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officer in a bag. they never wanted to see a petty officer getting ready for a flogging. it's the phrase you still hear today, don't get the cat out of the bag. >> that's today at 7:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. also this weekend, more from the contenders, our series on key political figure who is ran for president and lost but changed political history. today, 1928 democratic presidential candidate former new york governor al smith at 7:30 p.m. eastern and pacific. this week on the civil war, two speakers from the u.s. capitol society's civil war symposium. first, the joint committee...

jenny bourn talks about how the war was financed. this is over an hour and 15 minutes. >> our first speaker tonight is fergus bordewich who is an independent scholar and written a number of books including most recently america's great debate which is of fabulous read on the debate over the compromise of 1850. the moment when henry clay steven douglas, john calhoun, daniel webster, all up there debating the future of america. fergus and i disagree somewhat on the outcome. i believe it should actually be called the apiecement of 1850 rather than the compromise of 1850. and that is wha...