exploding shell killed willard instantly. he was almost frantic with rage. he died in a union field hospital later that night. 39th on the left of the brigade became involved in recovering for guns from the right of barksdale's brigade. then the counter charging union brigade came under threat from its right, colonel mcdougal commanding the 1/11, which is indicated by the sarah. which is indicated by this arrow. they were in the act of turning the right flank of the brigade. the rebels were driven back by line, and our brigade at the mouth of the room batteries. -- entered the mouth of their own batteries. general long street had organized his attack to be an echelon in character, from right to left. advancedt each brigade after the one on its right had started. this made the attack like a wave of ocean water, striking land in a continuous rolling movement from right to left. to this tactical arrangement is that, ideally, it would draw defenders to one spot. and then the ensuing attack would land at the place those defenders had abandoned. view,ancock's poin

. >> this is commander fred willard, do you hear me?willard, we hear you. >> to whom am i speaking? is this jay leno? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: no, no. jay retired. this is jimmy kimmel. >> oh. that's disappointing. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh. well. i'm sorry, commander. but are you contacting us from space right now? >> i sure am. as soon as i heard president trump was bringing the space force back, i re-enlisted. >> jimmy: oh, that is -- you know what that's very admirable. >> well, i don't like to brag, but yes, it is. [ laughter ] and i'll tell you, the old uniform still fits pretty good, am i right? >> jimmy: yes indeed. >> probably spend too much time in the weight room. >> jimmy: are you happy president trump brought the space force back? >> you're darn right i'm happy. president trump is going to make outer space great again. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: commander, how exactly is he planning to do that? >> well, for starters we're building a big, beautiful space wall, and those filthy neptunians are going to pay for it! [ laughter ] >> ji

with live coverage of the white house historical associations presidential sites summit from the willardotel in washington, d.c. at 9:00 a.m. eastern, richard benedetto, kevin walsh, susan page, and john meacham. at 11:00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and at 12:30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president, former chief of staff laura bush, and white house historical association president on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidential sites summit. live coverage wednesday on c-span3. next, a senate subcommittee looks at the impact of harmful algae blooms in u.s. water systems. they focus on alaska, the great lakes and the florida coast. >> this hearing runs a little over an hour. senators sullivan: welcome. today is an important oversight hearing we are having on habs in our ecosystem. they are complex and damaging and every state in our country now experiences and a jv,

coverage of the white house historical associations presidential sites on it, live coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts at 9 p.m. eastern both days. tuesday in our hot and eastern, bar, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove, and cokie roberts. as well: 30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef roland messier. wednesday at 9 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, run messenger, richard benedetto, kenneth walsh, susan page, and jon meacham. at :00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and its local and 30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush, andy mcbride, and white house historical association president stuart mclaurin on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidential sites summit, live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> president trump announced the united states has reached an agreement with mexico on a trade deal to replace nafta. the president made the announcement just before noon in the oval office. president trump: hello, everybody. it's a big day for t

our live coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern on both days. tuesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, barbara ferry, jeffrey ingle, richard norton smith, jeffrey .ubin, and cokie roberts at 12:30 p.m. eastern, the former white house executive pastry chef. wednesday at 9:00 eastern, mike mccurry, run nesson, kenneth , susan page, and john niche him. at 11:00 eastern, presidential storytelling. and then the lpga foundation president, former chief laura bush, and white house historical association president on presidential legacy. the white house historical association presidential summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span three. sadness to sayth , you don'tavanaugh belong in this building as a justice. >> beyond an extraordinary career and extraordinary intellect, and the extraordinary record of this judge, you find a character and a humility that leftith strength me profoundly impressed. the point i am making here is that 35 month period of time when brett kavanaugh served as staff secretary to president bush is rife with

you were great with willard! the glory days. >> where's bryant? looking for bryant gumbel and katie. got to tell you about a new off-broadway musical that was unveiled the other day by a former, but very brief, white house official. he introduced cast of a new trump musical at a white house press conference. i wish i were making this up. here's anthony scaramucci.s >> just great fun. my stock answer is, i always wanted a second white house press conference, and i couldn't get one, i only lasted 11 days. >> he introduced to this cast, who are playing members of the trump family. i will set this up very quickly. this is kind of like an osmondtr special, trump family is gathering but daddy trump doesn't show up. so ivanka has to assume the role as hostess and what does the family do when dad is detained? they sing. [ music ] >> laura: oh, my god! did anthony scaramucci, who'sy been very nasty, by the way, to me, even though he sat where you set a couple of times, not anytime soon, but does he have some creative -- was he better at producing or being

with live coverage of the white house historical association's presidential site summit from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. at 9:00 a.m., mike mccurry, richard benedetto, kenneth walsh, susan page, and jon meacham. at 11:00 a.m., presidential storytelling. president mark updegrove, former chief of staff and white house historical association president stuart mclaurin on presidential legacy. the white house historical association's presidential site summit, live coverage wednesday on c-span3. >> treasury secretary steven mnuchin talked to reporters about the future of nafta, the north american free trade agreement. he said he hoped a deal with canada would be reached soon, following yesterday's announcement of an updated bilateral deal between the u.s. and mexico that revises key portions of the accord. here's the treasury secretary in the white house driveway. >> how is everybody?

if it says willard room, that's where you're having lunch. if it says crystal room, that's where you're having lunch. very important. the buses leave to go to the national archives at 1:45. that's leave at 1:45, not board at 1:45. so we have a shorter lunch period today, we have an exciting program at the national archives. enjoy lunch. . >>> good afternoon. good afternoon. my name is bob mcgee. i serve on the board of directors of the white house's historical association. as you continue toen

the willard room is where you are having lunch. the crystal room is where you are having lunch. very important. the buses leave to go to the national archives at 1:45. we have a shorter lunch period and a stunning program. enjoy lunch. enjoy lunch. >>> tonight, american history tv is in prime time. we will show you the coverage of the second day of the white house historical association summit and a panel discussion on presidents and the press featuring former press secretary and white house correspondent tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> if you missed any of this weeks programs you can find them online. american history tv we days continues until labor day. on thursday we turn to our old history series and women who were members of congress. on friday we will show you discussions on world war i known as the great war including a look at soldiers on the western front and how the us dealt with shellshocked. -- with shellshocked. leadership in turbulent times. and with his book, grant. and fox news host with his book andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans, the battle that shaped

coverage of the white house historical associations presidential sites on it, live coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts at 9 p.m. eastern both days. tuesday in our hot and eastern, bar, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove, and cokie roberts. as well: 30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef roland messier. wednesday at 9 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, run messenger, richard benedetto, kenneth walsh, susan page, and jon meacham. at :00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling and its local and 30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush, andy mcbride, and white house historical association president stuart mclaurin on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidentiasi

our live coverage from the willard hotel starts at 5:00 a.m. eastern both days. tuesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, barbara perry, jeffrey engel, jeffrey rosen, mark odegrove and cokie roberts. and the former white house executive pastry chef. wednesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, mike mcclury, kenneth walsh, susan page and john mitchum. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark epengrove, anita mcbride. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on cspan3. >>> up next on the presidency. historian peter enriquez talks about the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton. he discusses why their collaboration was important in founding the nation. gatsby's tavern museum hosted this hour long event. >>> my name is liz williams and i'm the director here at gatsby's tavern museum. thank you for braving the elements outside. thank you for joining us tonight and i would also like to welcome our cspan crew as well. you're sitting in the

caroline: willard van vindicated -- will it vindicate the premium we see?e are looking at $170 billion market cap for disney. to some ofy valuable the media conglomerates. desert vindicate the -- does it vindicate the valuation or do they have to do more? brett: disney has traditionally traded at a premium and rightly so. that being said, on the islision side, disney exposed to the same issues that the rest of the cable networks are exposed to. samey channel faces the erosion of the traditional cable that nbc is seen, the shift of consumers from the cable bundle tuscany bundles, augmented with over-the-top options. deserve their business a premium and parts do not. deserve a premium for scale if they can successfully launch a direct to consumer service at the same scale netflix has, they would serve a premium. vonnie: brett harriss, we have to leave it there, thank you. caroline: now, time for that moment to a taylor riggs in new york. taylor: i am joined by a portfolio manager. great to have you. we have been talking about underfunded tensions and the econ

our live coverage from willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts 9:00 a.m. eastern both days. tuesday barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen. at 12:30 eastern former executive pastry chef, and wednesday mike mccurry, ron nessen, richard ben detta, richard page and susan meacham. and 12:30 p.m. eastern, markupten grove, anita mcbride and white house historical association president stuart mcnorman on presidency. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span 3. >> president gerald ford served as vice president and president without being elected to either office. up next historian scott kaufman talks about how that happened. he's author of "ambition, pragmatism, and party, a political biography of gerald r. ford." it's about an hour. >> good evening. welcome to the ford presidential museum. it is my honor to serve here as the deputy director and welcome you on behalf. todayure speaker is scott kaufman. here

nbc vaughan willard is at the state fair fair.so likely having some cotton candy and fried things on a stick. what are voters there telling you they are most concerned about vaughan? >> reporter: omarosa's testimony is important. when you hang around here at the missouri state fairgrounds and talk to voters, you hear healthcare and education and different issues that are hitting the lives of not only those in the urban city but in agricultural facility. i want to introduce you to patty wood, you started here 36 years ago and now you are a manager of it. what do you farm? >> we have soybean and corn. >> reporter: what's the most impressing issue for you right now? >> as a retired educator is educating the consumer and for them to know that we want to service a product and we take great pride in what we do in our farm and making sure that cattle are taking care of just like human. >> reporter: beef production is a pride for you. >> absolutely. tariffs is causing prices to go up. for us it is more expensive, therefore, we have some i

and the beautiful willard hotel. >> my name is rolaand mesnier. i served five presidents. to get to the white house, everybody wants to work, at the white house until they get the job, then they don't know what to do with it. i really mean it, that's the truth. you have to understand this job is very scary. because of the people you are serving. you're no longer serving just anybody like in a restaurant or hotel or whatever, you're serving people that have achieved great things in life, that have had great jobs so you better be on the same level with your food. i also served numerous of emperors, kings, head of states, all during my tenure. but when i started at the white house i was already in that line of work for 20 years learning under the best chefs available in paris, france, in germany and especially the hotel that i always mention because that particular hotel used to be known as the number one hotel in the world. still exists today but i think lot a little bit of its luster through the years because now it's mart of a chain. those days the savoy was owned by a fam

gabe, thank you, as we continue to look at pictures of the freedom plaza, cater the corner to the willard hotel. counterprotesters are gathered north of the white house in washington, d.c. as we continue this conversation about race, i want to go to msnbc's cal perry. live in charlottesville, virginia. cal, what are you seeing there? extraordinary moment this morning when we heard from the president of the university of virginia, offering a formal apology about what happened last year. what's been happening there in charlottesville today? >> we are seeing continuation of what has been a very ugly weekend between antifa protesters and law enforcement behind me. we'll show you the antifa protesters. we will immediately -- go ahead, randy. very small group that's split in half. they are incredibly abrasive to the media and to law enforcement. one of the things going on all day is that antifa is saying that law enforcement was responsible for the violence that we saw a year ago. that they did not protect the people of charlottesville from that radical right violence that we saw. so what we ha

with live coverage of the white house historical associations presidential sites summit, from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. mike mccurry, run this in, , andth walsh, susan page jon meacham. at 11:00 am eastern, presidential storytelling. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush and white house historical association president on presidential legacy. the white house historical associations presidential site summit. live coverage wednesday on c-span3. >> last week, secretary of state mike pompeo called off a trip to north korea hours before he was supposed to depart. according to cnn, he received a letter from top north korean officials warning that denuclearization talks are again at stake and may fall apart. today's state department spokesman was asked about the status of talks between the two nations at a press conference. we will play about 10 minutes of it for you. >> good to see you. >> good to be here. i want to start out asking about north korea. after the cancellation of pompeo strip, is the diplomatic effort they're in trouble, and i was a

our live coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c., starts at 9:00 a.m. both days. tuesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark upgrow and cokie roberts. former white house executive pastry chef, roland messnier. wednesday at 9:00 a.m., richard benedetto, susan page and john meacham. at 11:00 a.m., presidential story telling. and at 12:30 p.m. eastern, historian and author, william seale. the white house historical association's presidential site summit, live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> up next on the presidency, the design history of the white house and how it was influenced by

if it says willard broom that's where you're having lunch. if it says crystal room that's where you're having lunch. the buses leave to go to the national archives at 1:45 pm. that is leaving not boarding. enjoy your lunch. archives. enjoy lunch. if you missed any of this week's american history program you can find them anytime online at c-span video library at c-span.org. american history tv week days continues until labor day. on thursday we turn to our history series and conversations with lynn and remember some conflicts. on friday we will show you discussions on world war i known as the great war including looking at soldiers on the western front and how the u.s. had shellshocked. >> 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 e

and the beautiful willard hotel. yes, my name is roland mesnier and i was executive pastry chef at the white house for 26 years. served proudly five presidents. you know, to get into the white house, you know everybody wants to work at the white house until they get the job. then they don't know what to do with it. i really mean it. that's the truth. you have to understand this job is very scary because of the people you are serving. you are no longer serving just anybody like in a hotel or whatever, you're serving people that have achieved great things in life, that have had great jobs, so you better be on the same level with your food. i also served numerous emperors, kings, heads of state all during my tenure. but when i started at the white house, i was already in that line of work for 20 years, learning under the best chefs available in paris, france, germany, and specially the hotel i mentioned because that used to be the number one hotel in the world. it still exists today but i think it's lost to the years be

our live coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts at 9:00 a.m. on both days. , jeffrey engel, william norton smith, jeffrey rosen, and cokie roberts. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, former white house executive pastry chef, wednesday at 9:00 a.m. eastern, mike mccurry, like andcine, richard benedetto jon meacham. at 11:00 a.m. eastern, presidential storytelling. eastern, william seale. the white house historical association's presidential site summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> he is one of the most qualified nominees ever picked for the supreme court and he has contributed a great deal to hurt -- to his community and the legal profession besides being judge on the d.c. circuit court of appeals. >> judge kavanaugh has a special obligation to make his views on given the clear president's litmus test. that he would only appoint judges that would overturn roe. forward to watching judge kavanaugh's confirmation hearing and after conducting a thorough and objective review of his nomination, i am confident he will be an excellent additio

live coverage from the willard hotel starts at 90 eastern both days. today at 90 eastern barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith, jeffrey rosen, mark updegrove and cokie roberts took at 12:30 p.m. eastern former white house executive pastry chef. wednesday 9 a.m. eastern mike mccurry, kenneth walsh, susan page and jon meacham. at 12:30 p.m. eastern, lbj foundation president mark updegrove, former chief of staff to laura bush an anita mcbride d white house historical association president on residential legacy. white house historical association presidential site summit live coverage today and wednesday on c-span3. >> arizona senator john mccain died saturday at the age of 81 turkey was first elected to congress in 1982 serving in the house of representatives before becoming a u.s. senator in 1987. yesterday a number of senators came to the floor to talk about the life and career of john mccain who was a naval academy graduate and was held a as a prisoner of war during the vietnam war. >> on saturday evening, a great loss echoed throughout ou

when florence was staying right here at the willard hotel which, believe it or not, she was. in 1924 after warren died, she came here a while. she was trying to write a book about her own experiences. she didn't want anyone else writing it, so she said i'll do it and she had someone else helping her. she died and then look what else came out. it's important to let out what really happened. >> and this is where the presidential library system, you know, there are challenges, because the courts have defined privacy for the president and the first lady, and so there are obstacles to the release of materials about these matters. now, the family can always waive its privacy, but many families don't. so there are whole spots, whole, if you will, spots -- white areas that can't be filled because the family doesn't want to fill them. and that also includes medical issues. so i think when you do first lady history, when one does it, and i think it's extremely important -- i think what's important here is i don't like to have siloed history when you pull it all together, because first

coverage from the willard hotel in washington, d.c. starts at 9:00 a.m. eastern both days.uesday barbara perry, jeffrey engel, richard norton smith. former white house executive pastry chef roland missoni a. mike mccurry. richard benedetto. kenneth walsh. susan page and jon meacham. 11:00, presidential storytelling. and author william seale. the white house historical associations presidential site summit. live coverage tuesday and wednesday on c-span3. >> washington journal continues. phones on then washington journal. any public policy issue you want to talk about. republicans can call in at (202) 748-8000. democrats (202) 748-8000. independents (202) 748-8002. releasedule has been for memorial services to honor senator john mccain. will lie in state in the arizona state capitol on wednesday. that is the same day as the senator's birthday. on thursday a memorial service for senator mccain will be held in north phoenix baptist church. on friday he will lie in state at the u.s. capitol. a ceremony honoring his life will take place on friday morning in the capitol rotunda. y

if it says willard room, that's where you're having lunch.it says crystal room, that's where you're having lunch. very important. the buses leave to go to the national archives at 1:45. that's leave at 1:45, not board at 1:45. so we have a shorter lunch period today, we have an exciting program at the national archives. enjoy lunch. of . >>> our coverage of the white house historical association is next with presidential legaciel. tonight during american history tv on prime time, we'll show you the second day of washington's presidential sites summit, including the president's talk with the press. >>> up next we visit the home where bill and hillary clinton were married in the ozark mountains and learn how this house helped kick-start the career of america's 47th president. >> welcome to fayetteville, arkansas. we're at the clinton house museum just a little south of the university of arkansas campus. this house was built in 1931 by a local man named scottie taylor. would have been on the outskirts of town at that time during the depression,

tom: we have adam posen drenched in the academic look and terry haines in the willard hotel in washingtonway to the ozarks don't care. i'm hearing this in every single interview i do. every single interview david westin does. we are seeing an immediate effect of these tariffs. and these politicians have to get to october. i have to get to november and beyond. -- they have to get to november and beyond. when does this break? isthe thing about the hill it is an pretty solid agreement with the president on what needs to be done. on a bipartisan basis. which is one reason why the midterms don't matter. democrats are a strong or stronger about wanting to something about china. they are disagreeing on taxes. some of that is politics. -- they are disagreeing on tactics. some of that is politics. some of that israel. is real.ome of that tom: i think too many people in america don't understand that's the price. we're actually going to take fixed investment and marginal fixed investment and move it abroad. that's the price. >> absolutely. the auto companies can't say they are going to do that but a

francis, and thinking of fred willard and the story of the dare stones. so, who are these folks, what is it like to create someone who did bad things and possibly got away with it or not? >> i could start. so, actually, the villain in my story, traditional by been the person who was considered the one who destroyed the colony through sabotage, his name was fernandez, portuguese pilot who brought the colonialists back and forth and was very successful and he was long tarred as the one wholand them on roanoke and consigned them to death. always thought it sounds good and he is a natural -- it seems like main man the was the villain but when i dug into it and went to the asoars and spain and went into the archives, i realized no, he was not the villain. in fact he was probably the one who came up with the idea for an english jouet post in north america and convinced senior walter raleigh to do it. so i completely turned around the old narrative, which was to take this foreigner, this dark spaniard, who was actually portuguese, and turn him into somebody who

nick willard of new hampshire to be united states martial for the district of new hampshire. maria chapa lopez of florida to be united states attorney for the middle district of florida. richard e. junior of texas to be united states martial for the northern district of texas. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent that the senate vote on the nominations en bloc with no intervening action or debate, that if confirmed, the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table, en bloc, the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, that any statements relating to the nominations be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. the question is on the nominations en bloc. the ayes appear to have it. the nominations are confirmed en bloc. mr. mcconnell: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following nominations, executive calendar, 1066, 1067, and 1068. the presiding officer: without objection. the senate will proceed to the nominations en bloc. the clerk will report. the clerk: nominations, de