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See what else is on deck for the coming months. Before we begin we ask that anyone silences their cell phones so that theres no unwanted distractions during the talk and subsequent q a. During the q a portion we have a handheld microphone to pass around. Plus when recording tonight event and its important to your questions on the audio. After the talk to be a signing in this room. If you already purchased the book we have many copies for sale behind the registers. And now im delighted to introduce the knights guests, zahra , zahra hankir, a lebanese british journalist who writes about the inte...

Along the way. They documented all this. One by one, the revenue around mitchell disappeared. They fired him. There was a huge headlines and newspapers and big shock along the way. This really showed that there was some substance to charges about irregularities on wall street. Stock exchange was like a private club whether than public entity. The democrats had just won the election 1932 and were coming into power in march. The incoming chairman of the committee Duncan Fletcher said we want you to stay and continue this investigation. He wrote a memoir and gave a long oral history about his exp...

So today Colorado Springs is affiliated with military with five major installations ere in Colorado Springs, including the u. S. Air force academy. So that part of our history, idea of Colorado Springs as military town is simply an evolution from Colorado Springs as a health resort. Weekend, out the American History tv is featuring colorado. P spring, our city tour staff recently travelled there to learn about its rich history. Colorado about springs and other stops on cspans citys tour. American history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on cspan 3. 1909, the Russell Senate Office Buildings cauc...

Carvings and the fixtures and the great chandeliers. And the history. There is even a plaque on the wall that lists the famous events that took place in this room. I was once asked by a radio correspondent to describe this room to a Radio Audience that could not see it. I said this room reminds me of grand opera because it is a magnificent setting. When theres an investigation, it usually has a large cast of characters and a convoluted plot, and everyone sits around waiting for the witness to sing. Television came along in 1947. The first televised hearing was general George Marshall testifyin...

Freshman democratic senator from tennessee began a special investigation into organized crime, the mafia or the crime in cities of the country. And he started going around with the committee to the cities rather than have everybody come to washington. It made the circuit. When it got to new orleans, the local tv station preempted howdie doodie and put the hearings on. That got a lot of attention in new orleans. This was senators and mobsters. It was a great combination and investigation. Really shocking evidence was coming across. So as the committee traveled, the local tv started picking up o...