archaeologist peter matthews. in 1952, the hieroglyphics could not be read either in this tomb inscription or anywhere else at palenque, apart from the dates. and it was considered at that stage that most of the burials that were dug up were those of priests. keach: the burial itself was proof of the extraordinary power and wealth of the deceased. the entire temple had been constructed around his elaborate tomb. but who was buried within ? a jade portrait had masked his face. would the rich symbolism reveal the dead man's true identity ? in 1960, archaeologist tatiana proskouriakoff provided an answer. her discovery launched a revolution in maya studies. for three decades, proskouriakoff had been drawing archaeologically based reconstructions of maya sites. the grand maya ruins were interpreted as vast ceremonial centers, the sites of elaborate rituals. carved monuments were thought to portray maya priests and gods. the extensive inscriptions carved on them were thought to have no historical value. but here in pie

as you're watching each one of the speeches, peter barnes among the big word out of the "wall street journal" and john nelson matthew always has that dixie cup with the string to what is going on is that possibly december. >> i think a split decision on that the fed did not give any hand. the announcement this past wednesday. the government shut down and the continuing fiscal battles in washington. the fed said that it continues to want to watch the data to make sure that the shutdown and the fiscal battles are not hurting the economy. one of our fed speakers today, president of the federal reserve bank of michigan who is an inflation hawk and opposes quantitative easing said that for him personally it looks like lever force conditions have improved significantly since the latest round of quantitative easing in september of last year. it sounds like you would support tapering as soon as the next meeting, which is in december. but his colleague, james bullard, president of the st. louis for reserve said, the fed also wants reassurance that any progress made in labor markets will stake

sunday's coverage starts at thomas cahilludes and chris matthews. the miami book fair, live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. on ourorget to weigh in n bookclub question. what books are you reading on -- november book club question. what books are you reading on jfk? host: joining us is francis rooney, the author of "the global vatican" and former u.s. ambassador to the holy see from 2005 to 2008. your title says ambassador to the holy see. what's the difference? guest: the sovereignty lies with , which is the locus of the authority of the influence of the church in the world, represented by the pope and the different constituent organizations of the holy see. the vatican was granted to the holy see in 1989. as far as your position as ambassador, why do we have such a position in the first place? guest: one of the main purposes of the book is to explain the historic, diplomatic role of the holy see and what they have been able to accomplish, and show why it is important for the u.s. to have a diplomatic relationship with them. they have a strong al

sunday's coverage starts at 10:30 and includes john higher oilman and chris matthews. miami book fair international live on booktv on c-span2 and don't forget to weigh in on our november book club question, what books are you reading on jfk. post your thoughts any time on our book club chat room, booktv.org/bookclub. >> ladybird johnson was the first wife of a president to become a millionaire by investing in and running radio and tv stations in texas. watch our program saturday at 7:00 eastern on c-span, live monday night our series continues. >> the historic trip to china, mrs. nixon was looking at a package of cigarettes. the cigarettes hata pin on them and the package, i understand you also admire the panda at the zoo. he says we will make sure you have pandas to go home with. wasn't expecting her to support her husband, just her being there was so much good will and always evidence that the end revenues reports would come, they would talk about it this way but always what wonderful job it makes them do. >> first lady pat nixon monday night at 9:00 eastern on c-spa

sunday's coverage starts at 10:dirty and includes marc halpern, bill payers and chris matthews. the miami book fair international live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. don't forget to weigh in on our november book club question, what e-book are you reading on jfk? post your thoughts on our book club chat room. booktv.org/bookclub. >> this week in american history tv looks back at the assassination of jfk and its aftermath with eyewitness accounts, scenes from the president's trip to texas and commemoratives events from the jfk library and museum. also your chance to talk to lawyers and historians at 5:00 eastern with dallas 1963 co-author and at 5:45 november 22, 1963, coverage continues with lyndon johnson's number twenty-seventh address to congress and your questions live with lbj biographer robert caro and presidential historian timothy naftalee and nbc coverage of his state funeral. remembering jfk on american history tv this weekend on c-span3. >> david barron is one of president obama's nominees as a judge for the first circuit court of appeals. he testified before the s

in matthew hart details the history of gold in his book "gold" >> days of fire is the name of the book. peter mabaker, whitehouse corresponde correspondent, how would you describe the president and vice president relationship in 2000? >> in 2000 they were close. he knew he need someone with a background in washington. close relationship at the beginning. >> how did it develop? >> it evolved over time. no question that chaney was influential. but they drifted away as the time went on. chaney was disappointed by the approach and resisting that and loosing the fight he lost in the first term >> the second term is when the change took place? >> they found themselves on opposite sides of issues coming before them whether it was dome domestic or economic or foreign. the president on the other hand was trying to have a program that would survive after this term. and obama keeps a lot of the national security policies he inherited. >> it seems as if you int interviewed the people. >> interviewed 250 people. everybody except for bush who chose not to be interviewed. the majority were on the rec

plus call-ins with sheri fink, peter baker and susan herman. sunday's coverage starts at 10:30 and includes mark halperin, bill ayers, thomas cahill and chris matthews. the miami book fair international live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. and don't forget to weigh in on our november book club question: what books are you reading on jfk? post your thoughts anytime on our book club chat room, booktv.org/bookclub. >> presidential historian tevi troy examines the popular culture that american presidents have partaken in over the past 200 years from andrew jackson's interest in attending the theater to the reading habits of dwight eisenhower. he speaks on a panel with jonah gold burg, william galston and political analyst and columnist mona charen. this panel discussion is just under two hours. >> ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. i'm chris demuth, fellow here at the hudson institute, and i will be moderating this afternoon's session in which we will be recognizing and celebrating and discoursing upon tevi troy's new book, "what jefferson re

and includes mark halperin, bill ayers, thomas cahill and chris matthews. the miami book fair international live this weekend on booktv on c-span2. and don't forget to weigh in on our n booklet question -- what books are you reading on jfk? post your thoughts anytime on our book club chat room. booktv.org/bookclub. "> "washington journal continues. host: we will watch for just a moment. a scene at arlington national cemetery, the gravesite of president john f. kennedy. host: the gravesite selected on the evening of november 22, 1963, by members of the kennedy family. and the idea of an internal flame put forth by his wife, jackie kennedy. .hat flame continues today and other members of the kennedy family, including robert f kennedy, ~ 1960 eight, senator kennedy who died a few years ago and first lady jacqueline kennedy all buried at this site. c-span's continuing coverage of this 50th anniversary here on "washington journal" and through the course of the day and all weekend c-span3's american history tv. --ook at his life and legacy a look at his life and