. >> elaine weiss sunday night at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> on thursday virginia senator tim kaine talked about the end of democrats want to see in the next covid relief bill. >> mr. president, here we, go again, another day has passed, nothing has happened, no incremental progress, no compromising. to some it might just be one day, but to too many americans and other dates fighting for your help or how you will pay your rent or how you will feed your kids is a brutal and terrifying thing. what's oneor more day to an average american? it might be a a day closer to e rent being due, without having the money to pay it. it might be another day with insufficient unemployment benefits while bills pile up. it might be another day closer to possibly needing s.n.a.p. assistance or help from a food bank. one more day could being constrain testing supplies don't pick up as many cases of covid-19 so the carriers can isolate and protect others. one day today means for one of my staffers it was moving day for his oldest daughter

hayden, elaine weiss, and secretary clinton for sharing this conversation with us today. visit women's vote 100.org to learn more about the suffrage movement and to discover more programs like this one that will be held throughout august in celebration of national women's suffrage month. as the suffragists would say, onward. >>> you're watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span3, explore our nation's past. c-span3, created by america's cable television companies as a public service and brought to you today by your television provider. >>> weeknights this month we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend on c-span3. tonight, a look at the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage. american history tv and c-span's washington journal marked the 100th anniversary with an encore presentation of sunday's live program with colleen shogun, vice chair of the women's suffrage centennial commission. we'll also take a tour of the veets for women exhibit at the smithsonian women's gallery. we'll show images of suffrage leaders and

elaine weiss is joining me and she is an award-winning journalist, writer and historian as well as the author of the women's hour, the great fight to win the vote, which tells the story of tennessee's role as the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th amendment and it has also just been put into a young readers addition. also joining us today is secretary hillary rodham clinton. secretary clinton has a long career in public service. i have her 1996 book, it takes a village. that really makes sure we all consider young people. she was also making history in 2016 as the first woman to earn a major party's nomination for president. she has long been a champion of women's suffrage history and is working with elaine as an executive producer on the television adaptation of the women's hour. secretary clinton and elaine, let's get started. to start us off, this is a question for both of you. women's fight for the vote was the longest political and social movement in american history. so, why isn't the story of women's suffrage more widely taught or known? secretary clinton? sec. clinton: tha

a conversation with historian elaine weiss and for me of secretary of state hillary rotem clinton. what a joy it is to be here with these two women discussing this history innocent and every year. i'd like to start with some brief introductions. elaine weiss who is joining me today for this conversation at the library of congress is an award winning journalist, writer and historian. as well as the author of the women's our, the great fight to win the vote which tells the story of tennessee's role as the 36th and final state to ratify the 19th amendment. it's also just been put out into a young readers addition. also joining us today is secretary howler hillary rotem clinton. secretary clinton of course has a long career in public service and i have her 1996 book it takes a village. that really make sure that we consider young people. she was also making history in 2016 as the first woman to earn a major parties nomination for president. she's long been a champion of women suffrage history and is working with elaine as an executive producer on the television of adaptation of the wom

sunday night on q&a, journalist and author elaine weiss on her our.""the women's h on the ratification of the 19th amendment that gave women the right to vote. >> it passed the senate with only a two-vote margin. there were senators sitting after the house passes it in 1918, and it takes them until june of 1919 before it passes both houses. then the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states, in whenis called an off year, most state legislatures were not going to be in session. that was purposeful, to make it more difficult. so the suffragists had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special sessions to consider the amendment. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. at the white house today, president trump announced a peace deal between israel and the united arab emirates that establishes diplomatic relations between the two middle eastern countries. this is about 15 minutes. this is about 15 minutes. inky very much. this is very important. i wanted to thank everybody behind me because

. >> elaine weiss, sunday night, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's q&a. >> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. historian kate clarke lemay gives american history tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement intersected with the abolitionist and temperance movements. this is the first of a two-part program. kate: hi, everyone, welcome to the national portrait gallery at the smithsonian institution. i am kate clarke lemay and i'm the curator of votes for women. a portrait of persistence. for this exhibition, i worked 3.5 years researching, finding all the objects and teach myself this history. for this exhibition we have , about 124 objects, of which there are 63 portraits. in curating the exhibition i was , hoping to commemorate the 19th amendment and tell the history of the 19th amendment and how women lobbied to get this amendment passed and ratified. but also ask questions about it. and ask, what does tha

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elaine weiss discusses her book, "the woman's hour," about the . lead-up to the ratification of the 19th amendment to the u.s. constitution on august 18, 1920, that granted women the right to vote. ♪ host: elaine weiss, i want to start our conversation on the centennial of women's suffrage with coverage of some you talk about in your book, "the woman's hour". my mother was a college student, student of international affairs who took a an interest in public issues. she could not vote yet that tenant farmers on our farm, some of whom were illiterate could vote. host: who was harry byrne and why does he play a central role in your story? guest: harry thomas byrne was the youngest legislator in the tennessee general assembly in 1920. he was a freshman delegate. he was up for reelection in the fall. townpresented a small hill in east tennessee, the republican part of tennessee. although he voted with the anti-suffragists and the nt ratification nests from the 19th amendment, was upper ratification and that tennessee general assembly that summer, he qa

weiss, and librarian of congress carla hayden. ♪ >> good afternoon everyone and welcome. my name is dr. colleen shogun. on behalf of the commission and twitter we are thrilled to bring you women's fight for the vote, celebrating 100 years of the 19th amendment, conversation with award-winning historian elaine weiss and former secretary of state hillary clinton, moderated by librarian of congress carla hayden. august 26, 2020, marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment and women's right to vote. in honor of this milestone of

. >> reporter: historian elaine weiss has written about that pivotal moment. >> they had opposition filings. they had to learn to take hold of the levers of power and had to learn the game. >> reporter: leading suffrage ets gathered at the herm taj hotel. >> she was the leader of the main suffrage organization. >> reporter: historian susan ware. >> she'd be involved in the movement since the 1880s. she's ready to bring this to a close. ♪ oh dear what can the matter be ♪ >> reporter: an army of anti-suffragists were there as well. what is their rational? >> for some, it is a religious and moral decision. some kneel women seeking equality will lead to a disruption of gender roles. for others, they are, especially in the south, they are racist and they don't want black women to vote. >> reporter: also weighing in on the anti-suffrage side -- >> there are corporate interests that don't want women to get the ballot. they fear if women can vote, they are going to want to abolish child labor. >> reporter: fearing that they would block an appeal, a liquor lobby was open, free drinks for legisla

q&a, journalist elaine weiss on her book the women's hour about the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, which granted women the right to vote. >> it passes the house by a margin very small. it passes the senate with only a two foot margin. -- a to vote margin. itre are senators sitting on after the house passes it in 1918. it takes until june, 1919 before it passes both houses. margin.-vote the senate knew they were sending it out for ratification to the states in what is called an off year, when most state legislators were not going to be in session. that was sort of purposeful to make it more difficult. the suffragists how to convince 30 governors, to call their legislators back into special session, to consider the amendment. atelaine weiss, sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's q&a. >> next, a visit to the smithsonian national portrait gallery, in the second of a two-part program, historian kate clark lemay gives american history tba guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment using political cartoons and images of suffragists picketing the

. >> elaine weiss, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> this morning bret mcardle for leaving time but this case to the last half hour. i wonder after watching yesterday you think michael flynn's attorney sidney powell did what she needed to do to make her case before that panel of judges yesterday? >> look, it is a difficult case if your focus is simply on the politics of the matter. if you are looking at the law and the facts of the c case, i think ms. powell has the stronger side of the facts and the law. with the executive branch is the one that should be determining whether case goes forward or not. steve at the headlines the "washington post" this morning judges skeptical of shutting down a review of the flynn case. i wonder your reading of the judges reaction, their interaction with the lawyers yesterdays ? >> guest: any time you are in front of one judges difficult as an attorney. but to be in front of multiple judges at the appellate court level that is simply a challenge. there.beenng you don't know wh

sunday night, on q&a, journalist and author elaine weiss on her book woman's our about the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920 which granted the women -- granted women the right to vote. marginas passing by a that was very small. it passes in 2018 and it takes until june of 2019 before it passes both houses. descendent new that they were sending it out for ratification. legislatures were not going to be in session. that was sort of purposeful to make it more difficult. they had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special sessions considering the amendment. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> >> our featured contender is eugene v. debs -- at the turn of the 20th-century, a five-time candidate for president on the socialist ticket, and the nation's most celebrated world war i protester. war i protester. this footage captures debs on

sunday night on q&a, elaine weiss on her book "the women's hour," about the ratification of the 19th amendment which granted women the right to vote. > get passes a house -- it passes the senate with only two boats. there are senators who are spitting on it as the house passes it in 1918. it takes until june of 1919 before it passes both houses. then the senate knew they were sending it out for ratification, what is called an off year. most state legislatures were not going to be in session. that was sort of was full to make -- purposeful to make it more difficult. the suffragettes had to convince 30 governors to call legislators back to a special session to consider the amendment. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern -- qspan's "human day. &a." we tour the exhibit rightfully hers with museum curator corinne porter.

day -- q&aight on q1 elaine weiss on "the woman's our ," on the ratification of the 19th amendment. >> it passes the house by a small margin. it passes the senate with only a two-vote margin. sitting aftertors the house passes it in 1918 and it takes them until june 1919 before it passes both houses. then the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states in an off year, when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. and that was sort of purposeful, to make it more difficult. so the suffragettes had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special session to consider the amendment. >> sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> joe biden has selected california senator, harris as his running mate in the 2020 presidential race, calling her a fearless fighter for the little guy and one of the country's finest public servants in in his announcement on twitter. served asusly california's attorney general from 2011 until 2017, when she was sworn in as a u.s. senator. in january of last year, she lost her own bed for the

host: elaine weiss -- >> elaine weiss, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. coming up saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern. about the black lives matter movement. on sunday, at 9:00 p.m. eastern former deputy assistant attorney general in the george w. bush , withstration john yoo his book, defender in chief. he is interviewed by mark -- mark roselle -- watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: for another perspective on the michael flynn case, we turn now to former u.s. attorney and former senate judiciary committee republican counsel, brett tolman. we have been talking about this case for the past half-hour. i wonder after watching it yesterday, do you think michael flynn's attorney did what sheeting to to do to make her case before that panel of judges yesterday? guest: it is a difficult case, if your focus is simply on the politics of the matter, but if you are looking at the law and the facts in the case, i think ms. powell has the stronger side of the facts and th

up next, hillary clinton author elaine weiss and carl a hayden talk about the fight for women to be able to vote. this week marks the 100th anve

. ♪ host: elaine weiss, i want to start our conversation on the centennial of women's suffrage with the clip of someone whose story you tell in your book, "the woman's hour." let's listen to this and the

. >> elaine weiss tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. book tv on c-span2 has top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern on , law professor john you with his book defender and chief, looks at presidential powers and the u.s. constitution. he is interviewed by mark rose well, author and dean. watch book tv this weekend on c-span2. donald trump, jr. and kimberly guilfoyle, both advisors to president trump's reelection campaign, posted an event to launch the sportsman for triumph group thursday in c opley, pennsylvania. issues ofd about interest to gunowners and hunters, including the opening of more than 4 million acres of publicly managed lands for sports uses.

weiss. that will be followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together which includes remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next on the presidency, we hear from michael neiberg, war studies chair at the u.s. army war college about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 potsdam conference convened near the end of world war ii. president truman had just assumed office after the dret of franklin d. roosevelt when he met with winston churchill and josef stalin. it was during these meetings that mr. truman informed his soviet counter part about the new u.s.

. >> reporter: historian elaine weiss has written about that pivotal moment. >> they had opposition files. they had to learn to take hold of the levers of power, and they had to learn the game. >> reporter: leading suffrages like carrie chapman catt gathered at the hotels. >> carrie chapman catt was the leader of the main organization. >> reporter: historian susan ware. >> she has been involved in the movement since the 1880s. she is ready to bring this to a close. ♪ oh, dear >> reporter: an army of anti-suffrages was there as well. ♪ women are wanting to vote ♪ >> brennan: so what is their rationale? >> for some, it is a religious and moral decision. some feel that women seeking equality will lead to a disruption of gender roles. for others, they a --soth -- they are racist and they don't want black women to vote. >> brennan: also weighing in on the anti-suffrage side -- ere are corporate interests that don't want women to get the vote. they fear if women could get the vote, they would want to abolish child labor. >> brennan: the liquor lobby kept a suite on the eighth floor of the

weiss and carl a hayden. that is followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together, which includes remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next, on the presidency, we hear from michael neiberg, war studies chair at the u.s. army war college about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 potsdam conference convened near the end of world war ii. president truman has just assumed office at the death of franklin d. roosevelt and when he met with churchill and stalin. it is during these meeting from july 17th to august 2nd that mr. truman sf truman informed his counterpart about the u.s. super-weapon to be released on hiroshima and nagasaki. the truman library provided this video. >> big numbers like a 75th anniversary are always occasions for looking back and for drawing attention. i think there is another reason to look back at

weiss, and carl hayden. that is followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together which includes remarks by nancy pelosi in condoleezza rice. watch monday at 8:00 eastern. enjoy our american history tv this weekend every weekend on c-span3. of this summer's national convention, we will show acceptance speeches by to 1960.from 1948 the footage appears courtesy of nbc news archives. here is a preview. [applause] that because they are wrong and we will write -- we are right and i will prove it to you in a few minutes. [applause] convention is meant to express the will and reaffirm the beliefs of the democratic party. there have been differences of opinion and that is the democratic way. those differences have been settled by a majority of voters, as they should be. now it is time for us to eat the common enemy. that is up to you. -- 28 the common enemy. common enemy.e victory has become a habit of our party. it has been elected four times in succession and i am convinced it will be elected a f

charles evans sunday night on q&a, journalists and author elaine weiss on hour,"ok "the women's about the vote in 1919 in 1920. >> passes by a very small margin. there are senators sitting on it after the house passes it in 1918 and it takes until june of passes bothit houses. then the senate knew they were sending it out for ratification in the states, what is called an when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. purposeful, tof make it more difficult. had tofragists convince 30 governors to call their governments back into special session to consider the amendment. night at weiss, sunday 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. we continue our conversation about women in politics with jennifer lawless, author first, what did you think of the kamala harris pick this week. : it was a strong and safe pick. she has the credentials that joe biden needs. she has a campaign style that voters are excited about. it is going to give donald trump a tough run. host: you said strong and safe. what do you mean by safe? guest: i mean that when you look at the list of the potential cont

weiss. that will be followed by a forum on the 19th amendment hosted by all in together which includes remarks by house speaker nancy pelosi and former secretary of state condoleezza rice. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 eastern and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend on c-span3. >>> next on the presidency, we hear from michael neiberg, war studies chair at the u.s. army war college about the personalities and stakes involved at the 1945 potsdam conference convened near the end of world war ii. president truman had just assumed office after the dret of franklin d. roosevelt when he met with winston churchill and josef stalin. it was during these meetings that mr. truman informed his soviet counter part about the new u.s. super weapon. it would soon be unleashed on the japanese cities of hiroshima and nagasaki. the truman library institute provided this video. >>> we are at the 75th anniversary of the potsdam conference. big numbers like a 75th anniversary or a 100th anniver

a, sunday night on q& journalist and author elaine weiss about the 19th amendment in 1920 that granted women the right to vote. >> ed passes the house by a margin, very small. it passes the senate by only a two-vote margin. there are senators that are sitting on it after the house passes it, actually, in 1918. 1919 beforeil june it passes both houses. and then, the senate knew they were sending out -- sending it out for ratification in the states and what is called an off year, when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. that was purposeful to make it more difficult. convince 30to governors to call legislatures back into sponsor just -- back into special session to consider it. atelaine weiss, sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. entered thethe u.s. vietnam war, a u.s. missile -- a russian missile shut down u.s. spy plane, the twist

. >> elaine weiss, sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >>> earl year this week, the full -- earlier this week, the full d.c. circuit court of appeals reheard oral argument on whether to dismiss the perjury case against president trump's former national security advisor michael flynn who pled guilty in 2017 to lying to the fbi about his interactions with the russian diplomat. last may the justice department at the direction of attorney general william barr filed a motion to dismiss the case, but u.s. district judge emmet sullivan questioned the recommendation and put a pause on the dismissal. the suit comes after a three judge panel from the d.c. circuit ruled 2 to 1 back in june that the case should be dismissed. >> we will now proceed with the argument in today's case to be conducted as follows: each counsel will give an opening statement to be followed by questioning by the judges in order of seniority and then a second round of questioning for any judge who has a follow-up question. we will follow the same proc

. ♪ a,sunday night on q and journalist and author elaine weiss on her book the woman's hour about the reddick -- the 19thion of amendment in 1920 which granted women the right to vote. >> its passage percentage was only two vote margins. who aree senators in 1918.n it it takes until june of 1919 houses. passes in both and then the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states on-and-off year, where most state legislations were not going to be in session. that was purposeful to make it more difficult. they had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special sessions, considering the amid meant. atelaine weiss, sunday night 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> former first lady michelle obama and senator bernie sanders address the democratic national convention on monday. it live coverage begins at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. live streaming and on-demand at nc, or listen on the c-span radio app. c-span, your unfiltered view of politics. >> washington journal continues. host: we are back. we are joined by keneshia grant, who is the assist

elaine weiss discusses her book, "the woman's hour," about the . lead-up to the ratification of the 19th amendment to the u.s. constitution on august 18, 1920, that granted women the right to vote. ♪ host: elaine weiss, i want to start our conversation on the centennial of women's suffrage with coverage of some you talk about in your book, "the woman's hour".

q&a,nday night on journalist and author elaine weiss on her book, the woman's hour, about the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, which granted them in the right to vote. >> ed passes the house by a margin very small. it passes the senate with only two vote margin. there are senators who are sitting on it. after the house passes it, in 1918. it takes until june, 1919, before it passes both houses. and then, the senate knew that they were sending it out for ratification in the states and what is called an off year, when most state legislatures were not going to be in session. and that was sort of purposeful, to make it more difficult. so the suffragists had to convince 30 governors to call their legislators back into special session to consider the amendment. >> elaine weiss, sunday night, at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on c-span's q&a. >> next, a visit to the smithsonian's national portrait gallery. historian kate clarke lemay gives american history tv a guided tour of an exhibit marking the centennial of the 19th amendment, using images of early suffrage leaders, she shows how the movement