like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> this week marked the start of the 114th congress, where we saw members take the oath of office. this is 45 minutes. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> nice to see you. >> thank you. thank you. great job. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. >> congratulations. >> looked this way. >> thank you. thank you. moving too fast for him very >> right here. . >> right here. >> we will make room for him. >> thank you. >> all lies right here. >> perfect. >> thank you. >> right this way. is an >> congratulations. >> right hand. now look at the camera. >> perfect. >> thank you. >> right hand here. [laughter] >> thank you. >> thank you. >> hang in there. [laughter] >> here. now look at me. >> allies right here. >> all eyes here. >> left hand here. >> all eyes right here. >> perfect. >> right this way. >> my goodness. >> congratulations. >> look at me. >> thank you. >> hello. >> look at me. >> congratulations. >> look at me. right hand up. >> welcome.

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> join american history tv on sunday for our look at historical roles the house -- of the house speaker. we feature the opening day remarks of newt gingrich and nancy pelosi. we will hear from the former house historian who explains the speakers constitutional role and offers profiles of the congressional leaders. that is sunday at noon on c-span3's american history tv. >> next, look at the book "insurrections of the mind." the book was published four new republic's centenary anniversary. jeffrey rosen of the national constitution center speaks with mr. foer about the book and the

join the conversation, like us on facebook. ow us on twitter. >> author john mckee barr talks about "loathing lincoln: an american tradition from the civil war to the present." he says in order to understand why lincoln is revered, it is important to understand the criticisms of his detractors. including the charge that he exceeded the powers of the presidency granted by constitution. the lincoln group of the district of columbia hosted this one hour 20 minute event. >> good evening. i am former vice president of the lincoln group and the district of columbia. it is my honor and privilege to invite tonight's speaker, john mckee barr, a professor of history at lone star college kingwood, for the past seven years, teaching among other things a class on darwin and lincoln, who were born on the same day. that is a pregnant historical coincidence. before that, he was a high school teacher in the houston public school system. that is good preparation for the kind of flack he has to put up

like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. general 27 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp in poland where more than one million people were killed. next on american history tv senator barbara mikulski reflects on the anniversary. this is about 10 minutes. >> next week on generally 27, it will be the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp. 70 years since the liberation of the auschwitz concentration camp. it was a triumph for our allies, but a melancholy day as the world begin to see the films and photographs come out of this hell hole. i stand here today to remind us all that more than any other word, else which -- auschwitz is synonymous with evil. as someone who is very proud of her polish-american heritage, i visited auschwitz. i wanted to see it when i had the chance to learn more about my own heritage. i wanted to see what happened there so that i would remember. and i rise today so that the world remembers what happened there, and the heroic eff

on www.c-span.org. let us know what you think. colonists, e-mail us, or send us a tweet. joined the c-span conversation. like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. all weekend, american history tv is featuring wheeling, west virginia. it was the first state capital of west virginia after the suit -- after it seceded from virginia and 1863. hosted by our comcast partners, we recently visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about wheeling all weekend here on american history tv. ♪ ♪ >> we are at the ogilvie in the state -- oglebay institute museum. oglebay park is one of the largest city parks in the united states. people are surprised. they think it may be a state park, but it is a city park. this museum was the former summer it estate of earl w. oglebay. when you think of great american industrialists, you may not have heard about him. you think about rockefeller and carnegie. but he knew those people and work directly with john rockefeller. he was a native of this area. he was worn across the river in bridgeport ohio. when he was five years old, his dad moved to wheeling. his dad was in the wholesale gr

like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> throughout 2014, they feature with the help of our local cable partners. here's a look at one of the cities. >> we have the best cheese in wisconsin. >> we are here in wisconsin and what we are looking at is the milk intake room where the milk comes from the farmers into the silo. it goes into the pasturizer. the pasturizer heats up the the milk for 15 seconds. the purpose is to kill all harmful bacteria to humans. this room is the productive room. after it goes through and holds for 15 seconds at 161 degrees, we cool it down to 90. all the piping systems head in to what we are looking for to approximate uh it in. we are making gouda in vat number one. gouda cooks slowly with hot water. # we let it press up and dish it and rake it as we saw in the pictures before. apparently he is flipping the wheel. after the cheese is prepped for one hour, it goes to the brian room and sits for two days. the purpose is to salt the cheese evenly. that's why it's in water. salt is one of the main ingredients other than milk and cultures to give you the flav

like us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> this year, c-span's touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, a look at our recent visit to austin, texas. you are watching american history tv every weekend on cspan3. >> we are in the private suite of linden and ladybird johnson. this was private quarters for the president and first lady. when i say private, i mean that you read this is not part of the tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. the ip's the national ip -- v.i.p.'s come into this space just as they did during lyndon johnson's today. it has not changed since he died in 1973. there is a document signed by the archivist of the united states and ladybird johnson say nothing in this room can change. this is just as president johnson would have seen it in his day. there have been a number of luminaries in this room -- seven presidents have been through these rooms. six first ladies, the queen of england, prince philip, prince charles, princess diana all have been in this r

to join the conversation like us on facebook on c-span history. >> monday night on the communicators, three technology reporters reveal the big issues of 2013 and the key communication and technology issues facing the new year. >> the chairman is not expected to unveil this proposal until february or march at the earliest. that gives an opening for republicans to give -- to introduce a bill of neutrality on their own. is that going to force him to move more quickly or going to put him in a position where you will have to do some negotiation with congressional republicans see echo that is something we will be watching early in the year. >> i'm expecting some final rules on neutrality. president obama came out in support of reclassifying broadband service under title ii of the communications act, which would make it treated like a utility course. a lot of pressure on chairman wheeler to go that route. once the rules are on the books this fight is not necessarily over. there won't be lawsuits from the groups like verizon or comcast, especially if chairman wheeler does what the president

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> in his weekly address, president obama previews his state of the union address. in the republican response representative steve russell of oklahoma discusses the parties priorities for the congress. >> hi, everybody. every day, we get thousands of letters and emails at the white house from americans across the country -- and every night, i read ten of them. they tell me about their hopes and their worries, their hardships and successes. they're the americans i'm working for every day -- and this year, several of these letter writers will join me at the capitol when i deliver my annual state of the union address on tuesday night. carolyn reed wrote to me from colorado to tell me she was able to expand her business, thanks to a loan from the small business administration. today, she and her husband own seven silver mine sub shops -- and last year, they raised wages for all their hourly employees. victor fugate, from butler missouri, wrote to tell me that he was unemployed for a while a few years ago, but today he's earned his degree and found

watch us in hd, "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >>> president obama delivers his state of the union address on tuesday, january 20th, to a joint session of congress. now american history tv looks back to 1975 and president gerald r. ford's state of the union speech which was delivered five months after assuming office in the wake of president nixon's res igs nation. he told congress he didn't expect much applause, because as he said, quote i've got bad news. he detailed the country's economic and energy woes, blaming in part what he called, quote, ever increasing levels of government benefits. on the eve of the american bicentennial, he urged his countrymen to move in a new direction. >> my colleagues of the korngs i have the distinct privilege and the high personal honor of presenting to you the president of the united states. mrk applause ] >> mr. speaker, mr. vice president, members of the 94th congress, and distinguished guests 26 years ago a freshman congressman, a young fellow, with lots of idealism who was out to change the world, stood before sam rayburn in the

like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> located at the edge of the water at baltimore's inner harbor, the museum of industry was once the cannery. we is to learn about the garment industry which employed over 20% of the part relation -- population. >> i have been working here for the last 12 years. trying to bring up the idea of what the garment business was like here maybe 100 years ago. what we have here is a typical clothing company. i might say garment company, but i'm surprised at the numbers of children that come here that really do not know what the word "garment" means. we first try to get them indoctrinated into that word. this was a garment company or clothing company typical of 1920. what we have here is a little unusual that you'd find in a regular clothing company because we have the sowing -- sewing machines and the cutting machines all on the same floor and that would not be done. that would not be in a garment company. the sewing people would be upstairs or downstairs and normally the

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> all weekend, american history tv is featuring wheeling, west virginia. in 1818, the historic national road the first improved highway built by the federal government, arrived in wheeling,. crossing the ohio river it led to an industrial boom and contribute it to western expansion during the 19th century. c-span's city tour staffs visited many sites showcasing the city's history. >> we have been dealing with lots of requests that the information of anyone who might be performing work for the communist party -- >> mccarthyism entered the lexicon of american history starting right here in wheeling on this spot. today, we are in the mcclure hotel at 12th and market street in wheeling, which is important because of its association with joseph mccarthy. joseph mccarthy was only 40 in 1950 when he came to wheeling. he was not a well regarded senator at that time. he had a penchant for calling his fellow senators names. he was always a rather rumpled had an age to him. but he was at the height of his power. he had a photographic memory. unfortunat

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to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> this year, c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. next, look at our recent visit to wheeling, west virginia. you are watching a market history tv all weekend, every weekend, c-span3. ♪ >> the first project funded by the federal government for road production was the national road , that extent from cumberland, maryland, to wheeling, virginia. and one of the reasons for that was ohio had become a state in 1803. the country was moving west. we need to find a way of tying these new western areas in with the capital. and the easiest way of doing that in the early 19th century was to put in a road. so that road will eventually extend from baltimore westward into cumberland, maryland, uniontown, washington, pa, and then in 1818 it comes here to wheeling. when it comes here to wheeling the community which at that time is about 50 years old -- it gives it the real spurt it needs to grow. over the next 20 to 25 years the population of wheeling will almost triple. it wheeling starts as an outpost on the frontier. th

to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> and >> harvard professor john stauffer talks aboute battle hymn of the republic." he calls the original as a full him appropriated by union soldiers as the marching song "john brown's body ergo well this version was more popular during the civil war, julia ward howe's "battle hymn of the republic" has had a longer impact on the american consciousness. >> for those of you who heard me speak yesterday i focused on the transformation of culture from the civil war. it is a theme i want to continue today, but from a very different angle. i will talk about the continuity as a way to highlight the transformation. yesterday, one of the things i did was to compare certain texts like "uncle tom's cabin," as a framework exploring some of the themes of the displacement of god, the masculinization, a fix of the transformation of culture following the civil war, with rebecca harding davis, mark twain, and frederick douglass. today, what i want to do is start out telling a story, and i want to do it with one work of literature that you all know.

on birth control advocacy. find our complete television schedule at c_span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you're watching. call us, email us, or send us a tweet. like us on facebookllow us on twitter. >> the senate is expected to vote monday on whether to limit debate and advanced a bill that would authorize the construction of the keystone xl pipeline. senators began debating the measure earlier this week, after it was introduced as one of the first items in the agenda. north dakota senator john hoeven is a sponsor of the bill. he spoke on the floor, along with supporters and those who opposed the legislation. this is a little less than two hours. senator joe manchin and actually a total of 60 sponsors, i have filed s. 1, which is the keystone approval bill. it's a very simple, straightforward bill. this is legislation that we've seen before in this body. what it does is under the commerce clause of the constitution it authorizes congress to approve the keystone x.l. pipeline project. i have got this chart here to

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> all weekend american history tv is featuring austin texas the loans star state's capital and fourth-largest city. hosted by our time warner cable partners, c-span's city tour's staff recently visited sites showcasing austin's history. learn more about austin all weekend here on american history tv. >> the texas state library and archives commission is a state agency that was founded by the state with a very simple but powerful mission, and that is to make sure that texans have the information that they need to live informed, productive, and fulfilled lives, and we also provide and house the archives of the state of texas, which is the historical record of the state of texas going back to the republic of texas state and even earlier than that. what you will see today is a collection of some of the most iconic and important documents from our collection. the document of texas freedom and the -- that document the struggle for texas freedom. >> today, we are in the lorenzo days of all of -- lorenzo de zavala archive building. this is an original

watch us and hd, like us on facebook, and follow us on twitter. >> 114th congress gavels in this tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage of the house on c-span in the senate live on c-span2 and tracked the gop led congress. have your say as events unfold on the c-span radio and www.c-span.org. best access on c-span. >> monday night, three technology reporters review the big issues of 2014 and the key communications and technology issues facing the new year. >> the chairman is not expected to unveil his proposal until february or march at the earliest which gives an opening for republicans to introduce a bill about neutrality of their own. is that going to force him to move more quickly or is it going to put him in a position where he will have to do some horse trading and negotiation with congressional republicans? that's not clear yet. >> i'm expecting he will come out with the final rule on net neutrality. president obama of course came out in support of reclassifying broadband service under title ii of the communications act, which would essentially treat it like utilities. there

like us on facebook. in the conversation. >> each week "real america" brings you public affairs films from the 20th century. >> "nine from little rock" is a film narrated by jefferson thomas, one of the nine african-american students who enrolled in the all-white are central high school. the governor prevented the students from attending class until eisenhower sent army troops and federalized the arkansas national guard to restore order and enforce desegregation. in the film, mr. thomas and several others reflect on their experience and hopes for the future. the film won an academy award for documentary short subject. >> where do you begin? where do you look? on this field, negro and right -- and white run together. this is not how it was in little rock arkansas, 1957. perhaps it is best for those today to look where they are going and not where they have been. but when you are a dark man in a country where the negro is demanding more and more of an equal chance, you have the right to discover if you are r

on www.c-span.org. let us know what you think about the programs you are watching. call us, e-mail us or send us a tweet. join the c-span conversation. like us on facebook us on twitter. >> join american history tv on sunday for our look at historical roles the house -- of the house speaker. we feature the opening day remarks of newt gingrich and nancy pelosi. we will hear from the former house historian who explains the speakers constitutional role and offers profiles of the congressional leaders. that is sunday at noon on c-span3's american history tv. >> next, look at the book "insurrections of the mind." the book was published four new republic's centenary anniversary. jeffrey rosen of the national constitution center speaks with mr. foer about the book and the magazine's vision. this was filmed two days before franklin foer resigned as editor. he left because he and the ceo had different plans for the future of the magazine. this is one hour and 20 minutes. [applause] >> welcome to the national constitution center. i'm jeffrey rosen. i'm the president of this wonderful institution. let's recited together -- this is the only institution in america c

you can follow us on facebook and twitter. you cannen download our free app. te bridge where it's been closed since midnight friday. they're racing the clock to if it finish on time. they made good progress overnight on the installation of the new movable barrier mple it's meant to curb the number of head-on collisions on the brinl and so far so good. the golden gate brinlt strict says everything is schedule to open on time tomorrow. video with abc new shows the work being done last night moving in the new piece of that movable bring -- some ground views of the installation and this photo from the bridge district where they're celebrating that the job is over. what they'll be doing is they're going be testing the movable barrier on the iconic structure. they'll be using those zipper trucks, seeing how the is ssm works before it opens for good tomorrow. so far so good. it's looking fantastic. want to remind you to stay with us. we'll have the latest information for you and here's ericka with the latest on alternate routes. >> good morning. the good news is a lot

like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> president obama met with congressional leaders tuesday at the white house to discuss policy and issues for the coming year. he made a brief statement to the press before that meeting. >> everybody all set? good. i want to welcome the congressional leadership to the white house. harry reid is absent. he is convalescing a little bit from the mishap at the gym. but he will be back strong next week. i want to thank the speaker and leader mcconnell as well as dick durbin for filling in for mr. reid and nancy pelosi. first of all, some of these folks i have not seen. i have not had an opportunity to wish them a happy new year. to the speaker, i want to point out i said there are some things we would disagree on. as the college football playoff is something we can agree on, i think it turned out pretty well. particularly for ohio. [laughter] want to congratulate the buckeyes for their outstanding victory and commend oregon. their quarterback is from my original home s

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> up next on american history tv, a discussion about the civil rights movement. after martin luther king's assassination in april of 1968 including the impact of the

"like" us on facebook. follow us on twitter. >> on tuesday, a portrait unveiling ceremony was held on capitol hill for representative john conyers of michigan. he was elected to the house in 1965, and is currently the longest-serving member of congress. he is ranking member of the house judiciary committee. speakers included vice president joe biden house minority leader nancy pelosi, attorney general eric holder, bob goodlatte, and assistant minority leader james clyburn. this is just under one hour. >> i guess we will go ahead. that's even better. we

follow us on twitter@c-span history, connect with us on facebook at facebook.com/c-span history where you can leave comments and check out c-span.org/history and check out upcoming programs. every sunday at:00 eastern on american history tv, it is "reel america," featuring archival films from the government, industry and educational institutions. taking viewers on a journey through the 20th century. "reel america," every sunday at 4:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. the 114th congress gavels in on tuesday at noon eastern. we'll see the swearing-in of members and the election of the house speaker. watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. with the new congress you'll have the best access on the c-span networks with the most extensive coverage anywhere. track the gop as it leads on capitol hill and have your say as events unfold on tv, radio and the web. >>> next on american history tv, it was a great surprise to the u.s. government when the soviet union tested its first atomic bomb in 1949. an historian with the international spy museum, vince hougtton talks about how it

join the c-span conversation like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> 2014 march the 25th anniversary of the national museum of the american indian act. the law established the national museum of the american indian on the national mall as part of the smithsonian institution, and encouraged the smithsonian to return any native american human remains and funerary objects to federally recognized indian tribes. next, from a daylong symposium marking the anniversary, the opening keynote address within museums president, kevin gover. this is about 30 minutes. >> we begin today with kind of an amazing thing, which is the reflections of two people who have been absolutely central to setting the mission of the museum. the first is a reflection by request -- rick west of the autry national center of the american west. he was, of course, the founder -- founding director of this museum. you have his biography in your packet, i'm not going to actually read that. i think it is worth thinking about the ways in which rick offered such strong leadership and strong vision for this museum at the beginn

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> the 114th congress gavels in this tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage of the house on c-span and the senate live on c-span2, and track the gop-led congress and have your say as events unfold on the c-span networks, c-span radio. new congress, best access on c-span. >> the c-span city stewart takes booktv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life trade this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >> we are in the private suite of linden and lady bird johnson. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been opened to the public. you are seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. the remarkable thing about the space is it is a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january of 1973. there is a document in the corner of this ro

you can always find us on ktvu.com and find us on facebook and twitter. have a good weekend. >> today on "animal science." the parent has no vocal cords but it can still talk and saying to its hearts -- sing to its hearts content. and do you know why the sea lion bends its head back like this? there is a logical explanation. plus the taper can use its long snout to grab nutrient rich vegetation. amazing. and we had to south america to check out some of the coolest creatures on earth. welcome to the fascinating

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to join the conversation like us on facebook at c-span history. >>> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you public affairs films from the 20th century. nine from little rock is a 1964 independent intra-agency film narrated by jefferson thomas a student who in 1957 enrolled in little rock you arkansas' all white high school. it prohibited imfrom classes until they organized the national guard to restore order and enforce school desegregation. in the flanl thompson and several of the little rock nine with hopes of the future. the film won in 1965 for documentary short subject. ♪ ♪ >>> where do you begin? where do you look? like an ancient battlefield, the ground is silent, though people still move in familiar places. now on this field, negro and white run together remembering little rock, arkansas, in 1957. perhaps it is best for those today to look where they're going and not where they have been. ♪ but when you're a dark man in a country where the negro is demanding more and more an equal chance, you have the right to look back to discover if you're really moving f

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the patrol was greeted in 1941 as a possible supplement to the military in times of need. it was used extensively during world war ii to provide humanitarian aid and as a combat unit. made up entirely of civilian volunteers, these men and women used their own aircraft to assist u.s. military in many capacities. the patrol was officially established as an auxiliary of the u.s. air force in 1968. leaders of the u.s. house and senate present the congressional gold medal to world war ii members of of the civil air patrol in recognition for their military service. this event took place in the u.s. capitol visitor center. >> ladies and gentlemen, the speaker of the united states house of representatives, the honorable john a boehner. >> welcome to the united states capitol. thank you for being here to continue a great tradition, one that dates back to before our country was even a country. the congressional gold medal represents the highest expression of the peoples appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. the first recipie

that brings us to the end of this edition watch us on facebook join us on twitter i'm@ray suarez muse and in washington, ray suarez. >> the united states is in the midst of the worst drug addiction epidemic in its history. but it's not a crisis of illegal drugs. it's one of prescription painkillers - oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other legal narcotics, all related to opium. collectively they are called opioids. >> these are the opioid painkillers. and prescriptions for drugs like these have more than quadrupled over the last 15 years - to the extent that the us now consumes more than 80 percent of the global supply of these drugs.

that brings us to the end of this edition, watch us on facebook, join us on twitter i'm@ray suarez museand in washington, ray suarez. saudi arabia's king abdullah has died. and a new king is solomon and promising continuity and calling for unity and solidarity in the muslim world. ♪ live from doha also coming up thailand's parliament votes to impeach foreign minister for her role in a controversial rice subsidy program. and turning a new page in u.s. cuba relations historic talks

that brings us to the end of this edition, watch us on facebook, join us on twitter i'm@ray suarez muse, and in washington, ray suarez. on america tonight, the most likely race to die at the happens of police, may not be what you think. a death, an officer, and doubt. the police said this was not racism. what do you think. >> what would he just come to a native right away you have to pull out a gun? you can't do nothing else but shoot us. >> our in depth look at crime justice, and the american indian's tough questions do native l

like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> the 114th congress gavels in this tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage of the house on c-span, and the senate live on c-span two. track the gop led congress, and have your say as events unfold on the c-span networks. new congress, best access, on c-span. >> next, cartoonist patrick all of font -- olifont draws presidential characters. this is about an hour. >> [laughter] >> i'm delighted to play the part i have to do today with patrick. thank you very much for being here and introducing me. i want to tell you that you are in for a rare thrill of an experience. i saw patrick do what he does this way in rome two years ago and it took my breath away, just like watching a magic show. i think that you will come away with a feeling that many of us have, that what he is doing is of immense importance, interest total body of work is a major american accomplishment in art not just in politics. in understanding the times we live in. one of the most obvious lessons of history is that it isn't about just politics and war and boring statistics an

send us on facebook or twitter or e-mail them to us. we will share them later in the show. >>> and now to our other top story the search for those missing georgia grandparents taking a turn for the worst. >> bud and june runion's car was found and their bodies. >> this is not the outcome they were hopering -- hoping for. >> two bodies were found near a pond where the couple's vehicle was found earlier. they have notified relatives of bud and june runion. they responded to a craig's list advertisement about a vintage car. >> their bodies were not submerged in water only the automobile was in the water. >> the run ons were first reported missing by their three daughters friday. when they didn't show up to see their grandchildren obviously they were concerned about what happened. they were going to look at a 1966 ford mustang they were interested in buying. their daughters say their dad was always extra careful when meeting someone for the first time. >> he was very wise. >> the man claiming to own the car they were interested in has turne

and follow us on twitter at c-span history. connect with us on facebook where you can leave comments and check out our upcoming programmings at our website, c-span.org/history. >>> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable for a visit to austin, texas. >>> we are in the private suite of lyndon and lady bird johnson. this is private quarters. i mean that. this is not part of a tour offered to the public. this has never been open to the public. you're seeing it because of c-span's special access. vips come into this space just as they did in lyndon johnson's day. but it's not open to our visitors on a daily basis. and the remarkable thing about this space is it's really a living, breathing artifact. it hasn't changed at all since president johnson died in january 1973. there's a document in the corner of this room signed among others, the the then archivist of the united states and lady bird johnson tellin

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. >> this sunday, the president and ceo of the nation's largest hispanic civil rights and advocacy group on the state of hispanics in america immigration reform, and her compelling personal story. >> i have the privilege of experiencing the american dream right here in this country. born right here in kansas. my parents came to this country in the very early 1950's, very early 1950's. my parents came from mexico with no money and very little education. my dad had an eighth grade education, my mom had a fifth grade education. they believed in the promise of this country, and they were seeking better opportunities for their children. so, they work really hard and sacrificed and so many latinos and hispanics have done this

like us on facebook. s on twitter. >> up next on american history tv, robyn muncy, author of "relentless reformer, josephine roche and progressivism." she talks about roche's advocacy for social welfare. and as the assistant secretary of the treasury under fdr, she worked on social security. her achievements were viewed as an anomaly but have been recognized as gender breakthroughs. her talk is about an hour and a half. >> thank all of you for coming out on this lovely cold and rainy afternoon to partake in some intellectual exchange. it's my pleasure to introduce our speaker, robyn muncy, who is associate professor of history at the university of maryland college park. she received her phd from northwestern university and is author of three books.

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you can also follow us on facebook and twitter. >> developing situations from spotsylvania county were a former church volunteer has been charged with aggravated sexual battery. he volunteered with children at fairview church. he was arrested in december 31 after an anonymous tip. the alleged victims, aged 11 and 12, but say they met him at church. detectives are working to determine if there were additional victims. if you have information, contact spotsylvania county police. >> in rockville, the police are investigating a deadly crash that killed a woman on veirs mill road just a 46:00 tonight. b-- just before 6:00 tonight. investigators say the driver suspected of hitting her stayed on the scene. there is no word on the circumstances leading to the crash. >> news chopper 7 was also over the scene of a fatal train collision in gaithersburg, hit by a marc train at about 4:00. the man died at the scene. no passengers were hurt. marc service resumed several hours later. >> for the first time in more than a year, fairfax county police are releasing new information about an officer-involv

>> if you like the recipe for this dish, you can e-mail us at sfgtv@sfgov.org or reach out to us on facebookexpensive eat but food for everyone and there's organizations in the city that are doing really good work making sure that healthy food it assessable to everyone. more and more as follows are are becoming interested in upper arlthd they want to joy the open green pace sea know where their food it coming from we'll look at 3 programs talking ushering agricultural and garden to new heights. so what exactly it, your honor agricultural >> it the growing food or flowers within city limits traditionally we've been referring to communities gardener that is a raised bed over and over upper argument has a more a farming way of farming. >> so tell me 0 what's growing in this garden. >> a really at all plant. in the one of the rare places, you know people have access to green space 24 is one of the places to grow things like the purple floor. it is sort of recognizing that the more diversity in given space the better not to just have one thing by everything supported each another >> it provides t

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liesk us on facebook and follow us on twitter. >> president obama delivers his state of the union address on tuesday, january 20th to a joint session of congress. now american history tv looks back to 1975 and president jerald r. ford's state of the union speech which was dlifed eddelivered five months. he told the congress that he didn't expect much applause because as he said, quote i've got bad news. he detailed the opportunity ricountry's economic and energy woes blaming in part the ever increasing government benefits. he urged his country men to move in a new direction. president of the united states. [ applause ] >>> mr. spugs ub,seaker, mr. vice president, members of the 94th congress and distinguished guests, 26 years ago, a freshman congressman, a young fellow with lots of idealism who was out to change the world stood before sam raber in the well of the house and solemnly swore to the same oath that all of you took yesterday. an unforgettable experience and i congratulate you all. two days later, that same freshman stood at the back of this great chamber over there some place as

thank you for being with us the program may be over but the conversation continues, we want to hear what you think about the issues raised on today's show, log on to our facebooke, and tell us what you think or follow us on facebook -- on twitter our hanle is a.j. inside story a.m., or you can reach me directly at ray swarez news, we will see you for the next inside story, in washington, i'm ray swarez. haiti, october 2010, at a hospital in a small, rural town north of the capital. these were the first victims of a horrific, unknown disease in a country still reeling from a devastating earthquake. patients were dying in the space of a few hours. children were especially vulnerable. al jazeera was the first news channel on the scene. in the following days and weeks we tracked the epidemic as it

watch us and an hd like us on facebook, follow us on twitter. >> on monday california governor jerry brown became the state's first governor to be sworn in for a fourth term in office. after after being sworn in his book about his agenda. this is 40 minutes. [applause] [applause] >> i know this is a great way to start the new year by being on hand to see someone who has been such a strong person being sworn in for the fourth time. he had spoken to more joint conventions of the legislature than any other governor. while technically while technically not a joint convention today's ceremony adds to that record. the best thing about him is not the history he has made but the history that he we will make. he has been a leader in putting the california fiscal house in order and today the next chapter begins. a leader in making major investments in high-speed rail and local education. a leader in boosting the california business climate and confronting the climate change. today the next chapter of that begins. in recent in recent weeks he has taken steps to advance california's future inclu

like us on facebook. follow us on twitter. the 114th congress gavels and tuesday at noon eastern. watch live coverage and track the gop-led congress and have your say as events unfold. new congress, best access on c-span. >> up next on american history tv, "project runway" cohost tim gunn hosts a discussion on white house holidays and traditions from the kennedy to the obama administrations. we will hear from lyndon johnson robb, daughter of president johnson and former white house chief usher gary walter. the white house archives hosted this event. it is about 90 minutes. [applause] >> wow, we have a packed house. thank you for coming, everyone. how fun and festive is this? it is great to show the holidays with all of you. i am sure that all of you are wondering, what is tim gunn doing here? you will find out later, and it may surprise you. we have a lot of visual information for you. we have a lot of historical information. we have a preview of things to come. and it is going to be a very exciting night. so welcome. and we should get going with, we have our first slide, which is

to join the conversation, like us on facebook. >> each week, american history tv's "reel america" brings you archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. next "energy: the american experience" is a 1978 film that traces the history of energy sources in the united states from human and animal power to steam, coal, electricity, oil, gasoline, and nuclear. this energy department production ends with a look at conservation and renewable sources such as wind, solar, and geothermal. >> the miller's house in the maryland countryside. for 200 years, people have dwelt in this house. farmed the fields, ground of the grain, lived and died. how did they live? even in america where nature is generous, life is hard. the energy of back and aching muscles plows the land, splits the rails, does the work. for more than a century, working energy is human and animal labor twiddling -- otoiling from dawn til dusk. from the beginning when even windmills and water mills were few and far between, people have had to manage for themselves. life is good, but even until the very end, hands are never

to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. next on american history tv historian and author jeffrey hadley talks about issues and the media wars they waged in newspaper ms. the election of 1796 was the first time the voters had to choose between candidates between competing political parties. discussing the tactics used and the democratic republican party to sully the reputations of john adams and thomas jefferson. the talk is about an hour and 20 minutes. >> i'm doug brad burn. welcome to mt. vernon, fred w. smith national library for the study of george washington. i'm the founding director. this is our ford evening book talks. the ford motor company has been a great supporter of mt. vernon since henry ford donated the first fire engine to the estate. we want to make sure that the mansion does not burn down. that's been a long-time concern of ours and an ongoing issue. we're really thankful to ford, ford family, ford motor vehicle for their continuing support for all of our projects. mt. vernon doesn't take government money.