tomorrow morning, the members of congress will have a full report and ready for action. the longest-serving first lady for 12 years. her husband come unknown to the public, was physically limited by the effects of polio. she dedicated most of her life to political and social changes, and her legacy continues today as it she is discussed as a possible face of the $10 bill. eleanor roosevelt, the sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span s original series, first ladies, influence and image, examining the public and private lives of the women who fill the position of first lady and their influence on the presidency, from martha washington to michelle obama. study at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. each week, american history brings you archival films of that tell the history of the 20th century. independence, missouri, home of harry truman, where president johnson arrives despite steady rain for a brief sentimental visit with the former chief executive. he came from a speaki
different. it is a valor and honor. those concepts take a different form here. and many respects, in a standard guess, they are prisoners of war, and then you move right back to the battles. often, and addressing the story, there is an and knowledge of that, and then no detail, and you move on. andersonville has a name brand recognition. the public often doesn t know any of the details beyond the name and that something unusual took place there. host: let s start with the basics. when was it built? what was its purpose? mr. leonard: in the fall of 1863 as the exchange system of the previous two years falls apart, due to the presence of black soldiers in the field, and the question over how to treat like soldiers black soldiers. with afederacy is faced problem. there holding the mostly in the richmond area. thousands, 10,000 prisoners in richmond it has a drag effect on the community. resources are going in to maintain the prisoners. if you are in the confederate army, or
eleanor roosevelt, at 8:00 eastern, on the original series first lady s. the public and private lives of the first ladies. from martha washington michelle obama. on american history tv on c-span3. all weekend long, american history tv is joining our history to showcase the of cincinnati, ohio. to learn more about the cities website. visit our we continue with a look at the history of cincinnati. this is the cincinnati observatory center, situated in the center of the city six miles east of downtown. we call it the birthplace of american astronomy. essentially what we call the carl sagan of the day. he was the popularizer of astronomy of that time. first terminal of .ignificance he was a west point graduate. teaching40 s, he was at the cincinnati college. town, thea group in society for the promotion of useful college knowledge. the population, 50,000, maybe the fourth-largest city in the country. he started in the lecture hall s they moved it to a chapel. at the end o
conversation202-748-8900. that is for eastern and central time zones. if in the pacific or mountain 8-8901.nes, 202-74 you can also post questions and comments on our facebook page. facebook.com/cspanhistory. mr. leonard, thank you for joining us this afternoon. mr. leonard: it is my pleasure to be here. host: let s start with where is andersonville? for someone who is not aware of andersonville s significance, where does it fall? mr. leonard: it is important to start with this idea that military prisoners and prisoners of war are often left out of the mainstream telling of the war. quite frankly, there are no winners in this story. this is not a battlefield. it is something entirely different. it is a valor and honor. those concepts take a different form here. in many respects, in a standard telling of war, there is a knowledge meant there is an acknowledgment yes, they are prisoners of war, and then you move right back to the battles. often, and addressing the story, th
he will be with us for the next hour to talk about the history of andersonville and why does consider the most notorious site of the civil war. we are opening our phone line so you can join the conversation. if you want to join the conversation, 202-748-8900. that is for eastern and central time zones. if you live in the pacific or mountain time zones, 202-748-8901. you can also post questions and comments on our facebook page. facebook.com/cspanhistory. mr. leonard, thank you for joining us this afternoon. . page mr. leonard, thank you for joining us this afternoon. mr. leonard: it is my pleasure to be here. let s start with where is andersonville? it is important to start with this idea that military prisoners and prisoners of war are often left out of the mainstream telling of the war. quite friendly, there are no winners in the story. this is not a battlefield. it is something entirely different. it is a valor and honor. those concepts take a different form here. and many