Thats Thomas Edison behind him. He enjoyed oldtime country dancing. Here he is with the naturalist. Skating with his grandchildren. They plant a garden together, Henry Ford Roman two. His first car, he called it a quadra cycle. Thats his wife clara. He began with an idea that most people thought would not work but he made it work. The tools he used were common sense, ingenuity and perseverance. Along with a natural instinct for knowing how to put the sheens together and make them run. He was born into a world of limited horizons. Though he left the firm that might have been his heritage coming never lost his love for the land and the everlasting cycle of seed time and harvest print what he accomplished helped men put the burden of work on machines and broke the ofriers of space and time, islation and difference mechanical genius help change the lives of people everywhere, he sought to preserve and a permanent form, a record of the world around him and his effort widening interest in it. He collected buildings the way others collect stamps and put them in a village where time stands still. He organized a Motion Picture department which produced films that were shown in theaters and schools throughout the country, travel logs, newsreels and documentaries that touched on nearly every facet of american life. This is the way the country looks in the years before the first world war, rich, rolling but often in accessible. Farm works us his forefathers had, its a hard life for man and beast. A long day for the farmers wife as well. I meant things twice before he goes to market on roads like this. Sometimes he never even gets there. It is a long walk to school on a muddy road. More fun to go by sleigh in the winter. During recess, there is time for a snowball fight. Have a climb for an old oak tree. The one sure way to get someplace is on a train. You can only go where the tracks go. Life in the city moves at a slow pace. This is pennsylvania avenue in washington, no trip to the capital is complete without a tour of the white house. President wilson lives here now. There is more hustle and bustle down at the market. Faneuil hall in boston or new york city on the lower east side. Always plenty to do and see in the big town. Ride the elevator train all the elevated train all the way from the battery far uptown. There is the hippodrome, one of the big theaters in new york. Another way to see the city is a boat ride around manhattan. All aboard watch out. Some city slicker may try to sell you the brooklyn bridge. Passing the battery, there is a navy cruiser. Ocean liners along the hudson river. Mighty Tall Buildings in new york city. The flatiron building, the woolworth building, 60 stories high, tallest in the world. Look at that traffic on fifth avenue. Kind of peaceful over on riverside drive. Grants tomb, always one of the favorite sites to see. Sunday in central park. No place like it for a leisurely stroll. Or a boat ride on the lagoon. Coney island thrills and spills. They say some folks even get wet if the water is warm enough. Where do we go on vacation once a year . Atlantic city, of course. No that is not a real elephant. , it is a hotel at the end of the boardwalk. The atlantic ocean. They are waving out of the elephants eye. A few hearty acrobats. Most of the time, they stroll along the boardwalk or ride along in the rolling chairs. Every city has a park. This is belle isle near detroit. With lagoons for a quiet afternoon ride in a canoe if you do not mind the crowds. Some like to dance. While others gather around the piano to listen. In the winter, the adventurous go ice skating. It is easy to know how. It is easy if you know how. There is nothing like the thrill of an ice road on a cold day. Or the fast track on a toboggan slide. Plenty of speed in an auto race, once they get going. Buffalo bill himself, his 71st year, straight as an arrow. In his 71st year. That out6 and hes on on tour with his circus again. He has bucking broncos and indians. The opening of baseball season. And time to throw out the first ball. Snapshots of other people we know. John burroughs, the naturalist he waves to admirers. , luther burbank, an expert in horticulture. In his experiments he has , removed the spines from the cactus. He says it is good to eat, too. We will take his word for it. Thomas edison in San Francisco in 1915, out for a drive with his wife. And mr. And mrs. Harvey firestone. Joseph g cannon of illinois, former speaker of the house of representatives. Will rogers, americas favorite humorist. Out west, the few hardy souls visit Glacier National park. They go for a climb a little , short on equipment, but strong in spirit. The view is worth the effort, so they say. There goes dad. It is not all play. There is more work to be done. Resources. The cameraman cannot resist his little joke. You see a lot of women in the factories now. They are making hats. These girls are making footballs. There is a difference. Down the post office, they are teaching the girls to sort the mail. One thing they learned in a hurry, do not pick up too much at once. Too bad. Here is a place for women to work, and steady, too. Some men change their collars twice a week. Machines do more and more of the hard work these days. Here is the way they assemble the spokes to make the wheel for the model t ford in michigan. The eighthour workday ends and the men go home mostly by trolley. Not many can afford to buy a car of their own yet. These men went home long ago, when the war between the states ended. The survivors, both blue and gray, still meet together once a year to renew old acquaintance. It is 1917. What memories they must have. Their camp at vicksburg, mississippi. They have fought their war. While these recruits in michigan are being trained to fight another war. The call goes out and they respond enthusiastically. How can they know what lies ahead . Just a year ago, we reelected Woodrow Wilson as president. Now we are in a war we had hoped to avoid, but we are confident he will lead us to victory. Who will win the war . The mood of the nation changes. We talk about liberty loans and liberty cabbage. Uncle sam needs you. Old heroes are popular again. Here is Theodore Roosevelt surrounded by crowds wherever he goes. Everything is just bully. And there is a parade in every city and town. The training is deadly serious now. Learning to pronounce names of we are places we have never heard of before. Our factories convert to production of engines. These are the famous liberty engines. She is doing her bit. Here is a certificate for buying 500. Worth of liberty bonds. Henry ford receives a Navy Contract to build navy boats. Eagle boats. Here he is in washington with the secretary of the navy. Using a technique of the Automobile Assembly line, they are riveted together. The halls of eagle boats are riveted together. The launching of an eagle boat, sleek and fast, built for antisubmarine warfare. At Highland Park, ford experiments with a small tank powered by two model t engines. And will across the trenches . Not every time. Back to the drawing board. The city of detroit turns out to say goodbye and good luck to those who go to fight in foreign fields. They dont give up on the small things. Maybe those skids in back will help. Too bad. Big brother shows how it should be done. At Highland Park the men turn out for a patriotic parade. Another new weapon, it not very effective as yet, this is the first model. There is glory for the men who fly them. This is the first model of the martin bomber. Eddie rickenbacker comes some to americas flying ace comes home to encourage more lame production. Here is how they manufactured curtis h type flying boats. A liberty engine. The faces of america at war. These are men working in a shipyard, the red cross girls are a friendly site. Captain kittle he has worked at , the bureau of engraving in washington since 1864. Barracks life in an army camp. More and more troop trains headed for points of embarkation. The last cup of coffee before we shove off. A sobering moment. We will not come back until its over. Over there. Meanwhile, there goes another one. At the tank test. Soon the bugs are all ironed out and the captain places in order the government places an order for 15,000 tanks. Lord northcliffe and detroit sent by king george to arrange , for the shipment to Great Britain to speed up the delivery of food. New forda nude a followed by henry ford. Parades and more parades to keep the home fires burning. Now is the time to buy liberty bonds so we can finish the job we have started. Keep buying them, mister. And then it is over and the world is safe with democracy. [cheering] one more parade in washington. There is president harding. In general blackjack pershing. They are marching to Arlington Cemetery to bury the unknown soldier. Seems like everyone is on the move. Lots of changes around the country now. Weve got to do something about those roads. It takes forever to cross a river this way. They begin to build new roads. As fast as we can. Mighty smooth riding now. There is one car that takes you anywhere you want to go, the model t. Strong, sturdy, with a will of its own. Here is how they put them together. At the Highland Park plant. A car comes off the end of the line every 10 seconds. They sell them in just about every town in the land. There is no end to what you can do when you own a car. No longer locked on the land, a farmers wife can get away from the farm for a little while. And take the baby down the road for a visit. Trucks take over the job of moving produce to market. The saturday afternoon drive becomes a national habit. The sunday afternoon drive becomes a national habit. This is the Columbia River highway, built in 1917. In oregon. Magnificent sights to see in america and the car is the way to get there. That bear is hungry. For a real vacation, nothing beats a camping trip. Picnics in the park or alongside the lake. You can even sleep in a car if you want. Henry ford and his friends go camping in style. President harding arrives to pay the assembly a visit. To pay a sunday visit in the great smoky mountains. Ford chops wood for exercise. Here he is with harvey firestone. Thomas edison takes a snooze. Firestone offers some friendly advice. The president takes a turn with the ax. Ford, the president , and edison read the papers. One way to keep them down on the farm buy a tractor, they are , selling more every year. Modern equipment speeds up the works and makes it easier and more efficient. Electricity does more chores for the farmers wife. Running water whenever you want. No more trips to the pump. And no more churning. For grandmother. A growing problem in the cities, what to do about all of the traffic. Sometimes it seems to go like this. And there is a parking problem, even in small towns. The policeman has a new responsibility, directing traffic. Steps are taken to emphasize the need for safer driving. Motion pictures show what can happen when you are not alert. The age of the automobile changes every aspect of american life. The tempo quickens in city and country. Almost everyone can afford to own a car. Sometimes it seems we are all on the road at the same time. We are a nation on wheels and soon to take to the air. As a slim young man and a silver plan opens up the new horizons. There he is, charles lindbergh. Landing at the ford airport. Another pioneer gives us the courage to try something new. There are scheduled flights to anywhere you want to go. The dimensions of time and space are further diminished. A new age begins and we move forward. As we go, we preserve the past to mirror the accomplishments of those who have shown us the way to the future. Here is some of the programs you will find this weekend on the cspan networks. Find our complete schedule at www. Cspan. Org and let us what you know let us know it you usnk by calling us or email or send us a tweet. Join the cspan conversation. The cspan cities tour takes book tv and American History tv on the road, traveling to u. S. Cities to learn about their history and literary life. This weekend, we partnered with Time Warner Cable for a visit to waco, texas. Toas we ban as we started digitize, we began turning over theb sides of the 45s we received. Gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. It would only be the hits if that. The flipside would be heard even less. What we discovered quickly was how many of the b side songs were directly related to the civil rights movement. Ofre are very few databases gospel music. We did not know the sheer number of songs that have very overt songs like there aint no segregation in heaven. Possessing one of those songs much less singing it was a dangerous thing in the deep south. You could get in trouble for a lot of things but singing that song out loud, thats a risk. The texas ranger hall of fame is set up in 1976 for the 175th anniversary of the rangers and honors 30 rangers who have made major contributions to the service or gave their lives under her relic circumstances. We have paintings and portraits of all those rangers. Begin with stephen f austin. He is very successful with his rangers. Toy fought not only managed make the area reasonably safe for settlement from indian raids but when the texas war for independence broke out, the rangers played a major role with texas gaining its independence by saving by staving off the mexican army long enough to allow the colonists to build their own army and develop a strategy. As a result, texas became its own independent nation, the republic of texas for about 10 years. Watch all of our events from waco, texas today at noon eastern on book tv on cspan2 and sunday afternoon on American History tv on cspan3. This year marks the 50th anniversary of president reagans time for choosing speech. To mark the occasion the young , Americas Foundation held the daylong conference about the legacy of president reagan. They discuss the topic, the