washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> you're watching american history tv. 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history. for information on our schedule of upcoming programs. and to keep up with the latest history news. >> reporter for nbc 4 is this marion barry's place. yeah? he comes in all the time. i went back to the office and called him up. mr. mayor, i have been to club 55. don't you realize people are watching what you do, where you go? they say you sit there all the time and watch naked dancing girls. there was a pause on the phone. he says, it's nice, isn't it? >> this sunday night on "q&a," nbc 4 washington reporter, tom sherwood, on the political corruption in d.c., maryland, and virginia. >> i think 44 attorneys general from around the country signed a letter saying they agreed with governor mcdonnell. that what he did was politics. not bribery. and that these gifts were -- he should have reported the gift, that might be a crime he didn't report the gif

lady and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight on american history tv on cspan3. c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. axt, a recent look at our -- look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. cori: right now, we are in the "freedom to slavery" exhibition at the underground railroad freedom center. this exhibit chronicles the history of slavery in america from the transatlantic slave trade through the civil war and into the reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country. part of the exhibition is discussing several notable abolitionists. very important people to the time. here, we talk about frederick douglass. he was one of the most recognized african-americans in the country at this time. he was born a slave in maryland and escaped into freedom as a young adult. throughout his career as an abolitionist, he fought for the freedom of african-americans, for all the people who were enslaved in the country. even during the civil war, he lobbied with abraham lincoln for the recruitment of

series, "first ladies: influence and image." from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. ♪ all persons having business before the honorable supreme court of the united states, give their attention. >> number 759. number 18, roe versus wade. , loving versus madison is probably the most famous case this court decided. putting the brown decision into effect would take , in thetial orders presence of federal troops and marshals, and the courage of children. >> we wanted to pick cases that change the direction of society and also society. >> so she told them that they would have to have a search warrant. she demanded to see the paper, to read it, see what it was. they refused to do it, so she grabbed it out of their hands. thereafter, the police officer handcuffed her. >> i can't imagine a better way to bring the constitution to life than telling the great story behind supreme court cases. >> after being convicted for failing to report for relocation , he took his case all the way to this report -- to the supreme court. >> quite of

"first lady's." the public and private lives of the first ladies. from martha washington michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our history to showcase the of cincinnati, ohio. to learn more about the cities website. visit our we continue with a look at the history of cincinnati. >> this is the cincinnati observatory center, situated in the center of the city six miles east of downtown. we call it the birthplace of american astronomy. essentially what we call the carl sagan of the day. he was the popularizer of astronomy of that time. first terminal of .ignificance he was a west point graduate. teaching40's, he was at the cincinnati college. town, thea group in society for the promotion of useful college -- knowledge. the population, 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest city in the country. he started in the lecture hall's they moved it to a chapel. at the end of the lecture, they said, why can't the citizens do something that john quincy attempted to do before? the first national observatory. before he was president, he

" from, "first ladies -- martha washington to michelle obama. that on american history on c-span3. >> each week, american history america" brings you shows that brings context to today's issues. the program addresses problem of overcrowded schools as a result of the post-world war ii baby boom. the program begins with a frustrated teacher writing her resignation letter and then shows how her once happy classroom gradually becomes dysfunctional and argues that overcrowded classrooms are incompatible with that education practices. it's just under 30 minutes. ♪ >> this is the classroom. the teachers professional home. louise roberts has spent half her waking life for the past five years helping children to learn. feeling her worth as a teacher. regrets, i hereby submit my resignation as a teacher in the school system for reasonshcoming year for -- >> it had happened within the school year. so many changes. changes that had taken so much out of teaching. there once stood the pno. there, once the science corner and library. special projects built around the world in which children li

. for martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. john: this is the cincinnati ,bservatory center approximately six miles east of downtown cincinnati. we call ourselves the birthplace of american astronomy. the founder of the observatory was essentially what we call carl sagan of the day or he was the popularizer of astronomy in that particular period. because of his responsibilities he directed the first observatory of significance in the country and definitely the first public observatory in the country at the time. you was a west point graduate and in the 1840's he was teaching at the cincinnati college. group inhere was a town, the society for the promotion of useful knowledge. they opened the opportunity to lecture to citizens, population of 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest city in the country. his lecture hall

influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama." tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern o american history tv on c-span 3. all weekend, american history tv is featuring the city of grand junction. in 1911, president taft established the colorado national monument after john otto built trails. before that, many grand junction residents believe the canyons were inaccessible to humans. chartery our communications cable partners, the city tour staffers only visited many sites showcasing the city's history. learn more about grand junction, colorado, all weekend here on american history tv. julia: we are currently at a place called dinosaur hill. this is part of the national conservation area managed by the bureau of land management. this area was originally settled any 18080's. as soon as people started living here, they were finding bones. it was all coming out of this formation because right in this area is so rich. amer riggs was paleontologist. he was pretty well-known. he actually had no intention of ever coming to the grand valley. he was on an expedition to go to the bas

influence and image." from martha washington two michelle obama. to michelle obama. >> today, i'm a reporter for nbc. is this marion barry's place? that is a seat over there. i called him up and said mr. 55or, i just been to club don't you realize people watch what you do when you go and you sit there all the time and watch naked dancing girls? he said, it's nice, isn't it? sherwood on the political corruption in d.c., maryland and virginia. >> 44 attorneys general from around the country signed a letter that they agreed with governor mcdonnell. what he did with politics, not bribery.

martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. tonight on q&a, stanford luscombe professor deborah rody talks about her book "the trouble with lawyers," which takes acquittal look at -- a critical look at the legal education in the united states. >> i think we need a different model of legal education. we need that includes one-year programs for people doing routine work. two year programs as an option for people who want to do something specialized in the third year. full years for people who want the full general practice legal education that we now have. you know, it is crazy to train in the same way somebody who's doing routine divorces in a small town and in the midwest and somebody doing mergers and acquisitions on wall street. debt level for a law student is $100,000.

to michelle obama. tonight at 8 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. tonight on cue a day -- "q&a," robert costa on the presidential campaign and the similarities between donald trump and ross perot. >> the themes are really overlapping. i think perot had this distinct .ersonality the celebrity factor was not there with perot in the way it is with trump. you see people throwing themselves at trump, there is a power with his personality that perot did not have. being outside of washington and her publican party. the republican party's relationship with trump has been rocky this year. that they called him a couple months ago and said, can you tone it down on immigration? he did not turn it down. in thats what was pledge. it is a political document. i think we could see what happened with perot happen with trump. he keeps talking about wanting to be trade fairly. anything, unpredictable and he could easily run as an independent regardless of this pledge. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific, on c-span's q&a. >> professor anderson teaches a class at clemson university on rec

, from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span3. year, c-span is touring cities across the country -- exploring american history. up next, a visit to cincinnati, ohio. you are watching american history tv, all weekend and .very weekend, on c-span3 >> cincinnati had the terminal from 1972. it replaced five different railroad stations. a lot of them in cincinnati were livestock policy would come in on the baltimore and ohio, and you would connect with the southern railroad. you have to run from one station to the other. it would make it difficult for others not familiar with cincinnati to get to one train station from another. starting as early as 1905, there have been various proposals to replace them with a single station. but all them were never able to agree on location. businessmen around cincinnati wanted a new train station, so ultimately, it was a group of business leaders here in cincinnati that brought the railroads together and raised $3 million to make this project happen. today, the union terminal is located in the queens gate neighborhood near

and their influence on the presidency. for martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. this year c-span's touring cities across the country, exploring american history. up next, a look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3.

from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday on american history tv on c-span3. >>> another freshman profile now. this one with republican congressman ralph abraham of the louisiana 5th district. he's a practicing physician, has a veterinarian degree, is an avid pilot and has served in the national guard. >>> congressman ralph abraham, you are batting 1.000 when it comes to elections. this is your first ever publicly held office. >> that is correct. this is the first one we ran for and fortunately we won it. >> why did you want to run? >> i have grandchildren now. they're very small. and the direction i thought this country was going in was somewhat different than the way it was going. so that's why i jumped in the race. we need to leave a better country than we certainly came up with. and that's why we ran. >> was it hard at all to get the family on board for you? >> not at all. i've got a very supportive family. diane is my wife. and she's all in for fortunately about everything we've elected to do in life. she's been somewhat the wind beneath the wing. my three older chil

influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3.

from martha washington to michelle obama. c-spanican history tv on 3. in the fall of 1781, american soldiers under george washington and french soldiers under comte de rochambeau defeated british forces in yorktown, virginia, officially ending the revolution. thert selig talks about washington-rochambeau national historic trail. the society of the cincinnati hosted this event. it's an hour and 15 minutes. institution -- the american institute of the society of the cincinnati presidents -- presents programs, advocating preservation and providing resources to teachers and students. , we learned of -- that took place not far from anderson house. this was part of comte de march.eau's return we decided that this event would be a perfect opportunity to teach others about the local ties to the revolutionary war and to celebrate the role that the american in revolution. selig is a historical resultant who has authored a number of books and articles related to french and german participation in the revolutionary war. he is a's russia list on the role of the french -- he is a specialist on th

position of first lady and their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside of washington dc to see in artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq -- an

michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern opinion on american history tv on c-span3. >>> now more from this symposium marking the 70th anniversary of v-j day. this part of the event looks at the strategy of joseph stalin and the soviet union in the pacific at the end of world war ii. we'll heard from david glantz, editor in chief of the journal of slavic military studies. this is just under an hour. first, thank you for the invitation to come down and to return to the beginning because i began my work on the soviet army basically as a result of a trip to japan in 1978, '80 and '81. the questions they had were questions about manchuria and now we are going full circle 30 years -- 35 years later. my task today is to talk about ending the war in the pacific. a few words about the genesis of what i'm going to be saying today. three years ago, i received an invitation to the national -- institute for defense studies in tokyo. it was a nice invitation. they said please come over, spend a week for us and talk about whatever you'd like. they said pick three topics. i said, well, i'm going

what washington to michelle obama sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on american history tv on c-span3. >>> now more from this symposium marking the 70th anniversary of v-j day. this part of the event looks at the strategy of joseph stalin and the soviet union in the pacific at the end of world war ii. we'll heard from david glantz, editor in chief of the journal of slavic military studies. this is just under an hour. first, thank you for the invitation to come down and to return to the beginning because i began my work on the soviet army basically as a result of a trip to japan in 1978, '80 and '81. the questions they had were questions about man chur ya and now we are going full circle 30 years -- 35 years later. my task today is to talk about ending the war in the pacific. a few words about the genesis of what i'm going to be saying today. three years ago, i received an invitation to the national -- institute for defense studies in tokyo. it was a nice invitation. they said please come over, spend a week for us and talk about whatever you'd like. they said pick three topics. i said,

filled the position and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sunday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on cspan3. >> coming up next, richard thornton examines president truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki. he looked at the u.s. and ussr and the promises president roosevelt made during the yalta conference. he is the president of the institute for the study of strategy and politics which hosted this event. this is a portion of a symposium 1940focused on august, five, in asia and the pacific marking the 70th anniversary of the end of world war ii. it is about one hour. writtenssor thorton has books on the presidency of carter, nixon, and reagan. and also a book on truman and the korean war, which today he is going to discuss truman and the end of world war ii. although there are many books on truman's decision to drop the comment bomb, there are two overarching interpretations. one is the official view that it was done to shorten the war and save lives. and the other so-called revisionist view, that it was done to int

, "first ladies: influence an image." from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american history america brings you archival films that help to tell the story of the 20th century. ♪ >> and dependents, missouri, home of former president johnson rain forspite steady sentimental visit. mr. johnson comes from kansas city to make the informal call 83.r. truman, who is now the two men chatted privately inside the truman home for about 10 minutes. the discussion was not disclosed. president johnson then left immediately for the return trip to the nations capital. mr. truman waves to the crowd and high spirits. the university of florida scene of an important conference of the department of agriculture of the united nations. for several days, and type refugees anti-castro ,laim that cuba abuses money and added that funds intended for agricultural research are used in turn for political purposes. the protest is orderly, but determined, as the exiles, many of them veterans of the bay of pigs, voice strong objection

michelle obama, tonight on american history tv on cspan3. c-span is touring cities across the country exploring american history. axt, a recent look at our -- look at our recent visit to cincinnati, ohio. cori: right now, we are in the "freedom to slavery" exhibition at the underground railroad freedom center. this exhibit chronicles the history of slavery in america from the transatlantic slave trade through the civil war and into the reconstruction era after slavery was abolished in the country.

washington to michelle obama. sundays at 8:00. >> american artifacts takes you to historic places. down pennsylvania avenue from the white house is the white house visitor center, which offers a look at how the executive mansion functions. center with the curator who shows is the desk franklin roosevelt used for his fireside chats. we see recreational items such as radios, bowling balls, for the first families. >> my name is john sandwich. book a mu to the white house visitor's center, which is just a short walk away from the white house it health. for anyone going on the white house tour, it will help you understand what you are saying and bring more context and meaning to the white house. for those who cannot go on a white house tour, this is really inexperienced experience in its own right, as well. you are here in the white house visitor center. based on fiveally different themes to tell the white house story.

. but if you'd like to see it, it profiles all the first ladies up through michelle obama, and allida black worked on that. we'd like to thank our partners in this series, the white house historical association, for their work with us in getting everything together for our programs. next week, it's bess truman. but we're going to leave you this week with a little bit of eleanor roosevelt from 1953 talking about what it means in her view to be a liberal. we thank doug brinkley and allida black. ms. black: thank you. bill downs: well, mrs. roosevelt, this is -- you have become known as the leader of what is loosely called the liberal movement in this country, or what used to be called the liberal movement in this country, and some people call them do-gooders and the rest of it. could you define a liberal for us? i mean, in your own words. eleanor roosevelt: it's very hard to put in a few words what a liberal is, but i would feel that a liberal was a person who kept an open mind, was willing to meet new questions with new solutions, and felt that you could move forward. you didn't have t

the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama" sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> in 1945, 70 years ago, allied forces liberated the nazi concentration camps. tonight on american history tv, we hear holocaust stories from those who lived them. those interviews are part of the oral history collection of the united states holocaust memorial museum in washington, d.c. up next, mayor adler talks about being deported to auschwitz with his family in 1944, their separation and his later transfer to a labor concentration camp. he remembers concentration and returning to his childhood home where he searched unsuccessfully for any of his immediate relatives. this oral history is almost 90 minutes. >> october 6, 1929. >> i wonder if you could tell me something about your family, your early life before the war. >> well, we were a typical jewish family in a small town i had two younger brothers and my parents. a lot of aunts and uncles and cousins. and just as i said, normal kind of orthodox judaism. on friday, for example the world stopped, everybod

washington to michelle obama" that's tonight on american history tv on c-span3. , he was aa nazi concentration camp commandant and he was responsible for the murder of thousands of jews. "q&a" a life altering discovery that her grandfather was a nazi concentration can, -- nazi concentration camp commandant. >> he was a tremendously cool person -- tremendously cool l person. crue he had two dogs and he trained them to tear humans apart. i think this sums it up really good. felt was a pleasure he when he killed people. is something that when you are normal, if you don't have this aspect of your personality, it's very difficult to grasp. >> that's tonight on c-span's "q&a." mitchellr-old frank became the first african-american congressional page in april of 1965. u.s. representative paul finley of illinois suggested him for the job and sponsored him while he was in washington, d c both of them discuss this at the abraham lincoln library. the u.s. capitol page alumni hosted this 40 minute event. on behalf of the u.s. capitol page alumni association, want to welcome you to the abraham

"first ladies: influence and image." from martha washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >> today, i am a reporter for went back to the office and i called him up and i said, mr. mayor, i have just been to club 55, don't you realize where people are -- realize that people are watching what you do and where you go and people see you watching naked girls? and there was a pause on the phone and then he said, "it's nice, isn't it?" theuncer: time sure what on political corruption in washington, d.c., maryland, and elsewhere. -- tom scheerd sheerwood: certain politicians wouldn't report gifts. the problem is, bob mcdonald had been potentially considered as a vice president shall candidate. that's -- vice provincial candidate -- vice president presidential candidate. in august of 1945, 70 years ago, american forces dropped two atomic bombs over hiroshima and one next, we will , whofrom murray peshkin site oft the new mexico los alamos on the manhattan project. involvedow did i get in the manhattan project? i was an undergraduate student in cornellol university, and it

martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> in august 1940 5, 70 years two american forces dropped atomic bombs over japan, one in hiroshima, the second in nag asaki. recalls seth wheatley living in the secret city of oak ridge, tennessee with the goal of creating an uranium anichment plant to build atomic bomb. he discusses the need for secrecy. this is from the voices of the manhattan project created by the atomic heritage foundation and the los alamos historical society. i went to purdue university. i got married in my junior year. the beachd to join will navy program -- b-1 navy program2 to finish my studies and then to go into the navy. marriedre i was

." their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv >> history of shelf features popular writers and airs on american history tv every weekend at this time. jefferson morley recounts the first race right in washington dc of august 1835, set off by the actions of an 18-year-old , ave owned by anna thornton respected socialite. the slave was tried by francis scott key, famous for writing the lyrics to the star-spangled banner. he defended slavery and sought capital punishment. magers &quinn booksellers hosted this event in 2012. it is about 50 minutes.

michelle obama sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on cspan3. >> now to capitol hill where pope francis delivered a historic address this morning. the pontiff's remarks focused on global issues, immigration and climate change. this is about 50 minutes. mr., speaker, the pope of the holy see. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] >> members o'of congress i have the high privilege and distinct honor of presenting to you pope francis of the holy see. [ cheers and applause ] >>> mr. vice president, mr. speaker, honorable members of congress, dear friends, i am most grateful for your invitation to address this joint session of congress in the land of the free and the home of the brave. [ applause ] i would like to think that the reason for this is that i too am a son of this great continent, from which we have all received so much and toward which we share a common responsibility. each son or daughter of a given country has a mission, a personal and social responsibility. your own responsibility as members of congress is to enable this country, by your legislative activity, to grow

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michelle obama sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> next week pope francis visits new york, philadelphia, and washington, d.c., where he'll address a joint meeting of congress. recently the cato institute hosted an event on the pope's views on economics and public statements on poverty, inequality, and capitalism. this is 1:15. >>> is the author or co-author of many books including religion and the constitution and sexuality and the u.s. catholic church. from 1981 to '84 was the assist ant to the solicitor general of the united states and he was elected to the american law institute in 1982. please welcome john garvey. >> thank you for having me down here. i've never been to the cato institute. i'm surprised. i have so many friends who work here. let me begin with a little quiz i want you to answer mentally the following three questions. who said this? first, you're not making a gift of what is yours to the poor man, but you are giving him back what is his. the earth belongs to everyone not to the rich. this was pope paul vi quoting saint ambrose. here's ano

their influence on the presidency. from martha washington to michelle obama, sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> dr. steven ostroff has been acting administrator of the food and drug administration since april. he recently testified on capitol hill about food safety protocol in the u.s. s in an hour and 20 minutes. >> good afternoon. i thank the witnesses as well as those in the audience. this hearing will come to order. this hearing will focus on the fda's efforts to improve and maintain the safety of our food supply. i thank you, commissioner, for for your presentation here today. thank you for participating in this hearing. we're delighted for that and dr. ostroff, i appreciate the warm working relationship we are developing. and i appreciate the conversations and dialogue we've had on a number of fda issues over the last several months. thank you personally and professionally for the way you are treating me and this new chairman of the subcommittee. one in six americans falls victim to food-borne illness each year. americans expect that food will be saf

washington to michelle obama on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this sunday night on q&a, stafford law school professor draeb rodey talks about her book "the trouble with lawyers" which looks at the legal profession in the united states. the high cost of law schools and lack of diversity in the profession. >> i think we need a different model of legal education. it includes one year programs for people doing routine work, two-year programs as an option for people who want to do something specialized in the third year and three full years for people who want the full general practice legal education that we now have. but it's crazy to train in the same way somebody who is doing routine divorces in a small town in the midwest and somebody who is doing mergers and acquisitions on wall street. we have this one size fits all model of legal education that's extremely expensive. the average debt level is $100,000. and that assumes that you can train everybody to do everything in the same way. i'm licensed to practice in two states, and i wouldn't trust myself to do a routine divorce. >> sunda

the public and private lives of those who were first ladies. from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span 3. >>> now, a discussion about making federal government data available to public interest. they talked about the issue at a washington, d.c. conference hosted by the data transparency coalition thch coalition. this is a half hour. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. from blue shelter investors. for those of you who have not been outside in the last few hours, when you get outside, you'll find we're at the epicenter of entrepreneurship. just about on every corner, and at the top and bottom of the metrocenter escalator, there is a vendor with a pope francis t-shirt. that's entrepreneurship. i think what we're finding is that the pope's picture is open data. so it ties together here. so we have a stimulating panel for you today on entrepreneurship in the world of open data. hudson designed this to be what he called a lightning session. he told me what that means is, it needs to go fast. and so it will. we have a really distinguished panel. three are i

first ladies and the influence on presidency from martha washington to michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. >> a signature feature of book tv is our all-day coverage of book fairs and festivals from across the country with top nonfiction authors. here is our schedule. beginning this weekend, we are alive from the 15th annual national book festival from our nations capital. we are in new york for the brooklyn festival celebrating its 10th year. in early october, it is the southern festival of books in nashville. the weekend after that, we are live from austin for the texas book festival. new the end of the month we will cover two festivals on the same weekend. the wisconsin book festival in madison. on the east coast, the boston book festival. in november, we will be in portland for word stock followed by the national book awards from new york city. at the end of november, we alive for the 18th year in a row from florida for the miami book fair international. that is a few of the fairs and festivals this fall on c-span twos book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. r

not making any money off of it. if you like to see it, it profiles all the first ladies to michelle obama. alita black worked on that. we like to thank our partners in this series, the white house historical association for their work for us in getting everything together for the programs. next week, it's bess truman. going to leave you this week with a little bit of eleanor roosevelt from 1953 talking about what it means in her view to be a liberal, we thank doug brinkley and alita black. alita: thank you. >> this is a -- you have been -- become known as the leader of what is loosely called the liberal movement in this country or what used to be called the liberal movement. some people call them do-gooders and the rest of it? could you define a liberal for us? eleanor roosevelt: it's very hard to put in a few words what a liberal is. a person who kept an open mind, was willing to meet new questions with new solutions, and felt that you could move forward you didn't have to always look backwards and be afraid of moving forward. ♪ [captions copyright national cable satellite corp.

on the conversation between president putin and president obama is that those deconfliction talks would take place between u.s. military officials and russian -- u.s. and russian military officials bilaterally at an operational tactical level. michelle? >> reporter: thanks. a senior administration official told cnn today that what russia is doing seems to have no strategic purpose against isis. and it looks like they're hitting just groups that are opposed to assad and this is proof that their focus is not isis. is that not consistent with what you're saying? and if so somehow that going to affect what the coalition is trying to do there? >> that's not something i'm prepared to say because russian military activity inside of russia is what the department will be looking at. so it's possible that source was inside the department of defense. these operations have been taking place for a few hours now. that analysis is under way at the department of defense. the priority we have right now is trying to get those tactical level conversations to deconflict russia's military activities w

from martha washington two michelle obama. to michelle obama. >> today, i'm a reporter for nbc. is this marion barry's place? that is a seat over there. i called him up and said mr. 55or, i just been to club don't you realize people watch what you do when you go and you sit there all the time and watch naked dancing girls? he said, it's nice, isn't it? sherwood on the political corruption in d.c., maryland and virginia. >> 44 attorneys general from around the country signed a letter that they agreed with governor mcdonnell. what he did with politics, not bribery. he should have reported the guests. best the guests. -- he should have reported the gifts. he had been considered a possible vice presidential candidate. this was another case where he or a public figure, you let your messy private life come on together. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's q&a. each week, american history tvs railamerica brings you archival films to tell the story of the 20th century. el america. >> red sox against the cardinals. in the third inning, he gets his second of four hits to equal

michelle obama, tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national museum of health and medicine just outside of washington dc to see in artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq -- an artifact from a field hospital used during the war in iraq. >> the floor of what was known therauma bay two from hospital in iraq. from 2003 2 2007, during the height of the insurgency of the iraq war, the hospital served as the evacuation point where american service members were treated in countries before being flown to germany and eventually back to the united states for the next levels of care. but trauma bay normal to was known -- trauma bay 2 was known as the bay where the worst injuries were treated. this helps tell the story of modern battlefield medicine grade and it shares that story by the deep couch is you can see you cantore -- gauges see in the floor. you can imagine the gurney legs being kicked over and over again. the yellow stains

on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. study at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. each week, american history brings you archival films of that tell the history of the 20th century. ♪ independence, missouri, home of harry truman, where president johnson arrives despite steady rain for a brief sentimental visit with the former chief executive. he came from a speaking engagement in kansas city to make the informal call on mr. truman, who is now 83. the two men chatted privately inside the truman home for 10 minutes. their discussion was not disclose. president johnson left for the capital. pale and drawn, waved to the crowd in high spirits. the university of florida gainesville, scene of an important congress. conference. refugeesro cuban picket the meeting, objecting delegates from coming as cuba, of using the money, adding that funds intended for agricultural research and development are used for political purposes. the protest is orderly but determined as the exiles, many of them veterans of the day, voice strong objections. ♪ hippies at the famous art colony

first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span3. monday night, on the communicators, gary epstein, chair of the fcc's intent of auction task force will discuss the upcoming broadcast spectrum auction which will allow wireless companies to bid on airwaves face. >> a congressional termination -- determination eight in the spectrum act. we are not taking spectrum from broadcasters, it is a voluntary auction. broadcasters can -- continue to be an extremely viable service, but congress passed this act were broadcasters on a one-time basis will be able to language their spectrum rights and return for a share of the proceeds of the forward auction. congress'sis determination and the fcc's implementation to use market forces to make available more low band spectrum to meet wireless broadband needs. need forwords, they broadband spectrum is burgeoning by multiples -- financially. -- and exponentially. there is not a lot of spectrum this is a new and novel method that congress has put in place and the sec is to implem

image." from martha washington to michelle obama. sunday at 8:00 eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> today i am a reporter for four. is this marion barry? i called him up and sent, i have club 45. to they say that you sit there all the time and watch naked dancing girls. there was applause pause on the phone, and you said, it is nice, isn't it? i think 44 attorney generals from around the country signed a letter to say what he did with politics, and not bribery, and he should have reported that gifts. ifts.d not report the the problem is, bob mcdonnell, had been considered vice president shall candidate. you is what happens when are public figure and combine your messy private life. a."and 's featuring3 is c-span's original series "first ladies: influence an image." through conversations with experts, video chores of historic sites, and questions from c-span's audience, we tell the stories of america's 45 first ladies. now, eleanor roosevelt. eleanor roosevelt: i'm speaking to you tonight at a very serious moment in our history. the cabinet is convening and the leaders in