indian treaties, you do not know american history. >> you can watch this and other programs any time by visiting our website at c-span.org/history. >> a visit to madison, wisconsin. >> the most important political figure in wisconsin history, one of the most important in the history of the 20th century. he was a reforming governor. he defined what progressivism ministry he was one of the first two use it as a way to identify. he was recognized by his peers as one of the five greatest senators in american history. he was an opponent of world war i. he advocated for free speech. he was about the people. he spent the later part of 1890 giving speeches all over wisconsin. if you wanted a speaker for your club or group he would give a speech. he went to county fairs. he went to every kind of event you could imagine. by 1900 he was ready to run for governor advocating on behalf of the people. >> we are sitting in the first wright was born not too far from here. his family took him to massachusetts for a time. , spentey turn to madison his teenage years there and at theered briefly university of wisconsin before he decided to find his fortune in chicago. he spent his summers here. that is where you got two things. his love of nature and his understanding of nature. he also got his understanding of the topography of the hills. h all of our events on c-span 3. each week american history tv railamerica brings you archival films. -- he argued the networks at the time, abc, nbc, and cbs were biased against nixon policies. all three networks preempted their programs to broadcast the remarks live. >> the purpose of my remarks tonight is to focus your attention on this little group a men, who not only enjoy right of instant rebuttal to every presidential address but importantly, wield a free hand in selecting and interpreting the great issues in nation. >> next, on the civil war, historian lawrence kaplan strategieshe employed by the union arm's field artillery command during with a focus on the role played by artillery in the battles of antietam, fredericksburg and chancellorsville. mr. kaplan is the editor of a compiles the postwar analysis of noted writer john tidball. the arlington county civil war sesquicentennial committee hosted this hour-long event. >> today's speaker is kaplan.ence he served as historian at the field artillery center, u.s. army center of military history, u.s. missile and is currently the u.s. army cyber command historian. author of "homer lea: american soldier of fortune," 2010, editor of john tidball's "the artillery service in the war of the rebellion," which is the subject of today's talk, which came