george washington didn't remarry after george washington 's father died. george washington was only 11 years old at the time. so she really gave him a tremendous strength of character. she taught him very many things about how to manage a state. she was herself known to be very religious. i think it's very clear that she read to him books, not only the bible, but books on religion. she had to be a very strong woman. i think george washington was probably rematch quite like his mother. she seemed to be a no nonsense figure herself. now she has had a interesting reputation thrown american history. on the one hand, in the 19th century mary washington was held up as the great model of women had in america because she was the one who raised the greatest citizen. so in this democracy in the 19th century we want to have great citizens, we need to have grandmothers like mary washington. in fact the first national monument to a woman in this country was graded from mary washington in fredericksburg before the civil war, i think the 18 thirties. by the 20th century,

george washington. this bronze statue was given to the capital by virginia in 1934. however, the original stands in the virginia state capital in richmond. it was a statue done of george washington. of course, he came from virginia, by famous french sculptor of the 18th century. so the bronze in the capital building is a copy in bronze. here you see george washington is depicted in his military outfit standing against a post made of the 13 rods that indicate a symbol of power and also unity. when houdon began this work, he started with a bust. it was modeled in part by a death mask may directly from george washington. but what did he dress him in? he dressed him in a roman toga. if you know about the founders, they were always quoting the ancients, the romans in particular. they were creating the modern version of a roman republic. they would refer back and read wet the ancients said. the idea here was to make an allegorical reference to george washington as a great republican in the tradition of the an

george washington lived in washington betsy ross lived in philadelphia, but she was his friend. she had seven children. betsy ross is sitting because when she is sowing, she can't stand, her legs would hurt. george washington has again because he was only a soldier. >> ♪ ♪ >> even small children can use to learn -- can learn to use the animators camera. and when they film their drawings, frame by frame, their own liveliness makes the pictures grow before our eyes. >> this is george washington's flag made by betsy ross. this is george washington's cherry tree. this is an american flag. this is a boy scout when bad weather comes, then you should take the american flag down. that's a rule about american flag. when you see a parade marching with american flag, you have to take the hat off your head. american flags should not be pasted on cars, they should be flying freely on and antenna. >> why are the stars in a circle? >> because many states came to america because it was the last day of the old american flag. >> the first flag and the american british colonies was the english

this was said to george washington. has been trying to develop and encourage government in congress in particular to think of them that the original mall, the first century mall, it was -- laid out the fundamentals of the mall's setting. notice the yellow dotted line. that's the original banks of the river. the mall could expand again. this is all federal land on both sides of the potomac and the an kostya. it could provide a design challenge, a symbolism challenge, an educational challenge, a memorial challenge, it could allow us to say the mall can never be complete. it can continue to evolve and to grow and to tell a story. to make the two mile expanse. a real open air classroom that could be used to great appeal. so we see the open air landscape where marks an angles previously elevated to the -- in the center of the capitol now a relegated to this, umm, theme park along with great heroic statutes of the working class. could we think of something like that? any questions? it's dominated by the museums. this is a nat

dc's george washington university, please give them all hand. we are very happy today. i gave my briefing about covid and certainly we all can recall how difficult the last nine months has been in fighting this global pandemic . we are very grateful to the people of washington dc, the business owners of washington dc who have heated our advice and helped us contain this virus as much as possible. today when this vaccine starts going out, people start getting this vaccine. get all of their questions answered so they can inoculate themselves and their families. from the covid-19 vaccine. today i was with one of our, several members of dc fire and dns and they will be among the first workers who are part of the medical community who will be inoculated starting this thursday. and so the stories that we heard from them, that they're doing it for their city so that they can go out and do their jobsafely. they're doing it for their own families so when they go out to work each day , they know that they are not exposing their families and their doing so

george washington and the creation of an american institution. she is widely published, and i have the great pleasure of interviewing her recently on a podcast, and i can't wait to share her work and her insights with you. lindsay welcome to america's town hall. >> thank you so much for having me. >> and edward larsen, is university professor at peppered nine university, he's the recipient of the pulitzer prize and he is the author of 14 books, several of them on george washington, and the founder and his newest book is franklin and washington the founding partnership. it is wonderful to welcome you to the constitution center. >> thank you so much for having me back, and even if only virtual. >> it is just great and i'm eager to learn to learn from both of you and with both of you, in the spirit of louis grand ice, let's learn again. so let's begin with you, because you have this powerful pairing, of the two founders that you considered first washington and franklin, and you know they are labeled first and second, in the most you know the foremos

it is a great honor for the george washington university to have us here today toecognize this national moment as we begin the process of vaccinating the people of our nation starting this very day with our frontline healthcare workers. today's frozen vaccine delivery that dear little box filled with the effective safe vaccines protectndividuals in our community that arrived just a few hours ago is our hope for a healthr future. this vaccine and the other soon to come are our tools to lead us down the pathway to a post covid americ and we know this pandemic has impacted all aspects of our lives for everyone and that theuman toll in all forms has been and continues to be staggering. we have also seen this pdemic has highlighted details and equity in our communities of color in our nation andet's use this moment as a vital first step to break up pattern of and focus on this incdible moment that we have availab to us today in this are mkable new vaccine to interrupt this dread disease for all. we must in the trust of all our citizens to join us in this vaccination crusade in o nation. here

bruno petinow, and i'm the chief medical officer here at the george washington university hospital. i'm thrilled to be here today on such an historic moment in public health. as head of emergency management and emergency medicine physician myself, i've seen firsthand the negative effect and life-threatening effects of covid-19. there's no doubt that covid-19 has put a strain on all of us, especially those honorable individuals battling on the front lines. it is remarkable that only nine months ago into this pandemic, we have a vaccine that's been shown to both be effective and safe. i wanted to thank operation warp speed, and i'm extremely pleased to be able to begin offering the vaccine to our essential caregivers. i also want to thank our partners of the school of medicine here with the george washington university and the gw medical faculty associates, and also especially dr. william boreden, working diligently with us on the algorithm and many components. i look forward to taking this vaccine when my turn comes and i highly encourage everyone to seriously consider being vaccinat

you have george the iii. now you get king george washington. look at every rebel leader. they become dictators. washington said, no, i'm going to step down. that creates the cincinnati story from the roman leader of cincinnati who had stepped down after saving rome, twice. washington does it at the end of the revolution and is convinced he needs to do it again as president to not have the sense of a lifetime president, that rather this president is called out of the people to serve and then go back. franklin thought the same way. he went out and back in. and out. that was set that standard. he believed everything he was doing was setting a precedent. hamilton believed that. so did governor morris. so did the key advisers. he believed he was setting a precedent. that lasted up until world war ii and roosevelt. as soon as roosevelt broke it, then the states and congress passed a constitutional amendment to enshrine it in our constitution. two terms, that's it. >> thanks very much for that. there are several questions about virtue. virtue may have been an aspiration for fran

george washington univeity. please, give them all a hand. [applause] >> we are very happy today. i gave my briefing about covid and certainly we all can recall how difficult the last nine months hav been in fighting this glol pandemic. are very grateful to the people of washingt, d.c., the business owners of washington, d.c.ho have heated our advice and helped us t bestontain the virus as much as possible to get us to this day. the day when the vaccine start going out, people start getting the vaccine and get all o their questions answered so they can inoculate themselves and their families from the covid-19 vaccine. today i was with one of the first responders, actually several. members of the dc firend ems and they will be among the first government workersho are part ofhe medical community who will be iculated starting this thursday. the stories we heard from them is they are doing it for their citiecity so they can do out ano their job safely. theyre doing it for their own families, so when they go out to work each day exposing themselves, th know that they are nothen exposin

cohost of the presidents are people too and consulting producer on george history channel george washington targeted and drawing on previously unexamined archival materials she recounts how he was raised by a single determined mother. and he never back down. in the youthful error the cause an international incident entries the effect of his failure to face the contradictions of a free nation reliant on slave labor. and this conversation with alexis coe, calm an entrant with the columnist for the new york times. let's welcome alexis coe to politics and prose,. [applause]. alexis: hello. >> hello audience. this just get started. alexis: all right. >> was the genesis of this book. because your first book is mentioned, is about a murder and this seems like a very different direction in crime. alexis: messes enough that you would think i would have a really good answer. an adult. i mean, go on that they seem really different. as a historian when you're enacting grad school, he studied this theory of this very narrow time period. which i studied literally for a year, 1922. my first job was at the

her sister married george steptoe washington. a nephew of george washington. this is still in the home, and they would go back and live in philadelphia. there is a lovely set of charcoal portraits. dolley still in her quaker bonnet. in their house, their house still stands, so they live in philadelphia full-time even though he is in congress. but when john adams becomes president in 1797, madison doesn't like john adams and doesn't want to be part of the administration. i should add, tay come home to montpellier. in their townhouse in philadelphia, they have a lot of french furnishings that have been sent to them by james monroe, who at this time in the mid 1790s, is the american ambassador to paris. so they have things like this very fashionable french form of a bed. they have french carpet and decorative art in their home. so they move home to montpellier with madison's parents. so when we last saw nellie and james, sr., they're living in the sort of brick, rectangular house. one of only two brick houses in the entire county. a very important or ambitious bu

with a fresh and lively look at george washington that firmly separates the men from the legend. the host of audibles and no man's land, cohosted presidents are people too and a consulting producer on Ãbco-views the founders to a feminist lens. drawing on curiously unexamined archival material she recounts how he was raised by a determined single mother, chrtas the stubbornness that caused him to never back down, relates the youthful error that caused an international incident and traces the effect of his failure to face the contradiction of a free nation reliance on free labor. alexis will be in conversation with jamel buie, columnist for the new york times. please join me in warmly welcoming alexis coe and jamaal bully to politics and prose. >> hello alexis. >> hello. >> let's get started. >> let's do it. >> what was the genesis of this book? his first book as mentioned is about a murder of a young couple and it seems like a very different direction then crime. >> and asked this question and ask it enough you would think i have a really good distinct answer and i don't. they s

david diemert, an associate professor of medicine at george washington university, clinical director of the research unit, where a trial for one of the vaccines is underway. dr. diemert, which vaccine are you studying? explain how this trial is being put together. are a site at gw, we for the phase three clinical vaccine,the moderna and we were chosen to be one of about 100 sites across the country that were already participating in nih-funded clinical trial networks, so it was easy for us to get started on this trial. host: how many people are in the trial? how did you find the people to do this trial? and when did it start? guest: we started enrolling find here's here in the middle of august. the trial itself nationwide got started at the end of july. just over 30,000 people have been enrolled at the sites across the country. enrollment was complete on october 23 a. at gw, we enrolled 349 participants. it actually was not too hard to find volunteers. we had a lot of people kind of banging on the doors who wanted to volunteer for this very important study, but we also went out into

george washington in his farewell address said that the name american must always exalt the just pride of patriotism. he spoke of our constitution and how it must be maintained and that virtue and wisdom must stamp every act, and despite the differences over policy and politics, it is our union that ought to be considered as a main prop of our liberty and that love of the one ought to endear us to the preyervation of the other. i believe that's what lamar alexander very eloquently spoke about on this very floor in his farewell just days ago. it is our country and the unity of nation that despite our differences will help preserve and will preserve our liberty. washington offered his advice in his farewell as an old and affectionate friend, a friend who recognized our obligation to create a better starting point for every new generation. but how do we heed this advice in a world of viral social media

her sister married george st steptoe washington. a nephew of george washington. this is still in the home, and they would go back and live in philadelphia. there is a lovely set of charcoal portraits. dolley still in her quaker bonnet. in their house, their house still stands, so they live in philadelphia full-time even though he is in congress. madison doesn't like john adams and did you want want to be part of the administration. i should add they come home to montpielier. they have a lot of french furnishings send to them by james monroe who is the american ambassador to paris. they have a very fashionable french form of a bed. car p carpets and art in their home. so they move home with madison's parents. when we last saw them they're living in the sort of brick, the rectangular brick house. very, very important and ambitious building, but he realizes that they need more space because they have the two of them, dolley's son, and dolley's little sister, who she calls her sister-daughter. so madison adds sort of a wing on to the house and the grand cortico. he a

sue-ish to me major motion picture with official and look at george washington the from the separates the men from the legend. those of audibles no man's land cohost of "presidents are people too!" and a consulting producer on doris kearns goodwin forthcoming history channel series on george washington. she views the founder through a feminist lens. drawing on previously unexamined archival material she recounts how he was raised by determined single mother, charts the soberness that caused him to never back down, relates the useful error that caused an international incident and his failureffect of to face the contradictions of a free nation rely on slave labor. she will be in conversation with jamal buie, columnist for the "new york times." please join me in warmly welcoming alexis coe and jamal believe to politics and prose. [applause] >> hello alexis. >> hello. >> let's get started. >> let's do it. >> what was the genesis of this book? his first book as mentioned is about a murder of a young couple and it seems like a very different direction then crime. >> and asked this question

embodied in the life of georgia george washington. when a middle schooler learns that thomas jefferson drafted the original declaration of independence with a section designed to abolish slavery, though jefferson was a slave owner, that young person learns to recognize the limitations of our most admiral founders. when a high schooler reads the stirring 1852 speech, that teenager learns to recognize the appeal to find justice. an argument that critiques existing human laws by holding them accountable to a higher law. in each case, teaching our history well prepares the next generation to understand our peoples' virtues and limitations, to interpret american ideals in relation to the institutions and the reality of human fallibility. to distinguish arguments that can sustain our pursuit of a more perfect union. on this constitution day 2020, surrounded by original man scripts here in the rotunda, it's fitting for us to reflect on why we must teach american history wisely. it serves as source of inspiration for all, but especially the y

we know him is a darling of george washington. perhaps the first a merry candle file. there french elites rubbed elbows with the jeffersons and others at lafayette's american dinners where english was the language of choice for conversation and we're evening entertainment was often offered by lafayette's own children, george washington lafayette. even the invitations to these soirees were printed in billets in english. they were intended to be authentic and succeeded, as even the puritanical abigail man -- abigail adams felt at home. during the war however, law fates enthusiasm for the american cause created some issues, notably in communications between washington and russia lambeau. since there was a language barrier between washington emotional the latter said and i quote decided he would send lafayette to me with full powers from him. during the protracted time of tension with the british forces mobilizing in new york and long island, lafayette came to speak about possible ways forward. before returning to washington's cap. rochambeau recalls -- i as soon as lafaye

that is george washington in the upper left. not coincidentally right over the case that has the bald eagle, the national bird. i wonder if it is a little bit ben dig that it is poor franklin's turkey that is awaiting taxidermy in the left corner before it ends up joining the rest of the specimens. and, of course, behind peele is that mastodon. and that is the artifact that helps put us really in the public eye in europe as well is america. in 1801, when this skeleton is excavated, it is considered the largest terrestrial being. we're a good 30 years my understanding dinosaurs. we're not going to get into the technicalities. right now it is the mammoth. so, mammoth everything becomes the adjective for the united states. of last year,own massachusetts, makes a 15 foot wide wheel of cheese called mammoth cheese, which they put orses,latbed cart and on h bring it to washington to deliver to the mammoth in chief, which is jefferson. someone else makes a loaf of bre ad called mammoth bread. there is a nine pound beet. a mammoth egg e

that is george washington in the upper left. not coincidentally right over the case that has the bald eagle, the national bird. i wonder if it is a little bit of a dig that it is poor ben franklin's turkey that is awaiting taxidermy in the left corner before it ends up joining the rest of the specimens. and, of course, behind peele is that mastodon skeleton and that artifact that helped put us really in the public eye in europe as well is as america. in 1801, when this skeleton is excavated, it is considered the largest terrestrial being. we are a good 30 years from understanding dinosaurs. we are not went to get into the technicalities. right now it is the mammoth. so, mammoth everything becomes the adjective for the united states. in 1802, the town of last year, massachusetts, makes a 15 foot wide wheel of cheese called "mammoth cheese," which they put on a flatbed cart and on horses, bring it to washington to deliver to the mammoth in chief, which is jefferson. someone else makes a loaf of bre "mammoth bread." there is a nine

that is george washington in the upper left. not coincidentally right over the case that has the bald eagle, the national bird. i wonder if it is a little bit of a dig that it is poor ben franklin's turkey that is awaiting taxidermy in the left corner before it ends up joining the rest of the specimens. and, of course, behind peele is that mastodon. and that is the artifact that helps put us really in the public eye in europe as well is america. in 1801, when this skeleton is excavated, it is considered the largest terrestrial being. we're a good 30 years my understanding dinosaurs. we're not going to get into the technicalities. right now it is the mammoth. so, mammoth everything becomes the adjective for the united states. in 1802, the town of last year, massachusetts, makes a 15 foot wide wheel of cheese called mammoth cheese, which they put on a flatbed cart and on horses, bring it to washington to deliver to the mammoth in chief, which is jefferson. someone else makes a loaf of bre ad called mammoth bread. there is a nine p

i would now like to interviews you to george washington university president thomas leblanc. >> good evening, everyone, and thank you for your introduction. of course, for your significant contributions and ongoing commitment to space a story. i'm pleased to welcome you all to the george washington university listener auditorium and to join you for this event, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. i would especially like to thank our cosponsors, the smithsonian national air and space museum, and the u.s. state department and this evening's distinguished panelists, major general collins for your participation. it is an honor for us to hear from you this evening. i would also like to recognize gw's john logsdon at our elliott school of international affairs and founder of the gw space policy institute. the institute's research and integration into a robust, academic program is one of our university's most significant contributions to the space field. a world leader in research, graduate study, and informed discussion related to issues of science, technology, a

the president and ceo of george washington's

"for god's sake, send -- " which george washington did. his instructions to general greene. " uninformed as i am of the enemies force, or of the resources which will be in our power to command for carrying on the war, i can give you no particular instructions, but must leave to you to govern yourself according to your own prudence and judgment and the circumstances in which you find yourself." washington in other words gave greene carte blanch. good luck, nathaniel, you are on your own. >> 38-year-old nathanael greene. i got the wrong card here. here we go. there he is. nathanael greene of rhode island, a novice in 1775 when he reported to george washington outside boston. now, however, educated on the job, hardened by five years of war he had distinct distinguished himself and combat command and in a staff position he hated. quartermaster general. charged with supplying the army with the wherewithal of war. yet, there is work in the latter washington wrote he found the quartermaster department "in a most confused state but he has given th

area museums beginning with a visit to george washington's mount vernon in northern virginia. joining us is historian doug bradburn who talks about george washington's vision for the presidency. we also learn about the library, home and museum, and see reenactors prepare to celebrate the first president's birthday on the mansion grounds. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern, on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents, to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later, i should just mention, madison

area museums beginning with a visit to george washington's mt. vernon in northern virginia. joining us a doug bradburn who talks about george washington's vision for the presidency. we also learn about the library, home and museum and see re-enactors prepare to celebrate the first president's birthday on the mansion grounds. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later i should just m

from george washington to george w. bush, every sunday at 8:00 p.m. and midnight eastern, we featured the presidency. a weekly series exploiting the presidents, their policy, and legacy. you are watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> in march, 1962, first lady jackie kennedy made a one-week goodwill tour of india and pakistan. next, on reel america, jacqueline kennedy's asian journey. according to the closing credits, this u.s. information agency film documenting the film was shown in 106 nations. the cold war effort to depict the u.s. in a positive light was directed by academy award-winner leo seltzer, and narrated by actor raymond massey. ♪ >> india, a country as ancient as it is modern, moving as history moves across the threshold of the past. for 5000 years wave after wave , of the peoples of asia have streamed across india's borders. conquerors, immigrants, soldiers, holy men, and scholars, pilgrims of many creeds, and of many races, have woven their customs, traditions, and beliefs, into a continuous and intr

with the clinical director of the george washington university research unit. we will discuss the expiration of several pandemic federal relief programs. arnold.ith chris watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook messages, text messages, and tweets. start the weekl facing a friday deadline to extend federal funding in order to avoid a government shutdown. also on the agenda, a $740 billion defense authorization bill that has bipartisan agreement in baltic -- in both chambers. efforts continue on another covid relief package. there is no specific bill on the schedule. congress is back monday. you can watch the house live on c-span. the senate live on c-span two. civil rights groups. join us as the former two-term mayor of new orleans and current president and ceo of the national urban league. welcome back. guest: good morning. it's great to be with you. host: what do you think the election means for those in your organization. isst: the biden victory proving to be decisive. you are

area museums beginning with a visit to george washington's mt. vernon in northern virginia. joining us is historian doug bradburn who talks about george washington's vision for the presidency. we also learn about the library, home and museum and see reenactors prepare to celebrate the first petitiresident's birt on the mansion grounds. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging in to class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to communicate with their students. >> gorbachev did the work to change the soviet unit. but reagan met him halfway, reagan supported him. >> he used to call it freedom of the press and it is indeed a freedom to print things and publish things. it

but the southern states to their surprise of the founding fathers of thomas jefferson , george washington and james madison to die out in the south that didn't happen. and the changes in the technology of the card industry and the growth of territorial land available to slavery. john brown became increasingly discouraged at the future of the country on slavery and with that abolitionist movement blew up in the north he was radicalized by the murder of malaysia an abolitionist editor that was killed by a mob. this is gone too far. the people who believe slavery must end with those proslavery forces could use violence in the antislavery side needs to take up arms as well that's when he devoted himself to make war against slavery but quickly became actual. >> things converging in the mid- 19th century to change the economy in the north and the south in the bad settlement of the western torah tories with the abolitionist movement and then comes to heading kansas in the closest thing to a national referendum on slavery. >> so the horses opposed to slavery that is contained then eventually it w

with the clinical director of the george washington university research unit. we will discuss the expiration of several pandemic federal relief programs. arnold.ith chris watch c-span's washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook messages, text messages, and tweets. start the weekl facing a friday deadline to extend federal funding in order to avoid a government shutdown. also on the agenda, a $740 billion defense authorization bill that has bipartisan agreement in baltic -- in both chambers.

they will talk about george washington's vision for the presidency. we also learn about the library, home and museum, and see re-enactors prepare to celebrate the first president's birthday on the mansion grounds. watch tonight beginning at 8:00 p.m. eastern and enjoy american history tv every weekend on c-span3. >>> every saturday at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3, go inside a different college classroom and hear about topics ranging from the american revolution, civil rights and u.s. presidents to 9/11. >> thanks for your patience and for logging into class. >> with most college campuses closed due to the impact of the coronavirus, watch professors transfer teaching to a virtual setting to engage with their students. >> gorbachev did most of the work to change the soviet union but reagan met him halfway, reagan encouraged him, reagan supported him. >> freedom of the press, which we'll get to later i should just mention, madison originally called it freedom of the use of the press and it is indeed freedom to print things and publ

washington, december 23, 1783 his his hand he has resignation and he was the commander in chief of the revolutionarye -- army. he captured something. he realized that if this country was going to be great, he had the foresight in that letter to write that the power had to come from we, the people. what a powerful expression. as i think back over the last six years, traveled different places, 20-something different countries, no place has impacted me than standing on the shores there at normandy. as our guide began to talk that day, i thought about this for the first time, history shows us that those young men with supposed to have air cover but because the horrific weather, there was none. and that day wasn't won by military might or great generals or colonels and military genius. our freedom today we can trace back to that moment was won by 18 and 19-year-old young men who kept running up that hill one wave after the other. what a powerful place and what a privilege it is to see these real heroes. arthur ashe put it this way, he said true heroism is remarkably sober and undramatic. it

but southern states in fact to their surprise of the founding fathers, thomas jefferson, george washington, james madison all slavery would effectively die out in the south the way it had died out, was dying out in the north didn't happen. slavery became fixed more firmly in the southern economy with changes in the technology of the cotton industry and the growth of territory, land available to slavers . so john brown became increasingly discouraged at the future of the country on slavery and in the 1830s when the abolitionist movement blew up in the north, john brown was indeed radicalized by the murder of elijah lovejoy, abolitionist editor who was killed by a mob and john brown thought thatway, this has gone too far . the people who believe that slavery must end need to stand up. if the proslavery forces are willing to use violence as they were in the case of elias lovejoy, then anti-slavery side needs to take up arms as well that's when john brown devoted himself to making war against slavery. at first the warwas metaphorical but quickly became actual . >> there are a number of things

there was a greater perception than in thomas jefferson's day or george washington's day, the concept of human rights has evolved over time. enlightenment thinkers invented the concept of human rights, they would say you are crazy. now we take that for granted and we think that is something everyone should aspire to, nobody aspired to it in 1750. the striking thing about american history is there has been this progressive ascent in the direction of according more rights to more people. have we perfected that? by no means. a lot of work yet to be done. >> host: so many questions we didn't get to. some are answered in the book, some are not, but i'm grateful to you for joining us tonight. >> guest: great to talk to you. >> host: h.w. brands talking about "the zealot and the emancipator: john brown, abraham lincoln, and the struggle for american freedom". we encourage you to support rockefeller books by buying a copy from them. there is a link at the atlanta history website and atlanta history center website and the chat link. full schedule coming up, plenty more author talk monday. i wi

washington university hospital this afternoon, live coverage gets under way at 2:30 eastern here on c-span3, online at c-span.org or listen with the free c-span radio app. >>> during the week on c-span3, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend. tonight, the gettysburg college civil war institute hosts an evening with oklahoma state university professor jennifer murray discussing union general george mead and his wartime career and experience as the union commander at gettysburg. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. and enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend. ♪ >> down from canada, the mallard ducks. a school room window in nebraska. ♪ the view of a country, any country is harsh through iron bars. i'm joseph welsh. i'm a lawyer. a flight of birds in trouble and a white temple on a hill. this is the story i want to tell you. it's the story of the supreme court of the united states. you feel very small when you stand in the supreme court building in washington. the columns rise three stories high, great sh

two years ago i delivered george washington's farewell address on the senate floor. annual tradition here in the senate.ion here and in that address president washington warned of the dangers of tribalism and political polarization in our country. we cannot forget president washington's message. particularly during these uncertain and daunting times. we cannot let polarization prevent us t from doing the peoples work. w let us build on that spirit of bipartisanship. let us work together to get things done. our friends, our constituents demand it. and this week, we can again work in ass bipartisan way to pass a covid relief bill. that makes a difference to everyone suffering from this pandemic. mr. president i yield the floor. >> is to present i'm here on the floor today to talk about the need for us to pass a legislativeth package which i would call an emergency package deals the covid-19 crisis we have in this country. as we talk a today on the floor roof the senate, there are negotiators working busily in a room.d nearby to try to come up with that package. that is

but southern states in fact, to the surprise of the founding fathers, thomas jefferson, george washington, james madison, who all thought that slavery would effectively diaphanous out the way it died out in the north, that didn't happen. slavery became a fixed more firmly upon the southern economy with changes in the technology of the cotton industry and the growth of territory, land, available to slavery. so john brown became increasingly discouraged at the future of the country and slavery. in the 1830s when the abolitionist movement really blew up in a in a northcom john was indeed a radical by the murder of an abolitionist editor who was killed by a mob. john brown thought weight, this has gone too far. the people who believed slavery most in need to stand up. if the proslavery forces are willing to use violence as they were in the case of this, in the anti-slavery side needs to take up arms as well and that's when john brown devoted himself to making war against slavery. at first the war was metaphorical but quickly it became actual. >> a number of things converging in the mid-19th c

the land battle for going south, i think he was so elated that -- >> -- we give a lot of credit to george washington for his magnanimity in not being more aggressive with the people opposing his command but i always put madison up there as well and new england was close to succeeding. i think his handling of that helped this country to come together more than anything else. >> the freedom of religion issue , which they both pushed mightily, think how differently our society would be if they had let it go the other way, if they had let it go unchallenged that the government cannot prevent people from speaking against the government, washington and the people who supported him had this idea that the government was the government and the government does no wrong, and if you criticize the government, you are trying to divide the people from the government and you are guilty of sedition. they put so many newspaper editors in jail. this is the adams administration, and washington supported the adams administration in doing this. it was this idea that it was okay to criticize the government , it

surgeon general jerome adams will give an update at george washington university hospital this afternoon. live coverage begins at 3:00 p.m. eastern on c-span, online at c-span.org or listen free about the c-span app. >>> during the week on c-span3, we're featuring american history tv programs as a preview of what's available every weekend. tonight the gettysburg college civil institute hosts an evening with oklahoma state professor jennifer murray discussing general mead and his wartime career, including his experience as union commander at gettysburg. watch tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span3. enjoy american history tv this week and every weekend.

. >>> outside our studios near the george washington bridge it's all snow al roker is here the question always is what cities and towns get how much, al do we know yet >> well, we do, shep part of the reason is the rain/snow line so this area of pink, that's tht 32-degree line anything south of that is basically going to be rain anything north is going to be snow where that line meets right to the north of washington, you se as you can see right where that line meets right to the north of washington, you see purple, that's a mix of rain and snow and sleet. south of there we've got rain.f pennsylvania into new jersey, new york city and now moving into new england we are seeing much of pennsylvania into new jersey, new york city and now moving into new england we are seeing snow. those brighter white bands are the heavier, more intense bands of snow where we're seeing up to 3 inches per hour. snow where wo 3 inches per hour. 70 mil 70 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory. we've got the mid-atlantic turning to rain and sleet later this evening snow from new york to bos

he told police he and paul crossed the george washington bridge on their way back to paul's place the morning of the murder. >> was it a toll you guys went through? >> i would assume so. we went through i guess it was the lower level, but there was no booth -- there was no attendant. >> reporter: no attendant saw them pass, but detectives wondered, could digital eyes help place the car at the toll booth? >> state police immediately did a search for the e-zpass records or toll records on that vehicle, and we had a hit at 6:39 of that vehicle coming across the george washington bridge lower level. >> that's huge. >> it's huge. >> it was a highly corroborative piece of evidence to corroborate scott sherwood. >> reporter: what's more, there was a photo snapped of the license plate. it was evidence that almost didn't exist. prosecutors said paul had planned to pay cash that night, but construction at the toll booth forced him to drive through the ez pass lane. >> he made some mistakes. and he couldn't have anticipated the bridge was going to be under construction with no toll takers. >> re

. >>> outside our studios near the george washington bridge it's all snow al roker is here the question always is what cities and towns get how much, al do we know yet >> well, we do, shep part of the reason is the rain/snow line so this area of pink, that's the 32-degree line anything south of that is basically going to be rain anything north is going to be snow as you can see right where that line meets right to the north of washington, you see purple, that's a mix of rain and snow and sleet. south of there we've got rain. but north of it but much of pennsylvania into new jersey, new york city and now moving into new england we are seeing snow those brighter white bands are the heavier, more intense bands of snow where we're seeing up to 3 inches per hour. 70 million people under some sort of winter weather advisory. we've got the mid-atlantic turning to rain and sleet later this evening snow from new york to boston back to pittsburgh, binghamton, buffalo, moving into boston overnight and then tapering off to the south later tonight tomorrow the snow will end during the day, but for b

it's where george washington resigned his commission as commander in chief. our very first president. we actually have done this, we're one of six states in the country who have done this 59 times and never have we had a situation like this, where we were not respecting the will of the people. and i just thought that the historical perspective was important. this is a cornerstone of our democratic process, and it's critically important that regardless of whether you're happy with the results or not, you know, at this point it's not about personal affections or party loyalty. you have to put the country above your personal feelings or above party loyalty. >> and i want to get your reaction to what we learned tonight, which is that president trump's attorney general, william barr, has resigned. >> well, you know, it wasn't a huge surprise. we were actually on a call with vice president pence and all the governors, the coronavirus task force about an hour and a half. i missed a lot of reporting about this before i just heard about it before going on the air with

but seven states, in fact to the surprise of the founding fathers, thomas jefferson, george washington, james madison, who all thought that slavery would have effectively died out in the south the way had died out in the north. that did not happen. slavery became a much more firmly fixed in the southern economy with changes in the technology of the cotton industry come the and the growth of territory lands available to slavery. so, john brown became increasingly discouraged at the future of the country on slavery. in the 1830s, when the abolitionist moved in blew up in the north john brown was indeed radicalized. by the murder of elijah, and abolitionist editor who was killed by a mob. and john brown thought that, waits this has gone too far! the people who believe that slavery must and need to stand up if the proslavery forces are willing to use violence, as they were in the case of elijah, then the anti- slavery side needs to take up arms as well. and that is when john brown devoted himself to making war against slavery. at first the war was metaphorical, but quickly it became actual

along with george washington military in congress and founding fathers. they are an integral part of the story that is too often overlooked. i'm working on it right now. asking about my research process, they tend to do the research for the book before i write it. i'm just about done during most of the research for this book and i suspect in the very near future to begin writing it. but i will hand it in and about 22 months after i signed the contract it will come out not next year but the year after not long after your book on eagles. >> so after writing the. >> on hurricanes, and your new book you have all these new perspectives any other ideas you may not have written? >> given the eagerness i wish my answer was yes. i don't think hurricanes will make an appearance in this book at least not yet. [laughter] there's something storms one of hurricanes. >> thank you both. i can't wait to get more into the book and we have signed copies of people would like to order get in touch with the bookstore. congratulations. much like in the future one - - much luck

george washington in his farewell address said the name must always be the result of the just prized of patriotism. he spoke of the constitution and how it must be maintained and the virtue and wisdom must stamp every act and despite the differences over policy and politics it is our union that ought to be considered as a main liberty and that love of the one ought to endure us to the preservation of the other. i believe that is what he very eloquently spoke about on the floor in his farewell just days ago it is our country and the unity of nations that despite the differences will help preserve and will preserve our liberty washington offers hid his advice as a friend who recognized the obligation to create a better starting point for every new generation but how do we heed this advice colorado senator bill armstrong once said while he was firm in his flexible one was the detail. we come to this place because of our core values and beliefs about thee nation and principles make us who we are and drive our uractions and debates but todayt seems we live in a world where tactics are ele