c-span: ... at the prison? >> guest: yes, he did. c-span: what'd you say to him? when was this? when was the last time you saw him? >> guest: last time i saw him was in the--i think, february, march, april 2000, and that was a point--by that point, whitacre--whitacre had told a story prior--wo--once his money scam was known, whitacre had told a story that was very believable, given the context of everything else that was being heard about adm. the story was that he hadn't stolen the money, but adm had provided it to its executives as an under-the-table bonus scheme, and, you know, there were--there were things out there that made this look possible. c-span: how would it work? >> guest: it would work that you would get an executive who would be caught up in some criminal enterprise, say, price-fixing. you don't want to give them a reward for, you know--hey--you know, go to the board, 'hey, can you give him some money? he's been really fixing prices well.' instead you--you would give them this unde

c-span: ok. >> guest: and allen has something else that makes him beneficial; he has some particularly close contacts with the cia. and so they call allen in london in this bizarre phone call that's described in the book. c-span: the andreases. >> guest: the andreases. first--first, dwayne calls and says something like, 'you're going'--you know, 'do you still have your friends in london?' and this sort of code conversation going back and forth. and ultimately, mick calls and lays out the story of the saboteur, lays out the story of--of this individual, this japanese executive, who whitacre was calling fujiwara. and... c-span: made--made it up? >> guest: yeah. the whole story was ma--yeah, that's the-the punch line of all this is that the whole--the whole story of the japanese executive is fiction. c-span: fujiwara didn't exist? >> guest: fuji--well, fujiwara was a real guy, but he never made this--he never made this phone call. c-span: he--oh. >> guest: whitacre had just made it up. and so he tel

c-span:.. you say, 'intellectuals worried about its impact on society,' and what you were talking about there was the internet. >> guest: yes. c-span: you find people in the intellectual world that you've talked to that worried about what that impact will be, and what is the--what are they worried about? >> guest: well, first of all, i don't think we know what the impact of the internet is. i think we've come to the end of the century generally nervous--some of us generally nervous about the impact of technology, generally wondering where it will lead us in the next century. and i keep running into intellectuals who are afraid that what the internet does is it puts so much information out into the society without any particular value on it. and so you never quite know what you're reading and you never know what source you're using. it's a problem for us--less a problem for you than it is for us--because the audience does not always understand the difference between you and the internet, and the

eastern and sunday at noon on c-span. live monday our series continues. >> mrs. johnson as fist lady loved to show off the texas country and her home. guests to the ranch would often informally gather in the den. various heads of state came to visit. we have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we have a small collection of arrow heads there. she had an eye for copper and collected items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed and where she featured the china you see here purchased in mexico. very colorful. first lady mrs. johnson spent a lot of time at the ranch. it was important because it provided such a respite from the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home, recharge their batteries and make the connection back to the land in this place they valued so much. >> first lady, ladybird johnson monday night at 8:

as always, the house live on c- span, the senate life on c-span two. talked to a capitol hill reporter. >> humberto sanchez is a reporter for roll call. tuesday.is back what is the status of their talks in the issue they are working on? expect a lot of positioning on where the negotiations will begin. on senator gave a speech what her role was tuesday, saying she was looking for a budget deal for the short term. she hopes to close the loophole, but republican seems tactical of the idea. confirmationolding hearings and for janet yellen. >> harry reid wants to get those -- ass soon as also bowl, possible. they are both coming next week, and we could see some action soon after they come out of committee. senator rand paul has written to yellen'sd on janet nomination. with jeh johnson, some republicans have raised concerns qualifications. >> the house expecting to take to healthfor changes care. >> the law basically authorizes plans that would be canceled under obama care. the bill hands that president obama said evil could keep their lands if they like th

. >> first lady lady bird johnson on c-span and c-span 3 and c- span radio and c-spine.org. -- c-span.org. -- was theounder of the founder of> magazine gloria steinem will speak at the national press club. remarkswatch her beginning at 1:00 on c-span three. quiz this morning all washington journal we talked about the life and legacy of john f. kennedy i had of the 50th anniversary of his assassination. there's a head of the 50th anniversary of his assassination. of the 50th anniversary of his assassination. this is 35 minutes. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome the chairman of the john f. kennedy library foundation, ken feinburg. we will be focusing on what happened 50 years ago. this was the bulletin from upi as reprinted from the "chicago sun-times." how chicago told the world that president kennedy is dead. where were you? guest: i was a freshman at the university of massachusetts at amherst, walking to class. the news spread like wildfire. nobody believed it. class was adjourned and we all went home. host: why 50 years later do we still feel compelled to refle

c-span's local content vehicles recently traveled there to learn more about its history. learn more about ann arbor, michigan this weekend. >>> it's ironic that they have important building is in a state where cloud cover will wreck the conditions for viewing. but this is, if you wanted to run with the big dogs, this is what you had to be doing. we are at the 1854 detroit observatory. it is the second oldest building on the university of michigan campus. only the president's house is older. and this is the first building built that was a dedicated scientific research facility. the building is part of a campaign to transform the university of michigan that was first proposed by henry philip tappen. he didn't get here until 1852. when he did, he wanted to transform it into a research university. prior to that time it was a provincial college where you had to know your classical greek and latin. he was really into the impression educational system. there was a real focus not only on literature, but scientific curriculum. and you learned by doing. so not just raiding from a b

eastern live on c- span. a day later, hhs secretary kathleen sebelius will testify before this -- the senate finance committee. we will have that live wednesday at 10 a.m. eastern, also here on c-span. >> what's the most important issue congress should consider in 2014? that's the question for middle and high school students in c- span's "student can" video competition. make it 5-7 minute documentary that shows a variant points of view and includes c-span video for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. this year, we have double the number of winners in total prizes. entries must be in by january 20, 2014. need more information? go to studentcam.org. "newsmakers"next, with agriculture sector a tom bill sat. he talks about the farm bill and its ties to the u.s. economy. after a hearing -- after that, a hearing on stand your ground laws. at 8:00 p.m. eastern, "q&a" with author stephen kinzer or it he talks about his book which chronicles the lives of john foster dulles and his brother allen dulles who se

eastern and sunday at noon on c-span. and live monday our series continues. >> mrs. johnson as first lady loved to show off the texas hill country and her home. the guests to the ranch would often informally gather here in the den. various heads of state came to visit. a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years. and had gifts from various friends. mr. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed. she featured the china was purchased. it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington. particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home and recharge their batteries and make their connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady, ladybird johnson. on c-span. >> up next, author and historian byron price. in the years following t

eastern, on c-span. >> there's some serious scholars in studies. most depositions have their share of nonidealigal courses. but hardliners set the tone in the departments i have seen, and if there's one that is not, i would love to see it. conservative women, modern women, left out. >> her critiques of late century feminism and feminism in culture have led critics to label her anti-feminist. your questions for christina hoff sommers and join mark levin. next, author and historiany aii allen smith discusses the battle of new orleans in 1812. and he gives a detailed account of the battle. he argues that the navy's involvement was crucial to an american victory that was overshadowed by jackson's role in the battle this took place in anapolis, maryland. >> i'm the chair of the history department and it's my great pleasure to introduce tonight's

learn more about ann arbor and c-span's local content vehicles at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. >>> if you're a middle or high school student, c-span student cam video competition wants to know what's the most important issue congress should address next year? include c-span programming for a chance to win the grand prize of $5,000 with $100,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 20th. get more info at studentcam.org. >>> next on american history tv, the political career of eleanor roosevelt with insight of great-granddaughter tracy roosevelt and profession or allida black. first lady of 1933 to 1945, eleanor roosevelt continued in public service for years after she left the white house. and she became a key player in john f. kennedy's presidential campaign and administration. she was an advocate for women's and civil rights and president kennedy appointed her to chair a special commission on the status of women. this event was hosted by the radcliffe institute for advanced study at harvard and the j

. >> roosevelt, taft, and the muckrakers, at 8:00, on c-span's question and answer. all weekend long, american history tv is featuring ann arbor, michigan, c-span's local content vehicles recently visited many sites exploring the rich history, learn more about ann arbor all weekend long on american history tv. it was extremely important the way they looked at slavery and how slavery affected them. in 1836, men, they were all men from across the state of michigan, which was only sparsely settled at that time, held an anti-slavery meeting in ann arbor, where we are. and one of their goals was to sway people to have an anti-slavery stance. and in order to do so they felt they should have a newspaper because they could disseminate the information to encourage them that slavery was wrong around the country. out of that meeting. remember, this was a year before michigan was actually a state. out of that meeting came a publication of a newspaper. and it was mostly led by, theodore foster, they managed to keep it going from 1841 to 1848. and that is really amazing when you l

we are great admirers of c-span. the more you watch c-span the better informed you are. i do believe we need to be more discerning in all of our evaluation of new sources, especially on the internet where websites reflect a political bias. i think that is why as a remotean we invented the -- got invented the remote so we can switch back and forth between msnbc and cnn. his radio part of your news diet? lller: i listen to wma locally. that reflects one particular viewpoint. i think it is incumbent on us to be discerning in the search for the truth. that is an internal search. it is never definitive until the day we vote. host: a couple of e-mails -- we appreciate all the comments and calls on this topic. coming up for our program this morning, a discussion with guy to --, the washington washington times state department correspondent. later on we will be joined by , the public-service professor at the new york university as he talks about the explosion of federal contractors in u.s. government. all that and more as "washington journal" continues. ♪ demo with the war in

eastern on c-span and c-span three, and also on c- span radio and c-span.org. >> with the war on europe turning high, george marshall, chief of staff, came to the president and said, we cannot do things we have done in the past. we have to do it today. so roosevelt went to congress the next week and said the u.s. must fill 50,000 airplanes to protect itself, and all of the auto companies were given projects to build engines and airplane parts, and the ford motor company was given the bomber, a problematic airplane. it was still in development stages, and they wanted to mass- produce the airplane, so ford said i am not just going to build parts. i am going to build complete airplanes. they took what had been done as individual pieces, and they took the engineering drawings, and they designed it to hold it to a few thousandths of an inch, and then they would knock out thousands of these pieces that would then go onto the assembly line, and then unskilled assembly workers with a little bit of training could assemble these airplanes and between january and june 1944, a large percentage were

eastern on c-span two. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] aboutm concerned

welcome back, friends of the museum and our friends from c-span who are taping today. today we have sheri caplan, author of petticoats and pinstripes. portraits of women in wall street history. while this is her first book, she is no stranger to writing. you can find her a contributor to forbes and bloomberg law and other media outlets. during her research, she used some of the resources here including a finding in our collection for the image on the cover. she has a wall street background. she was a vice president and assistant general counsel at gold man sacks and also on securities arbitration roster of finra, financial industry regulatory authority. her undergraduate work was at yale, her jd at the university of virginia.

thank you for c-span. my question is what can you do to keep the windmills from killing eagles and keys -- geese? i believe that is my question. guest: thanks for the question. it is an important one. the wind industry takes very seriously the impact we have on wildlife. one of the benefits of renewable energy is that it does not produce any localized air pollutants or contribute to greenhouse gases. as a benefit of wind energy, we on ther broader impact local ecosystem very seriously. we try to minimize any local impacts on wildlife by doing studies for several years prior to breaking ground on construction at a site. we want to make sure we understand what the impacts are going to be on the local wildlife, whether it is avian or ground wildlife. we try to work in conjunction with the environmental community and the aviation community to understand these impacts better. one of the ways we have tried to get ahead of this issue and make sure we really understand what the impact would be and how to prevent i

and c-span. rebroadcasts of the shows begin at noon eastern with "meet the press." 1:00, "this week." 2:00, "fox news sunday." 3:00, "state of the union." "face the nation." country on xmthe satellite radio. we are now on channel 120. download our free app for your smart phone or listen online at cspanradio.org. believer in what they call the unauthorized biography. unauthorized does not mean untrue. it means you're doing it without the cooperation and blessing of your subjects. i do believe it's a legitimate, history, way to cover especially public figures that have spent many years and millions of dollars creating their own image. is valuable sometimes to go behind that. one who's trying to get behind that, and tell you what's going on. biographer kitty kelley sits down for your calls and comments beginning at noon eastern today c-span 2." on host: we want to welcome mona yacoubian, the senior middle east adviser with the stimson center here in washington, d.c. let me begin with the news. john

. >> coming up on c-span, a look at sugar policy in the u.s.. "washington journal" begins live a.m. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you. putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings and conferences at offering complete gavel to gavel coverage of the all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span, created by the cable industry for years ago and funded by your local cable or satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> this video went viral with more than 3.5 million viewers. he spoke to law students earlier this year for one hour and 50 minutes. >> thank you, david. thank all of you for coming and it is just wonderful. marsha cohen even gave me a decal the put on my car so i am fully equipped. i really want to acknowledge many of men mentors during this past year in the audience. several of the people here as well they're done a tremendous job. i have to say it was really an absolutely thrilling year. i wouldn't have given it up for the world. the homework

lady lady bird johnson, tonight, live on c-span and c- span 3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. is a bigger than life character to a lot of people who have read about her. -- is consistently ranked when they do rankings of first ladies -- she is in the top 5-10 in terms of influence. what was she like? not as first lady, but as a mom? andother was so organized first she did not show a lot of emotion. that was so unlike my father. he was always the type. influence. calming she was my best friend. we have a special relationship. i would say, i am telling you this, not as my mother, but as my best friend. mothers -- i have three daughters -- and mother has to say, eat your spinach. it is 10:00, you need to go to bed. have you cleaned your room? whereas, a best friend you can say, oh, i'm so madly in love ,ith joe and then next week when it is no longer joe, the best friend does not say, wait a minute you told me you were in love with joe and now you're telling me that you think that hank is just the man of your life? those kinds of things. i ha

and c-span 3, also on c-span radio and c-span.org. >> earlier this year, the bipartisan policy center created a commission on political reform to work on ways to end partisanship in government. former governors, cabinet secretaries, and members of congress. they had been travelling around the country to share some of their ideas. next, one of the discussions held in columbus, ohio. this portion focuses on the impact that partisan attitudes are having on elections. this is 45 minutes. >> so today here we have four experts on elections. two secretaries of state, chief election officers in two of our states. two prominent election lawyers. two republicans, two democrats. let me introduce them. let's begin. secretary state john huston, the first term as secretary of state here in ohio and previously served as the hoe hoe house of representatives. secretary of state mark ritchie of minnesota who is nearing the last year of his second term as secretary of state of the chief election official in minnesota. and to my immediate right, ben ginsberg who is a prominent lawyer at pat and bogs who

on c-span numeral pre-. john -- c-span 3. john, independent line. to talk about the coverage i have that is being canceled. had $190,000 of medical bills. i paid the total out of my pocket. host: the house of representatives is coming in. we will take you to the house. unication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., november 19, 2013. i hereby appoint the honorable george holding to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives.

being with much for us here again on c-span. begin me began -- let me by having you explain what was your role and the massachusetts health care law. it was an exchange for folks who did not have insurance, folks of low and moderate income. it ensures about 200 50,000 people. i did it for the first -- 250,000 people. i did it for- the first four years. host: what is your confidence level that the health-care exchanges will be workable? guest: it will be better than it is today. it will not be perfect. this will be a work in progress for some months to come. continue tos to improve it, as we did in massachusetts. you have been quoted as saying it is more than just a website problem. explain. the small insurance markets have not functioned well in this country. we have over 50 million uninsured. it is climbing. an entire set of reforms. there are market rules. elements all sorts of to make the insurance markets work for the uninsured and for low income folks and for healthy, middle-class people. host: were you part of the process

once it racks up we will have it on c-span. checking some of that tweets, saying theut -- grave is from -- west falmouth. she is talking about the paving stones that were quarried in the cape cod area, near the president's home. phone callsyour momentarily. we will show you the ceremony from dealey chiesa. on american history tv this weekend, much more coverage throughout the weekend. -- beginning saturday morning, live coverage, and also a presidential historian. live coverage, and your ability -- opportunity to call in and, as well with those authors. dallas ceremony that just the headline of the comments of the mayor, saying we all grew up that day. part of what the mayor had to say, what he writes, saying the mayor reflected on dallas of november 22, 1963 -- it seems we all grew up that day. the young city was changed for the better i that are a sick event, and so was the world. kennedy and our city will forever be linked. just a short while ago at dealey plaza. our first caller, robert. caller: i'm calling from new york. h

eisenhower,dy mamie tonight live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span c-span three and also on c-span radio and www.c-span.org. tyne tenets that is important is universal service and that's the idea that all americans should have access to comparable and affordable telecommunication services. as we have gone through this evolution over the last several years of knowing from telephone service to a broadband world, how do we ensure that rural americans have access to those same services and the same applications that come across the networks? big focus for us legislatively and with the fcc talking about them about how important it is to maintain universal service and what that means and how that mechanism has allowed folks and rural high- cost areas to have comparable services. >> making the jump from copper wire to farber optics in -- you fiber optics tonight on c-span two. >> "washington journal" continues. host: it's true the government shutdown is over the country is no longer flirting with an imminent potential default, anyone who believes the physical wars are over might be mistak

on c-span 3. >>> if you're a middle or high school student, c-span's student cam video competition wants to know what's the most important issue congress should address next year? other make a five to seven-minute video and be sure to include c-span programming for your chance to win the grand prize of $5,000. with $100,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 20th. get more info at studentcam.org. >>> former u.s. ambassador to nato evo dalder says europe is not contributing enough to the nato alliance. he spoke this week at the atlantic council in washington ahead of an upcoming nato summit in great britain. >> good afternoon, everyone. let me welcome you back to our conference, nato's deterrence and collective defense. my name is damon wilson. i'm the executive vice president here at the atlantic council. and we are delighted to welcome with us this afternoon ambassador yvo dalder for his speech on nato in the age of austerity, challenges for the future. we're particularly pleased to have ambassador dalder here because today will be his first speech on nato since he stepped down as

eastern on c-span and c-span 3 as well as c-span radio. offering the special edition of the book, "first ladies of the united states of america." it has a biography and portrait of each first lady and comments from noted historians on the role of first ladies throughout history. it's available for the discounted price of $12.95 plus shipping. plus a special section "welcome to the white house." it's the white house historical association and chronicles life in the executive mansion in the tenure of each of the first ladies, you can find out more at c-span.org/first ladies. >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, conchses, and offering complete gavel-to-gavel coverage to the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. we're c-span created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local satellite provider. now you can watch us in hd. >> now a discussion on u.s. diplomatic efforts in mutz limb countries. we'll h

. >>> this weekend on c-span, road to the house 2016. maryland governor martin o'malley in manchester for the new hampshire democratic party's jefferson jackson dinner followed by congressman paul ryan at a birthday party fund-raiser for iowa governor terry branstad. governor o'malley is live starting later today at 7:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span2's book tv, hear from five of the finalists for this year's national book award for nonfiction. sunday at 1:00. and on c-span3's american history tv, go back in time to 1996 with the internet archives way back machine. sunday at 7:00 p.m. all weekend long, american history tv is featuring ann arbor, michigan. nicknamed tree town because of its dense forestation and parks and residential areas. hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's local content vehicles recently traveled there to explore the area's rich history. learn more about ann arbor, michigan, all weekend here on american history tv. >> it's ironic that this very important building and this very important foray into the sciences an

you weighing in on facebook.com/c-span. our next call is any from any -- is benny from ventura, california. caller: i give the president eight d for disgrace on this one. -- a d for disgrace on this one. the internet debacle is terrible. all of those people should be fired. i do believe every american has the right -- i am an american citizen -- as a right to health care. we are like a third world country on this. i would hope that this is what has shot up our health care, who has closed emergency rooms around the country. i will tell you what is coming down the road, the immigration bill. the president wants to hang his hat on that. this will turn this entire country into a third world nation. pink purple, black, yellow, i don't care. they are taking our jobs and universities. this is wrong. host: i want to ask you a question. think the problems with health care will impact immigration? the health care situation is a horror. is problem with health care that our hospitals and everything that is already, will just a loon up

learn more about ann arbor and c-span local content vehicles at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span 3. >>> there are some serious scholars in women's studies. most departments include their fair share of nonideological academics who just offer straightforward courses, sometimes wonderful courses in women's psychology, women's history, women in literature. but ideologically fervent statistically challenged hard liners set the tone in most women's studies department. all that i've ever seen. if there's a department that defies this stereotype let me know. i would visit them. by the way, conservative women, moderate women, libertarian women, traditionally religious women left out. >> her critiques of late 20th century feminism and feminism in contemporary american culture have led critics to label her as anti-feminist. sunday december 1st on in depth your question for author christina hoff somers live for three years. looking ahead to the new year on in depth, join radio talk show host mark levin in depth. first su

. >> c-span -- created by america's cable companies in 1979. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> as we continue our series on "the communicators," talking with some of the telecommunications associations headquartered in washington, this week we are joined by shirley bloomfield, the head of the ntca. she is here to talk about some of the legislative and policy issues her association faces. what is the ntca, first of all? >> the ntca is a national trade association. we represent 900 small, local providers that are in pretty much every state in this country. basicvide what used to be telephone service. they are now broadband providers. they have also become the one- stop shop service providers for immunity's. they do video, wireless, data centers, whatever technologies their communities require. we resent their interests here in washington, d.c. >> who are some of your members? >> we have everywhere from the largest cooperative in the telecommunications cooperative in south carolina with 100,000 subscribers, to nume

get your copy on c-span. more about the first ladies, including a special section "welcome to the white house," produced by the white house historical association and chronicles life of each of the first ladies. fires out more at c-span .orgslash firstladies. >> we bring public events directly to you, putting you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, conferences, and offering complete coverage of the u.s. house all as a public service of private industry. we are c-span created by the cable tv industry 34 years ago and funded by your local satellite provider and now you can watch us in hd. >> jonathan karl asked jay carney about the enrollment problems. here's some of that exchange. >> the answer is yes, as was reported widely at the time. the whole point is that c.m.f. is what g an account led to the bulk of issues. initially, on the launch of the marketplaces on october 1, you were not able to do that by phone. and in response to the trouble that users were having online, the unacceptabl

this weekend on c-span three. with charlesback kupchan, the former nsa director for european affairs from 1993 to 1994. he teaches as well at georgetown university. what is the fallout on our relationships overseas of nsa spying? significant, more than most americans appreciate. has been a there sense of we can shift the boundaries between privacy and security in the direction of security. in europe, there's greater sensitivity to the idea that the , in parts watching because of the history of the of nazi germany. they're upset about being spied on. some leaders have allegedly had their phones tapped. outrage a swelling of that i think is forcing the obama administration to make some changes. from nsalearned director general keith alexander that the information that they received came from their nato aware ofhat they were the data collection going on, and some of the information came from the european governments themselves. guest: there is no question there is a healthy dose of political theater going on here, in

the house is live on c-span and the senate on c-span two. and join us wednesday for the latest budget conference meeting . negotiators have until december 13 reach a compromise as agreed to in the deal that ended the government shutdown and raised the debt limit. -- thatget limiting budget meeting is live on wednesday on c-span3. >> mrs. kennedy is very well known as a style icon. admiration of her fashion sense. she put an awful lot of thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country, first of the white house and while traveling abroad. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country i'm about to visit. so for her visits to canada, she chose this red suit by peer cardin as a gesture of respect for the canadian maple leaf. the advantages of choosing a color or a style that auld make her stand out in crowd. >> first lady jeff and kennedy tonight live at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span three. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. >> i spent a lot of time dealing with the sec in my life. important that the

next on c-span, our series on first ladies looks at the life and legacy of jacqueline kennedy. followed by white house coverage with martin o'malley at the jefferson dinner in new hampshire. then paul ryan in iowa at a friend riser -- a fundraiser. >> i think every first lady should do something in this tradition to help the thing that she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the entertainment that is given here. >> children are the same the world over and so is our feeling for children. i think it is good in the world, there is quite enough to divide people, so we should cherish the language and the emotion that unites us. >> jacqueline kennedy's 1000 days as first lady was defined by images, young mother, advocate for the arts, fashion icon.

eastern and sunday at noon on c-span, and live monday our series continues. >> mrs. johnson as first lady loved to show off the texas hill country and her home. the guests to the ranch would often informally gather here in the den. and various heads of state came to visit. we do have a few things that speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things that she wanted to highlight was the native american heritage here in the hill country. we do have a small collection of arrowheads over there. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave a tour of the house in 1968 that was filmed where she featured the china was purchased. very colorful. it was very important because it provided such a respite from all the turmoil of washington, particularly later in the presidency where the johnsons could come home and recharge their batteries and make that connection back to the land and this place they valued so much. >> first lady ladybird johnson monday night 9:00 eastern on c-span. >>> eac

will a c- span radio. -- as well as c-span radio. and we are offering a special edition of the book "first ladies of the united states of portrait presenting a of each first lady and comments. it is available for the discounted price of $12.95 at c- span.org/products. and we have a special section about the white house, produced by our partner, the white house his store coal association. it chronicles life during the tenure of each first lady. find out more at c-span.org/f irstladies. tonight on c-span, actress goldie hawn talks about ways to improve childhood education. ther that, a look back at 2008 financial crisis and how it was handled by lawmakers and government officials. later, a discussion about the health care law and its impact on hospitals. next, actress goldie hawn talks about childhood education. she spoke at the national press club in washington, d.c., where she discussed her foundation. it aims to improve academic performance among children by alleviating stress and promoting a positive classroom environment. this is

did used to be a c-span rule. when c-span that it was so important, they changed that. >> they're doing it a lot less than they used to. look, we're going to go you one better. we're going to release all the .udio court experts and academics can hear it. but you are right, they do it when they open the valve and release all of the news value and it is completely useless, then it goes on the web. i just wanted to say, the net result of all of these arcane little customs and traditions the court evades one of the most important modern-day forms of accountability of government restitution which is broadcast access. i think you're saying we let them get away with it and i guess we have. i have only been advocating cameras in court for 30 years, but it is less up to them. congress doesn't have the will of the gumption to force it on this. >> the question is whether they have the ability to do it. we should look into tomorrow with a little pink camera and a microphone. it is the will. >> if only it were that simple. >>

c-span.org. callsl get to your phone we thoughts in a minute, but have someone joining us on the phone. everybody has known the numbers since yesterday afternoon and lots to say about them, but let's begin first with what the white house had to say when they released these numbers. [video clip] -- are you there? guest: hi. the white house was trying to downplay expectations about these numbers. everyone knew that they would be poor, and yesterday, president obama did not have anything direct to say about them, but the administration was upbeat. they said the people are online and shopping in the marketplace. they predicted that enrollment would ramp up over time, which is what we have seen in other programs like medicare part d come and the massachusetts help reform that was obamacare's predecessor. most people tend to sign up for coverage closer deadlines, so that is what the administration hopes will vindicate them after the first month, which did not go well. host: but if the deadline is n

programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> up next on c-span, "washington journal." live at arlington national cemetery, president obama will participate in the annual veterans day wreath laying ceremony. at 1:00 p.m., live coverage from the national press club of the ceo of charles schwab on future retirees. mrs. kennedy is very well- known known as a style icon. mrs. kennedy put a lot of thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country at the white house and while traveling abroad. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country. for her visit to canada, she as a gestured suit of respect for the red of the canadian maple leaf. i really admire the thought she put into her wardrobe. she also knew the advantage of choosing a color or style that would make her stand out in a crowd. >> first lady jacqueline kennedy, tonight at 9:00 eastern on c-span and c-span3. also on c-span radio and c- span.org. on this veterans day, "washington journal" is devoting its program to issues important to veterans. first, michael noonan talks about th

learn more about ann arbor and c-span's local content vehicles, at c-span.org/local content. you're watching american history tv, all weekend. on c-span 3. >> at the direction of congress, the voices and experiences of the civil rights movement of the mid 20th century are being documented in an oral history project, a collaboration of the smithsonian museum of african-american history and culture. the library of congress and the southern oral history program at the university of north carolina chapel hill. in this interview we hear from marilyn hildreth who was eight years old when they infiltrated

again, that's at noon on c-span. also president obama will continue his west coast fundraising trip today with several events including one at the home of hall of fame basketball player magic johnson. before that, though, the president will deliver remarks on immigration, continuing his call for the house to pass a plan. you can see the president speaking at a chinese recreation center live on c-span, that starts at 2:35 eastern. >> years ago i don't think anybody would have looked into a crystal ball and thought that some, you know, somebody on a college campus would be streaming, you know, netflix onto an iphone to watch a movie. and so i think that, you know, this is what's happening out there that we've got this huge, this huge issue out there that the technology and -- because, again, you know, not wanting to date yourself, but i remember in northwest ohio, you know, depending on the day that if the antenna on top of the house was working right you got two channels, and maybe you got one channel, and some days y

eastern on c-span two. tuesday, the atlantic council looks at the future of nato and -- liveeal with coverage at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span three. next year on c-span, our first ladies series features jacqueline kennedy. that is followed by president obama honoring veterans at the tomb of the unknown. ♪ >> i think every first lady should do something in this tradition to help the thing that she cares about. i just think that everything in the white house should be the best. the entertainment that is given here. children are the same the world over and so is our feeling for children. world, it is good in the there is quite enough to divide people, so we should cherish the language and the emotion that unites us.

good morning, c-span. i believe we have had 38 years of trying to get this war situation under control. 38 years. getarty has even tried to it under control. i do mean both parties. womenve chinese president coming in in california. what you think the party should be doing about border security they are not doing right now? they ought to get it under control. they are coming across the border and the drugs are coming across the border and the ones that are coming in on student studying. why can't we find out where they are? if they are overstaying, deport them and do not give them another visa. it is that simple. you can do this. come on, all. -- people. caller: obama has lagged so much on everything. mainly health care and and ghazi. benghazi. why would anyone believe anything that those people said, especially obama on the illegal aliens. if they want to say they cannot support them, mexico deported 40 million of them in this country. we can deport them back. cut all the benefits off they are getting. i

hosted by our comcast cable partners, c-span's local content vehicles recently traveled there to explore the area's rich history. learn more about ann arbor, michigan, all weekend here on american history tv. ♪ >> this is the story of willow run. one of the ford farms that virtually overnight became the largest aircraft plant that had ever been built. a story that now can be told in full. >> we're presently in what is known as hangar 1 at willow run airport. we're in bay 8. and if you look out at about a 45-degree angle from here, we see the two doors where the bombers would come off the assembly line after they were built. there's a lot of stories that lead up to the building of this factory. with the war in europe turning hot. when the blitzkrieg took place in the low countries, the u.s. was totally unprepared. so roosevelt went to congress and said the u.s. must build 50,000 airplanes to protect itself. then in the fall of 1940, the battle of britain took place. and the bombers were devastating england. and came out that bombers would be the way that you'd have to fight world war ii

eastern and sunday at noon on c-span. monday, our series continues. >> mrs. johnson loved to show off the texas country and her home. the guest to the ranch would also often gather here in the den and various heads of state came to visit. we speak to her connection to the room here. one of the things she wanted to highlight is that native american heritage here in the hill country, and we have a small collection of arrowheads over here. she had an eye for copper and collected various items through the years and had gifts from various friends. mrs. johnson gave the tour of the house in 1968 where she featured the china you see here purchased in mexico, very colorful. she spent a lot of time here at the ranch and it was very important because it provided such a respite from all of the turmoil at washington, particularly later in the presidency. did -- the johnsons could come home and recharge the batteries and make it back to the place they valued so much. >> first lady, lady bird johnson, live at 9:00 eastern on c-span. span, created by america's cable countri

eastern on c-span. and live monday night, our series continues. >> mrs. kennedy is known as a stylish -- a style icon. she put a lot of thought into her wardrobe when she was representing the country, both at the white house and while traveling abroad. she would think about what colors would mean something to the country she's about to visit. for her visit to canada, she chose this red pr cardin -- pierre cardin suit as a gesture toward the make-believe. i really admire the thoughtfulness she put into her wardrobe and she knew the advantages of choosing a color or a style that would make her stand out in the crowd. >> first lady jacqueline kennedy, monday night, live at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. on "washington journal" we talked about the politics and public policy of noble energy and the state of solar and wind energy. these are things that there is a set amount of them on the planet. renewable energy is one where if we can figure out how to harness them well are inexhaustible. that is, wind current

>> if you're a middleover high school student, c-span wants to know what's the most important issue congress should address neck year. with $100,000 in total prizes. the deadline is january 20th. get more information at student cam.org. it was founded in 1824 by land speculator speculators learn more all this weekend on american history tv. >> right this minute we're in a hudson dealership that started off as a dodge dealership way back in 1916. became a hudson dealership in 1933 and continued as a hudson dealership until hudson went out of business in 1957. what is unique is the dealership has the feel and look ot a 1930s, 1940s car dealership. it is absolutely original. after world war ii ended, didn't need bombers any more. two industrialists got together and decided to manufacture cars. there was a pent up demand for consumer goods. they went together and created a company called kaiser frazier. they manufactured cars at the old bomber plant from the end of world war ii until 1953. in 1953, they were -- sales had declined and they were consolidated into ohio. in that factory, general mot

eastern on c-span 2. every weekend since 1998, book tv has brought you the top nonfiction offers including hanna rosen. >> women's identities are tied up in their work in a way they may not like. like what we might find disturbing and unnatural. it's not true. when i look at marissa mary, chosen to be the ceo of yahoo! when she was visibly pregnant and asked how much maternity leave you want to take, she said basically none. the fact that such women exists, it's not the way i would do -- i took plenty of maternity leave and -- but i -- i feel like that is a growing number -- you know, that is a kind of a woman that there can be space for. and the fact that there are some stay at home dads that are happy stay at home dads that don't entirely live in portland, oregon, that's okay too. >> we're the only national television network devoted exclusively to nonfiction bookings. throughout the fall, we're marking 15 years of book tv on c-span 2. >> in a few moments, q&a with historian and author doris kearns good