your questions for author christina sommers. levan new year, mark january 5. the first sunday of every month on c-span two. >> of both chambers of congress are back in session tomorrow. we talked to a reporter about what was on their agenda. >> on the phone is niels callewski, cq roll reporter to tell us about what you had for congress. and to give us an update on possible congressional action regarding iran. thank you for joining us. the house returns on monday for legislative business and on tuesday they will start -- that will start debate on energy security. can you about details? but what it looks like is planning to do in this getaway week is a number of measures that would sort of expand access to domestic energy production and the movement of -- a natural that woulde measure set guidelines for requiring the federal energy regulatory commission to issue permits. there is a measure that would essentially a block of the federal government from regulating hydraulic fracking in certain cases and the states where regimes and oversight already exists. has the

your questions for christina hoff sommers. year,g ahead to the new markng mark within -- join levin. first ladies continues tomorrow night with a look at the life and legacy of lady bird johnson. that, a conversation with the former first lady's daughter. she shared some of the personal memories of her mother. >> your mom is a bigger than life character to a lot of people who have written about her. when they do rankings of first ladies, she is in the first five or 10 in terms of influence. can you tell me what she was like as a mom? >> mother was so organized. she did not show a lot of emotion. that was so unlike my father. my father was always on. she was a calming influence to all of us. she was my best friend. we had a special relationship, so i would say, i'm telling you this, not as my mother but as my best friend. when your mother, and i am an expert now that i have three almost perfect daughter's, a mother has to say "eat your spinach." you need to go to bed and clean your room. where is a best friend, you can say, i a

your questions for christina hoff sommers and join mark levin. next, author and historiany aii allen smith discusses the battle of new orleans in 1812. and he gives a detailed account of the battle. he argues that the navy's involvement was crucial to an american victory that was overshadowed by jackson's role in the battle this took place in anapolis, maryland. >> i'm the chair of the history department and it's my great pleasure to introduce tonight's speaker, dr. gene smith. the chair of naval heritage that will be giving the second mcmullen power lecture of the navy and battle of new orleans. the mcmullen c-power lecture by the class of 1957 chair of naval herita heritage was introduced in 2011, to serve as the address at the naval history symposium, made possible by estates of bill daniel and the late dr. mcmullen. this honors dr. mcmullen by impressing the power of c-power on history. inside joke. tonight's speaker, dr. gene allen smith is a seventh distinguished naval historian to hold the chair of naval heritage in the naval michigan's hi

hoff sommers. 5 >>mark levine on january five days after the assassination of president kennedy, resident lyndon johnson addressed a joint session of congress. remarks, objute talks about carrying out the work and the wishes of his predecessor. >> members of the congress, i had the high privilege and personal honor of presenting to the president of the united states. >> mr. speaker, mr. president, members of the house, members of the senate, my fellow americans. all i have i would have given gladly not to be standing here today. the greatest leader of our time has been struck down by the foulest deed of our time. today john fitzgerald kennedy lives on in the immortal words and works that he left behind. he lives on in the mind and memories of mankind. he lives on in the hearts of his countrymen. no words are sad enough to express our sense of loss. no words are strong enough to express our determination to continue the forward thrust of america that he began. the dream of conquering the vastness of space -- the dream of partnership across the atlantic -- and across the pacific as well --

sunday, december 1, your questions for christina hoff sommers. levin.n mark span2.v on c- john kerry spoke about climate change. remarks for to the organization of american states meeting. >> more than two decades ago i visited rozelle as part of the u.s. legation to the rio summit. this was the first time the global community came together united to try to address climate change. it was also the trip where i got to know an amazing portuguese speaking woman who three years later would become my wife so i like to. it is a good place. about and i still talk our 12-year-old girl from vancouver. who took the stage at that itmit in order to as she put , "fight for her future." rememberlater i still what she said about climate change. as follows. i am only a child, she told us. yet i know we are in this together and should act as one single world toward one single goal. that aerstood something lot of folks today need to grasp, something still missing from our political debate. i said asaying goes, moment ago. we need that more than ever now. with respe

sunday on "in-depth," your question for christina hoff sommers. to the year ofad "in-depth," book tv's "in- depth," the first sunday of every month on c-span2. >> in 1838, a white southerner became the first american woman to address a legislative body. she spoke about the slavery and women's rights before the massachusetts state legislature. coming up, event honoring this early feminist including a panel looking at women in politics. from boston, this is just over two hours. ♪ [applause] >> welcome, everyone. i will be your evening moderator. we are here tonight to explore how women become political. we will look at the past in the present and consider the future, too. there will be some remarks and a panel. regretfully, senator elizabeth warren is not able to join us because she needs to be in washington. someone has to work. she is there to work in the senate. [applause] however, she has made a short video for us that we will share in place of the remarks she would have given. now, during the evening we invite you to tweet and send your quest

sunday on in depth your questions for author christina hoff sommers live for three hours begin at noon eastern and looking ahead to the new year on thank you to reader talk show host marc clifton january 5. booktv's thank you the first sunday of every month on c-spa c-span2. >> the aspen institute hosted a roundtable discussion today on defense related topics including the iranian nuclear deal, budget negotiations and congress and the upcoming afghanistan withdrawal. among the speakers was michele e flournoy, former undersecretary of defense for policy on the president obama and philip -- philip zelikow who served as part of george h. to be bush's national \street/{-|}street council. this is about an hour and 20 minutes.i'm sorri'm >> thank you all for coming and i'm sorry i'm not nick, but her in and i'm pulling myself together. some going to get brirefly introduce michele and philip. i see a number of people in the audience who were after and can simply better weather last summer. soth michele flournoy is the 20 senior advisor from 2009-2000 o luscious undersecretary of defense for p