35-mile drive from shawnee. as we are crossing this hill, you can see it is fairly developed along the interstate. shawnee just went through a rebranding, and the line is great things on the horizon. coming into the community, we are quite noticeable. >> how many people live in shawnee? just in: 31,000. a little over 70,000 in the county, so our original population is probably 70,000 to 100,000, but the city proper you are right around 31,000. >> what are the economic drivers? who does it draw? justin: we are far enough from oklahoma city that we are an established community that has been in existence for well over 100 years. but we are close enough to oklahoma city that we benefit from the proximity. it, so we have a number of people who commute to oklahoma city for work, but our largest local economic drivers include four area tribes, the pottawatomie nation is the largest employer. oklahoma baptist university, about 2200 students and several hundred employees. >> so right now, we are driving through oklahoma

drive from shawnee. >> how many people live in shawnee? justin: a little over 70,000 in the county, so our original population is probably 70,000 to 100,000, but the city proper you are right around 31,000. >> who does it draw? justin: we are far enough from oklahoma city that we are an established community that has been in existence for well over 100 years. we are close enough to oklahoma city that we benefit from the crux of it, so we have a number of people who commute to oklahoma city for work, but our largest local economic drivers include four area tribes, the pottawatomie nation is the largest employer. oklahoma baptist university, about 2200 students and several hundred employees. >> so right now, we are driving through. tell me about the university. how does that play into the feeling of the city and the population of the city? justin: it plays in hugely. we are in many senses a university town. oklahoma baptist university has been here for over 100 years. it started on 60 acres of land and $100,000 that the community and the cit

how does the mill impacts shawnees academy? >> -- shawnees economy? >> it is one of the biggest employers. they are a key employer. more important than not, they are a key part of our history. ownership,d the staff, are intricately involved in the community from major community initiatives to serving on boards and committees, to their volunteer efforts and how they impact their local churches and other organizations. it is seen by people in multiple states that see and use their products. part of yourg population and economy is the citizens in pottawatomie nation. >> absolutely. the pottawatomie nation along with three other tribes. >> should we go to their land? let's do that. now we are crossing the canadian river. we are going to the pottawatomie nation. >> what is the role they play here in your community? >> they employ over 2200 people. from an economic space, they are huge. there is obviously the cultural aspect which is a major factor into the community. percentage ofrge population, native american background, which could be a pottawatomie or

what is next for the city of shawnee? >> shawnee is continuing to grow. we are focused on quality of life initiatives, quality-of-life, on improving the neighborhoods are residents within. -- residents live in. i see that continuing in that regard. witht people not familiar this part of the country to know there is a lot of opportunities here. a lot of opportunities for younger people. opportunities you might i get elsewhere because of our cost of living, the inviting nature of our citizenry. i just encourage people to get out and visit shawnee and other communities like shawnee around the country. >> thank you so much for showing us around your city. >> thank you so much for being here. >> our staff traveled to shawnee, oklahoma, to learn about its rich history. learn more about shawnee and other stops on the tour at c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. > lectures in history johns , hopkins university professor ronald walters talks about the 1880's anarchist movement in america. he talks abou

fox, the s second -- s&t shawnee. we carpentry out in front of the new museum and it has four feathers would represent the four tribes. like so many, counts, i think a lot of the locals are probably not aware. i was born and raised here in shawnee and i was not aware of some of the great history that we have here until i came down here a few years ago. we have to do a better job of advertising and getting the locals better involved in history. our visit to shawnee oklahoma is an american history exclusive. we have traveled to u.s. cities, bringing the literary's and historic sites to our viewers. you can watch more at our website. tonight, former presidential on thete pat buchanan 1968 presidential campaign. and an economist on taxes economic growth. senate hearing on opioid addiction and its effect on american families. up next, american history tv. , 1968. back 50 years ago we are calling this series, "america in turmoil."

shawnee became a town. my grandfather came along, he stayed with his family are the shawnee. through the years, granddad worked in oklahoma city. he and my grandmother purchased a wood barn in 1906. it has been in our family since that time. i am the third -- my son is now the fourth generation to be president of the company. >> we are at roundhouse overalls. we are the largest maker of bib overalls. that is because we have a lot of brand loyalty. we have four or five generations of families wearing our overalls. people's whose father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and even great great grandfather wore our overalls. we started in 1903. that is four years before oklahoma was a state, back when it was indian territory. we started by making overalls for the railroad line. shawnee was really a boomtown for the railroad industry. here in this photo, you can see these are the railroad employees. there are over 1000 working on the repair station. a roundhouse is a repair station for railroads that will have lots of railroad turntable track so they can move the different cars into

next, a look at our recent visit to shawnee, oklahoma. you're watching american history tv all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> i like to describe it as a match only god can make in heaven. the original monks arrived in new orleans in 1872, thinking they had an invitation from the catholic bishop of new orleans to establish a monastery there, but when they arrived he said what are you talking about, i'm looking for missionaries not monks. years these two monks were looking for a permanent home but cannot find the right situation where they were really wanted, for whatever reasons, it was very complex. at the same time, the american indian peoples were being removed to this territory because the increasing white population did not want them in the land where they were trying to expand, and so they were being removed. this territory, i suppose, was chosen because, to put it bluntly, no white people wanted this territory yet good the monks that nobody wanted went to a land that nobody wanted to server people that nobody wanted, so was a

gregory's abbey, shawnee, oklahoma, 21 monks. st. gregory's abbey has been in shawnee for a little over 100 years. we have been in what is now oklahoma for 142 years. it was indian territory in 1875. our founders were from france, and after the civil war a larger number of native american tribes and peoples were being relocated to indian territory. a good number of these tribes and nations were catholic and needed catholic ministry, catholic education, but there was no structure of the catholic church in the region. our tubing monks -- two monks were looking for a permanent location to establish our community, so when the bishops of the united states established the indian territories its own region of the church, they asked us as monks to come and provide that ministry and education programs to native american people, so we explored the whole territory and eventually entered into an agreement with the pottawatomie nation that had recently been moved into the territory and establishment sacred heart abbey, academy, and mission. that

gregory's abbey, shawnee, oklahoma, 21 monks. st. gregory's abbey has been in shawnee for a little over 100 years. we have been in what is now oklahoma for 142 years. it was indian territory in 1875. our founders were from france, and after the civil war a larger number of native american tribes and peoples were being relocated to indian territory. a good number of these tribes and nations were catholic and needed catholic ministry, catholic education, but there was no structure of the catholic church in the region. two monks monks -- were looking for a permanent location to establish our community, so when the bishops of the united states established the indian territories its own region of the church, they asked us as monks to come and provide that ministry and education programs to native american we explored the whole territory and eventually entered into an agreement with the pottawatomie nation that had recently been moved into the territory and establishment sacred heart abbey, academy, and mission. base for us, and we ended u

. >> behind me and the shawnee milling company. it is one of two locally owned businesses that have been open for 100 years. come with us as we visit these two companies and learn about their history and whether commitment to shawnee remain strong. >> it has very interesting history. here,south of the town andss the river a man came built the mill. 1895, andre until then the town wanted to grow and be prosperous. they encourage the man to bring the mill to the present site that is now in 1895. along, hether came stayed with his family are the shawnee. through the years, granddad worked in oklahoma city. iny purchased a wood barn 1906. it has been in our family since that time. third -- my son is now the fourth generation to be president of the company. >> we are at roundhouse overalls. we are the largest maker of overalls. that is because we have a large -- lot of brand loyalty. father,hose grandfather, great-grandfather, and even great great grandfather wore these. we started in 1903. that is four years before oklahoma was a state

learn more about shawnee all weekend on american history tv. the pottawatomie nation believes these eagles help carry their prayers to the gods. historybes have a room -- have a history. we are at the citizen pottawatomie nation eagle aviary. eightare currently only aviaries in the united states. for us to have this is humbling. in 2012. we are funded by our tribe and we started with eight eagles and we now have 14. the reason it is so important for tribe to have this is to save the lives of these eagles. there is no place for them to go to of quality of life to spend out their days and they would have to be put down. we want to be able to do this and do a outreach to give our community and get young people involved and have a relationship with the eagle. we can help handout feathers to our tribal members. you see eagles feathers used in rick alea a lot. -- used in regalia. to have gooding come upon the community. when they use eagle feathers, they fly so high they see the face of god heard -- god. you have to have a tribal id card from rape fe

what's next for the city of shawnee. >> shawnee is continuing to grow our focused on quality of life and economic development and improving neighborhoods that our residents live in. i see that push by the city commission and the mayor continuing in that regard. i want people who aren't familiar with this part of the country to know there's a lot of opportunities here, there's opportunities for younger people that you might not get elsewhere because the cost of living in the nature of our citizenry so we just encourage people to get out and visit shawnee and other communities like shawnee around the country. >> thank you so much for showing us around your city. >> thank you so much for being here. >> twice a month they took book tv and history tv on the road. working with our cable partners we visited various sites and interview local historians, authors and civic leaders. you can watch any of our past interviews and tours online by going to booktv.org and selecting c-span city store from the drop-down of top of the page. or visit cspan.org/cities to her. you can also follow the two a

shawnee tribe who live there pre-oklahoma statehood. today native native americans make up 12% of the population and three federally recognized tribes leaving the area. with help from our partners at vyve cable in the next hour and 15 minutes we will explore the cities literary life. we'll hear from area writers including author and historian carol sue humphries who explores the importance and impact of the press during the american revolution. >> these papers would try to print in certain ways that would get peoples attention. the best example of that is one of the newspapers in philadelphia in response to the stamp act, printed its front page look like a tombstone. that was not easy because, i set by hand. the part that wasn't, the letters had to be carved and so to make it look black like a tombstone it's just really amazing somebody went to that much effort to do that. >> we begin our tour of the cities literary culture with author michael snyder on local native american author john joseph mathews. >> john joseph mathews was an auth

shawnee aftero rebuilding at sacred heart. those first generations of months very closely identified with the indian people. they softer instance in the first land run in 1889 that opened to white settlement, one of was from france. sermonched a very fiery to the non-indian people who had lined up on the banks of the south canadian river, waiting for that land rent. he was reminding them that the lands they were in was not empty. it was inhabited. he used the language of exodus in the bible, which says if you treat the people here unjustly, their cry will reach the ears of the lord, and there will be consequences. that, whatroud of the monastic community had for the indian people. the abbey has 21 members and the community. to 95.nge in age from 34 we all have different personalities and interests, , and in ourities different stages of development, life. that is what makes for a healthy community. monks have been dedicated in their lives to manual labor, taking care of campus. or in the greenhouse, taking care of the facilitie

shawnee, it is just over 200. andsee this production for they going to restaurants and this goestems and through the united states. safety laws come into effect and there is a greater awareness what we public, but have are the 30th of them plus years. we worked on things like clear labeling and things like that. there is the federal mandate with food-safety laws, but these have been adopted for many decades already. of pridereat sense that the name of the town is shipped all over the country and i interact with this town that i grew up in and people share that sense of pride and it has really been a partnership. sometimes, we need support from the city with expansion or moving the utility line and this allows us to do more and we always have great cooperation with all those services that they provide for us. >> we recently toured shawnee, oklahoma. onrn more about other stops our website. you are watching american history television. all weekend. every weekend. and and legalrles scholar discuss more recent supreme

we continue now with our look at the history of shawnee. >> while in shawnee, oklahoma, we took a driving tour of the city with city manager justin erickson. >> thank you so much for being with us today. justin: i am happy to be here. thank you so much for joining me. >> where are we now? we are on the interstate, heading into town. justin: we are heading east into shawnee, and we will get off west of oklahoma city, about a 35-mile drive from

i was born and raised here in shawnee. i was not aware of some of the great history we have here until i came down here a few years ago. we have to do a better job of advertising and getting the locals that are involved in history. -- better involved in history. >> are cities tour staff recently traveled to shawnee, oklahoma to learn about its rich history. learn more about shawnee and other stops at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv on c-span3. presidency, the ronald reagan presidential foundation marks what would it in the 40th president's 107 earth day. we will hear from brigadier general kevin cholera and james --er who served as president served as treasury secretary under president reagan. good morning. welcome to the reagan presidential library. i'm fred ryan chairman of the foundation. thank you for joining us for what would be ronald reagan's letters seven birthday. before we begin -- 107th birthday. once you recognize as special guests. special thanks to secretary baker and susan baker f

mercury astronaut gordon cooper was born in shawnee in 1927. he became the first astronaut to sleep in space in 1963. learn more about shawnee all weekend here on american history tv. is a native american tribe, the nation, help carry our prayers to the gods. ofmany tribes have a history having a relationship with eagles. many other living wildlife in nature. we are here in china, oklahoma. this is a critical to have. for us to have this

about some mission work that was happening in the area at the time a little bit southeast of as here in shawnee, so the press is here to remind our students that printed words are powerful and that we exist in a tradition, that we've inherited from those who have gone before us to advocate for fatherless and to be a voice for the faith. it is a typical example of late 19th century letter press and operated in two ways, either with the turning of the wheel or with the foot pedal which is in the front. the way it would typically work is this is the ink plate, a real thick ink, almost like a paint and smeared on and every time the wheel is spun and the gears cycle through the mechanism, this plate is turned one eighth of a turn and they'll be a roller that comes up and rolls across the ink plate to gather the ink and as the roller comes back down, these two plates separate. the top plate would hold what was called the chase, the chase held the movable type so you had the piece of the type that would be arranged and held in place with wooden blocks and pieces of medal that when you tightened them w

learn more about shawnee and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. were watching american history tv all weekend on c-span3. gunston hall a national historic landmark in virginia was home to one of the lesser-known sanding fathers, george mason. american artifacts, we visit the property along the potomac river to learn about his and his time as a slave owner. he drafted the 1776 virginia declaration of rights, was a delegate to the federal convention in philadelphia, but refused to sign the constitution because it did not include a bill of rights. welcome. my name is lazy. i am education manager here. i am very excited to give you a tour of gunston hall today. between 1755 built and 1759 and was the home of george mason and his first wife. house, we lookhe at the carving, the decoration around the outside. the house tells us that he belonged to the strata of society. he was a wealthy gentleman. he belonged in that upper class with people like george washington and thomas jefferson. the house tells us that in the details as we look at it. the driveway

learn more about shawnee all weekend on american history tv. the pottawatomie nation believes these eagles help carry their prayers to the gods. historybes have a room -- have a history. we are at the citizen pottawatomie nation eagle aviary. eightare currently only aviaries in the united states.

hour >> a book tv exquisite, we visit shawnee, oklahoma to learn about its history and literary life. for seven years, we have traveled to u.s. cities and brought the books into our viewers. watch more of our visits at c-span.org/cities tour. >> newspapers during the 18th century primarily were intended to share information with readers and keep them up on what was going on elsewhere. they would carry advertisements from the local area to try to help sell goods and so forth, keep people informed. i think the roles and many ways are similar to today and the sense of keeping people knowledgeable about events. and also events far away and local events. far away was more important because they would talk to each other on the street to find out what is going on locally. the newspapers what let them know -- would let them know -- if they lived in massachusetts, what was going on in pennsylvania or virginia. it was an important source of information. in the years between the french and indian war and the american revolution, the actual fighting started, the newspapers played an important par

that the town of shawnee

. >> behind me and the shawnee milling company. it is one of two locally owned businesses that have been open -- that have been in operation for over 100 years. come with us as we visit these two companies and learn about their history and why their to shawnee remains strong. >> it has very interesting history. 1891, south of the town here, across the river a man came and built the wooden mill. he was there until 1895, and then the town want

we continue with our look at the history of shawnee. >> i like to describe it as a match only god can make in heaven. the original monks arrived in new orleans in 1872, thinking

> shawnee was settled on september 22, 1891. run. they opened this area of pottawattamie county. there were four main people that claimed stakes. shortly after the land run in 1891, anna married john beard 's brother, henry beard, and and

we continue now with our look at the history of shawnee. i like to describe it as a match only god can make in heaven.

. >> behind me and the shawnee milling company. it is one of two locally owned businesses that have been open for 100 years. come with us as we visit these two companies and learn about their history and whether commitment to shawnee remain strong. >> it has very interesting history.

while in shawnee, oklahoma. we took a driving tour of the city with city manager. >> thank you for agreeing to show us around shawnee. >> i'm happy to be here. thank you for joining me. >> where are we now? we are heading into the town. >>

this weekend c-span city tour take you to shawnee, oklahoma the growth feeled by railroad industry and area was settled by native american tribes. but help of our vibe cable partners we'll explore literary scene and history of the area on saturday at noon eastern on booktv author carol sue with her book the american revolution and the press. the promise of independence. >> in the years between the french and indian war and the america revolution the fighting star, the newspapers again played an important part in -- letting people know what arguments were, what the issues were. and also -- getting them l involved in standing up against britain when they were mad about taxes or other issues. on sunday on american hurst tv, a visit to the citizens nation's churl heritage situation about history including force removal from native land into indian territory. >> this particular section of the museum really highlight one particular individual which is what we refer to as trail of at the time. it twailg happened same year that trail of tears we left our homeland within a few days of each othe

shawnee tribe who live there pre-oklahoma statehood. today native native americans make up 12% of the population and three federally recognized tribes leaving the area. with help from our partners at vyve cable in the next hour and

we take you inside to learn more about the impact on the growth of shawnee. ken: shawnee was settled in 1891. the open to this area of pottawatomie county. there were four main people who claimed stake. etta ray, john beard, james farrell, and elijah alley. after the land

staff recently visited shawnee, oklahoma. learn about other stops at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington dc and around the country. >> archives, museums, and around the country. the cartoons are featured in the journal of the white house historical association. he covered presidents from herbert hoover to george w. bush. sarah duke spoke to us about his influence and legacy. >> it was a rest are in -- a western cartoonist. the great before depression. he was a moderate conservative. it pushed him further toward the center. and the injustice of world war ii. joined the newspaper association. joined the washington post. his last cartoon appeared on august 26. we have about 14,000 of his editorial cartoons. he did give away cartoons to friends. we have the majori

learn more about shawnee and other stops on our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. were watching american history tv all weekend on c-span3. gunston hall a national historic landmark in virginia was home to one of the lesser-known sanding fathers, george mason. american artifacts, we visit the property along the potomac river to learn about his and his time as a slave owner. he drafted the 1776 virginia declaration of rights, was a delegate to the federal convention in philadelphia, but refused to sign the constitution because it did not include a bill of rights. >>

. >> the c-span city tour is taking you to shawnee, oklahoma. it was fueled by the railroad industry and the area was settled by native american tribes after the civil war. with the help of broadband cable partners, we will explore the literary scene in the history of the area. author carole sue humphries with her book, the american revolution and the press. the promise of independence. >> the american revolution, starting with newspapers again. culturalttawatomie's center. we really highlight one particular removal. we left our homes a few days from each other. our ancestors are ones that refused to meet with the federal government. they meet at menominee village and twin lakes indiana. walk 660tors had to miles from the reservation in kansas. >> watch saturday at noon eastern on book tv. american history tv on c-span3. working with cable affiliates as we explore america. >> in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, t

. >>> this weekend, c-span cities tour takes you to shawnee, oklahoma. their growth was fueled by the railroad industry and the area was settled by civil war native american tribes, with the help of broad band cable partners, we'll explore the literary scene and history of the area. author carol sue h-- >> in the years between is french and indian war, and the american revolution, the actual fighting started, the newspapers again played an important part in letting people know what the arguments were, what the issues were, and also getting them involved in standing up against britain when they were mad about taxes or other issues. >> and then on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the citizen p-- the forced removal from native land into indian territory. >> this particular section of the museum we really highlight one particular removal, which is what we refer to as the trail of death. it actually happened the same year as the cherokee nation of tears and we left our homelands within a few days of each other. this is a particul

we have five tribes that border shawnee. they are an independent, sovereign nation, each one of them. have interjurisdictional issues from time to time in terms of taxation. we try to cross deputized so that their police and our police work together. we supply them with fire, service, and a number of other things. we have a good relationship by and large with them. we do have issues time to time like any family members. shawnee is driven economically by a pretty diversified group. we have oklahoma baptist university here, which is traditionally ranked as one of the top liberal arts university's west of the mississippi. we have a good manufacturing base as a result of an extensive solicitation project that occurred during the late 1960's and early 1970's. we are fairly close to oklahoma city, so we are somewhat of a bedroom community to oklahoma city. a generation coming on is all about place. in my generation, i went where the job was. the kids now don't do that. they seek out a place that will give them the lifestyle they w

. >>> this weekend, shawnee, oklahoma. the area was settled after the civil war by native american tribes with help of our broadband cable partners we'll explore the literary scene saturday at noon eastern carol sue humphrey with her book "the american revolution and the press: the promise of independence." >> in the years between the french and indian war and the american revolution, the newspapers again played an important part in letting people know what the arguments were, what the issues were and also getting them involved in standing up against britain when they were mad about taxes or other issues. >> then on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, a visit to the citizen potawatomi nations cultural heritage center. >> this particular section of the museum we really highlight one particular movement the trail of death. it happened the same year as the cherokee trail of tears and left our homelands within a few days of each other. this is a particularly heartbreaking and gut wrenching removal. our ancestor

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for the indian people in ohio, the delawares and shawnees, there no need to keep fighting. they have won their war. they drop out of the war, which gives forbes the green light to advance and the french realize, this is the end of the game. forbes does not have to assault the fort, the french blow it up and evacuate because without as defenders and allies, it's indefensible. essentially the end of the french and indian war. for george washington. my thing is not moving here. but it leads into another series shapests that washington's life and shape the direction of american history. indians are right at the center of it. it would not have happened at the way that it did without native people. of piece of paris -- peace paris in 1763 represents a shift in north america. france abandons its north american claims. cedes west of the mississippi to spain to keep that region out of the hands of the british. east of them mississippi to britain. the british now have a huge north american empire. they are virtually bankrupt, after fighting what was essentially the first world war. t

we continue now with our look at the history of shawnee. a i like to describe it as match only god can make in heaven. the original monks arrived in new orleans in 1872, thinking they had an invitation for the catholic ship of new orleans to

watch c-span of the tour of shawnee, oklahoma and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. wyoming

learn more about shawnee and are other stops on c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. tv,, on american history gary kremer, executive director of the state historical society of missouri discusses his book. the book traces the military history of african-americans, looking at the transition -- traces the hit and the movement to missouri's urban areas to seek new opportunities. the kansas city public library hosted this event. it is about one hour and 20 minutes. >> he is also, i have to say with complete jealousy and envy, the man about to build the 25 million dollar research building in columbia to become the statearters of missouri historical society. that the problem in the state of missouri, at the same time, is about to cut its phd program history. it is a sign. he is a great defender. of the liberal arts and liberal arts education. the university of missouri at both columbia is not doing the right things by the liberal arts. lineage in history is extraordinary. it relates directly to blac

. >> watch c-span cities tour of shawnee, oklahoma, saturday at noon eastern on c-span 2's book t. >>> a working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >>> the nation's governors talk about agricultural issues at their recent governors meeting. first, we hear from australian prime minister mall couple turnbull who spoke to the governors about the economic interests of his country and the u.s. involving security, trade and infrastructure. >> now for the main event. it's my honor to welcome our first speaker and distinguished guest, the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. thank you for joining us today in continuing our dialogue about how we can work in partnership to grow our economies together. for those of you who do not know, the prime minister's address is especially timely as 2018 marks 100 years since our two countries became allies in world war i. since 1918, our relationship has grown beyond just military alliance. globalization has allowed our states and citizens to collaborate across a range of initiatives and our trade flows and investments to increase desp

watch c-span of the tour of shawnee, oklahoma and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span 3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. wyoming governor, matthew immediate delivering his state of address. he spoke for about 45 minutes. [ applause ] >> thank you, thank you very much. thank you very much. [ applause ] thank you. have a seat, thank you. [ applause ] >> good morning. speaker hars m speak speaker harrisman and justice burke and mr. gordon and members of the judiciaries and veterans and fellow citizens and my family, good morning. today i give my eighth and final state of address and in preparing it, i had a lot of thoughts and including the speaker and president have been kidding me in recent days, it is too bad, it takes about eight year to train a governor. just when you get them trained, they leave. a reminder of a couple of years ago when the president of senate and president nicholas when he was announcing me, he said, the executioner. it takes a while to train a speaker and president, too. what a privilege it

. >> our cities tour staff recently traveled to shawnee, oklahoma to learn about its rich history. learn about other stops on our tour at c-span.org/cities tour. you're watching american history tv all weekend every weekend on c-span3. seth eastman was a 19th-century mapmaker, illustrator, and painter. he was best known for his artwork chronicling indian life in the american northwest. art historian talks about and shows some of his paintings depicting u.s. military sports. the u.s. historical society hosted this event -- military forts. the u.s. historical society hosted this event. >> joining us for the first lecture of 2018 to the u.s. capital historical society, i am the chief historian. ever since i found out what james has been up to in terms of his work as an artist/scholar, i have been keen on getting him here to talk to us. his special focus is on a little-known suite of paintings well-known.most we will be able to see them through his visuals today. and also hear what he brings as an artist to seeing them and what he can glean out of them. he is a visual artists and autho

. >>> c-span's cities tour takes you to shawnee, oklahoma. it was settled by native american tribes. with the help of broad band cable partners, we'll explore the literary season saturday at noon eastern on book tv, author carol sue humphrey, the american revolution and the press, the promise of independence. >> in the years between the french and indian war and the american revolution, the actual fighting started the newspapers, again, played an important part in letting people know what the arguments were, what the issues were, and also getting them involved in standing up against britain when they were mad about taxes or other issues. >> and then on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv a visit to the citizen potawatomie nations cultural heritage center. >> this particular section of the museum we really highlight one particular removal, what we refer to as the trail of death. it happened the same year as the cherokee trail of tears and we left our homelands within a few days of each other. this is a particularly heartbreaking

staffcer: our cities tour travel to shawnee, oklahoma to learn more about its wrist -- about it rich history. learn more about other stops on our tour on c-span.org/citiestour. you are watching american history tv, all weekends, every weekend on c-span3. on americanext history tv, house majority leader kevin mccarthy hosted a ceremony to commemorate the 200th anniversary of african-american abolitionist frederick -- frederick douglass's birth. chris vanncluded hollen, eleanor holmes norton, and a douglas descendent. this is about 50 minutes. i want to thank everyone for joining us to celebrate the 200th anniversary of a great american, frederick douglass we are honored to have with us. two descendents of frederick douglass. betty washington douglass is the great granddaughter of booker t. washington, and the great great granddaughter of frederick douglass. that ken morris, the next generation in line for these monumental men will share his story later. the birth ofer frederick douglass, let's applaud that. [applause] rep. mccarthy: 200 years after the birth of frederick douglass, i b