of the german-americans. this is a map of the census of 1890. by the time the american entry into world war i, the germans make up the single largest ethnic group in the united states. they have deep concentrations, especially in the midwest and in the eastern part of the nation. the native anglo-saxon americans have different perceptions. on one hand, they are the good germans. those germans who left the german shores from the revolutions of 1848 through the establishment of germany, seeking political freedom. then you have the bad germans. this is the age of prohibition is some, this is the age of the anti-saloon league, your vast swaths of white anglo-saxon protestants in the united states who see the germans as a bunch of beer swilling boobs. benjamin franklin rails against the number of germans. coming intom bores the united states -- they refused to assimilate and have their own newspapers. you have that tension. when it comes to our perception of germany itself, you also get ambivalence. americans are

what do i mean when i say african-americans are first and foremost americans? like other americans, they, too, wondered whether peace was a viable path. they wondered and questioned what exactly was their duty as americans but also as african-americans, did they have any actual duty in this imperial conflict between european kissing cousins. how? the war, should they support it, should we as a nation get into it, how will that war derail the civil rights work that african-americans were involved in even before 1914. so this would have included in particular challenges to jim crow laws and by 1915 african-americans are pouring their resources, their money, their attention, their educated young people into fighting in particular the grandfather clause and obstructions to the vote. in addition to these questions, of course, african-americans are really consumed by the pivotal importance of jim crowe and american life. it's important for us to remember that by the time the great war begins in europe, jim crow, the set of laws and practices that reinforce segregatio

cut in american history. [applause] pence: he has been working tirelessly from the first day of this administration. illegal crossings at our southern border are already down by more than 50%. under president trump's cabinet or ship, we are also rebuilding our military and making the strongest fighting force in history stronger still. the president has already signed the largest increase in defense spending in nearly one decade and just last week, president donald trump signed into law one of the largest investments in our national defense since the days of ronald reagan. [applause] mr. pence: with renewed american leadership we are achieving real results on the international stage. our nato allies are paying more toward our common defense, north korea is isolated as never before. this president has put iran on notice that is the war in afghanistan on a path to victory. thanks to the leadership of our commander-in-chief and the courage of our armed forces, isis is on the run, their capital has fallen, in thei

and white americans. so white nationalism, weight supremacy, is also a threat to white america because there victims have problems like everybody else and we will have society. divided and of course this does not help in terms of doing what hate crimes. it does not help with the minority communities that have worked so hard to be integrated and ite larger society does not serve american domestic or international interest. few minutest have a left. so if i could ask all of our speakers to respond to this enclosing. going back to today's theme of islam versus the west as part of what seems to be the national security strategy of this administration, where do we go from here? how do we respond and where do we -- what does it take for us to rebuild effective national security policies? >> you want me to start? so, i was trying to think about something optimistic to say and it is challenging. you know, at the end of the day i do not think trump or the trump administration is the end of the world. america is st

he gave this house to the american public. he made arrangements while he was president to have this given to the national park service eventually. it was his hope and dream that people would come here and learn about him as a person and as president of the united states. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] announcer: interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/history. schedule,ew our preview upcoming programs, and watch college lectures, museum tours, archrival -- archival films, and more at c-span.org/history. announcer: c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. announcer: american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend featuring museum tours, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, a

deliver money to the richest americans. is there too much money and politics? today is proof positive there is too much money in american politics. my original response is i want no part of it. then i realized these are the rules of the game. this -- i absolutely disagree with citizens united. i absolutely think it is distorting our politics. it is giving way to a democracy of dollars instead of people and that is terrible for us, but it is the rules of democracy right now. as we spend money, we are doing it as much as possible to get the broadest democracy possible. we are doing it as transparently as we can. i'm sitting on c-span explaining what we're doing and why. there is no good in agenda here. we are not doing it -- i'm fighting a tax plan which is delivering money to me. our organization is trying to work directly for the good of the american people, not for the happy to thish people and campaign moves us in that direction. i'm extremely happy if i can be part of a group of americans working like heck to get us back

with a growing american economy. from the first day of his administration, he championed free trade and rollback red tape at record levels. today, mr. president, you have fulfilled the promise you made to millions of americans struggling. to cut taxes for working families. in august of this year, the president laid out his plan that would be a middle class miracle. that is exactly what the congress passed today. [applause] this tax cutnce: will put more money in the pockets of the american people. it will make our tax code more simple, more fair, more easy to understand. it will make businesses more competitive. it will raise wages for working americans. i serve with him every day. president donald trump is a man of his word. he is a man of action. with the strong support of these members of congress, president donald trump delivered. a great victory for the american people. [applause] vice pres. pence: we made history today. but as the president said, when we gathered this morning with a few less hours sleep than us

so the spanish american war. i do think that, you know, the anti-war movement in the united states, you know, the history of it is very interesting and i think that in the end, the debate about did it matter, did it have an actual impact on the policies that were passed and made in washington, d.c. depends on the scholar you ask and many even who were participating in the anti-war movement might say no, we had no impact, they did not listen to us. and on the other, you will say no, the anti-war movement was the reason that the united states did pull out. i would tend to actually agree with the latter, did heavily constrained policy makers in washington, d.c. and in a good way, the war could have been much more destructive, could have lasted much longer, but thanks to the opposition on the streets, in campuses and particularly in congress, did limit the ability of policy makers in washington under lbj, under nixon administration, but at the end of the day, they did pursue the policies they wanted to mainly in secr

and most americans realize it is true. >> it is the americans who are celebrating. they are leaving. the vietnamese are not celebrating. they must stay and face the uncertainty of whatever is going to happen to them next. >> in hanoi, the american military involvement in the vietnam war finally came to an end. for if anything or anyone symbolized the american agony of vietnam, it was the prisoners. >> most were pilots, and many had spent more than six years in prison. now they were on their way home. >> it wasn't really until we rolled down the runway, finally lifted off enemy soil, that we all broke loose and and started hugging and kissing the air force nurses. it was just unbelievable. and it was all euphoria. >> families gathered in the den to watch the arrival of the planes in the philippines. there was no word which of the three planes the lieutenant colonel would be on. the first one landed, but it wasn't that one. then came the second plane. someone in the family said that he won't be on this one either. but he was. >> oh! >> it was him! oh, my god! oh! >> w

american trade with the american indians. what the story is in south dakota, there's some interesting tales. first of all, when you come into south dakota, you have sergeant floyd had just died where the current city of sioux city is, but when they got to el point, south dakota, they elected patrick gass as a new sergeant. so it was the first election held in south dakota. intere interestingly enough, clark's slave york was allowed to vote in that election. highly unusual situation. farther up the river, they saw spirit mound, what was supposed to be inhabited by 18-inch-high devils, and of course they had to go see these devils. but once they got to the top of spear mount, what did they see? their first bison. acres and acres of bison and this flat land. and you have to remember, these are men coming from eastern united states who are used to trees and forests and hills and rocks, and so this open plain was like a farmer's delight as well as a hunter's delight with all these buffalo. and so -- and as they come up the rivera

americans will really get is americans will really get is more debt. and the coming cuts that these republicans will insist on medicaid, edicare, and educational opportunity. tax fraud is criminal, but passing this fraudulent tax bill apparently is not. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas. mr. session: at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the distinguished gentleman, member of the republican leadership, from michigan, congressman mitchell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for three minutes. mr. mitchell: thank you, sir. mr. speaker, i rise to set the record straight on tax reform. they would have you believe the tax reform is only a benefit to the wealthy or hearing them today a plot by the trump family. that's simply partisan rhetoric. i have long said i would only vote for tax reform that helps families living paycheck to paycheck. families like the one i grew up in. by dad worked on the line at general motors and my mom worked at salvation army. more money in their pocket from their paycheck

if you are american, prioritize the lives of americans. it hinges on a pathological indifference to human suffering, a willingness to sacrifice tens, hundreds, perhaps even thousands of them so that one of your own can be saved. jackson hasric called this the west moreland mindset, a reference to an of generalote william westmoreland in the 1974 ."cumentary "hearts and minds it's an astounding image and astounding moment. that theland declares oriental doesn't put the same price on life as a westerner. he's weeping and staring at her hair. , chillinglling moment in west moreland's seeming indifference, but i believe jackson's characterization is a bit unfair, not because west moreland didn't deserve it, but because so many other leaders do, too. we could easily point to andrew orkson or henry kissinger metal and albright who, when asked in 1996 about 500,000 iraqi children who died because thats. sanctions, replied the price is worth it. we can point to the architects of the iraq war, they conflict that caused nearly 200,000 civilian death

first, we must protect the american people, the homeland and our great american way of life. this strategy recognises that we cannot secure our nation if we did not secure our borders. so, for the first time ever, american strategy now includes a serious plan to defend our homeland. it calls for the construction of a wall on our southern border, ending chain migration and the horrible visa and lottery programmes, closing loopholes that undermine enforcement and strongly supporting our border patrol agents, ice officers and homeland security personnel. applause in addition, our strategy calls for us to confront, discredit and defeat radical islamic terrorism and ideology. and to prevent it from spreading into the united states. we will develop new ways to counter those that use new domains such as cyber and social media to attack our nation or threaten our society. the second pillar of our strategy is to promote american prosperity. for the first time, american strategy recognises that economic security is national security. economic vitality, growth and prosperity at home is

well, being an american is the best thing -- ow, my back. >> sure, being an american is great, but how can you be superior to any foreigner when you or your folks might be one of any of a dozen different races or religions? so, if you are no superman, it must be the american way of doing things that makes you that makes you the luckiest guy in the world. >> i don't think i am so lucky. >> you don't? well, let me show you. >> hey, what is that gadget? television? >> no, it is a time machine, just pull that lever. you will see how people worked 100 years ago. [banging] >> hey, this i like. >> that is too far back. try again, we want to stop at 1850. [laughter] >> who's the character? >> that is your grandfather, joe. >> oh. >> he had to work 69 hours a week to earn a living because he had only inexpensive handtools and his own strength to help him make things. your grandfather was a powerful man, yet his strength equals almost 1/10 of a horsepower. you have hundreds of horsepower in this costly giant of a machine to multiply your strength and efficiency 1000 times. this makes it possible

tonight on american history tv you can watch this program and more during our special look at the american west and cowboy culture. it starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern, right here on c-span3, american history tv is in prime time all week, every week, for the rest of the year. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "lectures in history" american university professor aaron bell talks about privacy laws. >> william sullivan, shortly after the march on washington in martin luther king's famous "i have a dream" speech, we must mark king now if not before as the most dangerous negro in the future of this nation, from the standpoint of communism, the negro and the national security. >> sunday at 4:30 p.m. eastern former members of congress and vietnam war veterans reflect on lessons learned and ignored during the war. >> we learned the limits of military power during the vietnam war. we learned that as a society, as a culture, that you can't kill an idea with a bullet. >> american history tv, this weekend, only on c-span3. >>> up next on american history tv

americans deserve a tax code for new era of american prosperity. we deliver on that promise. because it's your money. mr. speaker, i yield back. and reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman is recognized. mr. neal: i yield myself the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. in one month we have taken the entire revenue system of the country without one public hearing, without any witness testimony, without the we itation of one expert, meaning the republican majority, they decided to go forward with this reckless plan. contrast this with reagan and and l and rostenkowski 1986. d in when gephardt and bradley first offered their bill in 1982, on tax reform, four years ensued before the measure came to the floor for pass amming. in that time 450 witnesses offered testimony. every expert from every nook and cranny in america was invited to offer their vision of what a better tax system might look like. to those 1986. when gephardt and individuals, them all, because i went to the committee whe

american people saw this republican tax scam was not working for americans. a foundation has been laid on this message. the g.o.p. tax scam is about bleeding the middle class dry to pad the pockets of corporate america and the wealthiest 1%. i'm pointing to the sign. senator schumer: i am certainly not in that category. ms. pelosi: insulting crumbs they give working families are meager and temporary. the tax breaks for corporate america are vast and permanent. after all the president's promises, i'm just thinking -- did he get conned by the republicans in congress? because they have not kept his promises to the american people. senator schumer: willingly conned. ms. pelosi: willingly conned. he's responsible for his actions, no question. but they did not honor his promises to the american people. maybe that was a con. who knows. after all the president's promises, after all the republicans brazenly, brazenly transparent misrepresentation to the american people, the true face of what the republicans stand for has been revealed. instead of focusing on the middl

the american people know it. this bill is about helping people living paycheck to paycheck hi hell no. will it bring back the middle class? hell, no. >> they say it's only the rich will benefit. any bad talk about the tax bill, constituents have been hearing is because certain pendants have been cherry picking statistics. they think this is something that will affect everyone in a country in a good way. >> today, we are giving the people their money back. the bottom line the typical family making the medium income will get a $2,059 income tax cut alone. >> it is something that republicans have been talking about since the beginning of president trump's term, 11 months ago. it does appear to be ready to come out of the house within a 20, 25 minutes, dana. >> dana: it is interesting you have president trump, number one agenda item and paul ryan, number one career goal converging and it looks like the republicans have the votes. just so people to know, you're looking at the screen, the vote total for the motion, and

otherwise, americans have a lot to regret. first, i want to respond to some comments that senator mcconnell made on the senate floor this morning. his opening comments, first he said, i brought them along because they are so -- this is mcconnell's transcript. now here's what he said, first he said, the senate accomplished something really remarkable. he's right. to pass a bill of tax cuts and have it be so unpopular with the american people is an amazing achievement for the republicans. it's never been done before. to have for the first time according to a "wall street journal" poll, americans prefer democrats. great accomplishment, mitch. great accomplishment, republicans. now second, he said he championed the open process the tax bill went through. sure, it went through an open process. only if you define open by one party negotiating behind closed doors, having one markup with only one expert witness while voting every single amendment proposed by democrats. if anyone believes that this was an open process -- and i have a b

friends, i'm just an average american. i'm an american american. and some of the things i see in the country of ours make my blood boil. i see people with foreign accents. making all the money. i see negros holding jobs that belong to me and you. i ask you if we that's going to become of us real americans? >> i have heard this before. i never expect it to be with an american. >> he knows all right. >> what's the answer? what are we going to do about it? you'll find it here in this participate l pamphlet. the truth about negros and foreigners. the truth about catholics. these are free. paid for by real americans who want to know the truth. >> are you going to read that stuff? >> sure, why not. you heard what he said? >> i heard. you believing that kind of talk. >> i don't know it makes sense to me. >> i'm speaking to you as an american american. i tell you friend, we'll never be able to call this country our own until it's a country without what? negros. without foreigners. without catholics. without free masons. >> what's wrong with the masons? i'm

the waves and waves of american soldiers going off to fight. the main symbol of america at this time, was uncle sam. even though uncle sam had been a symbol of the united states since the war of 1812, it came to the forefront in representing the american war effort. if you look at a lot of the american posters, a lot of the images are in multiples. we see the soldiers marching, the airplanes flying. especially the airplanes because when the americans went to fight, we didn't have any airplanes. we used british and french and italian airplanes. artistic license could also be taken in producing the posters. when the posters were more colorful, more action oriented they tended to get more information out to the people. and the next poster we see is a recruiting poster for the united states marines. it is pretty basic. it wanted them to join up, it represented the marines as the fighting force that would lead the american effort during the war. the spirit of 1917, this was equated back to the spirit of 1776, when the american revolution began. this

we are americans. we are neutral. that, she wrote, early on the united states had a clear interest in allied victory. a german victory in europe was not good for the united states. however, she also understood that what britain and france wanted to get out of this war was not necessarily what the united states would want to get out of this war. the united states were to get involved, the united states had to be careful that it did not just become an armed agent of british and french interest to fourth, she argued in an essay that the united states had to start thinking about what it was going to do in relationship to this war. attending it was not point to touch us was not good enough. she came back to the united states in march of 1915 before the sinking of the lusitania, and after the lusitania, she wrote a couple articles pressing this preparedness thing. then she got so upset at the lack of response from the administration to the crisis ongoing bet she'd stopped writing about the war. she went west and wrote artic

they were americans. 90% of them. nearly half of the surveillance files contains names, email addresses and other data that the n.s.a. marked as belonging to american citizens or residents. so what information are they getting? they get communications, text and emails without a warrant. remember, secret courts issuing secret warrants and they don't tell anybody about it. under section 702 of the fisa legislation, this warrantless search of americans is legal, but this, in my opinion, violates the u.s. constitution. as a former judge, i'm very concerned about the loss of our fourth amendment right of privacy in the united states based on this unconstitutional law. the fourth amendment is sacred to this country and to the founders who drafted it. it's up to congress to uphold americans' fourth amendment right. despite intense debate in the house judiciary committee, i'm still concerned that house leadership is planning to reintroduce and re-authorize the fisa legislation and not have these reforms to protect the america

i think a lot of americans believe the u.s. has a moral duty, if you want to frame it that way, to rehabilitate those injured in war and so forth. do americans feel a moral duty for those that work for some corporate firm? i don't many americans would say yes, yes we do. >> i'm actually going to ask it last question which is you asked about this dissocative attitude, making it easy to not see veterans. is that a peculiarly american attitude or does that exist elsewhere or elsewhere in the western world? >> i want to say it's a peculiarly american attitude because that's my answer for most things and my real answer should probably be i don't know. i haven't done enough comparative work to actually say that with any sense of security about that. that said, i will plunge ahead and give my best guess and i would say for the most part thats rar pekulialerly american attitude and part of that stems from the fact that with the exception of sichcivil war and most american war takes place over there. and that's why the phrase is so usef

our innovators and american middle class. the american worker can compete with anyone on a level playing field if we get government out of the way. since january, we have been working to correct that. we made dramatic steps in relosing regulation and you are seeing the economic lift. today we continue to advance the tax cut which will restore economic growth and put more take-home pay in the pockets of hard-working americans and restore opportunity for a generation and will bring american jobs back to america which will grow our middle class and finally after 30 years give the middle class the pay raise it deserves. if you really wish to grow the economy, you should support this tax reform package and give the middle class a wage you should support tax reform and reduce income disparity, you should support this. if you really wish to give hope to americans who have given up and left the work force and reduce crime and addiction in this country, you should support this tax support package and want america to remain a force of

it will belong to the american people and will help more americans realize their own american dream, whatever that may be. . for all americans who struggled and left behind under today's broken tax code, that has to be the biggest leaf of all. thank you, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. neal: thank you, mr. speaker. with that i'd like to recognize the gentlelady from california, the distinguished leader of the democratic party, ms. pelosi. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. once again i commend him for o being a champion of middle class families -- >> mr. speaker, the house is not in or. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. members of both parties will take their conversations off the floor. the gentlelady from california. ms. pelosi: thank you, mr. lewis. i want my colleagues all to hear the esteem

, american workers, american businesses. we're giving families the freedom to spend more of their own money, how they see fit, putting faith in american entrepreneurs to compete and win in the global market and creating a fairer tax system that levels the playing field and creates jobs and investment here in america. our constituents deserve this. they deserve better than the status quo and they deserve more than hollow promises. they deserve a brighter future. i believe the tax cuts and jobs act will reopen our economy as the best place in the world to do business and create that brighter future for all americans. thank you, mr. president. i yield back. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. hatch: mr. president, i want to personally congratulate the senator from ohio. he is one of the most intelligent people in this body. he's had all kinds of experience outside the senate. he's a person everybody should listen to. he makes a lot of sense. he's one of the most valued members of a very s

the americans were in the early stages. with to get control of the new york city in the southern valley. because of events she is kind of stuck behind enemy lines in new york city with the american authors. with washington and the other authors. her father is with the british army on staten island as they are amassing forces. through her we get a sense of what new york is life as a civilian. it is really two places. there had been a lot of suffering building up to this point so there was a city of disease and despair but right beside it was a city of 20,000 or so troops in officers and the british officers created their own little universe where you could buy furniture and go to the theater and play billiards. and i was for that was for a short time. new york at the time was those two things. were they given the option to join the 13 colonies in revolting. they wanted to win the canadians over and this is one of the thing that george jermaine was most afraid of. the one disloyal arena. .. .. we have been exhibition, mapping

every american who has fought for a pay raise, every parent, ever -- every american who dreamed of opening a small business, we heard you loud and clear. that is what this bill is about. cuts about the american back, the opportunity to let you keep more of what you have earned. to make americans more competitive around the world. and to make sure small businesses have an ability to compete. it will be the lowest rate they have seen in the 40 years. it will double the standard deduction. check,bruary, check your because you will get a raise in your payroll of what you will see based on what happened today. this is an historic day. if you are somebody who has been working hard and you want to keep more of your hard earned money, this is an historic day for you. if you are an american like those of us here that are tired of seeing jobs shifted overseas because america had highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world and we could not compete anymore, this is an historic day for you to finally see those jobs come back to america. if you're somebody who has been sitting on the sideline

the degree to which attacks are leveled on the american president and other high american officials will vary according to political circumstance in soviet/american relations. such attacks are part of a more general assault by the soviet media which blames the u.s. for the arms race and says that washington follows a policy of state terrorism and banditry. and saying it's a mixture of falsity, hypocrisy and cynicism. on racial and social problems the united states is depicted as a country plagued by discrimination where the situation is getting worse rather than better. according to moscow television, so-called civil rights are a fiction. racism and racial discrimination continue to be the shame of present day america with right racists stepping up their activity. there is said to be no equality of opportunity with neither blacks nor hispanics getting a fair chance in american society. moscow depicts racial problems as permeating american life. minor events that get little attention from u.s. media are presented in the soviet union as typical. for example, in chicago, a hispanic union or

meanwhile, to too many americans, the american dream is slipping away. hardworking americans who get up every morning worried about paying the bills, making the mortgage payment, the tuition payment, the health care bill, they are not getting the help they need in this bill. instead, it's going to the wealthiest, wiggest corporations on a theory of trickle-down which almost everyone accepts except some right-wing economists and agrees has never made sense. any moral tax bill would focus on giving a leg up to middle-class americans, to working-class americans. instead, this bill directs the lion's share of its benefits to those at the very top, the already wealthy, the already powerful. it makes health care less affordable and less accessible. it will deprive the government of the resources needed to support the military, scientific research, education, and infrastructure. the hole it blows in the deficit will make no mistake, endanger social security, medicare and medicaid. republicans, including president trump, have openly admitted they will seek chang

with a growing american economy. from the first day of this administration, this president championed free and fair trade. he rolled back federal red tape at record levels. we've unleashed american energy. today, mr. president, you fulfilled the promise you made to millions of americans struggling in this economy to cut taxes across the board. for working families and businesses large and small. in august of this year, the president laid out his vision for a tax cut that would be a middle class miracle. that's exactly what the congress passed today. [applause] this tax cut will butt more money in the pockets of the american people. it will make our tax code more simple and more fair and more easy to understand and make businesses across america more competitive to create good-paying jobs and raise wages for working americans. i can tell you, i serve with him every day. president donald trump is a man of his word. he's a man of action. with the strong support of these members of congress, president donald trump delive

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the american cowboy. common mythst the and myths -- and misconceptions caused by the iconic cowboy image for trade in hollywood movies and dime novels. the kansas city public library hosted this hour-long event. >> good evening, it is great to have everybody here tonight. it is a great crowd. andeels like a festive light atmosphere. we have a great presentation for you tonight. , i work in thee public affairs department here at the library. it will be my honor here to introduce a guy that i have gotten to know and really come to admire a lot

on american history tv. we visit the nra national sporting arms museum. >> roosevelt was probably the shootingest president. a very avid hunter: first thing he did when he left offices organize and go on a very large hunti hunting safari to africa. it has the presidential seal. engraved on the breech. and of course roosevelt was famous for the bull moose party. and there is a bull moose engraved on the side plate of this. >> watch c-span cities tour of springfield, missouri. january 6 and 7 on c-span 2 bok tv. and on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable agralts as we explore america. >>> next a panel of cia analysts and navy historianing discussed recently declassified cold war documents. the national museum of the u.s. navy and the naval historical foundation. the hour long event was titled red navy revealed. soviet navy intelligence and analysis during the cold war. >>> all right. good morning everyone. thanks for coming out to the national press club. the oldest and largest organization

, to live the american dream and american values and give back to this country that she loves and who never takes for granted what so many of us do. you have to be heart broken to hear those words and her story. i heard my colleagues say, well, why now? why not wait until after the new year? why not wait until march? why not wait? well, waiting until march would mean an extension of her anxiety and apprehension, her fear, and it would also mean the extension of a humanitarian crisis. because make no mistake, 8,000 young people in connecticut, 700,000 in the united states of america, threatening deportation to them is an unprecedented message to the world and to ourselves. it says something about who we are. to leave them hanging is not only unfair, it's unworthy of us as americans. but more practically speaking, tens of thousands of those daca recipients are estimated to have already lost their protection from removal. kicking the can down the road would mean continued anguish for thoaps 700,000 -- for those 700,000 young people. they came forward. they provided their addresses, their

this legislation makes a tremendous investment in american businesses and american workers.ca american businesses will no longer face the double taxation that's them at a disadvantage next to their foreign counterparts. will no longer face the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. it will no longer be playing catch-up with their foreign competitors. instead american businesses will have money to invest in american workers and will expand their domestic operation and they will be able to compete with and beat their competitors around the globehe. what is the result of that? more growth here at home. more jobs. more opportunity and higher wages and in america that can lead the world innovation, job creation and economic growth. mr. president america may have been through a rough patch lately, but she is coming back stronger than ever. america led the world in the 20th century ended this tax bill makes it clear that she is going to do the same in the 21st century. mr. president, i hope our colleagues when it comes time to vote on this tonight will vote in favor of tax re

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>> translator: americans. >> this hatred of americans stems from the korean war. north korea contradicts western historians, saying that america started the war that killed millions of civilians and divided the korean peninsula. >> who do you want to fight? >> translator: to fight the sworn enemy, americans. >> what do they teach you about americans in school? >> translator: they forcibly invaded us, slaughtered our people, buried them, buried them alive. buried them alive and killed them. >> so they teach you that the americans are the enemy, and you need to shoot them, to fight them? >> translator: yes. >> here's where things get awkward. what if i told you i'm an american? do you want to shoot me too? >> translator: yes. there are good people. we'll see if you're a good person or a bad person. >> i'm a good american, so don't shoot me. >> translator: um, no. i won't shoot. >> this is the paradox of north korea. smiling young people, friendly, polite, even as they tell me how much they hate the united states. from their earliest years, these children are told am

muscle, american hands, and most importantly american heart. [cheers and applause] and these creations will be branded with a very simple but very beautiful phrase made in the u.s.a. [cheers] we have it in our power to build this future together, a future of patriotism, prosperity and pride. we all share one home and one glorious destiny. and whether we are young or old, i feel very young. do you feel young? whether we are from the city or the country, and whether we are black or brown or white, you've heard it before, we all bleed the same red blood. [applause] we all salute the same great american flag. [cheers] we are all made by the same almighty god. we are the nation that dug out the panama canal, won two world wars, put a man on the moon and brought communism to its knees. as long as we have the courage of our convictions, and the strength to see them through, then there is no goal beyond our reach. as long as we are true to our values, loyal to our citizens, and faithful to our god, then we will not fail. [cheers and applause] this is y

. >> american history tv siz visited the museum of the american revolution in philadelphia. for a live program show casing museum exhibits and artifacts with museum staff. next the two hour program recorded on july 6th. >>> philadelphia's newest museum is in the heart of the city, just two blocks from independence hall and it tells the story of our country's road to independence. the museum of the american revolution opened in april. tonight we take you inside. it was a decade before that shot heard around the world and conquered in lexington that american's battle for freedom really begins and joining us is the museum's president and ceo, michael quin. thanks for allowing cspan inside the mu same. -- museum. >> you are welcome any time as is everyone wiatching. >> we were there for the opening ceremony in april. a chance to see the exhibits tonight. my opening question is how this project came about and why. >> well, it came about out of the decision that we need to preserve and tell the story of america's founding. and not just as a series of events, but as people who actu

so much here for americans. by the way we have the single spaced sheet we can post somewhere for you of all the deductions and exemptions and special interest that are gone. ainsley: i feel it's a lot about choice. giving americans choices. you don't have to buy into obamacare. you are not going to be penalized if you don't want to do it. if you want to send your child to a private school but you obviously pay taxes so you are paying for the public schools, now you can do it without paying the extra taxes because of the 529 plan it's not just for colleges anymore. now it's for private schools. giving americans more choices and they get to choose how they raise their kids. more food on the table. >> about freedom. ainsley: more people are going to be shopping at wal-marts or targets this christmas because they have more money in their pockets. do you see some parallels now between the president trump's plan and ronald reagan's plan? because that was not very popular when it happened and it was wildly successful.

he was a great american hero. that is what others honored in this museum were. true american heros. today we strive to be worthy of their sacrifice. we pray for inspiration from their example. we want our country to be a place where every child from every background can grow up free from fear, innocent of hatred, and surrounded by love, opportunity and hope. today we pay solemn tribute to our heros of the past and dedicate ourselves to building a future of freedom, equality, justice, and peace. and i want to congratulation your great governor and all of the people in this room who were so inspirational to so many others to get out and get this done. this is an incredible tribute. not only to the state of mississippi, a state that i l love, a state where i've had great success, this is a tribute to our nation at the highest level. this is a great thing you've done. and i want to on congratulate you and just say god bless you and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. thank you all very much. ♪ >> the president of the united states there in jackson, mississippi at the ne

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more than 12 million americans out of work. the highest rate of unemployment since the great depression of the 1930s. the tax cut did not give the economy the supply side kick that had been promised. business got steadily worse. factories closed. layoffs, bankruptcies. the federal deficit skyrocketed. >> inflation had been brought under control and quickly a remarkable accomplishment but at a terrible cost. >> reagan was trying hard to kill inflation as fast as he could. that was working. the problem was interest rates were going up to 18%. it's like chemotherapy for the economy. it kills a lot of other things along the way. >> the government can live with high unemployment to curb inflation. that seems to be a very high price for us to have to pay. >> supposed to be the land of opportunity. it's not anymore. it's the land for the rich and the poor can go to hell. >> i think we're going to have some hard times for the next few months while we had predicted as you know a stagnant economy none of us had predicted the stepping ove

muscle, american hands and, most importantly, american heart. and these creations will be branded with a very simple but very beautiful phrase, "made in the u.s.a." we have in our power to build this future together, future of patriotism, prosperity, and pride. we all share one home, and one glorious destiny. whether we are young or old, i feel very young, do you feel young? whether we are from the city or the country, and whether we are black or brown or white, you've heard it before, we all bleed the same red blood. [cheering] pres. trump: we all salute the same great american flag. and we are all made by the same almighty god. [cheering] pres. trump: we are the nation that dug out the panama canal, won two world wars, put a man on the moon, and brought communism to its knees. as long as we have the courage of our convictions, and the strength to see them through, then there is no goal beyond our reach. as long as we are true to our values, loyal to our citizens, and faithful to our god, then we will not fail. this is your land. this is your h

and 10 a car pm eastern un-american artifact. only on american history tv here on c-span three. artifacteek, american takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the life and legacy of john marshall, the fourth chief justice of the united states who served on the supreme court from 1801 to 1835. >>

if americans were growing shorter, if americans were living shorter life spans, if their children continued to die in huge numbers, then it seems to me that something was going dramatically awry. if you measure just gdp, yeah, america grew, but gdp is not about distribution. and again issue want go into details but even if you look at the growth rates in the 19th 19th century, they're marked by sharp recessions and depressions, roughly every ten years, and then much of the growth in the united states is going to be building things like railroads, roads, infrastructure, cities, buildings, all of which increase the country's wealth, all of which make an industrial giant, but few of those things contribute to individual consumption. there was good reason that there's so much conflict in the gilded age. there's a good reason why there's so much violence in the street. ordinary people thought their lives were getting worse, not better. a lot of evidence that ordinary people were right. my question is, how did they understand it? how did they begin to try to understand these changes they never in