important book in terms of understanding african- american political thought and formation in this country, but you have said that you have moved on from that book. >> ( laughing ) yeah. >> hinojosa: that you love what you did there, but that you kind of have moved to a place where you're looking at things now more from the perspective of an african-american feminist. so who are audience in... you know, you don't hear a lot of talk on mainstream television about african-american feminism and feminists. >> no. you know, it's so interesting to hear people respond to that first book, 2004. you know, i started that book as a dissertation, right? it was sort of a set of a set of explorations, of ideas-- me trying to figure out a lot of how i thought the world worked in terms of race and politics-- but very much informed not only by my academic scholarship, but by, you know, a particular formulation that came from my life experiences. so you know, i'm the child of a sort of freedom fighting african-american first generation college professor, and in many ways, it was my father's voice, m

points? do you ever leave home without your american express card? kenneth: i never leave home without it. and when i leave home, it is always with me. >> would you fix your tie, please? >> people would not recognize me if my tie was not fixed. let's leave it this way. all right. ♪ david: i do not consider myself a journalist, and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? you graduated from harvard law school in 1976. and, like many people in that generation, my generation, you went to practice law at a large firm in new york. why did you leave after two years, as i did? did you not like to practice law? kenneth: i enjoyed the practice of law. i did not have any grand scheme that i would go into business. but i have always been someone who really was energized by new opportunities and challenges. and i am very intellectually curious. i was contacted by a company. and when i went up to interview,

questions of race in american sports and american sports history. specifically, we're going to explore what i like to call the return of the great white hope in the 1980s. you know all about the original great white hope. you did research on the original great white hope. jim jeffreys in 1910 comes out of retirement and tries to redeem the white race and defeat jack johnson in the ring in reno. you know he was unsuccessful. he failed. well, in the 1980s, there emerged a few white athletes who were thought of somewhat in the same way. these were white athletes that white americans hoped would score symbolic victories in sports and the attitudes towards these athlete s suggested that perhaps the nation had not come as far as many people like to think with regards to race. perhaps racial issues had not gone away. the united states may have entered what commentators were calling the post-civil rights era. the 1970s, 1980s. this is the post-civil rights era but, clearly, race was still meaningful. clearly racial anxiety still existed. and so to illustrate these anxieties, i'm going

american mosque and then the alexander and the early american and then it's the bill in the united states for the purpose of serving muslim community in ross, north dakota in 1929. and then in 1929. in american and today america is home to one of the most diversed population in the world including and then engineered and nurses and taxi drivers and lawyers and it professionals and the media personnel to include many muslim and then every war in the united states and then it's part of the american life. my brothers and then the result in the highest engagement and then support of the value and then the americas there are mosque in the united states today and they're your friendly neighbors and to help. the attorney general and then the attorney skbren thank you so much and then it's all of the americans and god bless you and god bless america. >> the board members and mr. sahal and then the board members of adams and then mr. board member as well. we thank them for the leadership and sister and the board member of the association. and then from the office to stand and we want to thank you

government. in time, these brave men and women will come to be known as the american patriots. >> make all haste, gentlemen. we are being pursued. >> christmas in the newborn united states of america. what should be a time of celebration is instead a time of brutal war, and for george washington, a time of despair. after suffering crushing defeat in new york, the continental army has done nothing but run from the british. americans are losing faith in the revolution and its commander. washington's last hope is a christmas victory. but behind every victory stands a man, and behind every legend lies the truth. >> the second half of 1776 is disastrous for george washington and the continental army. the british seize new york and new jersey and hold thousands of american soldiers prisoner. the continental army is battle worn and weary. morale is so low that some actually switch sides. washington needs a win like never before, not just to reinvigorate his troops, but to preserve a chance for victory and the future of the country. >> hold them back, harry, whatever you do. everything depends on

today, the passing of time, he was really can be a great american hero. a truly great american hero. i met him on two separate occasions, like him. have always liked them. he has always been an american hero. it was an honor for me to be here today. thank you very much. >> [inaudible] >> and a look from earlier today, the president-elect talking about have been met with the victims and families that were affected by the attacks at the ohio state university. last night on c-span, just waiting for donald trump, making another stop on his thank you tour. he is stopping in iowa. he has not yet arrived at the podium, so while we wait you will take a look at comments from a retired admiral who met with donald trump and after the meeting he spoke briefly with reporters at trump tower. he is meant to be on the short list for secretary of state. >> hi. how did the meeting go? >> terrific. i had a wonderful meeting with the president-elect. we talked about the world, defense, we talked about the state of our military. a lot about cyber security. and over all i found it to be a very interestin

. >> all weekend long, american history tv is joining our communications cable partners to showcase the history of scottsdale, arizona. to learn more about the cities on our current tour, visit c-span.org/citiestour. we continue now with our look at the history of scottsdale. of theome to the home pima and the people who live towards the water or the maricopa. the pima and maricopa people are primarily farmers. they lived along the rivers and traveled with the season. the pima believe they are descendents of those credited with building part of an intricate irrigation system used for the canal system we see today. the indian community is located in the phoenix metro area. we are bordered by scottsdale, mesa, temple, and fountain hills. the western corner is our commercial corridor and that land is slated for economic development. and then we have the residential space which is where our community members reside. we have 19,000 acres in natural reserve, that is land that will never be touched. you can see our red mountains and river and showcases the mcdowell mountains. we have approxima

women will come to be known, the american patriots. ♪ benjamin franklin, brilliant renaissance man, world renowned genius, an enduring symbol of america's potential for greatness. but behind every genius stands a man. and behind every legend lies the truth. >> this the pennsylvania delegation? >> maryland, sir. >> close enough. >> benjamin franklin is an entrepreneur, scientist and politician, but he's also a devout british loyalist. his success invents the american dream but for franklin, it's not enough. his obsession of entry into british high society takes him on a ten-year mission to london where he's forced to embrace his american identity. now he must convince the most ardent patriots that he, too, is willing to fight for liberty. >> dr. franklin, how good of you to tear yourself away from the bosom of britannia to join our quaint provincial congress? >> mr. adams, is it, i have so missed the -- >> ben franklin is literally world famous at this point. on the other hand, he was considered very close to the parliament and the brits. really had been spending years in london and

of of my family to say thank you. [applause] [cheers] mostly i am here tonight as a fellow american, to say to the people of iowa, thank you that one month ago today you voted to elect a president that will make america great again. [applause] [cheers] [whistling] iowa,nce: so thank you thank you for doing your part to make donald trout -- trump the 45th president of the united states of america. [applause] he did it. he did it. and we have all of you to thank. thanks to you, america will finally have a president who will be billed our military -- rebuild our military. provide our soldiers, sailors, brains -- marines and coast guard with the resources and training they need to accomplish their mission. and we will finally have a president who will name our enemy and marshal the resources to hunt it down isis and to destroy it at its source. [applause] mr. pence: and thanks to you, after a hard that heartbreaking day in des moines, people in the law enforcement committee and this community, thanks to you, we will have a president that supports the men and women in our law enforcement

, distrust or doubt as to know, distrust or doubt as to the fact that we were, you know, americans, just like anybody else. but suddenly to be told that you are no longer trusted, wanted to serve your country, you know, we grew up with all the other kids of other races and never had any thought about the fact that some day we might be rejected by your own country. it was a terrible feeling. like i say, i felt like the bottom of my life had dropped out. >> ted, one other story that is so unique is a story about your brother and you. and this is -- a lot of people don't realize this. in fact, i didn't realize this, that in many ways, for those of japanese ancestry, the pacific war was a civil war, because many of the japanese americans or who held dual citizenship that were in japan traditionally getting education there and there for a short time, especially from hawaii were caught there once the war started. and, of course, one of those was ted's brother. can you tell us the story briefly? >> i have an older brother, five years older than me. his name is jim. in 1936 or '7 he went t

oregon, i was intrigued by the fact he comes across the american west. [laughter] that is unique and interesting. we will have the informal discussion and then look toward to questions as well. i have read of book and i think you will find it very balanced and interesting take on both truman and macarthur. a very interesting topic here and as time goes on on, and this is a very solid piece around for a good time to explain a moment in our nation's history and the inter workings of foreign policy is a solid contribution. i want to start by asking, belittled about talking about treatment and is free desire to rebuild europe and what you do with the vanquished. he learned his lesson from world war i and macarthur had a similar outlook in asia living in japan, i thought it was interesting away he set that up so explain to the audience they start off on a similar page and similar philosophy and they end up in very different places. >> and my first exposure came from my first visit here. because i was writing about american foreign policy and i encountered truman. macarthur was the smaller

american history tv, only on cspan3. next on american history tv, amanda moniz discusses her book "from empire to humanity." , she talks about the motivations and charity work of mid-18th-century north american and british philanthropists and humanitarians. this event was cohosted by the woodrow wilson center and the national history center. it is just under 90 minutes. >> all right. it is great to have such a large crowd here on this day before the election, as we are all sort of anxiously awaiting what happens. it is a genuine pleasure for me to be able to introduce amanda moniz to you. she is the associate director of the national history center. i have worked with her for the past 2.5 years. i could sing her praises ad nauseam. i will simply say she has been indispensable to the operations and success of the center over the years. and for someone who is so young, she has had a really interesting and varied career. before she became an historian, she was a pastry chef and worked at some prominent restaurants. then got her phd at the university of michigan and a postdoc at yale.

: no question. >> he promised to be a president for all americans, he is demonstrating that, he is with the people, i love he went out today, he did it privately, he it meetings with the families, with the victims, he went to police officer's family, that is very impressive for those who say he is out for show, he handled this arole yeahapope appropriately it was heartfelt, i applause the president-elect for this. lou: polling reflects it but there is a physical sense of it. this president standing in mark contrast to the current president. that is he likes people. he likes being in fronts of them, he likes thinking about them, hig he likes talking with them, he likes connecting with them. here is a man who a is a billion air he gave up his comfort, his time that he had for himself for his family and sacrificed it to run for president, now to serve the people. this is truly a moment in history, that is going to be bright and bold you know for the ages, i believe. >> and biggest thing i think, is that donald trump loves america. and knows what it stands for. he is proud of what it s

, a very smart athlete. he electrified the country. >> robinson was the first african-american in the modern era to play in the major leagues. he played his first pro game with the brooklyn dodgers. he was not immediately accepted by the players or the fans. until jackie came along, until baseball in the 20th century was exclusively for white americans. >> jackie robinson had to go through a lot to integrate american football. he had death threats. >> they're saying that he shouldn't be in a white man's sport. not being able to stay at the hotels that the white players were staying at. some of the perceptions of a black man not being a human being. the death threats and the abuse. he carried the burden of black americans on his shoulders. >> jackie robinson achieved such iconic status in the african-american community because of what he went through. i believe that he was a hero in every african-american household. >> the other teams are -- did all they could to provoke him, they tried to hurt him. he played first base for a while and the other teams would try and damage his legs

, and lift the restrictions on the production of american energy, including shale, oil, natural gas, and clean coal. [cheers and applause] and we are going to put our miners back to work. okay? get ready. get those shovels ready. another critical element of our jobs plan is the historic $1 trillion investment in our crumbling infrastructure. our infrastructure is going to hell. we are going to fix our infrastructure. you know, we have spent as of two weeks ago $trillion in the middle east. -- 6 trillion in the middle east. we could have rebuilt our country three times over. and right now we are in worst shape in the middle east than we were 15 years ago when we started by a factor of 10. our bridges are different. our roads are in -- bridges are brudges, tunnels, and railways all across our nation. we are going to do it. and we'll build it on time, on budget. not for three times way it's supposed to cost. and we'll put our people back to work in the process. it's time to help get americans off welfare and back into the labor market. rebuilding our country with american hands and ame

of the servicemen who lie in eternal rest aboard the uss arizona, to the american people, and to all of the people around the world, i pledge that unwavering vow here as the prime minister of japan. yesterday at the marine corps base in hawaii, i visited the memorial marker for an imperial japanese navy officer. he was a fighter pilot who was hit during the attack on pearl harbor and on returning to this aircraft carrier, he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site where his fighter plane crashed. it was u.s. servicemen who had been on the receiving end of his attack. they applauded the bravery of the dead pilot and they erected this stone marker. on the marker, his rank at that time is inscribed -- lieutenant, imperial japanese navy, showing respect toward a servicemen who gave his life for his country. the brave respect the brave. so wrote ambrose bierce wrote in a famous poem. showing respect even to an enemy they fought against, trying to understand even an enemy that they hated. therein lies the spirit of tolerance embraced by the amer

aboard the uss arizona, to the american people, and to all peoples around the world, i pledge that unwaiverring vow here as the prime minister of japan. yesterday, at the mari corps base, hawaii, i visited the memorial marker for an imperial japanese navy officer . he was a fighter pilot, who was hit during the attack on pearl harbor and gave up on returning to his aircraft carrier, he went back instead and died. it was not japanese who erected a marker at the site that etaa fighter plane crashed, it was u.s. servicemen who had been on the receiving end of his attack. applauding the bravery of the dead pilot, they erected this stone marker. on the marker, his rank at the time is inscribed. lieutenant imperial japanese navy, showing the report toward a service man who gave his life for his country. the brave respect the brave. so wrote ambros in a famous poem, showing respect even to an enemy they fought against, trying to understand, even an enemy they hated, there in lies of spirit of tolerance embraced by the american people. when the war ended and japan was a nation in burn out

truly an american hero. a prisoner of war during the vietnam war, an american statesman and all around wonderful individual. ladies and gentlemen it is a , true honor to introduce a great american hero, john mccain. [applause] >> we also have a very special distinguished guests with us today. indianaent governor of and the future vice president of the united states of america. vice our honor to welcome president-elect, michael pence. [applause] >> we have several guests here today. who without their hard work this memorial would not be possible. one of those guests, we are truly honored to have here today. the congresswoman launched a long legislative battle to have this world war ii memorial built here on the national mall despite setbacks. she never relented in 17 years of work to make this happen. a congresswoman from the great state of ohio. marcee gatour. [applause] >> another person. memorial -- they made this memorial possible with their generosity and tireless commitment to veterans. the founder and ceo of fedex, mr. fred smith. [applause] >> caring for this beautiful world war

american journey." i'm jon scott. >> merry christmas and a very happy new year. i'm jenna lee. >> we're in brooklyn, new york, where more than 125 years al, laborers toiled for 14 years to build this bridge connecting brooklyn and manhattan. at least two dozen workers died in the effort. the bridge spans the east river, which played an important role in the american revolution. here a young general named george washington cross the over to manhattan and thwarted the british advantage. without that historic crossing, our first war could have had a much different outcome, and our nation might not exist. >> just down the east river from here, you can see america's beacon of freedom to the rest of the world, the statue of liberty, and ellis island, the gateway to the american dream for so many immigrants. this hour, we're taking you on a journey through america's proud past, and some stories we've brought you this year. >> our journey begins at fort hancock, new jersey, a military installation that dates back to the revolutionary war. ♪ the jersey shore, 130 miles of fun in the sun, best kno

people. it's time to help get americans off of welfare and back into the labor market, rebuilding this country with american hands by a american workers american workers. my administration will follow two simple rules. by american and higher american. [applause] at the center of this agenda is fixing are absolutely terrible trade deals. they are so bad that i have studied them. i am one of these people, i like reading figures can you believe it? you don't want to read them. they are so bad. i can tell you how bad our day. how bad are they? like, really bad we are going to make them really get and we have the great people to do it. the media was saying people are going to be negotiating your trade is a very rich. i said is not what we want? and they said, why is it that the people protecting our border are generals? that's what we want, we want generals, we want generals. i don't need an nba at the border and i don't need a general negotiating our trade deals. now we have general kelley kelly. you know general kelly. he is going to be watching over our borders. he's amazing, incredible

south in general. but that is all behind us. we are going to stand up for the american worker like nobody has ever stood up for that worker before. [applause] our economic agenda can be summed up in three very beautiful words -- jobs, jobs, jobs! [applause] there is a woman out there that got very excited by those three words. that's exciting, right? that is why we will lower our business tax rate from 35% to 15%. you are going to see things happen. [applause] we are one of the highest in the world right now, just about the highs, and we will be among the lowest, and you will see what is going to happen. it will be beautiful. that is why we are also going to eliminate job killing regulations. [applause] and misty the restrictions -- and lift the restrictions on the production of american energy. including shale, oil, natural gas, and beautiful, clean, call. -- and beautiful, clean code -- and beautiful, clean, coal. our miners are going back to work. we're also going to rebuild america possibly infrastructure. and boy, does it need it. trillion in the middle east. we could have reb

c-span.org/history. you are watching "american history tv" all weekend every weekend on c-span3. announcer 2: next, located best, a visual studies professor at the university of california, talks about the photographic betrayal of native americans during the 19th century. especially how photographers portrayed the modoc tribe, leading up to their war with white settlers. we also hear about how photographs of native people were used to promote native expansion after the civil war. the california historical society hosted this event. now, my cato right revising a book and previously co-edited a volume title. forthcoming articles, essays on soldier photography with the anthology truth in the public sphere. she wrote and advised a multi-discriminatory research essential lens. it was licensing photographs across the curriculum, produced by the oregon public television and learning. i watched several episodes of that, and i really loved it and learned a lot. definitely check it out on youtube and other places. and her work is fantastic. definitely feel free to read her articles explor

are protects american from our unorthodox and anything but convention will president-elect. donald trump is making them look like what they are. this president has in short order saved a thousand jobs, likely more, announced a direct investment in u.s. of $50 billion by a japanese bank that will create more jobs by the tens of thousands. trump also in one phone call with president of taiwan reoriented 40 year trilateral relationship among taiwan, china as and u.s. and done so without consultation of united nations. only the left, the tired, tired orthodox left seems to object to the president-elect's approach. meanwhile, president-elec. >> not winning favor with the left, but doing so with americans. irrespective of party, there is bipartisan support among americans after all, support for this president elect and his impressive work ethic, and his efforts to put more americans back to work. that is how we begin tonight. our president-elect on the road, tonight trump in fayetteville, north carolina. for the second stop on his post elect thank you tour. and he found a way to bypass t

americans today in her :ook "the new better off reinventing the american dream." >> it doesn't matter how much money is in your bank account. if you care about america it doesn't matter what your bank account is, you are vulnerable to this government is like every other person in every other socioeconomic bracket. s into has fooled u thinking we can buy our way out. >> settled for more recounts megyn kelly's life as a journalist. andhe opportunity to grow become stronger. if i had had no adversity, with parents that had kept me in a protective bubble for 45 years, how would i've handled the past year? >> harvard business school professor looking at white-collar crime in his book "why they do it" inside the mind of the white-collar criminal. he is interviewed by the character of the securities and exchange commission. withoutof them would remorse steal a couple hundred from my account. that is the difference in these crimes. it is pretty devastating without having the gut feeling of doing something harmful. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. abigail fillmore was the fir

days he year, all over, young people, new americans. we are doing the deal. job.lification for this i hope that you won't will take that into consideration. who has actually produced a electoral success to help win -- ive democrats hope that you will take that into consideration. we turned out the vote. in 2008.y 312 votes in 2013, we turned out the vote. i am an organizer at heart. anybody, i am out there. verizon workers. we are there. i have been arrested, standing up for reform. i have traveled to nearly 30 ,tates in election years helping candidates at all levels. announcer: watch that entirety and the candidates forum on , monday at 8:00 p.m. eastern. follow the transition of government on c-span, as president-elect donald trump selects his candidate -- his picks. without interruption, watch live on c-span, and watch on-demand at c-span.org, or listen on our free c-span radio app. announcer: here on c-span, we are going to take a look at the career of vice president-elect mike pence. he will likely play a prominent role in the administration. he was first elected in 2000 attem

airborne division. also known as the all-american division. we stand in awe of their achievements. we really do. not far from here sits 45% of the entire united states marine corps at ca camp lejeune. 12,000 citizen soldiers fill the ranks of the north carolina army and air national guard. the national guard rushed to the scene to help the victims of hurricane matthew and so many other catastrophes. and we continue to send our thoughts and prayers to those recovering in its wake. the military families of north carolina are a national treasure and it will be the duty of my administration to insure that we protect those who protect us. and i just want to tell you that we are going to be taking care of our veterans. and i'm right now working. these are great, great people. and they haven't been treated fairly. and i'm work on pick can the people that will be helping our veterans, and they are outstanding. x have some of the great people. and a lot of people are make great sacrifices to do this. they will be unbelievable. you will see such a change, you will see such a change like you hav

and slavery won a prize at the organization of american historians. his second book, five points when the new york city book of 2001 and it's one of the most top read books. he served as a consultant to martin -- of new york. i'm told that martin did not listen to all of the suggestions and his ancestors came to new york from germany, poland, ukraine and russia. joining him and then from new york university a speaker will interview him and have a conversation. is the author of the award-winning maximum city, bombay lost and found which was a finalist for the 2000 by pulitzer prize. his works been published in the new york times magazine, national geographic, harpers time and "newsweek". he is an associate professor of journalism at new york university. currently working on a nonfiction book about immigrants and contemporary new york. when that that comes out tyler will interview him here. he was born in calcutta and raised in bombay in new york. one thing tonight after you watch the debate, if you you want to be cheered up, google his article called the melting pot. about one bui

an american b-17, to land on the tarmac. a proximately 1500 yards away. our next world war ii veteran joined in 1944 in boston. the first assignment was to march in a ticker parade behind a beef event in it and new uniform. week traininge 12 course to determine where she was needed. serving as a private first class in the united states army throughout the operations during world war ii. mr. salvatore. miller is a veteran of 22 years of military service. he served in world war ii. as a crew chief in the headquarters company. mr. harry miller. serving with the army air forces , assigned to the bomb squadron. 23 missions from germany 1944. listed in the navy and assigned to crew the uss navy -- consisting of attacks in gilbert islands. our next world war ii veteran began his federal service in june 1943. his military direction includes european african middle eastern campaign with a normandy invasion and bronze stars. the reverend richard young joined the u.s. navy on december 7, 1941. remained to the battles of midway and quad canal and transferred in 1942 to participate in the invasion

be our people. it's time to help get americans off of welfare and back into the labor market, rebuilding this country with american hands by a american workers american workers. my administration will follow two simple rules. by american and higher american. [applause] at the center of this agenda is fixing are absolutely terrible trade deals. they are so bad that i have studied them. i am one of these people, i like reading figures can you believe it? you don't want to read them. they are so bad. i can tell you how bad our day. how bad are they? like, really bad we are going to make them really get and we have the great people to do it. the media was saying people are going to be negotiating your trade is a very rich. i said is not what we want? and they said, why is it that the people protecting our border are generals? that's what we want, we want generals, we want generals. i don't need an nba at the border and i don't need a general negotiating our trade deals. now we have general kelley kelly. you know general kelly. he is going to be watching over our borders. he's ama

to be a president for all americans, he is demonstrating that, he is with the people, i love he went out today, he did it privately, he it meetings with the families, with the victims, he went to police officer's family, that is very impressive for those who say he is out for show, he handled this arole yeahapope appropriately it was heartfelt, i applause the president-elect for this. lou: polling reflects it but there is a physical sense of it. this president standing in mark contrast to the current president. that is he likes people. he likes being in fronts of them, he likes thinking about them, hig he likes talking with them, he likes connecting with them. here is a man who a is a billion air he gave up his comfort, his time that he had for himself for his family and sacrificed it to run for president, now to serve the people. this is truly a moment in history, that is going to be bright and bold you know for the ages, i believe. >> and biggest thing i think, is that donald trump loves america. and knows what it stands for. he is proud of what it stands for. the current president

c-span3. >> next, a panel of historians discuss the influence of american democracy after world war ii in a session called "america: democracy's bastion." topics include the growth of america's government during the war and it includes relief , provided for displaced jewish refugees from poland. ais 90 minute talk is part of multi-day conference at the national world war ii museum in 1946: years titled " zero, triumph and tragedy." >> robert citino: this session is entitled "america: democracy's bastion." we have three very fine scholars that will give fine presentations. in order from my immediate right, james t sparrow is an associate professor of history at the university of chicago, the author of "the age of big government" which received an -- in 2011 and received honorable mention for the frederick jackson turner award in 2012. he is currently working on a sequel to "warfare state" tentatively titled "leviathon." arrow's right iser allida black is research professor of international affairs at the george washington university. the founding editor of the eleanor roosevelt paper

fight to protect every american's life. during the campaign, i also spent time with american workers who were laid off and forced to train foreign workers that were brought in to replace them. that will not happen anymore. the company that is out there right now, they say you are going to train the people that will replace you, and if you do not do it, you're not getting your severance pay -- not going to happen to our people anymore, ok? one of my first executive orders will ask the department of labor to investigate all these abuses that undermine jobs in wages for the american worker. to protect our country from terrorism and extremism, i will stop immigration and refugee areas where they cannot be processed and vetted. we will have extreme setting. -- vetting. we have no choice, we have enough problems. we will do everything in our power to keep radical islamic terrorists the hell out of our country. [applause] mr. trump: i have no choice. ethics reform will be a crucial part of our 100-day plan, as well. we are going to drain the swamp in washington, d.c. i will impose a five-ye

belongs to the president. all key decisions on american national security, decisions existential in many cases the president is going to have to decide. while the decision is important, no doubt about it, the relationship between the president and secretary of state has got to be critical. one historical example i you doctor to, dean atchison and harry truman. atchison famously said he thought he and truman worked well together because neither in our time in office forgot who the president was. kennedy: you say the state department, is toxic and overwrought and gone rogue. how much time will the secretary of state actually cleaning up the state department itself while you have all the global challenges and crises that face you the moment you're sworn in. >> to be effective you have to do both simultaneously. kennedy: not many people can do that let's be honest. >> based on my experience you need a cultural revolution. no the a fix that will occur in six months or four years. this has been building up over decades. i think from the perspective of the basic american interests you have to m

and sacrifice. that begins with respecting the american flag. that is the flag that our soldiers fought and died for, can we're going to protect it. you will see, we are going to protect its. one man who understands the meaning of service is general mattis. earlier this week, i formally announced my plans to nominate him as your new secretary of defense. and everybody is happy about that. even the democrats are loving him. isn't that nice? what can you say question he has a record of winning. we want to win. when he had to do battle, whether he agreed with it or not, but when the he had to do battle, he won and he won fast. and there were no games. there were no games. he is going to be great, secretary of defense. i believe we are in the process of putting together one of the great cabinets that has ever been assembled in our nation's history. you are seeing that. and you will be seeing some more names coming out next week that are phenomenal. one of the most critical issues we are going to tackle is education. you know about that. you know what i am about to say. america spends

decision not to expel american diplomats has several aspects to it. number one, it shows utter contempt for barack obama. it is saying to him, you're going to be history in three weeks and i will reserve judgment on what i'm going to do until you're gone. now, note that he hasn't said he's not going to expel american diplomats. he said he's putting it off. but let's also be clear. this was staged. remember, this is the land of the patemkin village. russian sergei lavrov goes public with a recommendation to expel american diplomats. every news station in moscow reports they will be expel. vladimir putin steps in and says, no, no, we won't expel american diplomats. what is more i'm inviting the children of american diplomats in moscow to an eastern orthodox christmas party. what a sweetheart. look, he is trying to maneuver to russia's advantage. no surprise there. but he's also playing on a mistake -- i think we talked about it last night -- that obama made in pushing together both the cyberattack issue on the one hand and the harassment of american personnel in moscow on the other. he is try

men and women will come to be known as the american patriots. the american revolution, a war for independence and liberty from oppression. while some heroes become american legends, others who fight for the country's freedom will continue to struggle for their own. but behind every struggle stands a man, and behind every legend lies the truth. >> you ready? >> the story of the american revolution is known by nearly every american child who's taken a history class. but there is another story that's been virtually ignored for more than two centuries. at least 5,000 americans of african descent fight in the revolution. these forgotten heroes rise up against oppression and risk their lives in the name of freedom for their country and for themselves. >> bless you for allowing me to join your camp, ma'am. >> all we have is food and warmth, but it's yours. >> in the tradition, the oral tradition is the big one that we pass knowledge from person to person. our stories are continued as carried over generations and generations in spoken word, poetry, music. that's how they're still remembe

the program. our panel includes april ryan white house correspondent for american ushen radio networks. my upclose view of three presidents and race in america. princeton university professor -- and prize winner of the washington post david maranis, barack obama the story. sound on book tv on c span 2. >> senator john mccain and former house speaker newt gingrich participated in discussion on defense issues and policy. the half hour discussion was part of the 2016 jack kemp award dinner and incoming u.s. ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley. >>> so recognizing this 75th anniversary and please you can eat your salads and get started, but we thought it would be appropriate on this 75th anniversary to take some time to reflect on america's leadership in the world as a new congress and a new president prepare to take office, so we've invited two very special guests, one of whom i've mentioned already, who have been at the forefront of ideas, ideas that focus on what it means for america to lead, what it means for america to be exceptional and they themselves have been extraordinary

american astronaut to or bert earth died today. >> we are turning around. charles: upon his return he was held as a national hero. the dream of american winning at the space race. days after returning. he gave an address to congress watch this. as our knowlge in which we live. may god grant us the wisdom and guidance to use it wisely. >> he went on later to win the u.s. senate. he served six terms. after that historic flight they returned to space at the age of 77 making him the oldest person ever to go to space president obama is short time ago said the first american to orbit the earth reminded us that with courage and a spirit of discovery there is no limit to the heights that we can reach. john glenn passing away today at the age of 95. another business titan joining donald trump's economic team. andrew posner. it comes on the heels of tapping linda mcmahon. she will be the leader of the small business administration. he will have the environmental protection agency here. i have to tell you i have the pleasure of interviewing andrew many times and his passion when it comes to thin

and the utterly shameful treatments that native americans received from the federal government. naomi has a very very properly entitled the book "the new trail of tears" and when she tells the story you will see why this is such a fitting title and why the story that she has to tell is so important, so naomi, please come up. >> thank you. thank you all for coming out today and it appears that then won the argument because he is still teaching here. i usually offer kind of a warning before i give a talk about this subject, not the kind of faith-based warning you may be used to, but a warning that you might want to get something stiffer to drink because this is a thoroughly depressing topic and i don't have a lot of good news for you today. about 3000 people live in a south dakota-- manderson, south dakota in the middle of a reservation, which makes up most of the second poorest county in the us. in 2013, the five police officers assigned to patrol the area received 16500 calls for emergency assistance. the went to take a minute for all of you to do the math, 3000 people, 60500 c

waterways infrastructure, enhances commerce, and maintains american ecosystems. it also authorizes spending in the continuing resolution, which will help families in flint -- flint is in both of these bills. these are the folks who've been impacted by the drinking water crisis. so we'll have a vote on wrda after the c.r. hack approved -- has been approved. i would encourage my colleagues to work together now so we can pass both of these as soon as possible. delay, it strikes me, is not a solution to any of these problems that i've outlined. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the democrat leader. mr. reid: our nation, the world lost an historic figure yesterday, a legend: john glenn. i had the good fortune as a relatively new senator to take a trip with him -- he led the trip with ted stevens of alaska. it was a wonderful trip. we were in austria, the iron curtain was down, we went into czechoslovakia and all the russian soldiers were checking the trains, they had dogs. but everyone knew around the world that john glenn was leading that trip, and a number -- a number

fascinating to this historian. those issues i think are issues that, you know, individuals as americans should always be thinking about and are open to debate. so i'm not certain that it's a black and white question. i think that i always, you know, the hope for all of this in studying history and to inform the present for me comes frommizen hour's remarks whfro from eisenhower's responses, but he also had a hopeful adage which was that it's the responsibility of americans to remain informed and continue in debate. i think that's what all of us are doing by attending conferences like this. >> yes. >> i think the rule of law, this was really crucial to have you establish that and with the trials it was also a way to inform the world what happened. millions of people saw the news about the liberation of the camps including the german public. >> maybe they created somewhere else and the view they had so the history is very mild. you know, i think that the rule of law and these trials, they really made a difference and helped to start a better democratic society. >> well, in the tokyo war c

i would tell you that i think -- i think the american people find it very refreshing, the energy that our president-elect is bringing to this whole transition. 'not only bringing together a assembling a legislative agenda to move forward this country at home and abroad but he's also been engaging the world. i think during the course of the transition eight years ago president obama it's reported spoke to 22 world leaders. >> he did not speak to the leader of taiwan. that's what i'm trying -- >> more than 50. >> i think the american people want -- are encouraged remember to see president-elect trump is taking calls from the world speaking to the world. they know he's going to be out there advancing america's broad-shouldered leadership that has characterized his entire life but begins with relationships and that was nothing more than taking a courtesy call, a congratulations from the democratically elected leader of taiwan. >> so no implications for the one china policy? >> we'll deal with policy after january the 20th. this was a courtesy call and plus i have to tell you, george,

not to expel american diplomats has several aspects to it. it shows utter contempt for barack obama. it says you're going to be history in three weeks and i'll reserve judgment on what i'm going to do until you're gone. he hasn't said that he's not going to expel american b diplomats. he's putting it off. this was staged. th so early in the day russian foreign minister sergey lavrov go public with a recommendation to expel 35 american diplomats. every western news source in mos kpou reports that they're going to be expelled and then vladimir putin steps in saying, no, no, we won't expel the diplomats and i'm inviting the children of american diplomats to an eastern orthodox christmas party. what a sweetheart. he's trying to maneuver to russian's advantage. no mistake there b. but he's trying to build the two of them together to get what i think he really wants, the most important concession he wants is no retaliation for the cyberattack. the sanctions are meaningless. the expulsion of diplomatic personnel is a temporary problem. what he really worries about is america going on cyber

wars have you actually seen up close? guest: that is a good question. i wrote about central american wars, but i was there afterwards. i covered the bosnian war, balkan wars, and the political violence in haiti, which was never a war, but fascinating, a series of coup d'etat is, revolutions -- coup d'etats, revolutions and so on. and the iraq wars, depending on what you consider wars and whatnot. host: what is your attitude about war? guest: well, from my last book, which was called "stripping strippingody -- bare the body," the better to remove the clothing to place the stethoscope directly on the skin . in other words, political violence, including more, is a stript seems to me, to away the outside layers and see the various constituents of a society, struggling with one another. i have always found it a fascinating phenomenon. i mean, on one hand, there is the sheer excitement of it, the adrenaline pumping excitement of following a violent series of events, the end of what she simply do not know -- of which you simply do not know, and the society you are trying to understand. it s

] . >>> now a look at the influence of american democracy after world war ii. a panel of historians look at growth of the american federal government during the war. the united nations and human rights after the war and the relief for displaced jewish refugees from poland. this is 90 minutes. >>> the 240 session is entitled america, democracies bastion. we have five scholars to given us presentations and in order from my immediate right, james sparrow is an associate professor of history at the university of chicago. the author of warfare state, world war ii americans and the age of big government which appeared in 2011 and received honorable mentions for the prestigeus frederick jackson turner award offered by the organization of american historians. he is working on a sequel titled new levy an than. it is a fine title and i can't wait to read that. to his right, alida black is research professor of history and international affairs at the george washington university. the founding editor of the eleanor roosevelt papers project, which highlights the former first lady's writing and

between a taiwanese leader and an american president or president-elect in 37 years. that's because the u.s. officially broke off diplomatic relations with taiwan in 1979 after formally recognizing china. china considers the island 115 miles off the mainland to be chinese territory, and today china lodged a formal diplomatic protest. china's foreign minister blamed taiwan for what he called a "petty action." >> ( translated ): i believe that it won't change the longstanding "one china" policy of the united states government. >> stewart: mr. trump said on twitter that president tsai had called him to congratulate him on his election victory. a spokesman for the taiwanese president confirmed tsai initiated the call following a prearranged procedure. mr. trump defended the call, tweeting: >> stewart: the president-elect also spoke with the controversial president of the philippines, rodrigo duterte. duterte says trump wished him well with his extra-judicial crackdown on drug traffickers, which has claimed some 5,000 lives this year. president obama, the united nations and human rights grou

3:00 p.m. c-span -- eastern. on c-span2. >> each week, american history american artifacts visits museums and historic places. on every day of the year except for december 25, thousands of boat rideake a short from lower manhattan or new jersey to visit the statue of liberty and ellis island. up next, american history tv visited the national historic landmark to learn the story behind the gift from france which was unveiled october 28, 1886 after 21 years of fundraising and construction. >> welcome to the statue of liberty national monument. i am from jacksonville, florida. folks, i have a great job. i have been worth -- working with the national park service been all9 and i have over the united states. i got my start at -- in alaska at the klondike park and a few summers out there. then i went to jacksonville where i worked in a small park for caroline national memorial and i went to the outer banks of north carolina and work at our nations first national he sure, cape hatteras national seashore. and then i moved north to new york city and i have been working here at the statue o