ben franklin by ken burns i love ken burns, but i've not seen his his film about franklin. you. no, i'm not aware of that film, actually. i'm the massive hole in my knowledge of this. name. is it recent that people get forgotten? i mean, you came you mentioned my book making history. i've got a whole chapter on women historians and i don't write about katherine mccauley because my editors, my british editors, specialist readers, none of them mentioned her. and it's, as i said teasingly, too, you don't have an actual picture of her in the book. and one of the people whose, you know, dropped through the net, she made comments. she was basically sold in in an equivalent way and in her own time, because made the grievous error marrying a footman who was many years her junior which was just the excuse all the people you did not like have needed to remove her. i mean she was a bit of a figure of fun at the end, but there was mary wollstonecraft who very much is remembered and is very much celebrated by the romantics she says that katherine macaulay is greatest english woman who's

but you get someone like william franklin, franklin's son, and he -- i quoted him right at the beginning, saying d we wish great britain was a ship and we could bring over ane anchor, this idea of all the best culture, the best fashion, the best ideas come all these things people really regarded written very highly, and that caused very deep and enduring emotion, quite aside from the financial dependency is the military held and all the rest of this. so, yeah. it was a strong thing. >> you have written a book about the american declaration of independence. to it is a declaration, and yet the phrase that often gets used is the american dream. this is a very different notion, declaring what you think you have a right to come and then the dream of what might be possible. >> i think those things combine at the same time, especially within the outline. and this is what i think, in a way, is the genius of jefferson, because what he had to do -- so, this is the astonishing part of the story, really. the foundation story for america is really astonishing, i can't stress this enough, but the fact

>> shot in paris and right where franklin stood in the hallways where franklin walked, interiors that look very much what would have been his home which was just outside of paris at the time. with his grandson in tow, played by noah, and a beautiful job. it's a piece of american history that takes place abroad and we therefore have lost and lost sight of because it's a part of the revolution i think we would prefer not to remember because we didn't do it ourselves, someone else helped us. we'd focus on george washington as opposed to what ben franklin did for the war. >> after the war when he came back to the colonies or the states, it wasn't a grand reception, was it? >> no, it's very poignant. he comes back almost like rip van winkle, franklin's return to america. he's been gone eight and a half years, he's not certain whether he should return. he's comfortable in france, beloved in france, a celebrity a woman he very much might like to spend his life with, but on the other hand, what is this nation that he's helped to create. he can't help, but to want to see it and his family is h

. >> detective franklin is an experienced man. but this?is is one of the very few cases where the more i dug, the less sense that it made. >> no. nothing made sense about this. >> coming up, a murder so sudden and so brutal. was it a robbery gone bad? tire tracks in the mud that belong to neither richard nor stacey. >> you could see richard's impressions pass over those, and then you could see those pass back over richards. that let's us know that that vehicle was here before they got here and likely left after a little bit. >> had to be the killer. when dateline continues. n add-on treatment for specific types of moderate-to-severe asthma. and can help improve lung function for better breathing in as little as two weeks. dupixent helps prevent asthma attacks... and can even reduce or eliminate oral steroids. imagine that. dupixent can cause allergic reactions that can be severe. get help right away if you have rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of breath, tingling or numbness in your limbs. tell your doctor about new or worsening joint

guest: will benjamin franklin, he didn't like the germans.y were heavy on the ground in his home state of pennsylvania most of his life. he took a political part in pennsylvania where the original proprietor of pennsylvania, william penn was a quaker and he recruited pacifists settlers. he sent people to recruiters and down the rhine in german-speaking territories to attract members of the mennonite and other sects that believed in pacifism, who settled in pennsylvania. franklin expressed concern that these people would not be assimilated into the english-speaking colonies. of course, that turned out to be generally speaking not true. you still of course can see the amish, whose population numbers are increasing in pennsylvania, part of ohio, indiana, who have distinctive lives, but they also artistically american. and among the products of the mennonite and other pacifist immigration to colonial pennsylvania as general and president dwight d. eisenhower, whose mother was a pacifist and a little dismayed that he went to west point. one of the

guest: will benjamin franklin, he didn't like the germans. they were heavy on the ground in his home state of pennsylvania most of his life. he took a political part in pennsylvania where the original proprietor of pennsylvania, william penn was a quaker and he recruited pacifists settlers. he sent people to recruiters and down the rhine in german-speaking territories to attract members of the mennonite and other sects that believed in pacifism, who settled in pennsylvania. franklin expressed concern that these people would not be assimilated into the english-speaking colonies. of course, that turned out to be generally speaking not true. you still of course can see the amish, whose population numbers are increasing in pennsylvania, part of ohio, indiana, who have distinctive lives, but they also artistically american. and among the products of the mennonite and other pacifist immigration to colonial pennsylvania as general and president dwight d. eisenhower, whose mother was a pacifist and a little dismayed that he went to west point. one of

franklin expressed such skepticism have such a triumphant moment?nk it is because in that convention hall, everything that was down, all those values, all those ideas, all those institutions, checks and balances, separate and equal branches of government, the independent judiciary, the free and fair process, the preeminence of the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, all those values, all those ideas come all those institutions had never before been put together in one form of government in the history of. i think it was unclear to dr. franklin and all the framers as to whether he could be sustained. but, the power of american exceptionalism has been your after year, decade after decade, century after century, successive generations of americans have done what is necessary to keep this democracy thing going up. now, perhaps, for the first and only time since the civil war. all of those values, all of those ideas, all of those in fusion basalt. not from without, from within. this is how we created a republic, if you can keep it. the question

franklin expressed such skepticism have such a triumphant moment?hink it is because in that convention hall, everything that was down, all those values, all those ideas, all those institutions, checks and balances, separate and equal branches of government, the independent judiciary, the free and fair process, the preeminence of the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, all those values, all those ideas come all those institutions had never before been put together in one form of government in the history of. i think it was unclear to dr. franklin and all the framers as to whether he could be sustained. but, the power of american exceptionalism has been your after year, decade after decade, century after century, successive generations of americans have done what is necessary to keep this democracy thing going up. now, perhaps, for the first and only time since the civil war. all of those values, all of those ideas, all of those in fusion basalt. not from without, from within. this is how we created a republic, if you can keep it. the questio

franklin and adams is interesting.left as a young adolescent and i don't think they ever meet until. there's one moment franklin goes back to boston, tries very hard to figure this out. i don't think they ever cross paths. they are related because he becomes the agent in london so there's a lot of correspondence between the two of them between the committees on which adam sits and benjaminmm franklin. franklin is sufficiently revolutionary as are many people. the politics are suspect because he's been in great britain for years. he's taken on some british errors and tries to keep the entire empire together. to be a little more cautious and prudent than it's being and not on the side of liberty. it is interestingly a great patriot because the tea party will arrive in london as they are about to be held responsible for having stolen the letters published by samuel adams and his friends in massachusetts before the council in london and for his role in that affair it fais days after arriving in lonn so he had been held res

franklin expressed such skepticism have such a triumphant moment?t is because in that convention hall, everything that was down, all those values, all those ideas, all those institutions, checks and balances, separate and equal branches of government, the independent judiciary, the free and fair process, the preeminence of the rule of law, the peaceful transfer of power, all those values, all those ideas come all those institutions had never before been put together in one form of government in the history of. i think it was unclear to dr. franklin and all the framers as to whether he could be sustained. but, the power of american exceptionalism has been your after year, decade after decade, century after century, successive generations of americans have done what is necessary to keep this democracy thing going up. now, perhaps, for the first and only time since the civil war. all of those values, all of those ideas, all of those in fusion basalt. not from without, from within. this is how we created a republic, if you can keep it. the question for

including the friends of franklin square. this concludes my presentation. planning staff and i are available for comment and question. thank you. weer public comment is there anyone when would like to comment on item 8? commissioners i'm connie i'm public, faris for the sfmta program. we did not want we have a few slides as well. okay. fine. perfect. and so we are excite body this project. and it does provide a new bus yard for the sfmta it is prioritizing strong public transit the most important tools we have to fight climate change it is a critical public benefit improving efficiency and working conditions for staff. the buses can be repaired faster improving reliability for the community at large. and this improving work conditions for staff is key for the sfmta they are working lit irrelevant hundred plus year old yard now. and will accommodate 54% more bus critical in the needs of muni for the future float. talk a little about public benefits. housing is a key benefit. the proposal the primary refined project proposal the housing maximizes affordabilit

franklin famously replied, a republic, if you can keep it. franklin's quip packs punch. any government which derives its trust powers from the people requires vigilance. engagement and knowledge. after all, the prevalent condition in human is not democracy. a rights based government. rather, the default is autocracy and tyranny. where might makes right. with little regard to individual freedom or pursuit of happiness. what prevents us from falling back into the classic pattern of is right. indeed, our responsibility to hold our government accountable. that's what makes the national archives so important. without the national archives and the continued fulfillment of its mission, a healthy democracy cannot be sustained. our task is straightforward, but it grows in complexity every day. the national archives preserves protects and shares the billions records in its custody. with the citizens of this great nation. we do this to cultivate public participation and to strengthen our democracy. to meet the evolving requirements of that mission. the national archives will need t

after franklin's death, the next president, harriet roman , took the helm of the country.he last year of the war, tommen ended the war by ordering the use of atomic bombs on japan. a little later, truman decided to establish a moral and legal system for all humanity. the rest of the heads of the western countries were of the same opinion with him. he was chosen as the american ambassador to the newly established organization called the united nations. now the former first lady of the united states was the main responsible for developing a new moral and legal system. something that was supposed to be published in the form of an announcement. declaration of human rights. this it was not the first time that the thought of such rights for all mankind was in the mind of the authorities. he kept the american busy. the necessity of using human rights and its importance was discovered for the first time in the previous war, i.e. the first world war. in those years, conflicts in europe had intensified. politicians in washington knew that germany was advancing and expanding its fron

doctor franklin famously replied a republic, if you can keep it. franklin squibb packs a punch.hrives on power from the people requires eternal vigilance, engagement and knowledge. after all, the prevalent condition in human history is not democracy or right states government. rather, the default is autocracy and the tyranny, where might makes right with little regard to individual freedom were the pursuit of happyness. what prevents us from falling back into the classic pattern of authoritarianism is our right, indeed our responsibility to hold our government accountable. that's what makes the national archives so important. without the national archive and continued fulfillment of its mission, a healthy democracy cannot be sustained. our task is straightforward but grows in complexity every day. thees national archive is to preserve, protect and share the billions of records in its custody with the citizens of the great nation. we do this to cultivate public participation and to strengthen our democracy. to made to the evolving requirements of that mission, the national archiv

franklin famously replied, a republic, if you can keep it. franklin's quip packs punch.ernment which derives its trust powers from the people requires vigilance. engagement and knowledge. after all, the prevalent condition in human is not democracy. a rights based government. rather, the default is autocracy and tyranny. where might makes right. with little regard to individual freedom or pursuit of happiness. what prevents us from falling back into the classic pattern of is right. indeed, our responsibility to hold our government accountable. that's what makes the national archives so important. without the national archives and the continued fulfillment of its mission, a healthy democracy cannot be sustained. our task is straightforward, but it grows in complexity every day. the national archives preserves protects and shares the billions records in its custody. with the citizens of this great nation. we do this to cultivate public participation and to strengthen our democracy. to meet the evolving requirements of that mission. the national archives will need to transf

not to mention the corruption that franklin so well details. the corruption of the department of justice, that we saw in the trump administration. i would also point to the people who are raising the alarm bells the first time around. we had -- writing a so-called here on fire piece in 2016 or 2017, here he is again, saying the same thing. you had bob kagan in may of 2016 saying, do not elect donald trump. this way goes fascism. and now he is raising those same warnings again. these people have credibility. and we should be paying attention. >> reporter: and the ohio senator j.d. -- jaime vance is looking into investigation, something that franklin cash patel, one of trump's insiders, has said will happen in the next administration. they said they will specifically go after journalists. we will go after the media. donald trump has spoken about this network as president, which is by a whole lot less bad than what he said about members of the military, who should be executed. they are all saying it. they are all saying the quiet part out loud. an

president franklin roosevelt and prime minister winston churchill. these are men who are willing to commit their countries to a long, bloody conflict act in the name of freedom to support the freedom and independence of their own homelands, but to support freedom and democracy for other people around the world. they combine that with a deep humility. they believe that our countries had to be worthy spiritually and morally of the victory. they were asking god to grant us. so on january 1st, 1942, president roosevelt and mrs. roosevelt came here to christchurch with prime minister winston churchill. lord halifax, the british ambassador and lady halifax and others in their party to commemorate what roosevelt had called for the national day of prayer. and they prayed for three things. they prayed for strength in the coming conflict. they prayed for a just peace and above all, they prayed for forgiveness of our national of our national sins so that we would be worthy of the victory. they were asking god to grant us and that combination of of the willingne

franklin, and then got a printer. they changed the name. payne had originally wanted to call it plain truth. rush convinced him to call it "common sense." and in early january of 1776 it was published. no one ever could have predicted what an unbelievable publishing phenomenon it would have become almost overnight. peter: richard bell, as we were watching that, you started chuckling. why? prof. bell: the title story is one that is just lovely. we think of "common sense, this pamphlet by thomas payne, to be this manna from heaven. this guy pops into the story of the coming of the american revolution, actually an english immigrant. he is aggrieved with great britain for personal reasons and writes this anti-british diatribe that, to put it mildly, moves the needle. yet as we heard from steve friede, who wrote this excellent book about benjamin rush, that in fact it was slightly more collaborative than that. benjamin rush is one of the people suggesting that payne turn to the subject matter for a standalone pamphlet. he had previously been the

>> franklin roosevelt -- our history has been rewritten by the left. the republican party was responsible for slavery, the party of lincoln, somehow the republican party stranged all of its stripes in the south and all of a sudden the democrats spoke up and said you know, we're republic and so they immediately switched over to republicans, none of that ever happened. the democrat party doesn't want to own its own history, its racism, its anti-semitism, the blood on its hands. its anti-americanism, whether it was the confederacy or now the marxist movement and a white dominant privilege and i undo all of this in the book. but franklin roosevelt, i decided to go -- i said let me deal with him because he's the democrats' favorite president. let me read something if you have a minute. [laughter] >> and i've never done this, just read from this, but i want to read it to you because it matters. you know, he gave a speech at his inauguration in 1933 where twice he mentioned the unscrupulous money changer. that's a trope that's been applied to jews for 4,000 y

kirk franklin joins us now. when you have dallas, texas royalty. >> that legend stuff.nd that stuff? i'm very glad to be here with you and very proud of you and, you know, y'all just hometown. >> we have the same spiritual father. >> he is our hero. >> lawrence: you wrote this new album and you told me i wasn't looking for my father but he came to your presence. >> you know, it was a cosmic collision where in the middle of some random people at a funeral, a conversation started happening between individuals, then after two dna tests and my biological mother's denial still of it, the man who i hated for 53 years that i thought was my father because he was not in my life. i was adopted. my biological mother and father were not in my life consistently. and this middle of all of this experience i was working on an album already and i happened to have a young man that i just hired, incredible young videographer for the album. i used that energy to continue the process of the experience i was going through with finding out who i thought was my father is not really my father.

ben franklin's autobiography published in 1793.he first american cookbook in 1796 by amelia simmons and you can see the library of congres'' full list of 100 books that shaped america at loc.gov. check our website, c-span.org/booksthatshapedameric a. peter: richard bell, we shared some of the other books on the library's list from that era, but we have been talking about some of thomas paine's other books and you wanted to make additional comment. prof.bell: these are missing pieces in my brief response to the caller's question about why does paine die alone and unloved. it is not because of "common sense." many americans loved it and it made him friends among the founding fathers. jefferson seems to have greatly admired tom paine. but it is the other physical works he wrote subsequently. the rights of man in 1791 aimed to endorse the unfolding french revolution, a sister struggled to america's own resolution. he was a cheerleader for the french revolution in its early phases and wrote it in britain, "the rights of man," hoping his

franklin becomes a supporter of the abolition of slavery.eorge washington takes great trouble in the last years of his life to take advantage of virginia laws that allowed you to free or slaves, and he writes out personally in long hand in his own writing these legal documents, making sure they are legally sound to free his slaves and provide sustenance for the rest of their lives. the state of pennsylvania legislature in the 1780's, the legislatures of connecticut and rhode island, the courts of massachusetts and new hampshire provide for the abolition of slavery, its gradual abolition. not the way we would write it today. but it is nonetheless a movement in the direction of getting rid of slavery. and that applies ultimately to new york, follows suit under governor john jay in 1799. new jersey kind of a laggard on these things. as a result of this, the movement to abolish slavery does not go farther. in practical terms, in delaware it turns out, 94% of the african-descended residents who stayed in delaware are not slaves anymore. half of t

walter annenberg, of course, franklin never lived in or visited the white h mrs. annenberg franklin never lived in or visited the white house is towering figure in our nations history so it should be representative there. following the tour of the public rooms of president kennedy himself had decided he would make an appearance inm' the programs where he spoke of the importance of the work being done by mrs. kennedy and her committees. he says quote i consider history, our history to be a source of strength to us here in the white house the white house until all a american people. anything which dramatizes great history and the great i story of the united states is i think the white house does is worthy of the closest attention and respect why americans who live here in who visit here and who are part of our citizenry. that's why i'm glad that jackie is making the effort. he was extremely proud of his wife and her great account which meant and you see first-hand how devoted and dedicated she was to attend how hard she worked on it and he was so delighted with the

so interior rebels eventually compacted with eastern leaders like franklin to form the spirit of 76. more broadly and a clear history of these compromises remains to be written. and i'm kind of i've been here for a few days as part of a series of academic conferences around early american including the society for the history of american early american republic. and i've, you know, perhaps. perhaps can use this moment as a kind of invitation to my colleagues more broadly in these fields try to think about rewriting the revolutionary era to emphasize more essentially the growing unification of the divergent concerns english crown across colonial regions and include these interior anti-indigenous behaviors, practices and ideologies i think the declaration actually provides a road map for seeking to understand the oppositional and revolutionary formation of savages versus frontier communities. and it's really interesting because. the frontier, as many of us may know, most kind of celebrated paradigm of american historical development, significance of the frontier, the essay by frederick

franklin becomes a supporter of the abolition of slavery.shington takes great trouble in the last years of his life to take advantage of virginia laws that allowed you to free or slaves, and he writes out personally in long hand in his own writing these legal documents, making sure they are legally sound to free his slaves and provide sustenance for the rest of their lives. the state of pennsylvania legislature in the 1780's, the legislatures of connecticut and rhode island, the courts of massachusetts and new hampshire provide for the abolition of slavery, its gradual abolition. not the way we would write it today. but it is nonetheless a movement in the direction of getting rid of slavery. and that applies ultimately to new york, follows suit under governor john jay in 1799. new jersey kind of a laggard on these things. as a result of this, the movement to abolish slavery does not go farther. in practical terms, in delaware it turns out, 94% of the african-descended residents who stayed in delaware are not slaves anymore. half of the afric

graham, the 1st major evangelical leader to visit israel since the war began. franklin graham is the head of the billy graham evangelistic association of bad as an organization, with a lot of money influence and power. and he has this organization called samaritans purse. so graham, after the october 7th, the tax he did met with not in yahoo. so what does that in yahoo get out of a meeting like that a photo op like that? well, it's, it's a nod to american right wing christians, but he is their friend, right? they see him, franklin graham getting a long, it reinforces the sort of special relation to the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for a. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals when he quotes the bible on nothing. yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for americans use this war is becoming increasingly unpopular and that even gels, vastly outnumbered shoes in the united states and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his relations

they see him, franklin graham getting along. it reinforces the sort of special relationship. the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for a. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals. when he quotes the bible of nothing, yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for american jews, this war is becoming increasingly unpopular. and that even shells vastly outnumbered shoes in the united states and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his relationships with republicans and the support of america for this war. this probably network of conservative christian media outlets also play a vital role in cementing support for israel's more. there are sporadic expressions of concern and empathy for palestinian lives last, but the focus is by and large on the need for jews to defend their own land. all the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. we ask that you accompany is really true into the battle. which sharpens be impacted the messaging is that it's

they see him, franklin graham getting along. it reinforces the sort of special relation to the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals. when he quotes the bible of nothing, yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for american jews, this war is becoming increasingly unpopular and that even jell calls vastly out number and choose in the united states and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his relationships with republicans and the support of america for this war. this probably network of conservative christian media outlets also play a vital role in cementing support for israel's more. there are sporadic expressions of concern and empathy for palestinian lives last, but the focus is by and large on the need for the jews to defend their own land. all the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. we ask that you accompany is really true into the battle.

graham, the 1st major evangelical leader to visit israel since the war began. franklin graham is the head of the billy graham evangelistic association of bad as an organization, with a lot of money influence and power. and he has this organization called samaritans purse. so graham, after the october 7th, the tax he did met with not in yahoo. so what does that in yahoo get out of a meeting like that a photo op like that? well, it's, it's a nod to american right wing christians, but he is their friend, right? they see him, franklin graham getting a long, it reinforces the sort of special relation to the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for a. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals when he quotes the bible on nothing. yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for american jews, this war is becoming increasingly unpopular. and that even jell colson vastly outnumbered, choosing the united states, and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his

they see him, franklin graham getting along. it reinforces the sort of special relationship. the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for a. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals. when he quotes the bible, nothing yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for americans use this war is becoming increasingly unpopular and that even gels, vastly out number and choose in the united states and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his relationships with republicans and the support of america for this war. this probably network of conservative christian media outlets also play a vital role in cementing support for israel's war. there are sporadic expressions of concern and empathy for palestinian lights, loss, but the focus is by and large, i'm in need for jews to defend their land. all the god of abraham, isaac, and jacob. we ask that you accompany is really true into the battle. which sharpens be impacted the messaging is that it's not

graham, the 1st major evangelical leader to visit israel since the war began. franklin graham is the head of the billy graham evangelistic association of bad as an organization, with a lot of money influence and power. and he has this organization called samaritans purse. so graham, after the october 7th, the tax he did met with not in yahoo. so what does that in yahoo get out of a meeting like that a photo op like that? well, it's, it's a nod to american right wing christians, but he is their friend, right? they see him, franklin graham getting a long, it reinforces the sort of special relation to the bible says that there was a time for peace and a time for a. this is a time for nothing. yahoo is definitely speaking to evangelicals. when he quotes the bible, nothing yahoo is undoubtedly aware that for americans use this war is becoming increasingly unpopular and that even gels vastly outnumbered shoes in the united states and exercise a great deal of control over the republican party. and so keeping that relationship going is to netanyahu's advantage in maintaining his relationship

and so what we have inside this historic book are the signatures of herbert hoover, franklin roosevelt, which was signed his wife, eleanor roosevelt, harry dwight eisenhower, lyndon johnson, john kennedy, richard nixon. gerald ford. jimmy carter, ronald reagan, george bush. and so on and of course more recently, george w bush and barack obama. so the tradition has been maintained at some point a new president is elected. st john's makes an effort to contact them and have signed this very historic book which a very dear item to the church. it clearly does not sit in the president's pew anymore. but it's one of those great pieces of history that has been long associated with. this church, from 1856 to the present. abraham lincoln has association with st john's as well. when was elected in 1860, his first church service that attended after he arrived in washington in february. of 1861 was the st john's. he came to st john's on the 24th of february on a sunday for the 11:00 service with senator william seward of new york, who was going be his secretary of state. they entered in the church