. >>> this weekend, c-span takes you to flashback arizona. with the help of the cabling partner, we will explore the literary live in history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. saturday at 7 pm eastern on book tv. author don lego discusses his book, grand canyon, a history of the national wonder a national park. >> a quarter of the way to the grand canyon this start about 70 miles up here at the comes another 200 miles to the west. [ audio interrupted ]

. >>> you're watching american history tv normally seen only on the weekends on c-span 3. one of the programs we feature each weekend is american artifacts taking viewers into archives and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the smartphone national air and space museum to learn about u.s. army combat artists in world war i followed by a tour of an exhibit of stone carvings created in trenches and bunkers by world war i soldiers and only recently rediscovered. >>> if you miss these programs, you can see them again tonight at 8:00 eastern. you can find our american history tv programs any time online at c-span's video library cspan.org. american history tv weekday continues until labor day on monday, a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday, the life and presidency of andrew jackson, wednesday historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. thursday, the history of the vietnam war and operation rolling thunder which is the same name as the annual veterans memorial day motorcycle ride. >> this weekend on american

american history tv this labor day weekend, on c-span three. >>> this weekend, c-span takes you to flagstaff arizona. with the help of the sudden link cable partner, we will explore the literary life in history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. saturday at 7 pm eastern on book tv. author don lego discusses grand canyon, a history of the national wonder in national park. >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts about 70 miles here and from here it has 200 miles to run to the west. right here is where the canyon start to widen and deepen interns into the classic views that you see in most photographs and calendars. >> on sunday, at 2 pm eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto. then a tour of the national monument. 2 >> people think of this is empty but it is very important for a lot of the descendents of the ancestral pueblo people. they might come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their ancestors. they believe their ancestors are still here. it is very

watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span 3. >> this weekend, c-span city store takes you flagstaff, arizona. we'll explore the lit rarely life and history of and a half located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, saturday, at 7:00 eastern on book tv. author don lego discusses his book, grand canyon, a history of a national wonder managesal park. >>> a quarter of the way into it the brand canyon, it starts about 70 miles east of here and from here, another 70 miles to run to the west. so right here is when the canyon starts for widen and deepen and turn into the classic view this is a you see in most photographs and calendars and famous images. >> reporter: on sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on american history tv, a visit to the observatory to hear about astro new mexico call discoveries -- astronomical discoveries, include can the discovery of pluto. some people may think of this site as abandoned and completely empty but it is a very important living site for a lot of the descendants of the ancestral pueblo and people that lived in the area. hopi people may come here

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c-span3. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will explore the life and history of las cruces located at the foot of the oregon mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday at 12 noon eastern on book tv author john hunter explores the impact of the manhattan project on new mexico in his book. the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to caltech, and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico. on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really has i

c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend every weekend on c-span. >> this year marks the 50th anniversary of the chicago democratic convention. a panel discussion on the artists role during the chaotic 1968 presidential nominating convention. andlars explore the impact norman mailer's account of the events. they also talk about visual artist activism and the .ewspapers of time northwestern university's medill school of journalism host of this event. it's one hour 45 minutes.

. >> the democratic national committee holds its meeting in chicago this weekend. c-span's coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow morning. sonny perdue announced a new strategy improving america's forest lands. murkowskined by lisa and ron wyden. this is about 40 minutes. >> good afternoon, and welcome. i am interim chief of the usda coursers. i appreciate your attendance are today. we are here to join secretary perdue, usda department of agriculture secretary, announces a new strategy that delivers on usda's vision for sound stewardship for america's for us. urgentests had challenges with the wildfires that are playing out across the western united states right now. in the current form -- fourth conditions, they demand our. treatments have been conducted years, but catastrophic wildfires have continued to grow. successful, the treatments have rarely succeeded at the scales needed for the lasting impact across the lens gate. severe wildfires and poor fourth conditions continue to threaten forests, resources, communities can wreck your racial opportunities, and jobs.

c-span3. >> announcer: this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we'll explore the life of literacy in las cruces along the banks of the rio grande saturday on book tv. his book, j. robert oppenheimer, the cold war in the great west. >> when oppenheimer first brought history to cal tech and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> announcer: then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book "out of the shadows: the women of southern mexico." we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really -- it's involved a lot of civilian uses as well. a lot of the rockets that are fired out here even today are sounding rockets used to do upper atmospheric research. that's still a big program out here. >> annou

c-span3. >>> this weekend, the c-span city tour takes you to list chris's new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partner we will explore the literary life and history of oscar says mack located at the foot of the oregon mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday at 12 noon eastern on book tv. john hunter explores the impact of an impact project on new mexico. j robert oppenheimer, the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics to the west, then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico, they brought this state that was poor and had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of this a federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> author martha andrews discusses the role of frontier women and the book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico on sunday at 2 pm eastern on american history tv. we visit the white spent -- sands missile museum. >> the testing that was done here, people think it has been mostly military but it really involves a lot of civilian use as well. a lot of

. >>> you're watching american history tv, normally seen only on the weekends here on c-span 3. one of the programs we feature each weekend is american artifacts taking viewers into archives, museums and historic sites. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about u.s. army combat artists in world war i. that is followed by a tour of an exhibit of stone carvings created in trenches in bunkers. if you miss any of today's programs you can see them again tonight at 8:00 eastern here on c-span 3. you can find our american history tv programs anytime online at c-span's video library. american history tv week days continues until labor day. on monday a look at how the conspiracy theory culture developed in the u.s. tuesday the life and presidency of andrew jackson. wednesday historical interpretations of reconstruction after the civil war. >>> this weekend on american history tv during real america our weekly look at historical films, the 1943 war department film why we fight explaining the causes of world war ii. reel america. and saturday night at 11:00

c-span.org/history. >>> this is american history tv. normally seen only on the weekends here on c-span 3. but congress is on break this month so we're spending today on the history of cars in the united states. coming up, a couple of ford motor company films pushing for paved roads throughout the u.s. and the development of an interstate highway system. that is followed by a visit to the ford museum in michigan for a look at ford cars from the model a to the mustang and then from our college lecture series, a university of central florida class on post world war ii auto industry mavericks. if you missed any of today's program, we'll show it again tonight at 8:00 eastern and you could find it any time online at c-span video library. thursday american history tv continues with a look at the life of martin luther king jr. we'll show a 50th anniversary commemoration from march and friday the world war i centennial ceremony and looking at aspects of the war from discussions at u.s. army heritage days. >>> this weekend on american history tv, during "reel america," our weekly look at historical

the yanks are coming, the drums rum-tumming everywhere ♪ ♪ so, prepare, say a prayer >>> this weekend, c-spantakes you to flagstaff, arizona, with the help of our sudden link cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. author don lego discusses his book, "grand canyon." >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon, it starts about 70 miles east of here and from here, it has another 200 miles to run to the west. and so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars, or famous images. >> on sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the national monument. >> some people might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants of the ancestral puebloan people that l

the yanks are coming, the drums rum-tumming everywhere ♪ ♪ so, prepare, say a prayer >>> this weekend, c-spanook at world war i starting with a tour of the library of congress exhibit echos of the great war with the curator. american history tv in prime time begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> this labor day weekend, american history tv on c-span3 has three days of featured programming. starting saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern with lectures in history as colorado state university pueblo professor matt harris discusses the anti-slavery movement before the civil war. sunday at 10:00 a.m. on oral histories our women in congress series continues with former democratic congresswoman barbara kennelly. then at 8:00 p.m., a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of "hamilton" the musical. and on monday at 8:00 p.m., the white house historical agency's presidential site summit. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv. follow us on twitter for information on our schedule and to keep up w

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, www.c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. senate chuck schumer talked about his meeting with judge brett kavanaugh, president trump's nominate to replace anthony kennedy. senator schumer said he remains unsatisfied by judge kavanagh's answers, particularly those related to abortion rights protected under the roe v. wade decision. >> ok, good afternoon, everybody. before i begin, i have been meeting with judge kavanaugh until about 45 minutes ago. so i have not had a chance to view all the details of the plea deal and the verdict today. say this -- i understand the president is on his way to a rally. he better not talk about pardons for michael cohen or paul manafort tonight or anytime in the future. now i will tell you about my meeting with kavanaugh. i've just concluded that meeting. we met for an hour and a half and i asked for extra time and he gave it. the conversation was cordial, it was direct, but unfortunately, judge cabinet refused to answer even the most they sick questions about -- even the most basic questions abo

. >> american history tv is normally seen weekends on c-span 3. we're showing some of the american history tv programs this week while congress is on its august recess. coming up the life and career of a leading conservative woman, congresswoman, ambassador and author clare booth luce followed by the growth of conservatism in that pivotal of 1968. here are some programs you'll see this weekend on american history tv here on c-span 3. saturday night at 10:00 and sunday afternoon 4:00 eastern a world war ii film directed . it's part of our real american series. oral histories saturday morning 10:00 eastern a continuation of our interviews with former congress women, the first republican female representative from north carolina sue myrick talks about her life and election. and then george mason professor looks at women in founding europe and political value to patriot leaders seeking to support to fight the revolution, a role that gave women the basis for demanding for rights in the future. that's this weekend on american history tv. >> next on amer

eastern. >>> this weekend c-span cities tour takes you to flagstaff, arizona.xplore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of grand canyon saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. author don lego discussing his book "grand canyon." >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts about 70 miles east of here and from here it has another 200 miles to run from the west. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory. >> some poeople might think of this sight add abandoned and completely empty. it is still a very important and living sight for a lot of descendents of the people that live in the area. this is important for many people in the southwest. >> watch c-span cities tour. saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c-sp c-span2 book tv. >>> this labor day weekend american history t had three days of freetured programmieatu starting saturday. at 8:00 p.m. on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton. the white house historic association presi

watch hawaii weekend on c-span. c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> today, the president awarded upon to miss metal -- posthumous award. sergeant chapman's widow attended today's ceremony. this is 20 minutes. protecting his family, his teammates, and the world from the evil of terrorism. we thank you, lord, for the opportunity to honor john chapman with america's highest decoration for his heroic valor. to honor the enduring sacrifice his family carries deeply within their hearts. and to honor the legacy and inspiration that john has infused into the mission, the leadership, and the operations overcoming evil with good in this world through human agency found fearless expression in john. even in the face of death, so others may live. we thank you for john. we thank you for his family. we thank you for his unforgettable life and love shaped by your very spirit. father, as we move forward this day, may your presence be tangibly known to john's family. as we move forward, may john sacrifice motivate selfl

. >> this weekend c-span city's tour takes you to flagstaff, arizona.h the help of our sudden link cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. author don lego discusses his book, "grand canyon." a history of a national wonder and national park. >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon, it starts about 70 miles east of here and from here, it has another 200 miles to run to the west. and so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars, or famous images. >> on sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern, on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the national monument. >> some people might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants of the ancestral puebloan

this is some of the "american history tv" programming normally seen weekends here on c-span 3.e to show it to you this week while congress is on its august break. >> this week on "american history tv" on c-span 3. watch the first of the nine part series 1968, america in turmoil. each night we look back 50 years to that year and starting tonight we'll discuss the vietnam war. on tuesday, a look at the presidential campaign of that year. wednesday, civil rights and race relations. thursday, a discussion on liberal politics. friday, conservative politics. saturday, women's rights. watch 1968, america in turmoil this week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span 3 and all nine programs available on spotify as a podcast or watch on c-span.org on the page. >> a supreme court justice are expected in september and senators likely to question him about roe versus wade. on tuesday 8:00 p.m. eastern, c-span's landmark cases presents an in-depth look of roe versus wade and a court reporting discussing the issue. >> 1968 considering a turning point in the vietnam war. c-span

watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. >>> in the weekend c-span's cities tour takes you to flagstaff, arizona. with the help of our sudden link cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of nag staph -- flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. author don lego discusses his book "grand canyon: a history of a national wonder and national park." >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon, it starts about 70 miles east of here, and from here it has another 200 miles to the west. right here is when the can canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs, calendars or famous images. >> on sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about as to mom call discoveries including the discovery of pluto and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the what pot key national monoqume. -- >> some people might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty, but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants

. >>> this weekend c-span city store takes you to flagstaff, arizona, with the help of our sudden link cable partners we'll explore the literary life and history of flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. saturday at 7:00 p.m. on book tv. the author discusses his book "grand canyon." >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts about 70 miles east of here and has another 200 miles to run to the west. so right here is where the canyon widens and deepens that you see in calendars or photographs or famous images. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries, including the discovery of pluto and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the national monument. >> some people might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants of the people that live here. hopi people might come here and pay homage to their ancestors because they believe their ancestors are still here. >> watch c-span cities tour o

watch hawaii weekend on c-span. c-span.org. or listen on the c-span radio at. -- app. >>> african americans during reconstruction after the civil war, from our american history tv lecturing history series,

. >> this weekend, c-span city store takes you to flagstaff, arizona with the help of our cable partners, we'll explore the history of flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on book tv. author don lago discusses his book "grand canyon, a history of a national wonder and national park." >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon starts 70 miles east of here and it has another 200 miles to run to the west so right here is when the canyon first starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars or famous images. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries, including the discovery of pluto. and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the witpake national monument. >> some people think of this as an abandoned site but it's very important for descendents of the ancestral people that live in the area. so hopi people might come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their ancestors because they be

. >> this weekend c-span city store take you to flagstaff, arizona. we will explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. saturday at 7 pm eastern on book tv. the author discusses his book grand canyon a history of the national wonder and national park. >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon start 70 miles east of here and it has another several miles to the west. here is where the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views you see in most photographs or calendars . >> on sunday on 2 pm eastern on american history to be a visit to the lola observatory to hear about osterman on michael discoveries. a tour of the national monument. >> sent me think of this abandoned. it is an important and living site for many defendants for the people that live in the area. hope these people come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their ancestors. they believe their ancestors are still here. this is an important site for many people in the southwest. >> watch the c-span city tour of flag

this weekend on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. >>

watch the house live on c-span and the senate live on c-span2. >>> this weekend c-span's cities tourakes you to flagstaff, arizona, with the help of our cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, saturday at 7 p.m. eastern on booktv, author don lago discuss his book, "grand canyon: a history of a national wonder and national park." >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon, it starts about 70 miles east of here, and from here it has another 200 miles to run to the west. and so right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and deepen and sort of turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars or, you know, famous images. >> on sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv the, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the what pataki national monument. >> one might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty, but it is still a very important

c-span week in hawaii. congratulations. >> watch more of our visit to hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the free c-span radio app. naval officers discuss challenges and threats fleet.u.s. pacific this was

. >> american history tv is normally seen weekends here an cross-examinati c-span 3. coming up the life and career of a leading conservative woman, congresswoman, ambassador and author also looking at the conservative growth of influence in the u.s. after that pivotal year of 1968. here are some of the programs you'll see this weekend on american history tv here on c-span 3. sied night at 1:00 and saturday at 4:00 eastern, a world war 2 mimm on jaurts of general marshal to explain the cause to real american troops. then on orange history sunday morning at 10:00 eastern, a continuation of our interviews with former grn pass. and someday afternoon at 2:00 eastern, jurj, mason university protesser locked at women and their value. a world that gave women a basis for demanding more rights in the future. that's this weekend on american history tv. next on american history tv, the president of the clare boothe luce's center talks about the life and career of author clear boothe luce. this is about 40 minutes. >> clear booth luce, i'm so happy to be with you today in washingt

. >> this weekend c span facebook you to flagstaff, arizona. with the help of our cable partners we will explore the life of flagstaff saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern. author don hugo will discuss? >> the grand canyon starts 70 miles east of here and right is where the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars and famous images. >> on sunday, at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lull observatory to hear about discoveries including pluto and moon mapping. and a tour of the national monument. >> some may think of this as abandoned and empty but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants of people that live in the area. so hope people will come here to do ceremonies and pay homage to their ancestors. they believe they are still here. this is an important site for on many people in the southwest. >> watch c span tour of flagstaff, arizona, saturday at 7:00 p.m. eastern on c span 2 book tv and sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on ameri

sunday at 10 am eastern, on american history tv on c-span three. >> this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes us to lost cruises mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore the literary life and history of lost cruises, located at the foot of the oregon mountains, and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday at 12 noon eastern, on book tv, author john hunter explores the impact of the manhattan project on new mexico. in his book, j robert oppenheimer, the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to caltech, and then, to new mexico, he changed , particularly, new mexico. he brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of that, this federally funded facility, that just transformed the state. >> then, arthur -- author martha andrews discussed the roles of frontier women in her book, out of the shadows, the women of new mexico. on american history tv, we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that has been done out here, people think it has

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, public policy events in washington d.c. c-span is brought you by your cable or satellite provider. >> advocating, philip padgett writes about how they planned the invasion and created the atomic bomb. the other spoke at the book festival. this is half an hour. >> he has applied 40 years experience in national security preparedness and research analysis working with the government, military and the private sector. from washington as deputy intelligence in the u.s. arms control and disarmament agency he supported teens that negotiated five international treaties and agreements. from 2001 until 2011 his expertise expanded to homeland security assisted in the planning, implementation and assessment of four counterterrorism exercises. in retirement phil has kept busy serving in the reserve corps, nat

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. up next, the group reporters borders posts an opening reception for the children of syria exhibit featuring the work , a freelancee journalist who had been chained -- been detained in syria since 2012. >> good evening, everybody. good evening. i am the executive director of the national press club. i want to welcome everyone here tonight and want to say, it is great to see such a full room. hello to everyone watching on the webcast. you may think we are here to mark the sixth anniversary of austin tice being taken. that is partly why we are here. you may think we are here to recognize his outstanding photography. that is partly why we are here. why we are all really here today is to bring austin tice home. we pledge at the press club to make that happen. austin has a special connection to the press club, one of the honorees.dom we had three honorees this year. soon, we hope austin will have been released. with austin, this has been harder because we do not know exactly who is holding

c-span 3. >>> this weekend, the c-span city's tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico, with the help of the comcast cable partners we'll explore the literary life and history of las cruces. located at the foot of the mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday, 12:00 noon eastern, author john hunter explores the manhattan project on new mexico. in his book the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to cal tech, and then to new mexico he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book "out of the shadows the women of southern new mexico." on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv. we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's mostly military testing but it's involved a lot of civilian uses as well. a lot of the rock

this weekend on c-span, c-span.org, and the free c-span radio app. lenay -- she serves as their politics vice president and here to talk about issues of importance to those democrats who are represented by the group. how would you describe your group, the kind of democrat you appeal to. we were looking at how the democrats appeal to people in red and purple places give it you can call it centerleft. you can call them mainstream democrats that we are trying to figure out the cat scan appeal to the widest swath to defeat donald trump. is the message of appeal to those people in the red and purple places? guest: a new poll this morning asks that question. people are so anxious about the economy, even though the macro numbers are doing better. they feel like in their communities it is difficult to earn a good life. 55% say it is very difficult to run a good life. they really want government to focus on expanding opportunity to more people and places. when you ask about the biggest problems in the economy, they say the economy has changed and is continuin

c-span 3, an in depth look at world war i. starting with a tour of the library of congress exhibit echoes of great war. with curator ryan left. >> this labor day weekend, american history tv on c-span 3 has three days of featured programming, starting saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, with lectures in history. as colorado state university pueblo professor matt harris discusses the anti-slavery movement before the civil war. sunday at 10:00 a.m. on orl histories, our women in congress series continues. then at 8 p.m. on the pez presidency, a look at the relationship between hamilton and washington and the historical accuracy of hamilton the musical. on monday at 8:00 p.m., the white house historical associations presidential site summit. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span 3. >> you're watching american history tv. follow us on twitte twitter @cspanhistory for information on our schedule. and to keep up with the latest history news. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspanhistory. >> next, military historian mark snell on his book gettysburg's other

. >>> this weekend, c-span's city store takes you to flagstaff, arizona, with the help of our cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of fl flagstaff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, author don lego grand connon. a hit of a national wond r and national park. >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts about 70 miles east of here. from here it's another 200 miles to run to the west. right here is when the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic views that you see if most photographs or calendars. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about discoveries including the discovery of pluto and moon mapping for the apollo program. >> some people think of this as abandoned but it is still a popular site. they believe their ancestors is still here. this is still an important site for many people in the southwest. >> watch c-span cities tour of flagstaff, arizona. >>> historian john me chum sat down and looks at how the u.s. has changed and the impact of the relationship has had throughout american hist

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, public policy events in washington d.c. c-span is brought you by your cable or satellite provider. >> advocating

watch hawaii weekend on c-span, c-span.org, or listen on the c-span radio app. >> good, yeah, that's good. >> thank you for having me. i appreciate it very much. thank you. i'm glad i could do my part. if there is anything else i can do for you, let me know. thanks for having me. beautiful. nice to meet you. beautiful area. beautiful. good to meet you. thanks for coming out. >> yes. >> can i get a selfie, michael? >> let's do it. what's your name? >> steven. >> let's do it. >> thank you. good luck to you. >> thank you. i appreciate it very much. >> you live in this area? >> i do. >> you're in good hands. >> that's good to know. [laughter] >> afterwards i want to talk to you. i have a lot to say. >> you do? all right. i'm a good listener. so that will be good. >> thanks for coming in. >> absolutely. what's your name? >> jackie. >> thanks for having me. it is a beautiful day. it is spectacular. >> it is gorgeous. >> this is god's country. ♪ >> good to meet you. nice to meet you. >> can i get a picture? >> hi. thank you very much for coming. >> we're both italian. [laughter] >> this is

c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. this weekend, american las cruces,eatures new mexico where c-span's cities tour staff recently traveled to see its historic sites. the city was founded in 1849 and means the crosses in spanish. learn more about las cruces this weekend here on american history tv. >> by the time the americans come out to this part of what would later become the united states, this is already old. this place is already old. even the european histories are old. >> while in las cruces, we took a driving tour with the city new mexico state parks interpreter alex mares. >> thank you so much for showing us around the las cruces area today. alex: thank you for inviting me. >> you were born and raised in this area, right? alex: i am a child of the desert. my family is multicultural, bilingual. i can a lot of people in the south, we are along the border. i am native american. i interact with people in my job all over the world. >> we are at leesburg dam state park. we will also visit a lot of other places in the las cruces

c-span three. this weekend, joining our cable partners to showcase our history. learn more, visit c-span.org\cities tour. we continue now with our look at the history of the city of las cruces. >> in new mexico, chile pepper's is one of our main crops. a lot of times, food is grown in areas because of the culture. if you look at wisconsin, they make a lot of sauerkraut because of the immigrants. he or have a lot of chile pepper's. people do not realize chile's artan native to a tropical rain forest. with raineally happy every three days. goes40, francesco vess coronado came up on a mission to introduce spanish role to new mexico. to theoduced agriculture pueblo indians. 1598, they really established the spanish and new mexico. the pueblo indians would now grow chile's. before then, there was what they system.he waffle they have little squares where they would plant and catch the rainwater. it then they introduced irrigation. intohad incorporated that their chile. we had chile beans growing here for a long time. late 1800s, we had a firstsor that was our horticult

c-span,waii weekend on c-span.org or listen on the c-span radio app. >> earlier today, author ann coulter joined us to talk about liberalism and the trump presidency and her new book "how the trump hating left lost its collective mind." on today's washington journal. we welcome author and syndicated columnist ann coulter who is out with a new book, "resistance is futile.". we will get to the book but first i want to make use of your legal background and get your thoughts. caller: i was wondering if that might come up. [laughter] -- guest: i was wondering if that might come up. [laughter] guest: i write a little about both cases in the book. the paul manafort case has nothing whatsoever to do with trump. the ones ofmple of you import we have in this country, the office of the special counsel, robert mueller. rosen signed commission -- rosenstein should have just said , we think this guy is a sleaze, there must be something there. and now we have paul manafort and 17 talented prosecutors who are also liberal democrats searching for crimes of anyone around donald trump. if you do that to any

. >> this weekend c-span's cities tour takes you to flagstaff, arizona. we'll explore the literary life and history of flagstaff. located 80 miles south of the grand canyon. saturday at 7 p.m. eastern on booktv, author don lego discusses his book "grand canyon: a history of a national wonder and national park." >> quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts about 70 miles east of here, and from here it has another 200 miles to run to the the west. and right here is when the canyon first starts to really widen and deepen into the classic views that you see in most photographs or calendars or, you know, famous images. >> on sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto and new mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of a national monument. >> one might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty, but it is still a very important and living site for a lot of the descendants of the ancestral people that live in the area. so hopi peo

watch this labor day weekend on c-span 3. >>> eva clayton served in the u.s.house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. she was the first african-american woman to represent north carolina in congress. up next, ms. clayton talks about serving as president of the

watch hawaii weekend on c-span. c-span.org. or listen on the c-span radio at. -- app. >>> african americans during reconstruction after the civil war, from our american history tv lecturing history series, professor abigail cooper talks about how former slaves strove for iconic rights and full citizenship including the right to vote, the contracts and choose where to work. her class is about 50 minutes. >>> slightly -- slavery to freedom revisited. they talk about reddick alice, -- of or relating to roots between radicalism and roots. it's almost a clichi now but it also has this incredible way of looking forward to some kind of sudden and immediate social change that is radicalism and then also the root of this. that is setting up as my frame as i try to remarry slavery to freedom, re-visitation to the literature. and to reimagine what radical republicanism has been seen as and when it could be seen as. i want to look at the root, and this is actually -- i can bring this -- actually -- what is up there, this is high john the c

c-span.org/history. >>> this is american history tv, normally seen weekend here on c-span three. today we are focusing on civil rights and college lectures on various aspects of civil rights. coming up, african-american women participation in the civil rights movement. and then federal reaction to civil rights groups and what was behind federal surveillance of the organizations. later, the zoot suit riots, which took place during world war ii and came ahead of the 1960s civil rights movement and the vietnam war. >>> if you miss any of this week's american history tv program, you can find them anytime online@c-span.org/ schedule. american history tv weekdays continues until labor day. next week we focus on the presidency. monday, the relationship between washington and hamilton come of the marriage of beth and harry truman, and gerald ford political career. tuesday, the food and design at the white house.wednesday how presidents have dealt with the media and press coverage. this weekend, during our regularly scheduled american history tv programming, a college class on post-vietna

morning and it's in the newspapers around the country . >> historian charlestown on q&a. >> this weekend, c-span cities were taken toflagstaff . with the help of our suddenly cable partners, we'll explore the literary life and history of staff, located 80 miles south of the grand canyon, saturday at 7 pm eastern. author don leo discusses his grand canyon, a history of the national wonder and national parks. >> a quarter of the way into the grand canyon it starts 70 miles east of here and it has another 200 miles to run to the west. and right here is when the canyon starts to widen and deepen and turn into the classic use that you see in most photographs or calendars or famous images. >> on sunday at 2 pm on american history key, a visit to the lowell observatory to hear about astronomical discoveries including the discovery of pluto and moon mapping for the apollo program. then a tour of the hockey national monuments . >> some might think of this site as abandoned and completely empty but it is a very important and living site for a lot of the different ancestral puzzles of people that live in t

watch book tv this weekend in prime time on c-span two. the sunday on oral histories.e continue our series on women's -- women in congress. and even my members resistance to me. but finally their acceptance of me. i was on the drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i made a contribution. they allowed me to know

watch a american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. c-span where history unfolds daily. in 1970 nine, c-span was created as a public service i am america's cable -- by america's cable companies. today we bring you unfiltered --gress -- unfiltered c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. a reminder to watch c-span this week for live coverage of events honoring the life and career of senator john mccain. today we will bring you this -- service.al coverage begins at about 1:00 p.m. eastern. following the service, senator mccain's casket will be flown to washington d c. tomorrow morning, congressional leaders will gather for a brief ceremony. at 1:00 p.m., senator mccain's body will lie in state where members of the republic are invited to pay their respects. mccainy morning, cindy will lay a wreath at the vietnam veterans memorial. we will be live from washington national cathedral for a memorial service. among the speakers, george w. bush and barack obama. all this week, john mccain's senate colleagues have been paying tribute to it him, here's a look

watch this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> the trump administration is planning to reorganize several government agencies, including the general services administration and the office of personnel management. senator james langford of oklahoma is leading this 90 minute hearing. he chairs the subcommittee that oversees issues concerning federal management and regulatory affairs. >> good morning everyone. welcome to today's subcommittee hearing. thank you for being here and being part of this conversation. this hearing provides an opportunity to discuss the administration's proposal to transfer certain functions being handled by the office of personal management to the general services administration. this