holzer lincoln to -- joined by author and lincoln expert harold holzer to discuss. what sets it apart? guest: one is just the beauty, the building and the magnificence of the marble statue, the largest marble monument portrait in the united states, then and now. what further has set it apart is the use of this space i am sitting on all the way to the steps as a platform for the discussion of grievances, for the aspirations for a more perfect union, for what reagan called unfinished -- what lincoln called unfinished work. it has evolved into the setting for demonstrations, gatherings, meetings, concerts that all point to completing that unfinished business of his. host: describe where you are and for those who haven't been there, with the should know. guest: i am sitting about 50, 40 feet from the reflecting pool on the far end of the monument. and of course the memorial is behind me up 87 steps, i think i have that right. finished in 19 and they waited for it to settle on the soft ground before it settled -- for it to settle before they had the dedication. 100 years

joined by author and lincoln expert harold holzer to discuss. what sets it apart? guest: one is just the beauty, the building and the magnificence of the marble statue, the largest marble monument portrait in the united states, then and now. what further has set it apart is the use of this space i am sitting on all the way to the steps as a platform for the discussion of grievances, for the aspirations for a more perfect union, for what reagan called unfinished -- what lincoln called unfinished work. it has evolved into the setting for demonstrations, gatherings, meetings, concerts that all point to completing that unfinished business of his. host: describe where you are and for those who haven't been there, with the should know. guest: i am sitting about 50, 40 feet from the reflecting pool on the far end of the monument. and of course the memorial is behind me up 87 steps, i think i have that right. finished in 19 and they waited for it to settle on the soft ground before it settled -- for it to settle before they had the dedication. 100 years

holzer lincoln to -- joined by author and lincoln expert harold holzer to discuss. what sets it apart? guest: one is just the beauty, the building and the magnificence of the marble statue, the largest marble monument portrait in the united states, then and now. what further has set it apart is the use of this space i am sitting on all the way to the steps as a platform for the discussion of grievances, for the aspirations for a more perfect union, for what reagan called unfinished -- what lincoln called unfinished work. it has evolved into the setting for demonstrations, gatherings, meetings, concerts that all point to completing that unfinished business of his. host: describe where you are and for those who haven't been there, with the should know. guest: i am sitting about 50, 40 feet from the reflecting pool on the far end of the monument. and of course the memorial is behind me up 87 steps, i think i have that right. finished in 19 and they waited for it to settle on the soft ground before it settled -- for it to settle before they had the dedication. 100 years

then offer and lincoln forum chair harold holzer discusses the significance of the lincoln memorial on its centennial. watch "washington journal" this morning on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app. join us with your phone calls, comments, texts, and tweets. >> british prime minister boris johnson responded to questions from members of the house of commons on taxes and the economy , education concerns, crime prevention, and immigration. this is the first prime minister's questions of the new legislative session. it is about 40 minutes. >> the state report reveals, mr. speaker, that last year in this country people over the age of 60 died because their homes were too c >> with the prime minister give a guarantee that figure will not be lower -- will be lower and not higher this time next year? p.m. johnson: mr. speaker, i think everybody has every sympathy with people facing difficulties with the cost of heating. that is why the government has stepped up. mes allowance, mr. speaker. we will continue as the support people. just as we did throughout the pandemic. >> thank you, m

holzer who will join us to talk about the 16th president, the memorials creation and the democratic ideas the memorial has come to represent. at two p.m. eastern on the presidency, erwin gelman with this book campaign of the sanctuary re-examines a 1960 presidential campaign between richard nixon and john kennedy and the close outcome of that election. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturday on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide for watch online any time at c-span.org/history. >> the finnish president and the swedish prime minister join president biden at the white house to talk about their bid to join the nato alliance amid russia's invasion of ukraine. president biden said the countries have complete backing of the u.s. and joining nato. this is about 25 minutes. >> [inaudible conversations] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states accompanied by the president of the republic of finland and the prime minister of sweden. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> please, ple

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holzer, who will join us to talk about the 16th president, the memorial and the american ideas the memorial represents. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, the book "campaign of the century? examining the 1960 presidential campaign between richard nixon and john kennedy and the close outcome of that election. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturday on c-span2 or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> after months of closed-door investigation, the house january 6 committee is set to go public. starting june 9 tune in as committee members he witnesses about what transpired and wind during the assault on the u.s. capitol. watch our live coverage beginning thursday, june 9 on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app, or any time online at c-span.org. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> up next, house lawmakers debate legislation that bars price gouging on oil and gas. the measure prohibits price increases during national energy emergencies as declared by the president. in addition, it allows the federal trade commission to penalize oil companies that take part

host: harold holzer, lincoln formed chair, author of the book and many books but in particular "monument man, the life and art of daniel chester french." thank you for joining us on such a warm morning this morning from really excited to welcome you to this evening performance and talkback of meet james for an exciting original play commissioned from playwright mercer kennedy by the museum khalil williams who i'm joined by is the founder of black history maven a longtime collaborate with the museum in our living history projects our diversify living history initiative and after the performance, i'm gonna vacate my seat give it up to mike idris, who is the museum's african-american interpretive fellow lifelong, philadelphia, and who was really the the brains behind this incredible play. they're gonna see the historical advisor on this piece written by marissa kennedy, which you'll see performed by nathan alfred tate. we're really excited to be doing a lot with james horton story. not just right now when you can visit this cool painting daily here more about later, but also in the future w

author and lincoln forum chair, harold holzer discusses the history of the lincoln memorial and its centennial. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning on c-span. or on c-span now, join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> next, state officials and activists testified before the senate rules and administration committee. the witnesses talk about technical issues such as paper shortages for ballots, procedures for mail-in voting and needing funds to upgrade equipment. this is an hour and 45 minutes.

then offer and lincoln forum chair harold holzer discusses the significance of the lincoln memorial on its centennial. watch "washington journal" this morning on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video app. join us with your phone calls, comments, texts, and tweets. >> british prime minister boris johnson responded to questions from members of the house of commons on taxes and the economy , education

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holzer who will join us to talk about the 16th president, the memorials creation and the democratic ideas the memorial has come to represent. at two p.m. eastern on the presidency, erwin gelman with this book campaign of the sanctuary re-examines a 1960 presidential campaign between richard nixon and john kennedy and the close outcome of that election. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturday on c-span2 and find a full schedule on your program guide for watch online any time at c-span.org/history.

holzer. he'll join us to talk about the 16th president, the memorials creation of the democratic ideas the memorial has come to represent. at two p.m. eastern on the presidency, irwin gellman with his book campaign of the century where he re-examines the 1960 presidential campaign between richard nixon and john kennedy and the close outcome of that election. exploring the american story, watch american history tv saturday on c-span2, and find a full schedule on your program guide or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> after months of closed-door investigations the house ingenuous six committee is set to go public. starting june 9, two noon as committee members question key witnesses about what transpired and why during the assault on the u.s. capitol. watch our live coverage beginning thursday june 9 on c-span, c-span now, our free mobile video out or anytime online at c-span.org. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. >> treasury secretary janet yellen took questions on the h

author and lincoln forum chair, harold holzer discusses the history of the lincoln memorial and its centennial. watch washington journal live at 7:00 eastern saturday morning on c-span. or on c-span now, join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, texts and tweets. >> next, state officials and activists testified before the senate rules and administration committee. the witnesses talk about technical issues such as paper shortages for ballots, procedures for mail-in voting and needing funds to upgrade equipment. this is an hour and 45 minutes. sen. klobuchar: goodmorning. i call the order of this hearing of the rules committee on upcoming elections. i would like to thank my colleagues for being here. our witnesses who i will introduce shortly are acting secretary of the commonwealth of pennsylvania chapman. i want to thank you. damon hewitt, who is the president and executive director of the lawyers' committee for civil rights under law. tammy patrick the senior advisor for elections for democracy fund. we will hear from two witnesses who will be introduced by senator blunt.

holzer . but he includes the heckling that took place and people would yell things out and lincoln and douglas would respond to them and asometimes it would launch into a discussion between the two of them. that heckling is fine. the kind where people are actually trying to shut people up and shut downthe event , that strikes me as not within the spirit of the first amendment much less something like we saw on january 6 which was the ultimate act of censorship. the ultimate expression of an canceled culture was what took place on january 6 where 900 people entered this building unlawfully, evading the metal detectors, evading the office and actually wounding and injuring 160 of our officers.an smashing them in the face ba with baseball bats and american flags and confederate flags and so on. that to me was the essence of canceled culture. they were trying to cancel our whole democracy. they were trying to cancel the whole constitution so i was not happy to see the relatively trivial violence b

there's a great a great compendium of the lincoln douglas debates by an historian named harold holzer, but he includes the heckling that took place and people yell things out and then lincoln and douglas would respond to them and sometimes it would launch a whole new, you know discussion between the two of them. that kind of actling is fine for me the kind that i think we saw in one of the tapes where people are actually trying to shut people up and shut down the event that's strikes me is not within this spirit of the first amendment much less something like we saw on january 6th, which was the ultimate act. of of the ultimate active censorship the ultimate expression of cancel culture was what took place on january 6th where 900 people entered this building unlawfully evading the metal detectors evading the officers actually wounding an injuring a hundred and 160 of our officers smashing them in the face with baseball bats and american flags and confederate battle flags, and so on that to me was the essence of cancel culture. they were trying to cancel out our whole democracy on tha

there's a great a great compendium of the lincoln douglas debates by an historian named harold holzer, but he includes the heckling that took place and people yell things out and then lincoln and douglas would respond to them and sometimes it would launch a whole new, you know discussion between the two of them. that kind of actling is fine for me the kind that i think we saw in one of the tapes where people are actually trying to shut people up and shut down the event that's strikes me is not within this spirit of the first amendment much less something like we saw on january 6th, which was the ultimate act. of of the ultimate active censorship the ultimate expression of cancel culture was what took place on january 6th where 900 people entered this building unlawfully evading the metal detectors evading the officers actually wounding an injuring a hundred and 160 of our officers smashing them in the face with baseball bats and american flags and confederate battle flags, and so on that to me was the essence of cancel culture. they were trying to cancel out our whole democracy on tha