stoltenberg announced his nato 2030 initiative and how they are addressing the coronavirus pandemic and the threat to remove u.s. troops from germany and accused russia and china of spreading disinformation about the coronavirus. this was held during the atlantic council. it is about 40 minutes. >> it is wonderful to have this opportunity to discuss nato reflection process with secretary general stoltenberg at a time when the alliance is facing challenge, from russia and china to cyber attacks and climate change and the pandemic. what are the changes we need to

we thank you for being with us on c-span and c-span3's american history tv. guest: thank you.d to be with you. host: the historical significance of the korean war, often viewed as the forgotten war. what is it 70 years later? guest: we can see it simply and -- i think we can see it simply in the tension that still exists on the peninsula with the nuclear crisis. it is sometimes called the forgotten war, because it was an indecisive conflict in a far-off place. it came just five years after the good war, the great war , world war ii. eventually, it was overshadowed by the vietnam war. but when we look back, we can see this was a watershed moment in 20th-century history, because it militarized the cold war between the communist and capitalist worlds. it also was the first undeclared war by the united states and its history. and of course, that is all we have had since. it remains the last conflict between great powers, in this case, america and china with soviet help. -- soviet help on the chinese-north korean side. a permanently militarize the united states within just a couple

american history and global history. >> charles hanley is a pulitzer prize winning reporter.hington his book ghost flames, thanks very much for joining us here on c-span washington journal and on american history tv>> thank you. >>> tonight on american history tv, beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern, a night of programs on espionage. we begin with paul kicks, talking about his book the sabbo tour, who was the most daring anti-nazi commando which chronicles the world war ii exploits. watch american history tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span3. >>> american history tv on c-span. exploring the people and events that tell the american story every weekend. coming up this weekend, 60 years ago four african-american students protested segregation at a wool worth lunch counter in groansboro, north carolina. which began the lunch counter sit-ins. on sunday at 9:00 a.m. eastern live on american history tv and washington journal will discuss this desegregation in the 1960s with professor tracy parker, author of "department stores in the black freedom movement." then on "reel america," two films on the civil rights movement, february 1st, the story of the greensboro 4 and the american revolution of '63 and

on american history tv. it is available as a podcast. find it where you listen to podcasts. >> if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the ek on facebook, twitter, and youtube. learn about what happened this day in history and see preview clips of upcoming programs. follow us at c-span history. next, lynn olson, author of last hope island, talks about the world war ii alliance between winston churchill's great britain and the leaders of european nations who fled to london following the nazi occupation of their countries. they talk about how the british and their exiled allies helped one another combat the germans prior to u.s. entry into the war. the national world war ii museum hosted and recorded this event in may, 2017. >> good evening, ladies and gentlemen. thank you all for being here. ofm the president and ceo the national world war ii museum. i think a lot of familiar people are out there, so you know that already. fors great to see you all our distinguished speaker and author who is here to share her work. it is our tradition to

us. julie: thank you. >> american history tv is on social media. follow us at c-span history. e c-span cities tour travels the country, exploring the american story. been to 200we have communities across the nation. like many americans, our staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. next, a look at one of our visits. >> we all know that our grandmother loved taking pictures. we saw the scrapbook she would keep of pictures of all of us. in recent years i didn't realize , ho

on american history tv on c-span3. watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on to spend three -- on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. historian jarret hardesty "-- jaredt his book hardesty talked about his book "black lives, native lands, white worlds: a history of slavery in new england," which focused on the region's involvement in slavery and the slave trade during the colonial era. the hingham historical society and abigail adams historical society co-hosted the event. >> welcome. welcome. i have the pleasure of serving as the executive director of the hingham historical society and what a treat to welcome you all here tonight for the sold-out program. i

visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> american history tv is on social media. follow usokshelf,"history professors elliott gorn and christopher schmidt discussed the murder of emmett till and the lunch counter sit in protests, and the broader meaning for the civil rights movement. c-span recorded this event in nashville, tennessee. >> greetings. my name is lee williams junior, i am associate professor of african american history at tennessee state and i will be the moderator for this panel. i would like to all commute to nashville. nashville not a resident, welcome, welcome. this session will run precisely 50 minutes, i am told. so we will give both

american history tv this weekend on cspan3. >>> this u.s. army film describes how psychological warfare was used during the korean war. the film shows radio program, leaflet distribution u and loud speakers that broadcast across enemy lines. ♪ somewhere beyond this bridge is the enemy. there have been steady aerial strikes. and heavy artillery barrages. but he is still along way from being defeated. he still has his will to fight. how can we weaken that will? how can we defeat it? by physical force, yes, that's the most effective way. but there's still another force applied in combat that we generally don't think of as a weapon of war. that weapon is words. yes, in a situation like this, words are weapons. now that the enemy has had a strong dose of our military power, the impact of words may provide the final persuasion. words that go something like this. soldiers of north korea, you're surrounded. your comrades are dying. you will die next. there is just one hope. leave your positions tonight. this is psychological warfare. or at least it's one phase. as a weapon of war, psychological warfare's no novelty. it is as

on american history tv. work.r life ♪ mankindhas been called 's most nearly perfect food, and its use by human beings dates backrly 4000 years to before the birth of christ. in one way or another, millions of people depend on the dairy industry partly or entirely for their living. milk are over 26 million cows in the united states, a great many of them on dairy farms located near large cities where there is a ready sale for milk. all the dairy farmers are specialists in producing and caring for cows, from which he gets his income. he is also a diversified farmers since he usually grows crops and livestock. he also must spend a considerable amount of time mixing feeds, for cows must be fed scientifically to produce profitably. the grain raised on the farm is in many cases ground and mixed with manufactured feeds, which the farmer buys. there are jobs selling manufactured livestock feed, for which experience working on a farm is helpful, as it is for selling farm machinery and other equipment. the modern dairy farm with its buildings and equipment can be compared with a factory. the heart of activity in this milk

>> you're watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span three. to join the conversation, like us on facebook. 1927, an anthropologist and novelist traveled to alabama to interview a survivor of the put tilde -- of the last known slave ship to make the transatlantic voyage from west africa. she continued to visit for three months and turned her notes into a book that remained unpublished until 2018. tv, theerican history books editor discusses the new --k times asked seller bestseller "barracoon." . >> now we have the pleasure of welcoming an old friend to african town, dr. natalie s robertson. towns a friend of african and we count on her very often to come and share the history and all of the knowledge she has gained. she has the pleasure also of introducing our speaker for the hour. so let us welcome dr. natalie s robertson. >> thank you very much and good morning african town. the spirits of our ancestors festival has been seated through our ancestors through the efforts and dedication of the festival's founder and it has taken root like the baobab tree. we are imparting knowl

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and death in a hidden war, korea 1950-1953," thank you very much for joining us on "washington journal" and on american history tvhank you. host: in case you missed any of this program on american history tv, we'll re-air it later today at 6:00 p.m. eastern time. again, at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. looking at the korean war as we reflect on its 70th anniversary. for those watching on aah-tv, up next, those soldiers who came to battle in the 1970's, this ♪ narrator: korea, ko meaning high and rea meaning clear. it harbors more than 4000 years of myth and history, but it's claim as land of the morning calm is marred by a history of war and a land divided. still, korea today boasts a dynamic 20th-century momentum.

we thank you very much for being with us here on c-span and on c-span threes american history tv. >> thank you, very good to be with you. >> the historical significance of the korean war, as we said often being viewed as the forgotten war, what is it 70 years later? >> well i think we can see it simply in the tension that still exists on the korean peninsula within the nuclear crisis. but you mentioned it was sometimes called the forgotten war and that's partly because it was an indecisive conflict in a far off place. it came just five years after the good war or the great war, world war ii. then it was eventually overshadowed by the vietnam war. but when we look back, you can see this was a watershed moment in the 20th century history because it militarized the cold war and communist and capitalist worlds. it also was the first undeclared war of the united states in its history and of course that is all we have had since. it remains the last conflict between great powers, in this case america and china and with soviet help on the chinese north korean side. and it really made permane

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and death in a hidden war, korea 1950-1953," thank you very much for joining us on "washington journal" and on american history tv. guest: thank you. >> were opted between north and south korea 70 years ago, on june 25, 1950. thursday night, begin you 8:00 p.m. eastern, american history tv in washington journal look back at the division of the country along the 38th parallel after world war ii. we also examined its role in the cold war and the conflict that led to the deaths of 36,000 americans between 1950 and 1953. watch american history tv. thursday night and over the weekend on c-span3. >> c-span's washington journal every day. we are taking your calls live on the air on the news of the day and discussing policy issues that impact you. numbing up monday morning, the university of baltimore law professor emberley whaley on her new book about the history and future of voting in the u.s.. and trump 2020 senior legal advisor jenna alice talks about campaign 20 and president trump's reelection strategy. watch c-span's washington journal live at seven eastern monday morning and before -- be sure to join the discuss

let us contrast yesterday with tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ if you like american history tv, keep up with us during the week ons date in history and see previews of upcoming programs. follow us @c-span history. announcer: the sunday, ronald reagan gives his first press conference 90's after taking the oath of office on january 20, 1981. here is a preview. reagan: young lady? >> what is your opinion of businesses that want to resume business with iran? reagan: i hope they will do it by long distance. [laughter] we wouldn't want to go back to having a different cast of characters, but the same show going on. in thenderstand that field of energy they are wanting urginghat, but we are the people to think long and hard before they travel to iran, because they do not think their safety can be guaranteed there. announcer: watch the press conference this sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific him here on american history tv. -- pacific, here on american history tv. announcer: with the federal government at work in d.c., there is contact information for members of congress, governors and federal agencies. order

you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on the spa c-span3. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest history news. up next on "the presidency," ronald reagan gives his first press conference nine days after taking the oath of office on january 20, 1981. questions about the recently resolved iranian hostage crisis and its aftermath dominated the discussion that ranged from , domestic affairs, to the new administration's foreign policy priorities. president reagan met with the press in the old executive office building which is next door to the white house. this video is courtesy of the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. pres. reagan: how do you do? i have a brief opening statement here before i take your questions. yesterday, secretary of the treasury, donald reagan, sent to raisengress a request to the debt ceiling to $985 billion. this represents a dramatic jump of $50 billion over the previous debt ceiling. the administration took this action with great regret because it is clear t

watch first ladies, influence american, tonight, on history tv on c-span3. host: joining us from atlanta this morning is former congressman bob barr. he represented the seventh district of georgia from 1995 to 2003. he is also the president and ceo of the law enforcement foundation. mr. barr, let's begin with your foundation. how is it funded? >> the law enforcement education foundation headquartered in atlanta is a 501(c)(3), that is a not-for-profit tax deductible foundation. we are funded by private donors and we provide information to law enforcement and to the public on law enforcement matters. we are also able as resources permit to provide grants to law enforcement agencies across the country. are funded by private donors and we provide information to law enforcement and to the public on law enforcement matters. as resourcesble permit to provide grants to law enforcement agencies across the country. host: what is your foundation's position on policing? thenews we have seen, protests reacting to what has happened to african-americans, and what do you think should be do