it has martha washington. it shows after george washington died, martha washington put all the letters and burned them. she didn't want anyone, and there is no letter that survived between george and martha washington. she did not want that to be exposed. you look at context or you look at historical figures in history that there is that aspect as well. >> let me just give you two examples of collections that i am personally proud of the fact that these things have survived over time. we can learn from them. 377 treaties signed with the indian nation. that would easily have been a collection that could have been destroyed because of embarrassment or whatever. these treaties are used today by tribal elders and tribal lawyers to settle water rights claims, land claims, but they tell a horrible story of how our government treated native americans. things that were promised to them, things that were never delivered. the other is all of the records around the japanese camps. a horrible story of how we treated germa

there is an exhibit there and it has martha washington and it shows you martha washington, that after george washington died, she took all the letters and burned them. because she did not want anyone. and there is no letter that survived between george and martha washington. because she did not want that personal part to be exposed. so that is an interesting thing when you look at context or look at historical figures and history. that there is that aspect as well. >> let me just give you two examples of collections that i am personally proud of the fact that we have saved them. that these things have survived over time and that we have been in our custody. we have 377 treaties signed by the indian nations. they would easily have been a collection that could have been destroyed because of embarrassment or whatever. but these treaties are used today by tribal elders and tribal warriors to settle water rights claims, land claims. but they tell a horrible story of how our government treated native americans. things that were promised to them, things that were never delivered. there is th

african-american william costin , martha washington's grandson and nephew, who worked for both carrolll and law, built houses for his family, one facing the capital square where he and his daughters lived in harmony with their neighbors congressional , employees and members of congress living in hotels. new information about house that heivil erected at considerable cost to help develop the neighborhood for the accommodation of congress, how the residences fared in august of 1814 when the firing of the capital destroyed it as well as some private properties, including washington's double house. this help to fill up the history of the capital's neighborhood. special challenges both carol and law faced in its aftermath. carroll's home was one of many important houses lost. new houses and office buildings claimed their space. this is just the tip of the iceberg in a much broader story that we hope to go on and continue with. thank you. [applause] >> now, as we turn to the q and a portion, let me exercise a moderator privilege of opening the session by asking one follow-up question to pamel

mary todd lincoln, martha washington, they were all criticized, and some of the nasty stuff that went on with hamilton and jefferson, we have a long history of it. we have a two-party system. they get all riled up and go after each other. but, in the end someone like nancy reagan comes along and she gives through it. she turned her image around. she did it for her husband. the criticism of her went from this to that. people started to recognize she was a woman of substance. >> every presidency is different there's always controversy about the book tonight so i haven't had a chance to read it i want you to talk her relationship with the white house resident staff. the reason that comes to mind is when i come from laura, the one time i got to meet nancy and the only time i ever met her was when nancy came back to the white house. >> before i had that party? >> yes. >> in the white house staff was giddy because they were going to have a chance to speak with her. it had been a number of years said she had been back. can you talk about the resident staff he transcends? >> the white house c

eliza.ied martha washington's eldest -- itaughter, but also was her eldest granddaughter. law spent most of his huge portion developing and promoting washington. because he believed that every american would be interested in its new capital city. he soon learned otherwise. he enticed three members of jeffersons cabinet to live on capitol hill by offering them finer properties at lower rent available near the president's house. thus, he changed the social dynamic of capitol hill. he influenced its political one. boarding houses and hotels, churches, turnpikes and bridges, local banks invited the working population to buy shares and develop businesses. this african-american william costin worked for both carrolll and law, built houses for his family, one facing the capital square. where he and his daughters lived in harmony with their neighbors. congressional employees and such living in hotels. new information about washington's double house that he erected at considerable cost to help develop the neighborhood for the accommodation of congress, how the residences fared in a

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if you go to mount vernon there is an exhibit their and as martha watching -- washington after george washington died they took all of the letters and put them in and burn them. and there is no letter that survived between george and marsha washington. she didn't want to personal part to be exposed. when you look at context or historical figures in history let me just give you two examples of collections that i'm personally proud of the fact that we have saved them the. it has been in our custody so we can learn from them. it would be easily the collection that could've been destroyed because of embarrassment or whatever. but these treaties are used today by tribal elders and lawyers. to settle water rights claims. but they tell a horrible story of how our government treated native americans. things that were promised to them. there was their whole body of record. all of the records around that. for how we treated german-americans. and some chinese-americans in a way that is just inhuman. another set of records that have been preserved in maintained interests should serve us as a less

they need to be supported better in trenton and in washington. >> martha: i live in new jersey, i think maybe our viewers are aware of. you've got a lot of people who want to leave the state. they are getting taxed out of the state. a lot of businesses. i would imagine that that's one of the areas you are going to want to drive home. >> yes. it's a shame. you want to be able to have your children -- i'm lucky, i have three kids. we raised our kids in new jersey. my daughter works at giovanni yogurt here in new york. both my sons are in the marine corps. i want them to be able to come back to new jersey but it's so unaffordable now people are planning their exit. we got to change. we've got to see the light at the end of the tunnel and say we are going to have trenton and washington focus on making new jersey affordable again. >> martha: thank you very much. we will be watching. interesting to meet you. coming up next. >> i am not being alarmist, i am simply stating the facts. look around. strongman politics are assented. >> martha: so is that true? are those the facts? jonah goldberg sa

. >> martha: also tonight, the president has invited vladimir putin to washington in the fall for round two of their talks. in a new interview tonight for cs and bc, he is now cautiously optimistic about the future of his relationship. >> getting along with president putin, getting along with russia is a positive, not a negative. with that being said, if that doesn't work out, i am going to be the worst enemy he has ever had. the worst he has ever had. >> martha: meanwhile, his intelligence people are going on the record today in big numbers after a very rocky week and speaking out to set the record straight from their perspective. here is the united states director of all national intelligence, dan coats. >> i was just doing my job. it was important to take a stand on behalf of the intelligence community. we are under attack in many, many ways appeared our financial institutions, our critical infrastructure. we have to be relentless in terms of calling out the russians for what they have done, vigilant in terms of putting steps in place to make sure it doesn't happen again. i'm concern

. >> martha: joined mall, tom rogan, "washington examiner" commentary writer and host of the maclachlan group. great to have you with us this morning. obviously he has said all along that he doesn't think the president should essentially even be allowed to visit the united kingdom, and now he is allowing this to blimp to fly over the city during the visit, what do you think you might >> good to be with you, i think the first thing to take away here is sadiq khan is a member of the later party, he has a vested interest in trying to g legitimate, to weaken the british prime minister who was obviously close alibi of the president. secondly, what they think you see here in terms of sadiq khan's semantics, if you will, is in some sense a difference to free speech. i personally think it's mine drive the balloon there. more in an example of his leadership that this is not someone who was really a serious leader in terms of taking one of the world's greatest cities onto the world stage in a way that reflects it positively, because the underpinning notion is sadiq khan talks about values but the

our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz is tracking all the latest from washington. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, cecilia. according to analysis of new satellite imagery, the north koreans appear to be taking apart a missile engine test stand at a site where they had been sending rockets and satellites into space. it is an encouraging sign for the trump administration after little to show from that summit in singapore with kim jong-un. at the very least, it is a confidence building measure, even though some experts say it is an easy concession for the north koreans to make since they've already developed an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially reach the united states. but as for nuclear facilities, the head of u.s. forces in north korea says there has not been a complete shutdown of production yet, nore even a removal of fue rods. >> analysts still looking for that. there were other promises made during that summit as well like the return of the remains of those missing service members from the korean war. any progress on that

so let's go to washington where we find martha raddatz, who's going to be hosting "this week" later this morning. martha, good morning. >> good morning. >> let me ask you about this increasingly aggressive stance that team trump has taken toward michael cohen, who famously once said years ago that he would take a bullet for mr. trump. what, if anything, does this say about how much of a threat the trump folks feel cohen may pose here? >> well, it sure seems like a warning shot to michael cohen to keep his mouth shut when they're talking about attorney/client privilege. and that statement that tara just read from lanny davis saying that they must be confused, he waived that confidentiality agreement really i think just applies to that tape. that's what they waived privilege on so people could listen to that tape. and donald trump clearly has no problem with that, apparently, having people listen to that tape and decide for themselves. but at the heart of this matter is really that trump tower meeting. did donald trump know about that trump tower meeting? and did he lie about it, saying he

that is it for "special report" tonight, i mike emanuel and washington, "the story" with martha maccallum live in london starts right now. >> tonight, the president in full disrupter mode, puts our nato allies on notice. >> these countries have to step it up, not over a ten-year period mat, they have to step it up immediately. >> martha: and they are not happy that he was president is pushing back and demanding they live up to their agreement. >> germany as a captive of russia, they are getting so much of the oil and gas from russia. >> we are stronger together than apart. >> nato was created to defend europe from russia. but is the president signaling a new dynamic? >> i have nato, i have the u.k., and i have putin

that is it for "special report" tonight, i mike emanuel and washington, "the story" with martha maccallum live in london starts right now. >> tonight, the president in full disrupter mode, puts our nato allies on notice. >> these countries have to step it up, not over a ten-year period mat, they have to step it up immediately. >> martha: and they are not happy that he was president is pushing back and demanding they live up to their agreement. >> germany as a captive of russia, they are getting so much of the oil and gas from russia. >> we are stronger together than apart. >> nato was created to defend europe from russia. but is the president signaling a new dynamic? >> i have nato, i have the u.k., and i have putin. frankly, putin may be the easiest of them all, who would think? >> but first he must deal with the u.k. prime minister embroiled in her own political death match and investigating alleged russian poisonings on u.k. soil. >> martha: british prime minister theresa may taking harsh action against russia following a nerve agent attack. >> so how will that go with theresa may? >>

she's there in washington for us. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning, robin. u.s. spy agencies this morning closely examining satellite images that appear to back up suspicions that north korea cannot be trusted. this morning, new evidence that the threat from north korea is not over. despite promises from kim jong-un at the june summit, he would denuclearize his nation, these new satellite images according to "the washington post" showing construction of one or possibly two liquid fueled icbms at a facility on the outskirts of pyongyang, the same facility where north korea built its first intercontinental ballistic missile believed capable of reaching as far as washington d.c. and that is not all. secretary of state mike pompeo confirming days ago the north koreans are still producing the material needed to create nuclear warheads. >> north korea continues to produce this material, nuclear bomb material, is that correct? >> senator, i'm trying to make sure i stay on that correct -- yes, that's correct. just trying to make sure i don't cross into classified informa

but washington immediately leaves the wilderness, and he marries martha as soon as he leaves the wilderness. just within weeks. and then immediately brings him to the top of the virginia aristocracy, and it gives him a lot of financial security. she has 17,000 acres and lots of slaves. which was of course so strange for us to think of that was paid form of wealth, how many slaves you had. so she brought a lot of slaves to the marriage. so the key "washington post" financial security and establish them socially as top rank. and i think that caused him to relax a little bit about making a a name for himself, but even more importantly, and this is speculation on my part, because he doesn't talk about it directly, but i think martha gave him this sense of emotional security, this emotional reassurance that he didn't have previously. when he spent his early 20s crashing through the wilderness trying to make a name for itself, it just feels like martha settled him down. they had a very, even though he had been in love with this best friends wife, platonically, eventually he did mary martha and ha

immediately leaves the wilderness and he marries martha within weeks. and that immediately brings him to the top of the virginia aristocracy and bring financial security with a lot of slaves and that is so strange to think of that as well and so that gave him some financial security and the status socially to be top rank and that's cause him to relax a little bit to make a name for himself but even more importantly with pure speculation on my part because he doesn't talk about it directly but i think martha gave him a sense of emotional security and reassurance he did not have previously that when he was in his early 20s thrashing to the wilderness it is like martha settled him down. even though he was in love with his best friend's wife, eventually he did mary martha and had a warm and close relationship and she was warm and supportive but we will never really know because martha burned all of their correspondence after he died so it is like detective work to pcs things together. >> thank you so much i have enjoyed this evening with you all. [applause]

let's go to washington right now where we find martha raddatz who will be hosting "this week." martha, good morning to you. the president thinks immigration is a risky issue for the democrats heading into the mid-terms. i know you spent some time on the road this week talking to voters. do you get the sense that the president is right about this? >> well, i think this voters i talked to, those who are horrified by those images, are going to stand with those people down on the border who are separated and are extremely worried about it. but i gotta tell you, dan, i talked to a lot of people who surprisingly weren't affected by those images. one woman told me in tennessee, she said, look, people are separated from their children all the time. others were more compassionate about that but they want an immigration bill. they want something done about the borders. and most people i talked to said exactly that. now, if you're talking about i.c.e. and you're talking about abolishing i.c.e., the president says that plays right into his hands. and from the people i talked to, it probabl

on monday will be at politics and pros in washington d.c.. to hear professor martha examine role emotions play in driving politics and columnist mona argues the feminist agenda has up ended the nuclear family. she is speaking at the a liberty form rum of silicon valley in california. wednesday, look for us at barnes & noble in new york city. where darnell moore will detail his life and journey in becoming a social activist. then on thursday, in friday will be in las vegas, at the paris hotel and casino for the annual libertarian conference, freedomfest. that's a look at inthf what booktv will be covering this week many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on booktv on c-span2. ...

martha? very interesting to see that mix of opinions out there and you captured it so well, ben thank you very much. good to have you tonight. here now tom rogan commentary writer for "the washington examiner" born and raised in england. bolton editor-at-large for sky news served as political editor for 25 years. and you have seen a lot along the way. both of you have. good to have you here tonight, gentlemen. >> good to be here. >> martha: adam, let me start with you, what's your reaction as you listen to those voices in the city of london today reflecting on this moment in time with president trump here? >> i would say probably the relationship, the personal relationship between the president and the prime minister is more precarious than it has been for 50 years and frankly mrs. may will be breathing a sigh of relief that the visit is passed off without too much damage although at his interview in the massive breach of diplomatic norms and also hugely damaging to her at this stage over bre

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. >> martha: how do those settle in today? today before the ink was dry on the numbers the "new york times" jumped out and said this -- don't expect it to last. the "washington post," "it could be a blip." it almost sounds like that is what they are hoping. joining me is chris stirewalt. and matt schlapp chairman of the american union. and adrian, i want to start with you. when you watch hillary clinton say that and the former president say that, it's tough i imagine or uncomfortable for them to hear when they look at the record so far. >> yeah. there is also a lot of economists predicting in the next quarter we will see an economic job loss, decline of the economic numbers because of the inconsistent trade policies that president trump effectively created himself. these are self-inflicted wounds. he didn't need to slap tariffs on incoming steel. that is part of the problem. so again, i'll acknowledge the fact that there are, that the numbers look good today but we'll see what happens next quarter and i have a feeling that the

martha comes around. >> dana: i don't know when they got married. a >> jesse: are you saying that you want to hang out? the father of our country. he wasn't preoccupied with a lot of family. >> dana: he was a busy guy. >> juan: our founding father at this very table, greg. >> greg: i would have to say bob lutz. not a lot of people know him but he was there every step of the way. i find this question sexist. aren't we done with the whole idea of founding fathers? what about founding mothers? why are we recognizing gender with our founding fathers? it is so heteronormative. >> juan: i would hang out with ben and you. he was in the newspaper business. i would like that. >> greg: he was a partier. he had two beds in his room. when the bed got warm he would move to the other one because it was cool. >> charles: he needed one of those beds with the temperature control. >> juan: let's do another question. this comes from patricia. how do you like to celebrate the fourth of july? >> jesse: beer, barbecue, fireworks. >> dana: i'm going to say dogs. no, i don

a columnist for "washington post" karen. >> clam bakes at martha's vineyard and nantucket. >> latest gifts to republicans, what would that be? we have so many for them. >> this whole call to abolish i.c.e. which we're hearing from the lips from so many democrats on the left and increasingly from people who think they're running for president in 2020. it's wrong on substance because when you talk about abolishing a federal agency you have to be clear on how you will replace it and, also, this is a gift to donald trump. because it really takes the debate back away from children getting separated from their parents to border security. that is a debate he wins. >> it is. >> there are, obviously, some parallels with what happened. in 1994 we talked about this in 1994, democrats at times tried to connect republican overreaches and in '96 and 2006 and talk about how in a strange way it might help those in the hard-core districts and end up hurting the chances in the very districts that they have to win to hold on the majority. >> the immigration issue right now is, again, it's people have b

. >> martha: he looks like he has a mouth that he could be a lot. didn't that occur to you? >> well, he would not be the only dude who runs around washington with a great deal of makeup on. that happens in this town a little bit more than it does in regular america, so it didn't surprise me just to see someone conducting an interview with makeup. >> martha: let's watch this from former illinois congressman joe walsh. >> and so i'm reading this off of a teleprompter and i'm thinking to myself, while this is kind of crazy. the alarm went off, but the alarm really went off about 3:00 that next morning when i said oh, my god, i've been duped. >> martha: why were they reading stuff off of teleprompters in the first place? it seems a little odd for a congressman to be put in that position and just sort of agree to say these ridiculous things about arming three and four euros and agree to say that into a camera and teleprompter? >> i agree. they asked me to read off of a teleprompter as well and i told him that's not something i do. i just try to share my sincere reactions to their

. >> martha: who better to go than shannon bream outside the supreme court on a gorgeous washington day waiting for this breaking news today. >> we are. great to see both of you. it is a big day and want to talk about who may have the toughest and easiest time getting confirmed. let's start with judge kavanaugh. a d.c. insider. his detractors say he is part of the swamp because he is a d.c. guy and part of the ken starr report and was a lead investigator on the vince foster suicide and on the bench for a long time in d.c. because he knows d.c. and knows folks on the hill people think he would have the easiest time navigating. look for rand paul. watch for him on that particular gop vote. this guy won the boston marathon twice. we'll see if it's him. go to raymond kethledge. he is a guy who had a hard time getting confirmed to his current post nominated by president george w. bush in 2006 but a two-year fight. his home senators, would not move him forward. eventually a deal was made in 2008. he got to the bench. he has marked 10 years. judge amy coney barrett. she had a really tough time

days after you wrote a powerful piece in "the washington post" after the president went to the veterans of foreign wars convention, kind of goaded the crowd with attacks on the press. >> reporter: he sure did, george. he is relentless and he does not care who the crowd is. those veterans take an oath to support and defend the constitution, so it was very disturbing to watch some of the veterans boo the press when the president told them not to believe the press. reporters have been at the side of the military in war with many of them injured or killed. this can have a profound effect on how some americans view the media no matter whether they cover politics or war, george. >> you know that from being embedded with the troops. on capitol hill yesterday secretary of state mike pompeo went up to capitol hill to testify before the senate foreign relations committee for the first time since that helsinki summit and got quite a grilling. >> has the president told you what he and president putin discussed in their two-hour closed door meeting in helsinki? >> the president has a prerogative to