that's just who eva clayton happened to be. and also the culture and the era in which i grew up in, that those of us who achieve, knew we had achieved in spite of resistance. in some cases because of the resistance. whatever you want to call it. and also as i indicated earlier, my mother instilled that in me, yes. and both my father and mother sacrificed. i had one brother. we were going to college, no question. but what they said, i don't want to waste our money and you need to do well. now, i wasn't an "a" student by any means, but i did do well. >> and you came to congress, so that must have made them very proud. >> my mother would be -- she wasn't living when i came, but when i was elected county commissioner she was and she was very proud of that. she was very proud of that. and interesting, as you mature, you begin to realize there is some reflection of what your parents did early in the school i went to because of my age and also segregation, we didn't have a lunchtime. i think kids carried food from home or wherever, bu

i was in a position to say without saying i, eva, a woman, i said i, eva clayton. if i needed to say that, i would. women who would support me obviously said eva clayton as a woman will do this. i attracted a number of women groups inside and outside my district who knew that the issues that i cared about were issues that women cared about. so gender was there whether i said woman or not because i was the only woman who ran and that helped me. if i had to women i would have said i care more right? in fact what i did say, we have six good candidates but eva clayton is the best. rather than to say he doesn't do that he doesn't do that. i just wanted to say if you want the very best for you, he will choose eva clayton. and-- arrogant but i believe that. it became a slogan that we used. we wrote it on t-shirts. we had no apologies for thinking we were the best. a woman was the best whether they wanted to see it or not. >> how important was the issue of race?>> very important. but, it was evenly split. we had three whites. 2 whites. 2 whites who ran in the primary and i

my friend said to -- i'm going to share this or with eva clayton. he said, eva clayton? i remember her. i covered her in the farm bill. credit for not get the work that she did. though people will know what she did in terms of black farmers or the poor in the area. now that was the press covering me. his be is agriculture. apparently now his beat is international agriculture. it's the international farmers advancement and development. it is one of the agencies he covered. apparently the director came to the united states, and so he was covering it. i was just thinking -- he is a past, and i of my coming to talk about women and am he's reemphasizing the fact that i didn't get the full recognition. this is not his words, but he said little people knew what ava clayton did in terms of black farmers or the poor in the area. but by and large i think that the press covered me as well as they probably covered anyone else who was in the chair. >> because there were so few women in congress when you served, did you ever feel that you were not just representing your own constituen

that's just who eva clayton happened to be. and, also, the culture, and the era in which i grew up in, that those of us who achieve knew we had to achieve in spite of resistance. and in some cases because of the resistance, okay, whatever you want to call it. and, also, as i indicated earlier, my mother instilled that in me, yes. and both my father and mother wanted us to have, and they sacrificed for it. i had one brother. and they were determined that we were going to college. it wasn't a question. but what they said, that i don't want you to waste our money and you need to do well. i wasn't an a student by any means, but i did do well. >> and you came to congress, so that musz have made them really proud. >> my mother, she wasn't living when i came, but when i was elected county commissioner she was, and she was very proud of that. she was very proud of that, yeah. and, interesting, as you mature, you begin to realize there is some reflection what your parents did. early in the school i went to, because of my age and also se

we will hear from former congresswoman sue myrick and eva clayton as they recall their political careers and examine the role of women in politics. first we sit down with the story and nancy wisniewski and kathleen johnson to talk with us about the interviews with women in congress. >>> why did you undertake this project? >> well, the impetus was centennial of the election of jeannette rankin, the first woman to serve in congress. she was elected in november of 1916. she was seated on april 2, 1917. it was a special section -- session of congress. by woodrow wilson when he asked for a declaration of war with germany. it was a momentous time. >> that was the impetus, how did you decide that you wanted to interview former congresswoman? we thought it was the best way to look at the changes in the role of women in congress. we've been doing this since 2004. what better way to learn about women than the people who served. we interviewed staff as well. some of the stories that we learned have been wonderful to learn more about. >> yes, to date we have done about 40 interviews, 30 of which are

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service on the agriculture committee and even my -- my members' resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also, i made a contribution. also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them their acceptance of me as their superior. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> every spring the u.s. army heritage and education center in carlisle, pennsylvania, hosts a living history event featuring several hundred reenactors from all eras of american history. next on american artifacts, we visit a mock world war i trench to hear from two u.s. army veterans who specialize in

my friend said to -- i'm going to share this or with eva clayton. eva clayton? i remember her. i covered her in the farm bill . and she did not get at for the work she did. ineople know what she did terms of black farmers or the poor in the area. his beat his agriculture. now his beat is international agriculture. international farmers advancement and development. it's one of the roles he covered and the director came to the united states and he was covering it. awas just thinking -- he is press person that i passed and i'm coming to talk about women and he's reemphasizing the fact get the full recognition -- not his word, but he said little people knew what ava clayton did in terms of black farmers or the poor in the area. but by and large i think that well ass covered me as they probably covered anyone else in the area. there were so few women in congress when you served, did it -- it you ever feel that you were not just representing your own constituents, but women in north carolina and it is the country? oh yes, yes, i did. and you begin to also feel that -- obviously your

. >> we hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, barbara can nearly -- watch johnson, and or histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. a museum in las cruces. strongico has a agriculture industry. up next, we take you around the museum to learn how agriculture has impacted life in the southwest before new mexico's founding. >> the idea for this museum began in the 1920's. mexicotary noticed new artifacts are ending up in museums and other states. aboutke to people creating a farm and ranch museum to preserve our state's heritage. new mexico has a unique agricultural story. it goes back 4000 years when people were growing their own food. we take a lot of pride in preserving the story and sharing it with people. ranching museum is unique because he have animals. las cruces does not have a zero. we take that role. we have all sorts of livestock. we have seven different breeds of beef cattle. we have milk cows, we do looking demonstrations every day. the restrictions are another thing that makes us unique. do quilting, sewing, that kind of thing. when people come

watch oral histories >> eva clayton served as a -- in the u.s. house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. she was the first african american woman to represent north carolina in congress. up next, ms. clayton talked about serving as the congressional freshman class president, her assignment to the agriculture committee, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview. it is about two hours. mattasniewski: i am wa

eva clayton, we were talking about, she was on the agriculture committee and we were talking about the importance of food, hunger. during the interview, she a stopped for a second and was remembering her mother, and how she came to the school. it was a segregated school in the south. they didn't have a lunch room. her mother started a lunch room, and it was just with fruit. she was just giving out the fruit. she said that was my inspiration. that's what led me to a lot of what i did in congress. as the interviews went on, women were telling us stories that were very candid. >> powerful. >> you have an online exhibit, what do visitors find when they go there? >> they will find full transcripts. for researchers, we try to give something to everyone that is looking to learn more about women in congress. there is also video clips, and audio clips. abstracts and biographies. and photographs, we have great photographs. and also some artifacts and objects, many of which come from the house collection. >> and we are still doing interviews, we are still trying to get more former congresswomen a

. >> and in the weeks ahead we will hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will explore the life and history of las cruces located at the foot of the oregon mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday at 12 noon eastern on book tv author john hunter explores the impact of the manhattan project on new mexico in his book. the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to caltech, and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure, and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book out of the shadows, the women of southern new mexico. on sunday at 2:

. >> announcer: and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories on sunday at 10:00 a.m. on c-span3. >> announcer: this weekend the c-span cities tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico. with the help of our comcast cable partners we'll explore the life of literacy in las cruces along the banks of the rio grande saturday on book tv. his book, j. robert oppenheimer, the cold war in the great west. >> when oppenheimer first brought history to cal tech and then to new mexico, he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> announcer: then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book "out of the shadows: the women of southern mexico." we visit the white sands missile range museum. >> the testing that's been done out here, people think it's been mostly military testing, but it really -- it's involved a lot o

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interests in the committee, my service in the agricultural can committee, even my member's resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me, and they did. they did. you know, i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a contribution. also also the acceptance of me as their equal, and many of them as their superior allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bemtly, nancy johnson and lynn wolsy. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> c-span was in memphis, tennessee for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of martin luther king, jr.'s assassination on april 4th, 1968. you'll see remarks by religious and civil rights leaders, including andrew joining and jesse jackson, both of whom were with martin luther king. the commemoration ends with the tolling of a bell exactly 50 years after the assassination.

histori histories" we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agricultural committee, my service on the committee and even my members' resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me, and they did. they did. i earned -- i wasn't all that interested, only because i was a ranking member. i made a contribution. also, they accepted me as equal and many of them accepted me as their superior. allowing me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, barbara cannelly and lynn woolsey. american history tv on c-span 3. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. today, we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. >> senate minority leader chuck schumer says democrats stand ready to sue for documents

with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> might interest, my service and even my members resistance -- finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i wasn't there only because i was a ranking member, i was on there because i made a contribution. also they accepted me as an equal and many accepted me as the superior. it allows me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. met in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, barbara canelo, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey, watch oral history sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv on c- span three. >>> c-span was in memphis tennessee for events commemorating the 50th anniversary of martin luther king jr.'s assassination on april 4, 1968. that is the outdoor ceremony from the national civil rights museum plaza in front of the motel where the reverend king was shot. you will see remarks by religious and civil rights leaders including andrew young and jesse jackson. both of whom were with martin luther king. nearly 3 our commemoration and with the tolling of the bill is exactly 50 years after the

this sunday, an interview inh eva clayton, who served the house of u.s. representatives from 1992-2003, the first african-american woman to represent north carolina in congress. here is a preview. serving on theay committee, and the resistance of my male colleagues, strengthen me. now should they have done that? of course not. , i thinkse of that more because of my response to , i grew. not everyone will have the same piece, but that was the end result for me, that i was stronger. , i cameink part too from the south. had, from a segregated community. new what segregation was. went to segregated schools. , sohad to overcome that overcoming that helped me also to overcome the male resistance. should there have been segregation? no, absolutely not. were they trying to help you be stronger? absolutely not. result is the result. >> you can watch the entire interview with eva clayton at 10:00 a.m. eastern the sunday, from the women in congress collection recorded by the house of representatives historians office. here on american history tv, only on c-span3. >>

with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my entrance, my service in -- and even my members resistance to me but finally -- their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there to make a contribution. also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them accepted me as their superior. it allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennely and nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> up next on american history tv "reel america," give yourself the green light. a 1954 general motors film encouraging citizens to support programs to improve roads and highways. the film begins by depicting traffic jams, unsafe roads and city congestion and then documents the results of a nationwide gm contest seeking road system ea

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswomen eva clayton. >> my entrance in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee and even my members' resistance to me. but finally their acceptance of me. and and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a also, contribution. also, they acceptance of me they equal and many of them the acceptance of me as their superior allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of >> them. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kannelly, nancy johnson and lynn watch watch oral sundays sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> former philadelphia mayor frank rizzo and the concerns of white working-class voters in the 1970s are the topic of the interview coming up next. american history tv was at the organization of american historians annual meeting in sacramento, california, where we spoke with professor tim tythy lombardo. h

oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress, with former democratic congresswoman, eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, and even my members existence to me that finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. i wasn't on that committee, only because i was a ranking member. i made a contribution. also, they accept me as an equal. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, nancy johnson, and lynn. watch oral histories. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on american history tv on cspan3. >>> next on lectures in history. university of central florida profession sal, yanek mieczkowski talk about people who challenge the status quo from the post world war era to the present day. he discusses the successes and failures of people such as harley earl, preston tucker, john delorean, and elon musk. his classes about 50 minutes. all right. today, we are studying the post- world war ii domestic scene. >>> last class, we looked at the surging economy of the post- world war ii era and sub

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service on the agriculture committee and even my -- my members' resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also, i made a contribution. also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them their acceptance of me as their superior. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barra

clayton. >> i -- my entrance in the agricultural committee, my service on the agricultural committee and even my members' resistance to me but finally their acceptance of me and they did. they did. you know? i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a contribution. also they acceptance of me as an equal and many of them acceptance of me as their superior. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, hearing from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> next, on lectures in history, university of central florida professor yanek mieczkowski teaches a class about some of the people who challenged the status quo of the u.s. auto industry from the post-world war ii era toth

the series on women in congress with eva clayton.? my service and my members resistance. >> finally their acceptance. they did. i was on that committee only because i was the ranking member. many of them accepted me as a superior. that allows me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from others. >>> 2018 is the centennial year of u.s. participation in world war i. we are marking the anniversary with a variety of grams. previously we visited the u.s. army heritage centers living history event. we spoke with reenactors that portrayed french and german soldiers. up next, we return to the days of carlisle to learn what life was like for the over 2 million american doughboys. this is about 30 minutes. >>> my name is michael mccloskey. i'm here to talk to you about what the average soldier in world war i, thought out and carried. what we have here to start with, this is the 1910 haversack. this is what we would call her back today. -- a backpack today. this is what all the soldiers carried wh

clayton. committee,est in the my service in agriculture committee, and even my members' resistance to me. but finally, ther their acceptance of me. and they did, they did. i was known in the committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on the outside. also, their acceptance of me as an equal and many of their acceptance of the as their superior, allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. announcer: in the weeks ahead, we will hear from heaven bentley, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. america's 30 third president estates life in washington, d.c. by visiting what he calls the little white house in key west, florida. we take you there as we hear the stories of how president truman spends his time at this historic retreat. ♪

with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest and service and even my resistance to me. but finally their acceptance of me. and they did eventually. they did except me. i was only on the drafting committee because i was the ranking member. i was there because i made a contribution. >> also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them had an acceptance of me as their superior. it allowed me to know, that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, barbara kelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral history sunday at 10 am eastern time on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> each week, ic

. >>> we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee and even my members' resistance to me but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a contributi contribution. >>> also the acceptance of me their equal and many of them their acceptance of me as their superior allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3.

. >> this sunday we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee and even my members' resistance to me but finally their acceptance of me and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i made a contribution. also the acceptance of me as their equal and many of them acceptance of me as their superior allows me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch "oral history" sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >> each week, american artifacts takes viewers into archives, museums and historic sites around the country. next we visit the smithsonian national air and space museum to learn about stone carvings created in trenches and bunkers by world war i soldiers and only recently rediscovered. our guide's photographs of the carvings are featured in the

with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my entrance and my service and even my -- my members resistance to me but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee. only

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman eva clayton. >> my interests in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee and even my members' resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also, i made a contribution. also the acceptance of me as equal and many of them their acceptance of me as their superior allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. ♪ over there over there ♪ send the word send the word ♪ over there ♪ that the yanks are coming the yanks are coming ♪ ♪ the drums rum-iteming everywhere ♪

clayton. >> my service in the agriculture committee and my members' resistance to me -- and finally their acceptance of me. they did. they did. i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also because i made a contribution. also, the acceptance of me as an equal and as a superior allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from helen bentley, barbara kennelly, nancy johnson. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> each week american artifacts takes viewers i

we will hear from eva clayton, helen bentley, barbie cannoli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral history, sunday at 10 am eastern. on american history tv on c- span3. >>> next on american history tv. from our series 1968, america in turmoil, a look at liberal politics 50 years ago. lbj's great society and and liberal activist redefine the role of the federal government and challenge traditional values. the assassinations of martin luther king jr. and robert f kennedy

clayton. even my members resistance to , but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. committee only because i was -- i made a contribution. also they accepted as me -- of me as an equal and many is a superior. it allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. ahead we areks from helen bentley, nancy histories,tch oral sunday at 10 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. c-span, where history unfold daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service way america's table -- cable television company. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house congress -- the white house, the supreme court, and policy events in washington and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. square, a public park across from the white house is named after marquis do lafayette.-de next, we discussed the book, "trouble in lafayette square: assassination, protest & murder at the white house." the event is one h

. >>> this sunday on oriole hift oral histories we continue with eva clayton. >> even my members resistance to me, finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i was on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking ranking member, also because i made a contribution. they accepted me as equal and many of them accepted me as their superior. that allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara canali, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday on c-span3. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to mu # see museums. next we take you to dearborn, michigan. transportation coordinator matt anderson shows us early vehicles made by

clayton. >> night interest -- my interest in the agriculture committee, my service, and even my members' and finallyo me, their acceptance of me. and they did. committee that because i was a ranking member, i also made a contribution. many of them accepted me as an equal, and many accepted me as a superior. >> in the weeks ahead, we will hear from helen bentley, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span-3. >>.org department produced seven 1945.between 1942 and to explain the causes course of the war to u.s. army troops. frank capra supervised production of the "why we fight" series, using a team of army corps technicians and hollywood veterans. america, divide and conquer. the documentary details military aggression by germany after the september 1, 1939 invasion of poland. using animated maps created at disney studios, newsreels, traumatized scenes, a nd nazi and u.s. army footage, "fight and conquer" covers the invasions of denmark, norway, belgium, holland, and france.

. >> in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from eva clayton, bentley, barbara generally, nancy johnson paire. watch oral histories on american history tv on sees prepared -- c-span3. historyweek, american tv's real america brings you films that ride context for today's public affairs issues . states keenly aware of their strategic role as a leader has applied itself with other legions for the peace and welfare of mankind. our big picture cameras focus on one important alliances, as our guest narrator, edward r. murrow tells the story. the north atlantic treaty organization. in may, the war in europe came to an end. this had been the price of europe's unpreparedness and -- unpreparedness. peace 19 85, our hard-won seemed secured. a few days before, allied forces on the west joined with the russians from the east. agreedtatesmen had not that the countries they had occupied should be truly liberated and that freely elected governments should be set up as soon as possible. , scandinavia and europe for free and independent. is occupied by russia, stalin had other ideas. throughout eastern europe,

on oral histories, we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congress woman eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service in the agriculture committee, and even my members' resistance to me, and finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i earned -- i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i was on there also i made a contribution. also the acceptance of me as an equal and much of them accepted me as a superior, allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from elin bentley, barbara canali, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. watch oriole histories sunday at 10 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> each week american artifacts takes you to museums and historic places to learn about american history. next we continue our tour of the driving america exhibit at the henry ford museum in dearborn, michigan. transportation curate or matt anderson shows us a 1931 car and describes how auto manufacturing changed during world war

and in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley and barbara kennelly and len woolsey, oral histories sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >>> in 1998, the academy award winning world war ii film saving private ryan was released in theaters. the movie portrayed the 1944 d-day invasion of norman day and mission to find a soldier behind enemy lines. next on american history tv, to mark the 20th anniversary of the film's release, historians explore and contrast other d-day films and talk about the director's process of creating them. this runs 1 hour, 40 minutes. >> we are here today because 20 years ago, an amazing film about the second world war came to the screen and i think

. >>> this sunday, we continue the series on women in congress with eva clayton.? my service and my members resistance. >> finally their acceptance. they did. i was on that committee only because i was the ranking member. many of them accepted me as a superior. that allows me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead we will hear from others.

. >> in the weeks ahead we'll hear from eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, and lynn woolsey. watch american history tv on c-span3. >> next, from our series, 1968, america in turmoil, a look back at conservative politics 50 years ago. perceived liberal excesses and disenchantment with the government gave rise to the resurgence of richard nixon and a republican presidential victory. ronald reagan made his debut as a presidential candidate. our guests to discuss conservative politics are robert mary editor of the american conservative and author of where they stand, the american presidents in the eyes of the voters and historian, matthew delick, george washington university professor and the school of political management. he's the author of the right moment, ronald reagan's first victory and the decisive turning point in american politics. first, here's richard nixon accepting the republican nomination for president at the gop national convention in miami beach, august 8, 1968. >> we make history tonight, not for ourselves, but for the ages. the choice we make in 1968 will det

. >> we hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, barbara can nearly -- watch johnson, and or histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. a museum in las cruces. strongico has a agriculture industry. up next, we take you around the museum to learn how agriculture has impacted life in the southwest before new

. >>> eva clayton served in the house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. she was the first african- american woman to represent north carolina in congress. next, she talks about serving as president of the congressional freshman class, her agriculture committee assignment, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the office of the historian conducted this interview. it is about two hours. >> matthew wasniewski here with kathleen johnson. today is may 15, 2015 and we are here with congresswoman eva clayton to talk about her career in congress. thank you so much for joining us today. >> it is my pleasure. >> we thgh

. >>> this sunday on oral history, we continue our series on women in congress with eva clayton. >> my instincts, my service, and finally their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. you know, i wasn't on that committee only because i was the ranking committee. it was the contributions. also they accepted me as equal and many accepted me as their superior. they allowed me to know that i could negotiate with the best of them. >> watch oral history, sunday at 10 am historian -- 10 am eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >>> u.s. involvement in world war i started 100 years ago, in the spring and summer of 1918. american soldiers and marines saw their first major combat in northeastern france, along the western front. more than 10,000 americans died, were wounded or went missing in the area. next, edward lengel, author of thunder and flames: americans in the crucible of combat, 1917- 1918. first, we visit the aisne-marne american cemetery and hear about the resting place of many of the american soldiers who lost their lives in france during world war i. >> i say, with visitors, w

we continue our series on women in congress with former democratic congresswoman, eva clayton. >> my interest in the agriculture committee, my service, and even my members resistance to me. finally, their acceptance of me. and they did. they did. i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i also made a contribution. also, the acceptance of me as their equal and the acceptance of their superior. allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> in the weeks ahead, we'll hear from helen bentley, barbara, nancy johnson, and lynn. watch oral histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern. on american history tv on c- span3. >>> sunday night at 8:00 eastern, on c-span's q and a. john talks about his book, a struggle of the old order in america and europe. >> if they could come back and see america today and see that the most important play on broadway now and for the past several years is a play that vilifies jefferson and ignores payne and see the mall distribution of wealth in the united states and the amount of money with american politics today.

we will hear from former congresswoman sue myrick and eva clayton as they recall their political careers and examine the role of women in politics. first we sit down with the story and nancy wisniewski and kathleen johnson to talk with us about the interviews with women in congress. >>> why did you undertake this project? >> well, the impetus was centennial of the election of jeannette rankin, the first woman to serve in congress. she was elected in november of 1916. she was seated on april

clayton. my interest and service and resistance to me, but finally their acceptance of me. and they did. i wasn't on that drafting committee only because i was a ranking member. i also made contribution. also, the acceptance of me as an equal, and others as their superior, allowed me to know that i can negotiate with the best of them. >> we will hear from helen bentley, barbara cannoli, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. a talk about mourning during the victorian era. she describes the rituals for men, women, and children when a family member died and how the civil war impacted radius norms. the gettysburg heritage center hosted this talk. any further od

announcer: in the weeks ahead we will hear from eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennerly, nancy johnson, and lynn woolsey. , sunday, atistories 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. the white house did not release a presidential addresses we can. bobby scott spoke about the cost of higher education and highlighted the democrats aim higher act. i'm congressman bobby scott, representative of virginia's third congressional district. today, i want to talk to you about democrats vision for the future of higher education. in 1965, when president johnson founded the education act, he said it meant "a high school senior anywhere in this great land of ours can appl a

. >> and in the weeks ahead we'll hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, helen bentley, barbara kennelly, barbara johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories, sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span 3. >>> this weekend, the c-span city's tour takes you to las cruces, new mexico, with the help of the comcast cable partners we'll explore the literary life and history of las cruces. located at the foot of the mountains and along the banks of the rio grande. saturday, 12:00 noon eastern, author john hunter explores the manhattan project on new mexico. in his book the cold war and the atomic west. >> when oppenheimer brought nuclear physics west, first to berkeley and to cal tech, and then to new mexico he changed particularly new mexico. it brought this state that was poor, had very little infrastructure and put in the middle of it this federally funded facility that just transformed the state. >> then author martha andrews discusses the roles of western frontier women in her book "out of the shadows the women of southern new mexico." on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on

announcer: 10 weeks ahead we will hear from sue myrick, eva clayton, barbara canales, nancy johnson and lynn woolsey. watch oral histories sunday at 10 a.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. .gov at a senate intelligence committee hearing, a panel of foreign policy analysts as of questions about foreign interests spreading media.rmation on social members question on the panel about russian interference in the 2016 election. senator manchin bar chairs the intelligence committee. business