eastern on c-span and c-span 2. the senate armed services committee begins with the new session of congress by looking at cyber threats against the u.s., including alleged russian hacking during the presidential campaign. and week, the nsa director others are set to testify on capitol hill. that is thursday at 9:30 eastern on c-span three. house presste secretary sean spicer was asked about donald trump's reaction to allegations of russian involvement. we also heard from the ranking member of the house intelligence committee. headline, russian malicious cyber activity, it makes it clear and names russia. >> didn't says acts of state backup the system. does he accept that russia is behind this? briefinge to have the from the intelligence committee. toryone in the media wants jump forward and make a conclusion about other anonymous sources coming out of the intelligence committee. that the dncs is had a problem with their i.t. security and they need to do a better job. talking about the other influences on the electio

eastern on c-span and c-span 2. in his last weekly address of 2016, president obama highlights with united states has accomplished this year.

what's live on c-span, c-span or, and also live on the c-span radio cap. -- c-span radio app. this week, the communicators goes to the university of michigan near detroit were car companies are using a new test to check out new technology. lawmakers are experiment in with technology that allows cars to talk to each other and talk to roads and traffic lights so there will be fewer accidents. we spoke with a transportation analyst studies this technology and with the director of the university of michigan's mobility transformation of center. host: where are we right now? >> we are at the university of michigan. this is m city, it was built specifically to test and develop automated vehicles. this is a fake storefront. it can create different scenarios for both connected and automated vehicles. we want to test and be able to repeat. when you are out on the street, it is hard to be able to repeat consistently. behind us is a facade. you can move it back or further up. you can make it suburban or urban. we have many different road types, intersections. many different ways to park.

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watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> our c-span bus travels to local schools, colleges, and universities in communities across the country. recently our bus stopped in hampton, virginia, visiting students at tamp -- hampton high school. here's a video students made about our visit. >> it's pretty hard to miss the c-span bus outside of hampton high school too. inside students are receiving an informational session about c-span's mission. c-span's bus goes around our nation speaking to high school students, colleges and units -- universities and also at political gatherings. let's take a look. [all reading together] >> the way they laid it out was awesome. >> we reached out to students through email correspondents and also through their 11th and 12th grade social studies classes -- classes. they applied and wrote one paragraph about what this experience means to them. some in terms of their careers, media and others in response to how the recent campaign of 2016 occurred and mow c-span was a part of this effort. >> if the students here have neve

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watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> hyde park, new york, where in 1882, franklin delano roosevelt was born. following a political career in his native state, roosevelt became assistant secretary of the navy in 1913. in 1920 he campaigned unsuccessfully for vice presidency. illness interrupted his political career. in a world of glowing prosperity, urged by democratic pollack -- democrat party leaders to become a candidate for governor of new york. governor roosevelt served as two terms as governor general executive of fashion governor roosevelt became the choice of the democratic convention in 1932. the flight to chicago beat graham -- chicago marked the beginning of his rise to presidency. the forgotten man and the new field became his campaign slogan. president hoover was a symbol of national business and personal depression. in the back wash post economic war conditions. the unemployed marched upon washington. the nations demanded a change and roosevelt was swept into the presidency. herbert hoover was the last president to retire

again that is live on c-span, c-span.org and on c-span radio. later tonight at eight eastern time will be showing the news conference with president trump and british prime minister theresa may here on c-span two. that is going to air again tonight at 8 o'clock eastern time. looking ahead to next week, the senate will be looking at the nomination of rex tillerson to be the next secretary of state. the senate is an live here in c-span2. on monday at 3 o'clock eastern time. they will begin debate at 5:00 p.m. with a procedural boat with moving forward with rex tillerson's nomination at 5:30 p.m. if they choose to advance that nomination a final vote is expected next wednesday in the senate. again, lives in a coverage here on c-span two. back to the calls. mike and honolulu is on the line with for the democrats. go ahead mike. >> caller: thank you. and thanks to c-span. i think you're doing a great job. i think donald trump did a good job too. he has been off to a great start. he is really getting some action and this whole thing about torture and

eastern on c-span and c-span 2. announcer: now mike judge, greater and executive producer of the hbo television series "silicon valley" talks about changes in the tech industry over the past decades. this is about 15 minutes. ♪ >> thanks for joining us again at disrupt, mike. a special thank you for making it a million times easier to explain to my relatives what i do for a living. i want to go back to win "silicon valley" first premiered. i remember watching the first episode and laughing a bunch, but also thinking, people are not going to get this. what made you feel confident that this is a show that america would get? was: i thought it incredibly good. no, i am not really, especially when we were first starting, i'm not a tech insider. i worked as an engineer in silicon valley, but even then i felt like an outsider. i approached it from an outsider's pointed view. view.nt of everyone i pitched it to at hbo, they were non-tech people. we were conscious of making it the more about a character who is socially awk

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, santa clara university professor nancy unger looks at the role of gay bars in american history. >> many closeted gays go to their first gay bar. for example, san francisco's black cat. and in these bars, they find out that they're not the only ones. that there are lots of people who are atypical sexually. and when the war is over, they don't want to return to their small towns and small town closets. many settle instead in the cities where they first experienced some self acceptance. >> and then at 10:30, government policy makers and officials talk about the 1991 nonluger act establishing the process of storing, dismantling and destroying soviet chemical weapons. >> what we found is that to the russians, it was not an inher trance to hell, it was the revival after great russia. >> sunday at of okay on american artifacts, matthew hanson, and christina co-vac, on their efforts to preserve ten of president franklin d. roose

eastern on c-span and c-span2. >> the c-span video library is an easy way to search and view c-span programs and to help through its use is dr. robert browning, executive director of the c-span archives. >> go to c-span.org, the main site, and look on the front page on the left side are all the hearings and the presidential events of that day, the political campaign events. then right underneath that on the left side is a link that says recent events. they appear in the order that they were on the network. you can search for a person's name, every person, 170,000 people, have pages that contain all their video on that page is a link, a search box, and you can put whatever word. let's say you want sheila jackson lee. then you put in a word, say, climate change. >> members and congressional black caucus, tomorrow, we will receive the signatures in public bodyments of those d support the clean power plan. you want to ted poe on the floor, who talked about iraq, and that will get you you want a particular, small piece, almost like paragraphs. >> the soldiers were members of the third battalion 1

with his farewell address here on c-span. c-span.org, and our c-span free radio app. just a moment away from the house coming back, a couple of votes tonight on the floor of the house. we'll have that for you momentarily on on c-span. the senate could be a late night. democrat saysing they may speak late into the night, into the morning, against republican efforts to repeal the affordable care act.

and listen through the seasick -- c-span radio app. >> this weekend, c-span cities tour along with our cox communications cable partners will explore the literary life and history of san diego. on book tv on c-span2, we will 7000 abandonedof bicycles left along the river valley on the san diego-tijuana border. in the book, "the coyotes bicycle" the untold story of 7000 bicycles. >> every parcel along monument road i went to after that had a pile of bicycles, from the state park to the goright down here. , and thea county park people of the valley were just collecting these bicycles that were abandoned by migrants. tvthen, on american history on c-span3, we will hear how the u.s. navy tilt its presence in san diego. from historian carl xing hine. >> she was a large ship of new design and the navy put her through the paces, even though the war had just concluded. and she made numerous deployments to the mediterranean for the first 10 years of her career. then in 1954, it was decided she needed to transfer to the she madend so in 1955, an epic voyage because she was too large to pass thro

watch live on c-span and c-span .org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. spirit president obama was honored recently by military leaders at a presidential farewell ceremony at a military base just outside arlington national cemetery in virginia when we heard from the president and defense secretary ashton carter. >> once again, good afternoon and welcome to historic joint base myer-henderson hall and today's armed forces farewell tribute honoring barack obama, the 44th president fourth president of the united states. ladies and gentlemen, please stand for the arrival of the official party and remain standing as owners are rendered. taking a position on the reviewing stand on the honorable ashton carter, secretary of defense. accompanied by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president of the united states ♪ ♪ ♪ >> march. ♪ ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ ♪ [cannonade] [cannonade] gen >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. ♪ >> the tr

watch live on c-span and c-span dorgan listen on the free c-span radio app. >> every weekend book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. saturday at 1:30 p.m., from the national constitution center in billdelphia, it's the 2016 of rights become festival and discussion on the death penalty and the constitution plus conversations with david keene author of "shall not be infringed. >> go to book tv.org for the complete weekend schedule. this weekend on american history tv on c-span 3. saturday evening at 6:00 eastern on the civil war. >> grant says the secretary was timid and impossible for him to avoid interfering. he could see our weakness. the enemy would not have been in danger if mr. stanton had been in the field. >> then at 8:00, discussion of careers and discussions opine ear writers. >> they tried to assign her stories like flowers but she kept busting out and wrote stories about divorce laws and largely because of her mother's experience. she wrote about conditions about women who worked in factories and the medical treatment of the poor. >> sunday afternoon at

watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and also live on the free c-span radio app. >> next, a look back at the role of first ladies and some of the gowns they've worn to past inaugural balls. this was held at the national useum of american history. >> it's her first chance to fill the ceremonial role. so she holds the bible as the president takes the oath of office. she's his hostess at the inaugural balls. >> martha washington often said there was so much scrutiny. every first lady has had that. on one hand, it's something we look at on everyone, the first thing we see. so we look at clothing to get cues and clues about what someone may be like. and the first lady is someone who most will never meet so this is how we try to get an idea of what she will be like. and possibly what the administration will be like. casual, trendy, elegant? cutting edge? we just don't know. this is one of the things we can look to to take cues for that. >> what about americans' response to what the first ladies wear? >> we do feel that we have a right to pass judgment of what the first lady is wearing. i th

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watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. >>> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, santa clara university professor nancy unger looks at the role of gay bars in american history. >> many closeted gays go to their first gay bar for example san francisco's black cat. in these bars they find out that they're not the only one, that there are lots of people who are attack sexually. when the war -- atypically sexually. when the war is over they don't want to return to their small town closets and many settle in the city where they first experience some self-acceptance. >> at 10:30, government policymakers and officials talk about the 1931 nunn-lugar act talking about the process of storing and destroy the soviet chemical weapons. >> what we found was that from the russians, the nuclear complex was not the inheritance from hell, to them, it was the means for the revival of a great russia. >> sunday evening at 6:00 on american artifacts, fdr presidential archivist hanson and christina kovac on their efforts to preserve

you can watch live when the president announces it on c-span and c-span.org and c-span radio. you mentioned the nominees. vote on hour the senator jeff sessions' attorney general in the judiciary committee. we will have that live on c-span 3. and today 10:00 betsy devos will .ave her vote 2.owing that on c-span time for a few more comes with congressman lou barletta. maryland, democrat. tom, good morning. host: good morning, everyone. never, ever discern discern. there's always going to be somebody who does something that is despicable. these countries that the has picked have inform condition anything to the united states. i can understand if he picked saudi arabia and some other who we think had something to do with 9/11. people -- the -- i'm sorry to say he's picked people, a group of not, i'm not going to say not educated but fears and lot of feelings about other people that though they el as should not be trusted. people people to [indiscernible] people people us. have done something to let's if the alienate our friends. there other thing, should be a time limit for answe

watch live on c-span and www.c-span.org, and on the free c-span radio app. >> house speaker paul ryan held a ceremonial swearing-in and photo opportunity with members of the 115th congress and their families. here is a portion of that event. [no audio] [indistinct conversation] speaker ryan: got it? all right. talk soon. [indistinct conversation] speaker ryan: how you doing? i'm paul. >> yes, yes, yes. speaker ryan: ready? >> thank you, yes. [indiscernible] >> thank you. speaker ryan: good to meet you. we appreciate everything. >> thank you. thank you. [indiscernible] wow. speaker ryan: ready? thank you. appreciate it. [indiscernible] >> one right here. >> happy new year. [laughter] >> thank you. [indistinct conversation] >> ok. speaker ryan: thank you. >> thank you, bye. speaker ryan: hey, guys. it's paul. [indistinct conversation] >> thank you. all right, thank you. speaker ryan: thank you. shaving. for [laughter] ishhe was pretty scrubbe this morning. [indiscernible] >> thank you. thanks a lot. >> appreciate it. nice seeing you. speaker ryan: right hand up. [indiscernible] >> what

the c-span video library is an easy way to view and search c-span programs and help through its use is dr. robert browning, executive director. >> go to c-span.org, the main site and look on the front page. on the left side are all the hearings and the presidential events of that day and the political campaign events and right underneath that on the left side is a link that says recent event and they appear in the order that they were on the network. you can zensearch for a person' name. $117,01 117,000 people have pages and a link, a search box, you put in a word. so let's say you want sheila jackson lee and then you put in a word, let's say they talked about climate change. >> members of the congressional black caucus tomorrow will receive the signatures and public statements of those demanding that this body fully support president obama's clean power plant. >> if you want ted poe on the floor. he talked about iraq. put in those words and that will get you to particular small pieces almost like paragraphs where they made their remarks. >> soldiers were members of the 3rd baa tttalio

on c-span.org and on c-span radio app. >> c-span's "washington journal", live everyday with news and policy issues that impact too. coming up on saturday morning we are getting your post inauguration day reaction. china conversation with your phone call, e-mail, facebook comments and tweet. watch "washington journal" live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on saturday morning. >> this weekend c-span's city tour will explore the literary life and history of harrisburg, pennsylvania. author of lincoln scandal. talks about the the life of one of pennsylvania's most prominent figures of the 19th-century. >> people talk about the age of andrew jackson but they should talk about the age of camera. it's a man his political skills were undeniable. men who built a political machine that lasted far beyond any of those constructed by his contemporaries. >> on american history to be in c-span three visit the set of 1839 convention as he explains the backroom deals and trickery that led to harrelson becoming the presidential candidate. >> it was the first time there was more than one candidate being put forwar

watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. host in charlottesville, virginia. good morning to you. guest: good morning and happy new year. i hope you had a great time with your family. host: thank you for saying that. whatit comes to messages, would be your personal message peopleington and from that listen to your program, what do you think they would like to see washington do? guest: i hope you heard the people because one of the things that they said loud and clear is they are sick and tired of the in transparency, that whole echo chamber that the national security advisor admitted to that we heard about during obamacare. we have seen it come to fruition. it is the reason donald trump is the president-elect. he did not lecture. the people are tired of thinking that there is an elected class that rules over the country. they are not about that. both democrats and republicans. host: you have heard the campaigning one thing, governing another. guest: all the time. host: what faces this administration? guest: first, then will t

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follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest news. on march 3, 1913, the day before president woodrow wilson's inauguration, over 5000 women paraded down pennsylvania avenue towards the white house, in the first of its kind demonstration for the right to vote. as thousands watched, some women were insulted and attacked by a mop, resulting in over 200 injuries and called for the u.s. army to subdue the crowd. american history tv attended the celebration of the event and interviewed disappearance -- participants. it was organized by the sorority. day march 3, 1913, they participated in the suffrage march for women to get the right to vote, even before african-americans. women who were social activists in their own date and time. as undergraduate students, they had to get a chaperone to leave camp this. 100 years ago, we did not have freedom movement. was the onlyheta african-american organizations that participated in the original suffrage march. >> i'm the presiding bishop of the ame church in the state of texas. my grandmother w

american history tv on c-span all weekend every week and on c-span3. >> c-span, were history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's television companies, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. history,tures in appalachian's professor bruce stewart teaches a class on how the national perception of the appalachian perception of its people were formed in the 1800s. he talks about how writers appalachianmyth of -- this class is just over an hour. prof. stewart: good afternoon, class. how are you all doing? excellent, excellent. i wanted to go back in time. go back to the very beginning of the semester, second day, or second-class. remember i showed you a clip of deliverance. and once we looked at deliverance, i asked you to tell me what you think some of the stereotypes of that movie were? we begin to list a number of the sterty

i'm a loyal c-span listener and i am a radio listener. i love c-span. thank you and happy new year. the democrats,o i am a proud democrat. we will be fine. we needed to hold on to our morals, our values and our message of helping the people. we are going to be fine. we just needed to do that and remember we are not splintered. we are not annoying where we are going. we have to values. we have to hold on and to do the work that is needed. host: can i ask you a question? how can democrats be more effective in the next administration, especially the next two years of congress? caller: we just need to remember we are here to help people who need our help. that is what we have always done. we have to get away from this talking and carping. we have to be about the getting things done that need to be done. there are many things that need to be done. strong to hold on and be . and hold to the republicans. keep their feet to the fire. do not let them get away with things we know are not right. just do not do it. from that is shavonne washington. bob will tell us his from wisconsin, republica

we are online at c-span or get and on the c-span radio app. >> health and human services silvio burwell talked about repealing the health care act without having another in place. she taught that the national press club in washington. this is one hour. [gavel pounding] >> welcome to the national press club. i am

we are ready to engage in be a partner in this issue. >> "the newsmakers" airs today on c-span and c-span radio app her joining us is nationally syndicated columnist and author cal thomas. yesterday was a big day. you have been around a long time. what is your take on the size and scope of the process? guest: political theater goes back to the founding of the country. it is part of the wonderful things we have an america that you can petition your government for addressing grievances. i am always amused by the labels my colleagues in the media put on these things. a woman's march, women's march, as if this is all women. a lot of women were not a part who were excluded. we heard stories from pro-life today on the 44th anniversary of roe versus wade. they were excluded because they were pro-life. people like madonna who dropped more f bombs than may have been dropped on berlin in world war ii. her.e -- c these were ultra liberal women who had a point of view and they are free to march and free to have their say. beginning the political opposition to the trump administration capitol hill, an

we are live streaming on c-span organ and the c-span radio app. this is one of 8 confirmation hearings taking place this week. we are covering them all on the c-span networks. later today, retired general john kelly will have his nomination for secretary of homeland security. that is beginning at about 3:30. we are also streaming that live on c-span.org. we want to hear from our viewers on a very busy day that will end tonight with president obama's farewell address about your most anticipated event. is there a particular hearing your looking forward to? is it donald trump's first press conference since th being elected? tell us why. 202-748-8000 if you are a democrat. 202-748-8001 if you are a republican. 202-748-8002 if you are an independent. also taking calls from outside the u.s. 202-748-8003 is that number. we will begin with deborah in florida on the line for democrats. what are you looking forward to? caller: jeff sessions. remind people you had a guy on this morning from alabama supporting sessions, and he was talking about the ku klux kl

." >> c-span, where history unfolds daily -- in 1970 and, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable company, and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. "washington journal" continues. host: we are back with open phones until the top of the hour. you can weigh in on any policy issue or political debate happening. let's show you saw the headlines. front page of the new york times, and their story about a leaked order that could revive cia black site prisons. they report that it contained phrases and typos. it was not meant for public consumption. the draft of the trap administration executive order that spilled into public view -- a document that raise the pot -- prospect of reviving cia black sites host: three officials say they were circulated among national security council staff members tuesday morning. there is this headline. host: and then there is also the dow reaching 20,000. "wall street journal" front page reached.one the last 1000 points came in just 42 days. those are the headlines on the front pages of newspapers this morning. we want to hear w

watch live on c-span, cspan.org and listen live on the c-span radio app. >>> last tuesday president barack obama delivered his farewell address in chicago. next on american history tv, we take a look at president dwight eisenhower's january 17th, farewell address. and it is best known for what he warns of the industrial complex. he served two terms as president from 1953 to 1960. >>> good evening, my fellow americans. first, i should like to express my gratitude to radio and television networks for the opportunities they have given me over the years to bring reports and messages to our nation. my special thanks go to them for the opportunity of value this evening. three days from now, after half a century in the service of our country, i shall lay down the responsibilities of office, as in tra traditional and solemn ceremo ceremony, to a authority of the presidency is vested to my successor. this evening, i come to you with a message of leave taking and farewell and to shaysharshare. like others, i share with you wisdom to the new president and god speed and that in the coming years we wil

on c-span, c-span.org and listen n the c-span app. >> this week, "the communicators" goes to pittsburgh to look at self-driving cars. we talk with one of the nation's key self-driving researchers at carnegie mellon university and take a ride in the autonomous car that the university is eveloping. peter: i'm with raj rajkumar of carnegie mellon. what are we looking at right here? what is this? raj: we are looking at a cadillac which is capable of driving itself. so it is a self--driving cadillac. peter: the car looks pretty normal from here. raj: that's a car that we bought new from a cadillac dealership in pittsburgh and outfitted with it a bunch of sensors and computers. added software to it, bam, it drives itself. peter: you wouldn't give us a ride? raj: we would love to give you a ride. hop in. peter: what's the main reaction you get from people riding in the car with you? raj: the typical reaction is one of anxiety and angst. fear and occasionally even panic attacks but then they basically watch the vehicle is able to drive, exactly stopping when it should stop. it's actually riding

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> preparations for the 58th presidential inauguration are well under way in washington. tom barrett, chair of the presidential inaugural committee, spoke with reporters at trump tower in new york city. and gave details on how plans for the inauguration are shaping up. >> inauguration is going to be amazing. and what we're doing is trying to orient it toward the greatest tribute to america. the only peace time transition of partisan power that ever happens this way, to the focus for this president-elect, since he is a celebrity is really on the place, on the place, on the history, on the tradition. martin luther king day is monday, a great epic start. and great epic verbiage for what all this means. and there will be a series of events leading up to thursday. thursday is the kickoff of it all. thursday night will be a candlelight dinner, which has been tradition. and each of the dinners and each of the venues is really oriented to just allow people to breathe the place rather than the actors on the stage

watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> more than 300 members of the u.k.'s youth parliament, age 11 to 18, gathered recently for their annual debate. the first segment looked at cuts to the uk's national health service, with a focus on mental health services. this is about 50 minutes. >> thank you very much. a very friendly bunch this year. in previous years it hasn't been this friendly, but thank you. order, order. welcome to the eight sitting at the uk youth parliament in the house of commons chamber. this marks the beginning of uk

watch live on c-span, c-span.org and listen live and listen to the free c-span radio apps. >> live to london for british prime minister's question time. each week we bring you prime minister teresa may taking questions. we invite your participation via twitter on hashtag pmq. prior to question time, members finishing up other business. now live to the british house of commons. >> the caution reference and independence referendum. >> after careful thinking and planning, after 2020. to funding, we see no cuts at all. what everybody alluded to earlier. >> the gentleman had me answer that question and sat out, and the common agriculture policy has not suited those in less favored areas. we have an opportunity to do something different and we should see this. >> questions for the prime minister? hopkins. >> mister speaker. >> i have meetings with ministerial colleagues, i will have furthered such meetings today. >> often hopkins? >> thousands of babies are damaged by the alcohol consuming pregnancy. a primary factor on attacks on women. does the primus to recognize the seriousness of the c

we will have a full replay at 8:00 eastern on c-span and c-span 2. >> sunday, in-depth features of a discussion with three caretakers of smithsonian documents and artifacts. andary of congress, archivist of the united states, in the others. they talk about the challenges and opportunities they see in the years ahead. this is 50 minutes. >> we are in the library of congress. for a conversation with three people responsible for conserving the nation's history and treasures. my question is for carla hayden, starting this job in the fall of 2016. why did you take this job? let me have you finish this sentence. i took this job because i want to -- carla: i wanted to open this wonderful treasure chest to as many people as possible. the room we are in now has 6 stradivarius violins and original scores from beethoven, hayden, no relation. iginal scor hayden, no relation. there are so many things here. david ferriero, do you remember what you said yes? -- why you said yes? ferriero: i said yes because of the opportunity to participate in and administers andi was serious about, thought that th

c-span will have a life coverage of all the days events and ceremonies. , and live on c-span c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. announcer: tonight on c-span, q and a with author rosemary stevens, that's followed by michelle obama giving her last public beach as first lady. later, incoming white house press secretary talks about the presidential transition process and future relations with the press. ♪ this week on "q&a", rosemary stevens. professor stevens the cusses her book -- discusses her book "a time of scandal. charles r. forbes, warren g. harding, and the making of the veterans bureau." , why doosemary stevens you think somebody wanted to read a book about a man named charles r. forbes? rosemary: because he's interesting. because he had been written about before.

watch live on c-span and c-span.org. and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> this weekend, c-span city tour along with our comcast cable partners will explain the history of harrisburg, pennsylvania. on c-span 2, author of amiable scoundrel, lincoln's secretary of war, talks about the life of one of pennsylvania's prominent political figures of the 19th septemberry. >> people talk about the age of andrew jackson but in many ways should talk about the age of simon cameron. this is a man whose political skills were undeniable and a man who built the political machine that lasted far beyond any of thighs constructed contemporary possess. >> on c-span 3, visit the site of the wig convention as harry park every explains back room deals and trickery that led to harrison becoming the party's presidential candidate. >> what makes this convention so special, it was the first time that there was more than one cann candidate put forward for the nomination of the presidency of the united states. >> and pennsylvania capitol

c-span, c-span.org, and the c-span radio at his where you can turn -- radio app is where you can turn. (202) 748-8000 democrats. (202) 748-8001 republicans. (202) 748-8002 independents. a profilerk times has of tom price. taking a look at aspects of his career and some concerns as he faces confirmation, saying as he prepares for two hearings, the first scheduled wednesday, his past with companies that have generated don't asleep -- generously to his campaigns. democrats have called for investigations into whether he called for stock buys based on information he gleaned in congress. , betsy devos. those will be available at 2:15 this afternoon. oft is for ryan zinke montana. go to the website for more information. we will start with john from illinois, republican line. caller: when i think of the last eight years with obama, all i think about our part-time jobs, industry failing, and drones. i wish he would've done a better job instead away from wall street. host: why those three things come to mind? caller: because while he was president we talk about employment. i don't see any full-

watch live on c-span, and c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >>> this weekend on "american history tv" on c-span3, saturday night at 9:00 eastern, santa clara university professor nancy unger looks at the role of gay bars in american history. >> many closeted dpais go to their first gay bar. for instance, san francisco's black cat. in these bars they find out they're not the only ones, that there are lots of people who are atypical sexually. and when the war is over, they don't want to return to their small towns and small town closets. many settle instead in the cities where they first experienced some self-acceptance. >> and then at 10:30, government policy makers and officials talk about the 1991 nonluger act, establishing the formal process of storing, destroying soviet union nuclear weapons. >> we found that to the russians, the nuclear complex was not an inheritance from hell. to them, it was the means for the revival of a great russia. >> sunday evening at 6:00, on "american artifacts," fdr presidential library archivist matthew hanson and motion picture

c-span andon c-span.org, and listen live on the free c-span radio app. ♪ >> confirmation hearings continued this week, with several cabinet level positions in the new trump administration. there's testimony on the nomination for next interior secretary. that is on tuesday. later in the day, the education secretary nominee takes questions from the senate education, labor and pensions committee. that is life beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern. found that public officials, the people who really govern this country, not congress, not the president, it is bureaucrats. they write thousands of rules and regulations that have the force of law. we found out they don't think much about ordinary americans. >> sunday night, benjamin ginsberg, a professor at johns hopkins university, talks about his book. >> what do we learn? we elect a congress that makes the law. the president executes the law. the court's review the law. that is not exactly how the system works. what we think of as the law consists of rules and regulations written by bureaucratic agencies. by bureaucrats who are elected by anyone, and yo

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen free on the c-span radio app. >>> intelligence officials and security experts now talk about government surveillance and privacy concerns, also congressional over sight of intelligent agencies, later international views, laws related to u.s. intelligence gathering and data collection. >>> welcome back from lunch to the afternoon session cato institute. we are about the start flash talks, these are theme aticalat. prepared. we do not have questions following but do encourage you if you do have questions to follow-up on, our first two speakers who have biographies in greater details in the pacts will be addressing one of the oldest questions of political theory -- who guards the guardian? who watches the watchmen? how do you keep political power political once you have seated in the institution with the aim of safeguarding your right? our entire system of government is an elaborate answer to that question but particularly pressing when it comes to surveillance authority, when it comes to authorities that are by their nature secret, to the sam

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> join us on tuesday for live coverage of the opening day of the new congress. watch the official swearing in of the new and reelected members of the house and senate and the election of the speaker of the house. our all-day live coverage of the events from capitol hill begins at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span and c-span.org or you can listen to it on the free c-span radio app. in 1955, 15-year-old african american emmett till was kidnapped and murdered while visiting relatives in money, mississippi. the case went to trial. two white suspects were acquitted by an all-white jury. next, the author sits down with the kansas city public library executive director to talk about his book. this is about 90 minutes. name is alvin sykes and i am to represent the kansas city library system. [applause] you are in for an exciting treat. i'm going toowing, read the introduction so we stay on point.

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen free on the c-span radio app. >>> intelligence officials and security experts now talk about government surveillance and privacy concerns, also congressional over sight of intelligent agencies,

watch live on c-span and c-span.org, and also live on the free c-span radio app. with inauguration day later this week, next we will take a look back at past inaugural addresses. george h w bush and bill clinton. after that, the national action martin has its annual luther king jr. breakfast. with reverend al sharpton, senator cory booker and governor terry mcauliffe. then, washington journal is live with your phone calls and a look at today's headlines. [applause] president bush: mr. chief justice, mr. president, vice president quayle, senator mitchell, speaker wright, senator dole, congressman michel, and fellow citizens, neighbors, and friends, there is a man here who has earned a lasting place in our hearts and in our history. president reagan, on behalf of our nation, i thank you for the wonderful things that you have done for america. [applause] president bush: i've just repeated word for word the oath taken by george washington 200 years ago, and the bible on which i placed my hand is the bible on which he placed his. it is right that the memory of washingt

eastern life on c-span, speakers include gloria and that'll be on c-span, here on c-span2 tomorrow morning, president trump and vice president mike pence will attend a prayer service at the national cathedral here in washington, live at 10:00 on c-span2. as the new president cabinet takes shape, we will bring you live coverage of all cabinet level confirmation hearings on the c-span network on tv, online on c-span.org and c-span radio app, it'll be a workday later today for the u.s. senate, the senate gavels into session this afternoon, they will consider two nominations, retired general james mattis for defense secretary. another retired general kelly and the homeland security nominee and word this afternoon that senator -- this morning, rather, that senator ron is blocking the nomination of mike pompeo to be cia director, blocking that confirmation vote anyway, it's not likely we will see that this afternoon. join us for live coverage this

atch live on c-span and c-span.org and also live the c-span radio app. martin memorial to dr. luther king in washington, d.c. various people visiting the emorial on this federal holiday, a holiday for others across the united states as well. there as me action people come to visit. not only is that memorial sill -- civil s rights work and his birthday and highlighting it to talk about president obama and aspects of his legacy. us to continue is sophia ebl pluribupluribus one. of a united america how do you think president obama has done on that issue when it comes to matters of race? guest: i think it is too early to tell. i think we have to let lift be judge -- let history be the judge. i think the first black going to was always have to walk a fine line between advocating for african-american of es and being a president all the people. i think that ironically during the campaign hillary clinton was to be more forceful on issues of race as a white woman things that president obama simply couldn't say during the last eight years. we still have work and his kind of -- we don't

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and also live on the free c-span radio app. >> washington journal is next. we will take your calls and look at the days of news. the house is back in this morning for the second day of the 115th congress. member speeches at 10:00 a.m. eastern. and a whistleblower bill and a measure that would allow new congress to use the congressional review act to disapprove multiple regulations issued by the president and his final year in office. live coverage here on c-span. coming up, we look at yesterday's opening day in congress. a wall street journal reporter joins us to talk about the house dropping changes to the ethics office and president obama's meeting with house democrats today. you can join me conversation on facebook and twitter. >> i would like members of this house, god bless the united states of america. this is the people's it is my privilege to hand the gavel to the speaker of the house, paul ryan. [applause] ♪ host: nancy pelosi turning over as house gavel to paul ryan the 115th congress goes into session. the senate starting work on the pr

watch live on c-span and c-span.org and listen live on the free c-span radio app. >> and the white house announced today that obamas will head to palm springs immediately after the i nicaraguaation. meanwhile, they are moving into their new house in washington, d.c. moving day at the new obama digs where a few sets of golf clubs just headed in. box labelled, cleaning supplies heads into the obama home just like they're us. britain's prime minister theresa may talked about the country leaving the european union and the future of the uk. here is a brief look. >> we are about to enter a negotiation. that means there will be give and take. there will have to be compromises. it will require imagination on both sides. and not everybody will be able to know everything at every stage. i recognize how important it is to provide business, public sector and everybody. with as much certainty as possible adds we mo possible as we move through the process. where we can move through the process, we will do so. we acted quickly to give information about farm payments and university funding. which is why