When will they ever learn and very solemnly and prayerfully, for all those who were injured and killed and wounded and maimed. Where have all the soldiers gone. Many not to the graveyards but to lives of great, great despair and difficulty. Where have all the soldiers gonegon gone, with solemnity. Where have all the soldiers gone long time passing where have all the soldiers gone long time ago where have all the soldiers gone gone to graveyards, everyone when will they ever learn when will they ever learn where have all the graveyards gone long time passing let me hear you. Where have all the graveyards gone long time ago. Long time ago where have all the graveyards. Where have all the graveyards gone gone to flowers, every one when will they ever learn when will they ever learn when will we ever learn. And we sing when will we ever learn when will we ever learn and then we sing where have all the flowers gone and the irony and the pain of the endless cycle. When will we ever learn . We do know that when we can love each other and say were sorry and we forgive each other were taking the right step. Im so sorry for anything that i did that brought the war or any war unjust war. Where have all the flowers gone, together softly. Where have all the flowers gone long time passing where have all the flowers gone long time ago. Long time ago where have all the flowers gone. Where have all the flowers gone young girls have picked them every one when will they ever learn when will they ever learn when will we ever learn. Last time. When will we ever learn when will we ever learn [ applause ] joe macdonald. [ applause ] thursday American History tv on cspan 3 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the church committees final report on federal intelligence activities. The Senate Select committee to study governmental operations held hearings on intelligence activities by the cia, fbi, irs and nsa. Thats at 8 00 p. M. Eastern here on cspan 3. American history tv on cspan 3. Saturday night at 10 00 eastern on real america. More than 110,000 cubans flee cuba. They come the 140 kilometers from the port of mural to key west, florida in nearly 2,000 boats. Why did they come . Why are there so many . During the spring through fall of 1980 approximately 125,000 cuban refugees arrived in florida from the port of mariel, cuba. Hear interviews from these new arrivals to america and find out why they left. Sunday morning at 10 00 on road to the white house rewind, the 1992 democratic and republican conventions. Bill clinton accepts his partys president ial nomination in new york city. In the name of the hardworking americans who make up our forgotten middle class, i proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States. [ applause ] and incumbent president george h. W. Bush accepts his partys nomination in houston. And i am proud to receive, and im honored to accept your nomination for president of the United States. At 4 45 architectural historian barry lewis on the creation sxefgs of new york citys greenwich village. When the elop opened on 6th avenue it gave us visually what we understood. East was Washington Square west of 6th avenue was the lower west side. Nobody ever crossed that line. The people from western 6th avenue might cross the line to work as a servant in Washington Square. But believe me, the people in Washington Square never went on the other side of 6th avenue. And at 8 00 p. M. On the presidency every time i look at washington its unanimous. Unanimously commander in chief. Unanimously president of the constitutional convention. Unanimously president of the United States. Unanimously reelected president of the United States. Unanimously appointed as the Lieutenant General and commander in chief of all the armies raised or to be raised for the service in the United States. What a record. George washington scholar Peter Enriquez explores that even though washington was officially retired he continued to meet with political figures from the new capital and was often called upon to craft policy. For the complete American History tv weekend schedule go to cspan. Org. The independent womens forum holds its annual polts summit in washington, d. C. Topics include the economy, political leadership, women voters, the future of the supreme court, and College Campus culture. Thats live at 9 30 a. M. Eastern on cspan 2. Thursday a discussion on combating al qaeda and isis. The group gafta hosts a discussion with a political adviser to syrian president Bashar Al Assad via skype. Were live from the National Press club at 8 30 a. M. Eastern here on cspan 3. I think today we in effect sort of catch up to the 20th century. Weve been the invisible half of the congress the past seven years. Weve watched our house colleagues with interest. At least i have with interest. And the tv coverage of members of our colleagues in the house. Today is the day the u. S. Senate comes out of the communications dark ages. We create another historic moment in the relationship between congress and Technological Advancements in communications through radio and television. 50 years ago our executive branch began appearing on televisi television. Today marks the first time when our legislative branch in its entirety will appear on that medium of communication through which most americans get their information about what our government and our country does. Theyre televising our Senate Chamber proceedings, also represents a wise and warranted policy. Broadcast Media Coverage recognizes the basic right and need of the citizens of our nation to know the business of their government. Thursday cspan marks the 30th anniversary of our live gavel to gavel senate floor coverage on cspan 2. Our special coverage features keep moments from the senate floor from the past 30 years. I would show to you the body of evidence from this question. Do you trust William Jefferson clinton . We have just witnessed something that has never before happened in senate history. The change of power during a session of congress. What the American People still dont understand in this bill is theres three areas in this bill that in the next five years will put the government in charge of everybodys health care. Plus an interview with Senate Majority leader mitch mcconnell. And im sure ive made a number of mistakes in my political career, but voting against having cspan televise the senate was one of them. And remarks by Senate Historian emeritus Donald Richie and parliamentarian emeritus robert freeman. Watch with 30 years of the u. S. Senate on television beginning thursday on cspan expect to see more of our 30 years of coverage on cspan 2, go to cspan. Org. In 1995, two decades after the fall of saigon, the United States normalized diplomatic relations with vietnam. And president obama recently spent three days visiting the country. Next on American History tv, vietnamese ambassador to the United States pham quang vihn talks about the history of diplomatic relations between the u. S. And vietnam and how the relationship has changed since the end of the war. This 20minute program is part of a threeday conference at the lbj library in austin, texas titled the vietnam war summit. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lyndon b. Johnson centennial chair in National Policy at the lbj school of public affairs, admiral bobby r. Inman. [ applause ] thank you. In july of 1967 i arrived in hawaii from a tour in sweden to be head of current intelligence for the pacific fleet. Once a quarter i would go in country. Most often saigon da nang. And then in may of 69 i went out to be the 7th fleet intelligence officer. For the following 27 months i was in country in the combat zone every month. And by the end of that time i had grown pretty pessimistic about how this event was going to play out. When the agreement was signed for the withdrawal i was not serving in the intelligence world. And then when saigon fell in 75 i was the director of naval intelligence. At that point i was very pessimistic about what our relationships with that part of the world were going to be over the ensuing years. And never on the rare occasions when i was optimist ic did i conceive a vietnam that would become a significant trading partner and that we would in fact have a substantial number of common interests. So i was pleased with the opportunity to address and particularly to introduce to you the current vietnamese ambassador to the United States. Pham quuchlt uang vihn started college the year that saigon fell. Graduated in 1980. Went down to australia to brush up his english. Came back and much of his career subsequent to that has been focusing on International Organizations. Hes done two tours in the Vietnam Embassy representing to the United Nations. He is the highestranking career diplomat thats still a very young man. So its a great honor for me to introduce to you ambassador pham quang vihn. [ applause ] i thank you very much. And i feel privileged to be invited to this event. I thank you for the invitation, hospitality, and arrangements. Especially from the lbj president ial library and the lbj foundation. Earlier today i had a chance to talk with mark updegrove, director of the president ial library, larry tambel, chairman, vice chairman, executive director of the lbj foundation. I did take a brief tour of the library and had a working lunch with the chamber of commerce here in austin. And im so much honored to meet and talk briefly with presideth luci baines johnson, it seems i have already had history from two decades ago to this event. Ive been briefed on the subject of this summit and its panels which should reflect a wide range of perspectives and experiences including those from the veterans of their war experience as well as turmoil that followed. The antiwar, or give peace a chance movements, the media and the youth. I knew since the end of the war there have been numerous discussion on this war including those between vietnam and america. All this add to the depth of our studies and reflections. In this panel ive been invited to share with you on the theme america and vietnam in the 21st centu century, a new beginning. I share the belief that this panel will give us a chance to discuss how far our countries have come since the end of the war and what we can do more to further this constructive and comprehensive partnership of our two countries. I wanted to share with you a little bit of history. Vietnam and the u. S. Has a long history of contacts. Nearly 230 years ago thomas jefferson, one of the drafters of the u. S. Declaration of independence, and would later become the third u. S. President , had been trying to get the right seed from vietnam to grow in his home town in the state of virginia propp and he wrote at that point in time this dry rice from vietnam has the reputation of being the whitest to the eye, best flavor to the taste, and more productive. And more than 100 years ago, back in 1911, 1912, president ho chi minh came to boston, the cradle of american revolution, of independence, to find ways for the liberation of his country, vietnam. At that point in time under the french rule. And as early as 1941 during world war ii the vietnamese people stood and extended struggle by the National Patriotism and by the promises made by the allies at yalta, san francisco, and potsdam conferences. And in september 1945 vietnam got independence from the French Colonial and the new vietnam declaration of independence included the ideals of jefferson, and i quote. All men are created equal. The creator has given us certain inviolable rights. The right to life, the right to be free, the right to achieve happiness. Between 1945 and 1946 president ho chi minh wrote several letters to president truman to seek full cooperation with the u. S. However, the relationship was missed 70 years ago. It was painful for everyone. For us vietnam we were forced to defend our National Independence and freedom with untold sufferings. And the painful legacies of war persisted until today. During the war 3 million dead, 4 million injured and handicapped, 4. 8 million exposed to dioxin and the agent orange. Hundreds of thousands president clinton called it a horrible and painful war and secretary kerry called it most profound failure of diplomatic spirit insight and political vision. But we are happy to have a new chapter, a chapter from foes to friends. In 1995 president clinton announced the normalization of diplomatic relations with vietnam. And as we look back today we thank all those who have played a part in ending the war and thank the American People from all walks of life who had voiced opposition to the war and supported the vietnamese people. In this regard we pay tribute to all those who have helped and to the personalities such as Martin Luther king. We also thank those on both sides who have been working hard for the normalization and promotion of relations between our two countries. On our part from the policy of set aside the past and look to the future and from the humanitarian spirit vietnam has been and continue to do . Cooperating fully and effectively with the american side on the war legacy, especially on the m. I. A. Issue. And we will continue to be working together for a new future about to of our relations. President clinton, when he announced the normalization of diplomatic relations with vietnam, on july 11, 1995 made a special note of those who have helped make this difficult decision happen that includes senators john mccain, john kerry, chuck croft, and representative peterson among others. And we have many others, americans and vietnamese, who were working hard to help in the efforts of healing and reconciliation, especially the veterans from both sides. As our relationship grew since 2013, the two countries have established a comprehensive partnership. Our aligning while arranging yashz of cooperation on such efforts of two countries. General secretary min fu chong on his visit in july last year has observed 20 years ago few people could imagine how vietnam and the u. S. Could overcome the pains of the war and build a relationship, of positive and regards development that we have today. And now when you hear the word vietnam it is no longer a conflict but a country. And i wish to a country of Dynamic Development and active integration. We have worked hard to overcome the consequences of the war. And undertook three decades of innovation and reform to build our country in all areas. As a result, today we have reduced the level of of poverty from 50 three decades ago to now und your 5 and achieved an average growth rate of 6 to 7 for many years. Vietnam has been coffee, textile, and other agriculture product and seafoods. Well continue to strengthen further economic development. We also expect that the income per capita will be raised to 3,200 to 3,500 u. S. Dollars in the next five years. And we have a dynamic and industrial population with more than 50 under 30 years of age. 50 access to the internet. 38 using social media and 42 have mobile subscriptions. Peace, friendship and cooperation by Mutual Respect and benefit. And we have now had diplomatic relations with more than 190 countries in the world and have been active members of many regional and International Organizations including the United Nations, the wto, apeck and asean. And we have been in many arrangements such as the tpp and the fta. You will find vietnam a reliable partner and a good place for visitors. Now, on u. S. And vietnam relations i think we have foundations for stronger partnership. Last year, 2015, we commemorated 20 years of our diplomatic relatio relations. The general secretary and president obama met at the oval office and issued a statement on partnership. On these two decades we recognize the astounding achievements recorded so far in many areas of our cooperation including particular economic and trade relations, cooperation in addressing the war legacy issues. As there was in science and technology, education, health care, environment, Climate Change, security and defense and in issues of mutual concern. We have been able to talk also on issue of defenses such as human rights. And this year, 2016, president obama will be soon visiting vietnam. Also his first visit to vietnam. Next month in may. The two sides are making efforts of preparations to ensure the visit a success. Which will further deepen and strengthen our two countries relations. Today vietnam and the u. S. Have solid foundations for stronger partnership. As we look to the future of our relations and build a comprehensive partnership. And i wish to highlight the following key areas. Political ties. We agree to continue to deepen relationship on the basis of Mutual Respect and benefit. Including the respect of each other political system. And sovereignty. And to advance further cooperation in both bilateral and multilateral levels for the benefit of both peoples contributing to peace, stability, cooperation and prosperity in asia as well as the world. In this regard we will increase as a Priority Exchange at high levels and expand consultations to build trust and cooperation in all areas. Trade and Investment Cooperation has always been a key pillar in our relationship. For the pa