In partnership with the library of congress, cspan brings you books that shaped america. Our series explores key works of literature that ive had a profound impact on the country. In this program the journals of lewis and clark, from their tour of discovery published in 1814. In 1803 the size of the United States nearly doubled with the Louisiana Purchase, the vast tract of land was largely unknown. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore and map the newly acquired territory. There crew of explores juried up the Missouri River, cross the Rocky Mountain and the Pacific Coast. Lewis and clarks twoyear tour of discovery ended in september 1806 and they returned with maps, sketches and it journals. Detailing the regions path, animal life, geography and indigenous people. In 1814 Many Americans were able to learn for the first time about the western land, upon the publishing of the book titled history of the expedition under the command of lewis
Federalists moving west and south. What do you think that puts in lees mind . At 8 00, the Duke University professor talks about americas cold war immigration policy toward refugees. Not just political refugees but as anticommunists who are prototypical american as they fight communist oppression abroad. And we have an obligation because they are anticommunists. Saturday afternoon, both former republican senators from kansas during the 1970s through the 1990s talk about their years in congress. When bob was leader and i worked under him, we were in the senate 18 years together. Bob was leader for six of those years. 10. Know, when i was in the house no, when i was in the house. Both really work with your committee chairman, and you made sure that you were working together. I think that is what we need again. The 19840, president ial debate between president Ronald Reagan and former Vice President walter mondale. We were warned five days before explosives were on their way and were not
Illinois. Located on the Illinois River, today, it is one of the largest cities in the state and home to the headquarters of caterpillar. It came from when the owner to tested his tractor as it was moving through the field, and the press was there. One of the reporters of that, said it look like a caterpillar moving across the field. Everyone starting calling the machines caterpillars. Announcer 2 but it was known as the whiskey capital of the world. Whiskey was king in the early 1900s. There was 73 different distilleries and 43 breweries, not at the same time, but that many. Announcer 2 with the help of our Comcast Cable partners, over the next 90 minutes, we explore peorias history. We begin with a trip down the Illinois River on board the spirit of peoria. Sing it if you know it. Join in if you know it. Everybody, sing along. Irene good night irene good night good night irene good night irene i will see you in my dreams welcome aboard the spirit of peoria. I am the resident historia
Negotiating to end the machinist strike that shut down the 60 of the u. S. Commercial airline industry. Narrator in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell with any certainty where the Pedernales River was located. But on the banks of that river in a modest springhouse a baby , was born to sam and rebecca johnson, a baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside a united , states senator was born today, my grandson. The old gentleman was partly right, but he set his sights too low. For the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later, visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales, not as senator, but as president of the United States. Here in his beloved hill country, he rests for a few days observes with his family and friends the 190th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. He would unwind but not completely. For as he celebrates the National Holiday as a private citizen he still bears the , burden of presidency.
Ago, july 1966. The half hour Program Begins with president johnson relaxing at his ranch in texas for the Independence Day holiday. It concludes with lbj negotiating to end the machinist strike that shut down the 60 of the u. S. Commercial airline industry. Narrator in 1908, few people outside of texas hill country could tell with any certainty where the Pedernales River was located. But on the banks of that river , in a modest springhouse, a baby was born to sam and rebecca johnson, a baby whose grandfather proudly proclaimed to the countryside, a United States senator was born today, my grandson. The old gentleman was partly right, but he set his sights too low. For the son of sam and rebecca johnson, a half century later, visits the same house on the banks of the pedernales, not as senator, but as president of the United States. Narrator here in his beloved hill country, he rests for a few days and quietly observes with his family and friends the 190th anniversary of the signing of