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This morning, president obama nominated former Defense Department official Ashton Carter to be his fourth defense secretary. He would replace chuck hagel. Mr. Carter has served in a number of roles within the department as defense secretary from 2011 to 2013. Watch the president s announcement of his nomination at cspan. Org. The cspan cities tour takes book tv and American History tv on the road traveling to u. S. Cities to learn about their history. This weekend we visit waco, texas. As we beg...

In the waco area for very long. They were itinerant farm laborers, but it was not only Jesse Washington himself, 17 and mentally challenged, who was plowing the fields and working for them, but it was also his parents who lived in a little shack on their property with some other children. I think there was a younger brother, a teenager, and they were all doing some kind of work. She was found at the door to the seed barn with her head bashed in. It looked like she had been hit over the head real...

And it is great to be back here all the time. A few years ago, after agreeing to write a book celebrating the centennial of Grand Central terminal, i casually suggested an audacious but catchy subtitle, how a train station transformed america. And almost immediately i was struck by second thoughts. Individuals and events shape history, but could a single building . Luckily, Grand Centrals 100 year imprint on commerce and culture, its pivotal role in urban development, and codifying landmark and ...

He doesnt get to do that. Okay. Now his own dhs secretary, jay johns Johns Johnson stated it to enforce a duly enacted constitutional law thats beyond simple prosecutorial discretion. I think that the a least three of our witnesses believe the president has crossed that line. Could you be more specific and let me start with mr. Dupree. Thank you. I think secretary johnson is correct when he says there is a line. I think in this case the president not only crossed the line but that line is far, f...

Start this out to a biblical quote where two or three are gathered together and so on. Unfortunately, that is not the case. That historians learn that we need to remember is that you have to checking your assumptions. If your assumptions are incorrect, it can lead you to some very wrong conclusions. I would like to illustrate that by the following story, which i hope you will find somewhat well , rivaled as ribald as well. The smiths decided to use a surrogate father to start their family. On th...

Explore possibilities for useful legislation. As i say, they wont be easy, but it is amazing how if you try you can come up with something. One of the things that has been impressive about u. S. Negotiators with iran is how many good ideas they have come up with. And i would simply note to our audience that even david has come up with very interesting ideas that he slips in in the middle of paragraphs in his testimony. For example, when he testified last week before the house he said a sounder s...

You are watching American History tv, all weekend, every weekend on cspan 3. Like usa conversation, on facebook at cspan history. Tvsweek American History american artifacts visits museums and historic places. Up next, we take you inside the house wing of the u. S. Capitol learn about the history of women in congress. In the second of a twopart program, we continued the story beginning in the 1940s with republican progress in clare booth luce republican congresswoman clare booth luce. Im Farar E...

The president and thank him for what hes doing and a i pray we get a fair hearing on h. R. 5407. God bless you, brother, and i hope you continue to do what youre doing on the floor of the house. Mr. Jeffries thank you. Its now my honor and privilege to yield time, mr. Chair, how much time do we have remaining . The speaker pro tempore approximately 14 minutes are remaining. Mr. Jeffries let me now yield to my good friend, the distinguished congresswoman who represents the neighboring district at...

Ladies and gentlemen, my name is craig floyd, and i would like to welcome you to to the new series called conversations on Law Enforcement. The series focuses on topical Law Enforcement issues on the minds of many. Tonights conversation is entitled when police shoot a dialogue on the use of force. We are proud to be jointly hosting tonights event with a new and longterm partner, the Memorial Foundation, builders of the magnificent Martin Luther king, jr. Memorial. I want to begin by thanking our...

If you cannot get through on the phone lines and want to make a comment, try social media. Twitter and facebook. You can make a comment. A lively conversation already taking place. Finally, you can send an email. We want to start off by showing you some of the local papers around the country. Some of the headlines they are featuring regarding Law Enforcement. Here is the denver post. When do police go too far . Here is the atlanta journalconstitution. Multiple police cases ignite national debate...