landon he supported in 1936 and wendell willky in 1940, he supported over fdr. in fact, here is al smith on the radio talking about his support for wendell wilkin. >> i'd just like to make a little observation. i'd like to know what could be going through the mind of the 16 million men that are in the draft. i wonder if they're not saying to themselves, if this becomes serious, if it becomes necessary that we have to face an enemy, who would you soon to be behind, the third-term candidate or a wilke? in my opinion, we only hope for the people whose the election of wendell wilke who believes -- who believes in the constitution of the united states and the principles upon which it was founded. when he is chosen to guide this nation, then and then only will the stars and stripes again wave over the land of the free and the home of the brave.

. ♪ >> next sunday we continue our contender series, featuring wendell willkie, you can watch it eachunday at 8:30 a.m., threw labor day weekend. >> up next, at the organization of american historians meeting in milwaukee. new york university professor linda gordon discusses birth control in america. she argues that birth control in the u.s. was not controversial until women became politically active in seeking the right to vote in the 19th century and outlines the history of the politics of bitter control, leading up to the 2012 election. this is about 20 minutes. >>> american history tv is at the annual meeting of the orz of american historians. meeting in milwaukee. linda gordon, professor of history at new york university joins us to talk a little bit about the history of birth control politics. you wrote the book morale property, the history of birth control politics. 2003 publication. where does the debate over birth control begin in american history? >> it actually began only about 175 years ago. because for all of human society, in every known society p people always practiced

this week, wendell willkie. he would never hold office. he would become an unlikely to fdr, at 7:30, american history t -- this weekend on cb span on c-span3. >> when he realized these armies were not coming to his aid, that is when he collapsed, when he realized it had come to an end and was only a question of suicide. >> a historian with a new look at the second world war, from hitler's writes the power to his dark, chaotic, final days. >> his main objective was not to be captured by the russians. he was afraid of being operated by the russians in moscow in a cage. he was determined to dine. -- to die. eva braun was determined to die with him. >> joe biden spoke at the annual convention of the naacp today. you can see that tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. here's some of what he had to say. >> remember what this at its core was all about. why this organization at its core was all about. it was about the franchise. it was about the right to vote. when you have the right to vote you have the right to change things. and we, the president and i

. -- wendell willkie. he would become an unlikely ally to fdr. american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. >> when you think about cyber actors, have nation states, you have cyber criminals, you have hackers, you have hacktivists and you have terrorists. you have other non-nation state actors that you have to consider. in one of these attacks, you may not know who is doing it, who is attacking your system. either way, the outcome could be the same. you lose the financial sector or the power grid or your system's capabilities for a period of time. it does not matter who did it. you have to come up with a defensive strategy that solves that. >> why to be national security agency director discussing future cyber threats online at the c-span video library. "washington journal" continues. host: i want to welcome stan greenberg and james carville, co-authors of the book "it is the economy, stupid. " condoleezza rice is on the short list for vice president on the run the ticket. guest: they are going to put condoleezza rice up for vice president. that

this week, wendell willkie. he would never hold office. he would become an unlikely ally to fdr. american history tv, this weekend on c-span 3. >> in a few moments, a hearing on the homeland security priorities. in a little more than two hours, a justice department briefing on a settlement with wells fargo. live events to tell you about on c-span. the center for strategic and international studies has a program on of violence in syria and the assad regime at 10:30 a.m. eastern. at 1:15 p.m., the national governors -- governors association opening session. also, president obama is in a virginia tomorrow at a campaign event in roanoke. just after 7:00 p.m. eastern. >> hitler had no plan. these armies or remnants of armies. [no audio] >> now, a hearing on the homeland security department's challenges and priorities. former house intelligence committee ranking member jane harman, former dhs inspector and admiral thad allen. this is a little more than two hours. [no audio] >> good morning. the hearing is convened. thank you for being here. this is the second in a series of hearings th

this week, wendell willkie.e never ran before getting the republican nomination and would never hold office. he would become an unlikely ally to fdr. that's at 7:30 this weekend on c-span3. >> next, we're going to show you last week of a tax cut proposal from president obama and reaction throughout the week from congress. on monday, the president proposed extending tax cuts for people who make less than 200 to thousand dollars a year. following the president's announcement on monday, we will show you reaction from senate majority leader, harry reid, and minority leader, mitch mcconnell on the senate floor. house speaker john boehner and debate on the house floor between majority leader erik cantor and minority whip, steny hoyer. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. everybody have a seat. good afternoon, everybody. i'm gla

this week, wendell willkie who never ran for political office before winning the 1940 republican presidential nomination. he would never hold office but he would become an unlikely ally to fdr. that is of 7:30 p.m. sunday on cspan 3. >> tampa, fla. khmer and the charlotte north carolina mayor recently set up for discussion about their city's preparations for hosting the 2012 republican and democratic national conventions. it was posted at the newseum in washington. [applause] >> thank you. good morning and thank you for being the early morning crowd. i am mike allen and this is the pre-convention edition of the playbook breakfast. we are excited to have the mayor's of both hostess' cities, mayor box form of tampa, mayor fox of charlotte, republicans will go first in 48 days is the republican convention. at each of the conventions, we will be hosting political hug where we will do live shows daily and three events. we have playbook breakfast every day of both conventions. we hope to see some of you all bethere. in the evening is a lounge where we will have soft drinks. and not so soft drinks.