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the golden gate--i mean, the george washington bridge, george washington. [laughter] you guys been known the george washington bridge has a resonant frequency that's equal to that of cat's trot? you guys know about that. cat, yeah. medium-sized cat. who's from new york city? they can back me up on this. you're gonna cross the-- walk across the george washington bridge. they got a little cat guard, little sign, "no cats." now, a lot of people think that's cute and that's a joke. but come on, you're physics type. we know what, right? you know i do. you know how a cat runs, by the way. you got a cat running. 20 minutes later. beautiful timing. how about a dog? but the cats, honey. guess what they found out that the natural of frequency of the george washington bridge is? so what would happen if you let a cat run across that bridge? you know, you guys, you notice when i hit this that these air molecules bent the steel. you had evidence of that. you heard it. right? so oh, well, maybe little air molecules can bend steel but not a cat. [laughter] how about it, ga
the golden gate--i mean, the george washington bridge, george washington. [laughter] you guys been known the george washington bridge has a resonant frequency that's equal to that of cat's trot? you guys know about that. cat, yeah. medium-sized cat. who's from new york city? they can back me up on this. you're gonna cross the-- walk across the george washington bridge. they got a little cat guard, little sign, "no cats." now, a lot of people think that's cute and that's a joke. but...
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la universidad de george washington esta catalogada como una de las mejores de la naciÓn, y este domingo20 de mayo otorgara en su ceremonia de graduaciÓn distincion especial al hombre mÁs rico del mundo, carlos slim. de acuerdo a la revista forbes, infoiÓn finana, en fortuna del mexicano asciende a 69 billones de dÓlares, lo cuales ha adquirido a travÉs de sus compaÑÍas de telecomunicaciÓn. pero segu Ún lideres comunitarios esta fortuna se ha construido a costa abusos y cargos excesivos a los usuarios de sus compaÑÍas..hoy ciudadanos ye dieron cita frente a las instalaciones de la universidad, esto para expresar su deseo de que no premie a un hombre que segu Ún ellos no lo merece. tratamos de contactar a autoridades de la universidad de george washington, los cuales a trave És de un correo electrÓnico expresaron con orgullo que carlos slim serÁ parte de su ceremonia de graduaciÓ este imon donde mas de 7000 estudiantes de la unsidad de george washington estaran recibiendo su titulo universitario, mientras tanto activistas comunitarios esperan cientos de personas en su en otras informacion
la universidad de george washington esta catalogada como una de las mejores de la naciÓn, y este domingo20 de mayo otorgara en su ceremonia de graduaciÓn distincion especial al hombre mÁs rico del mundo, carlos slim. de acuerdo a la revista forbes, infoiÓn finana, en fortuna del mexicano asciende a 69 billones de dÓlares, lo cuales ha adquirido a travÉs de sus compaÑÍas de telecomunicaciÓn. pero segu Ún lideres comunitarios esta fortuna se ha construido a costa abusos y cargos...
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my question has to do with john adams and the election and his term after george washington. he went home, and the question is how important that going home alone with his family, after his family in a wagon, sneaking out of washington as it were, how important that was in establishes a firm anti-monarchial spirit in the united states? >> i think that's a good idea, the idea of one party supplanting another was an extraordinary moment in the history of politics and adams was willing to surrender and the federalists' willingness to surrender power to this new party. they didn't think of parties as we think of them. neither party accepted the legit ma masssy of the other. the federalists never thought of themselves as a party. they were being deseeffed by the french-loving possible traitors. it was not politics as usual and needer of them thought that the party should be permanent. as soon as the monarchial threat is gone, our republican party can go out of business. they did not believe in parties. so, that was an important moment. i think that transition. now, the federalists
my question has to do with john adams and the election and his term after george washington. he went home, and the question is how important that going home alone with his family, after his family in a wagon, sneaking out of washington as it were, how important that was in establishes a firm anti-monarchial spirit in the united states? >> i think that's a good idea, the idea of one party supplanting another was an extraordinary moment in the history of politics and adams was willing to...
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is at george washington university. >> spend the weekend in oklahoma city with booktv and american history tv. saturday at noon eastern chicken litter is life with booktv on book tv on c-span2 including the governors must read political books. and sunday at 5 p.m. eastern, oklahoma history on an american history tv on c-span3. to with the oklahoma city bombing memorial with the codesigned. plus a look at the african-american life in 1920s oklahoma, and native american artifacts from the special collections at the oakland history center. this weekend from oklahoma city on c-span2 and three. >> you are watching c-span2 with politics and public affairs. weekdays feature live coverage of the u.s.-centric on weeknights watch key public policy events. ever weekend the latest nonfiction authors and books on booktv. you can see past program to get our schedules at our website. you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >> israeli ambassador to the u.s. michael oren talked about the u.s.-israeli relationship monday at george washington university's elliot school of internationa
is at george washington university. >> spend the weekend in oklahoma city with booktv and american history tv. saturday at noon eastern chicken litter is life with booktv on book tv on c-span2 including the governors must read political books. and sunday at 5 p.m. eastern, oklahoma history on an american history tv on c-span3. to with the oklahoma city bombing memorial with the codesigned. plus a look at the african-american life in 1920s oklahoma, and native american artifacts from...
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and that's george washington and abraham lincoln, i found something from george washington i thought was appropriate for our conversation. let me share it with you. george washington, we should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. and i think no better way to discuss this, because we got some useful lessons out of the presidency and the civil rights movement, and certainly we profited dearly by experience and that's george washington on this presidents' day. so our task is to answer a couple of questions. this discussion is about truman and eisenhower, and the questions on your book will say what prompted president truman to issue the 1948 executive order to desegregate the armed forces, declaring that there should be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services? and similarly, how did president eisenhower decide to call in the united states army to little rock and to federalize the arkansas national guard? now, we're going to answer those questions. the first
and that's george washington and abraham lincoln, i found something from george washington i thought was appropriate for our conversation. let me share it with you. george washington, we should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. and i think no better way to discuss this, because we got some useful lessons out of the presidency and the civil rights movement, and certainly we profited dearly by...
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in the last decade we lost sight of george washington's values and of his brilliant strategy after nine eleven george w. bush trashed our nation's values he started two illegal wars he opened up illegal secret prison camps all around the world he committed illegal torture atrocities at places like i have been and get mo and made the indefinite detention of terror suspects routine he with the help of fellow war criminals dick cheney and don rumsfeld scared the hell out of our lawmakers so that they too would go along with shredding civil liberties out of fear that terrorists would do could american city if they didn't comply we descended into a national insanity and in the midst of all of this george w. bush left office and president obama moved in and went to still terrified congress tried to in shrine bush era indefinite detention into law president obama pushed back arguably he didn't push back near hard enough and ended up signing into law the national defense authorization act including indefinite detention but he did so with a signing statement that read i want to clarify that my a
in the last decade we lost sight of george washington's values and of his brilliant strategy after nine eleven george w. bush trashed our nation's values he started two illegal wars he opened up illegal secret prison camps all around the world he committed illegal torture atrocities at places like i have been and get mo and made the indefinite detention of terror suspects routine he with the help of fellow war criminals dick cheney and don rumsfeld scared the hell out of our lawmakers so that...
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next, located about three miles from george washington's mt. vernon estate in virginia is a reconstructed 18th century style whiskey distillery. american history visited to learn about washington's distilling business on a day when the staff was making apple brandy. >>> my name is dennis poag. i'm the vice president for preservation here at mt. vernon. we're standing in front of the reconstruction of george washington's whiskey distillery. most people have no idea that washington not only was first in war -- first in peace but he was also one of the first in distilling. as it turns out, he operated a major distillery here, and it was a very important part of the plantation economy. and historians had known this for a long time. but about ten years ago, we decided that we wanted to explore that. and we came out here with archaeologists. we excavated the site, found where the distillery had been located, did about five years of excavation and other research, and decided we had a wonderful opportunity to bring this back and to show what an 18th cen
next, located about three miles from george washington's mt. vernon estate in virginia is a reconstructed 18th century style whiskey distillery. american history visited to learn about washington's distilling business on a day when the staff was making apple brandy. >>> my name is dennis poag. i'm the vice president for preservation here at mt. vernon. we're standing in front of the reconstruction of george washington's whiskey distillery. most people have no idea that washington not...
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george washington. hollywood high school. they have english, latin and greek. this is a middle school in long beach. it wasn't centralized authority. they chose the architects. the main constraint is there had to be an engineer on site. there there is berkeley. and piedmont avenue in oakland. this is in nevada city. these schools, like so many of the new deal are beautifully built. this is the school you just saw. teaching, they employed tens of thousands of teachers and librariance. new nutritionist. starving children don't learn well. they give them lunches. this is an art class in san francisco hospital. art class for crippled children. the photographers that i find of san francisco indicate that schools were integrated at the lowest level. you could mitigate the racial problem from the bottom up. there was also adult education too. this 1 learned one learned to read as many did. many of the community colleges were a result of the new deal. sacramento. i gave a talk at santa rosa and the city college in san francisco was largely a product of the pwa and has
george washington. hollywood high school. they have english, latin and greek. this is a middle school in long beach. it wasn't centralized authority. they chose the architects. the main constraint is there had to be an engineer on site. there there is berkeley. and piedmont avenue in oakland. this is in nevada city. these schools, like so many of the new deal are beautifully built. this is the school you just saw. teaching, they employed tens of thousands of teachers and librariance. new...
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she serves as professor of history and international affairs at george washington university and is founding editor and advisory board chair of the eleanor roosevelt paper project. aleta is a real leader in education and we're so grateful she could be here today and we hope you come back and join us often, aleta. the same is true for the third panelist, amity shells, she is a syndicated columnist for bloomberg news and author of a forthcoming book on calvin coolidge that i'm sure will be the definitive biography of the very important but often overlooked president, we're very happy to have amity as part of our panel. and finally we have our moderator cokie roberts. cokie, as i'm sure you all know, is an internationally acclaimed journalist who has won so many awards, including three emmys, she's in the broadcasting and cable hall of fame and was cited by american women of radio and television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting and she's author of two works "founding mothers" and "ladies of liberty. it's an hopper nor to have you. and i will turn it over to you. >>
she serves as professor of history and international affairs at george washington university and is founding editor and advisory board chair of the eleanor roosevelt paper project. aleta is a real leader in education and we're so grateful she could be here today and we hope you come back and join us often, aleta. the same is true for the third panelist, amity shells, she is a syndicated columnist for bloomberg news and author of a forthcoming book on calvin coolidge that i'm sure will be the...
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he spoke for an hour at george washington university. >> where am i sitting? >> you're sitting there. [ laughter ] >> my name is ambassador edward dineen. i am director of the middle east policy forum here at the elliott school of international affairs, george washington university, and i want to welcome all of you to our forum this evening. the this evening. the middle east policy forum was established in 2007 to bring leading analysts, scholars, dim mats and policymakers to the university to discuss current and emerging issues in the middle east region. we're deeply grateful for the generous support we receive from the exxonmobil corporation to enable us to have these programs. i'll just say to you all, as you know, you all are part of a university community. a community that seeks understanding and knowledge and one path in achieving that goal toys bring knowledgeable and thoughtful experts that present an entire spectrum of views so that we become cognizant of the issues and see them from all angles. it's not a question of agreement or disagreement, but of
he spoke for an hour at george washington university. >> where am i sitting? >> you're sitting there. [ laughter ] >> my name is ambassador edward dineen. i am director of the middle east policy forum here at the elliott school of international affairs, george washington university, and i want to welcome all of you to our forum this evening. the this evening. the middle east policy forum was established in 2007 to bring leading analysts, scholars, dim mats and policymakers to...
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the poll from george washington university and politico shows the president one point behind republican mitt romney. that tight race is being fueled by more ads now on the air waves. rebecca cooper is live in the newsroom with the latest from the campaign trail. >> the president's campaign officials did not need coffee to get their jolt this morning. polls show them running even, even after that rough-and-tumble republican primary. >> the gun himself under attack from a voter in the audience. >> -- the candidate found himself under attack. >> several million dollars of your personal income taxes being paid to foreign countries instead of ours, were you took over $1.50 million in foreign tax credits in 10 years. >> i will look at it. [laughter] i am not familiar with that. >> obama officials were put on the defensive, showing the race already neck and neck. the new poll of george washington university shows likely voters favoring romney by 48% to 47% for obama. this weekend, the president told her supporters, try harder, and picked up his campaign in richmond and columbus. >> if you are
the poll from george washington university and politico shows the president one point behind republican mitt romney. that tight race is being fueled by more ads now on the air waves. rebecca cooper is live in the newsroom with the latest from the campaign trail. >> the president's campaign officials did not need coffee to get their jolt this morning. polls show them running even, even after that rough-and-tumble republican primary. >> the gun himself under attack from a voter in the...
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washington caps cleaning out their lockers today. they lost to the new york rangers in game seven eight night ending their playoff run. the team along with coach dale hunter and gm george mcphee will be at kettler ice plex to speak to the media for the final time this season. coming up in our next half hour, we'll speak with washington examiner sports righter john right -- writer john keim. >>> one certainly networking phenom has a lot to celebrate this week. >> first, $2 billion in losses in just six weeks. sounds unimaginable. it is true. now, some of the top names in the nation's biggest banks are being blamed and at least one is on the chopping block. we are back in just a moment. time now going on 6:08. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone likes a bit of order in their life. virtual wallet helps you get it. keep track of spending, move money with a slide, and use the calendar. all to see your money how you want. ♪ . >>> making headlines this morning, three executives with j. p. morgan chase are resigning over the $2 boil onat any rating loss. one of the executives is the bank's chief investment officer. the trading blunder has led some? congress to call for new banki
washington caps cleaning out their lockers today. they lost to the new york rangers in game seven eight night ending their playoff run. the team along with coach dale hunter and gm george mcphee will be at kettler ice plex to speak to the media for the final time this season. coming up in our next half hour, we'll speak with washington examiner sports righter john right -- writer john keim. >>> one certainly networking phenom has a lot to celebrate this week. >> first, $2 billion...
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she served as professor of history and international affairs at george washington university and is founding editor and advisory board chair of the eleanor roosevelt's paper projects. allida is a real leader in education around, and we're so grateful she could be here today and hope you come back and join us often. the same is the same for our third panelist, amity shales who serves as director of the george w. bush institute for progress. she's also a syndicated columnist for bloomberg news and author of a forthcoming book on calvin coolidge that will be the definitive biography of that very definitive body and overlooked president, an economics history we're very lucky to have amity as part of our panel and finally we have our moderator cokie roberts. cokie, as i'm sure you all know, is an internationally acclaimed journalist who has won so many awards, including three emmys, in the broadcasting and cable hall of fame and was cited by american radio and television as one of the 50 greatest women in the history of broadcasting. author of two works especially relevant to our topic today, "fo
she served as professor of history and international affairs at george washington university and is founding editor and advisory board chair of the eleanor roosevelt's paper projects. allida is a real leader in education around, and we're so grateful she could be here today and hope you come back and join us often. the same is the same for our third panelist, amity shales who serves as director of the george w. bush institute for progress. she's also a syndicated columnist for bloomberg news...
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this is "white house chronicle" and my guest is the amitai etzioni of the george washington universityrmerly of columbia and harvard. we're talking about china. i see this as maybe a power in the future, and you say why does not be predisposed to saying this is a problem, which because of your specialty in sociology causes me to test this question -- historically, when have countries built up this probability of war when there are no causes? >> it is very common. >> world war i, world war ii. >> world war i is the classic example. world war ii is more complicated part >> i would agree with you. -- complicated. >> i would agree with you. right now why not give peaceful co-existence, or s -- or as henry kissinger calls it, co- evolution a chance? >> co--evolution? >> extreme hawks argue that we will have to face a chinese warships -- worships in 30 years from now because the chinese military is so weak. they have one aircraft that took off from the ukraine that could not operate. their submarines are very noisy. in many, many ways their budget, which is one sixth of the defense budget --
this is "white house chronicle" and my guest is the amitai etzioni of the george washington universityrmerly of columbia and harvard. we're talking about china. i see this as maybe a power in the future, and you say why does not be predisposed to saying this is a problem, which because of your specialty in sociology causes me to test this question -- historically, when have countries built up this probability of war when there are no causes? >> it is very common. >> world...
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. >> reporter: at george washington university where college costs are approaching $60,000 a year, left to wonder how he is going to pay his bills four years from now. >> even if the interest rates are high, i'm going to do what i can do and hopefully my parents will help out somewhat, because it's going to be rough. >> reporter: in washington, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> and republicans have successfully filibustered a democratic bill 21 times during the congress. it is unclear when or if any plan to free student loan interest rates will move forward. >>> in the last two minutes, the polls have closed in the indiana republican presidential primary. and some crazy massive upset, mitt romney will win the state. casting ballots for a republican nominee today. polls close at 7:30. a total of 132 delegates are up for grabs and if romney pulls off the sweep, as expected, he'll move forward with 156 needed to clinch the nomination. >>> and all that as a brand-new poll shows the race between romney and the president, a dead heat. it was released today by gallop. 44% would choose the president.
. >> reporter: at george washington university where college costs are approaching $60,000 a year, left to wonder how he is going to pay his bills four years from now. >> even if the interest rates are high, i'm going to do what i can do and hopefully my parents will help out somewhat, because it's going to be rough. >> reporter: in washington, bruce leshan, 9news now. >> and republicans have successfully filibustered a democratic bill 21 times during the congress. it is...
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looks good on the george washington parkway. interstate travel as well.ting the roads, but no major accidents or big problems around the beltway. this is 95 in virginia, red lights northbound on the beltway in montgomery county if. a lot of overnight construction is gone. newschopper 7 just went aloft so we will check in with them in 10 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. 5:30 right now. police are trying to piece together a tragedy in ellicott city, maryland if. woman was killed and another in the hospital if. this is after they were both shot inside a church. police later found a man behind st. peter's episcopal faugh. they believe he killed himself. john gonzalez is on the scene with more. >> a terrifying situation. three people shot at this church which is its only about a mile from howard county police headquarters and the court. police are trying to figure out if this was a murder-suicide. in a place of worship that has stood for more than 150 years, a custodian in a gruesome discovery last evening. two women found shot in an office inside this elli
looks good on the george washington parkway. interstate travel as well.ting the roads, but no major accidents or big problems around the beltway. this is 95 in virginia, red lights northbound on the beltway in montgomery county if. a lot of overnight construction is gone. newschopper 7 just went aloft so we will check in with them in 10 minutes. back to you. >> thank you. 5:30 right now. police are trying to piece together a tragedy in ellicott city, maryland if. woman was killed and...
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the answer is a, george washington. >> really? >> bill: yeah, he owned half of virginia. >> he couldn't afford good teeth. >> bill: they didn't have a lot of dentists back then, doocy. do you know what i'm talking about. >> there was no bright smile. >> bill: question number two, donald trump known for being one of the flashiest guys around. >> when a precious metals dealer said to me would you rather have gold or the dollar, i think quiet intelligently i said i really want the gold. and some day hopefully i won't be saying that some day hopefully i will say i want the dollar. >> okay. now, trump's nickname was the donald. or is the donald. it was coined accidently by whom? the answer is -- that is correct. ivana. >> bill: billionaire mark cuban loves the spotlight. he recently played himself on what popular program? cards up, please. and the answer is -- roll the tape. >> i got to tell you, it really hurts to lose you. you have been a tremendous asset to this company. >> you think? >> no, not really. i like you, and you did bring
the answer is a, george washington. >> really? >> bill: yeah, he owned half of virginia. >> he couldn't afford good teeth. >> bill: they didn't have a lot of dentists back then, doocy. do you know what i'm talking about. >> there was no bright smile. >> bill: question number two, donald trump known for being one of the flashiest guys around. >> when a precious metals dealer said to me would you rather have gold or the dollar, i think quiet intelligently...
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the answer is a, george washington. >> really? >> bill: yeah, he owned half of virginia. >> he couldn't afford good teeth. >> bill: they didn't have a lot of dentists back then, doocy. do you know what i'm talking about. >> there was no bright smile. >> bill: question number two, donald trump known for being one of the flashiest guys around. >> when a precious metals dealer said to me would you rather have gold or the dollar, i think quiet intelligently i said i really want the gold. and some day hopefully i won't be saying that some day hopefully i will say i want the dollar. >> okay. now, trump's nickname was the donald. or is the donald. it was coined accidently by whom? the answer is -- that is correct. ivana. >> bill: billionaire mark cuban loves the spotlight. he recently played himself on what popular program? cards up, please. and the answer is -- roll the tape. >> i got to tell you, it really hurts to lose you. you have been a tremendous asset to this company. >> you think? >> no, not really. i like you, and you did bring
the answer is a, george washington. >> really? >> bill: yeah, he owned half of virginia. >> he couldn't afford good teeth. >> bill: they didn't have a lot of dentists back then, doocy. do you know what i'm talking about. >> there was no bright smile. >> bill: question number two, donald trump known for being one of the flashiest guys around. >> when a precious metals dealer said to me would you rather have gold or the dollar, i think quiet intelligently...
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hope harrison is associate professor of history at george washington university. she's on leave from gw and is at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars here in washington. she's author of driving soviets up the wall, among other things. published by princeton university press in 2003 and recently published in german this year. dr. gregory w. pedlow has been chief of the historical office nato supreme headquarters, allied powers europe since 1989. previous positions have included staff historian for the cia and assistant professor of history at the university of nebraska. he received his ph.d. from the johns hopkins university in 1979 and is author of a number of books and articles on german history, nato and the cold war and waterloo campaign of 1815. dr. donald a. carter is currently historian. for u.s. army military history. he's been an assistant professor instructor at the university military academy at west point and at the u.s. army field artillery school. fort sill, oklahoma. he's a graduate of the u.s. military academy and holds a doctorate f
hope harrison is associate professor of history at george washington university. she's on leave from gw and is at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars here in washington. she's author of driving soviets up the wall, among other things. published by princeton university press in 2003 and recently published in german this year. dr. gregory w. pedlow has been chief of the historical office nato supreme headquarters, allied powers europe since 1989. previous positions have included...
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. >> george washington. >> that's george washington. this is columbus crossing the delaware. okay? yes. this particular artist, you know, who else? columbus must have looked like washington. yes, if it is washington crossing the delaware or columbus crossing the atlantic. take your pick. in any case he is a brave and persistent sailor and a good commander. he keeps water among his men and among the three vessels under his command. the first voyage, altogether he makes four voyages. look at the first voyage which is at the top here in the yellow. sailing west, boy was columbus lucky. he is sailing in august and september across this part of the world, kind of not quite the south atlantic and what does columbus avoid? he is blessed. hurricanes. think about it. he didn't know. columbus didn't know it was hurricane season. he sailed in the hurricane season. no hurricanes. at least he didn't encounter any. very lucky. does another wise thing, too. as they're sailing west, they begin to see stuff in the water, birds occasionally, so like the vikings, well, there must be land somewhere nea
. >> george washington. >> that's george washington. this is columbus crossing the delaware. okay? yes. this particular artist, you know, who else? columbus must have looked like washington. yes, if it is washington crossing the delaware or columbus crossing the atlantic. take your pick. in any case he is a brave and persistent sailor and a good commander. he keeps water among his men and among the three vessels under his command. the first voyage, altogether he makes four voyages....
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exploration is amitai etzioni, a very distinguished professor of sociology who teaches now at the george washington university, but who used to be a professor at columbia and at harvard and who is educated at berkeley in california. you will find him fascinating. he is one of the most intriguing and gifted men that i have had the pleasure of knowing in my life. after the announcements and after a message from our sponsor, the exelon company of chicago, you will meet this great man, amitai etzioni. >> many have spoken out on the need to transition to a clean energy future. at exelon, we are acting. by 2020, we are committed to reducing, offsetting, or displacing more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually through greening our operations, helping our customers and communities reduce emissions, and offering more low carbon electricity in the marketplace. at exelon, we are taking action and we are seeing results. >> "white house chronicle" is produced in collaboration with whut, howard university television. and now, the program host, nationally syndicated columnist llewellyn
exploration is amitai etzioni, a very distinguished professor of sociology who teaches now at the george washington university, but who used to be a professor at columbia and at harvard and who is educated at berkeley in california. you will find him fascinating. he is one of the most intriguing and gifted men that i have had the pleasure of knowing in my life. after the announcements and after a message from our sponsor, the exelon company of chicago, you will meet this great man, amitai...
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they claim it was taken at george washington hospital after reagan was shot in 1981. tuesday topped $14,000. >>> coming up, in the nba playoffs, the heat get physical. and baseball's rays rely on the long ball. >>> plus, the phoenix coyotes claw per their lives in the stanley cup playoffs. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look." the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught me, and i taught my son out there. morning, pa. wait... who's driving the...? ♪ 99 bushels of wheat on the farm, 99 bushels of wheat ♪ [ male announcer ] yep, there's 8 filling layers of whole grain fiber in those fun little biscuits... so they stick with you, all morning long. kellogg's® mini-wheats cereal. [ mini ] yee haw! a big breakfast in a little biscuit. mine was earned off vietnam in 1968. over the south pacific in 1943. i got mine in iraq, 2003. usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protection, and because usaa's commitment
they claim it was taken at george washington hospital after reagan was shot in 1981. tuesday topped $14,000. >>> coming up, in the nba playoffs, the heat get physical. and baseball's rays rely on the long ball. >>> plus, the phoenix coyotes claw per their lives in the stanley cup playoffs. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look." the wheat in every mini-wheat has gotta be just right. perfect golden color. rich in fiber. my dad taught...
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being here today you have achieved something i was not able to achieve. >> no surprise that george washingtonniversity presented williams with an honorary degree at the ceremony. he is so smart. and funny, a great speaking choice. i would have liked to listen in. >> it's interesting -- i considered dropping out, as well. i did. i was a junior when i started anchori anchoring. my boss gave me the speech about why that wasn't a good idea, in general about education. made sense when she broke it down. then she said, if you don't graduate, you won't keep this job either. >> there you go. and you're glad you graduated? graduated from vcu. >> i did. >> look at you. >> got a great education at vcu. >> and a successful career, as well. >> i'm doing okay. >>> stay with us. "news4 today" continues right now at 5:00 a.m. >>> we are tracking breaking news this hour in the district as police search for a missing 6-year-old boy. >>> good morning, everyone, i'm aaron gilchrist. >> i'm eun yang. wi welcome to "news4 today," monday, may 21, 2012. 4:59. 65 degrees. warm to start your monday. we had sprinkly-dr
being here today you have achieved something i was not able to achieve. >> no surprise that george washingtonniversity presented williams with an honorary degree at the ceremony. he is so smart. and funny, a great speaking choice. i would have liked to listen in. >> it's interesting -- i considered dropping out, as well. i did. i was a junior when i started anchori anchoring. my boss gave me the speech about why that wasn't a good idea, in general about education. made sense when...
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two, i did find in the church in williamsburg, i did find george washington's grandmother. i was doing some rubbings on the old -- so, i don't know if it's true or not, but i was always, you know, i have a picture of that gravestone. i was really enthusiastic. but i want to thank you. you really filled a big void in my life. >> well, i'm glad we could find jamestown finally, that's good. >> bill kelso's book "jamestown the buried truth" if you want some further details -- if you can't get to the site or you've been there and you want more information, the book "jamestown, the buried truth." next up is bridgeport, ohio. hello, lou, go ahead. turn down your set there and go ahead with your question or comment for bill kelso or bly straub. i'm going to put you on hold, lou. bill kelso, we just showed your book, "the buried truth." how long did that one take you to write? >> well, it came out in '06. so, it's always -- it's always in production, really, and a revision, too. i'm working on a revision of that because we found so much but that basically tells the story the way i s
two, i did find in the church in williamsburg, i did find george washington's grandmother. i was doing some rubbings on the old -- so, i don't know if it's true or not, but i was always, you know, i have a picture of that gravestone. i was really enthusiastic. but i want to thank you. you really filled a big void in my life. >> well, i'm glad we could find jamestown finally, that's good. >> bill kelso's book "jamestown the buried truth" if you want some further details --...
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also comedy legend betty white was will sign books at the george washington auditorium. tomorrow she will ticketake a tour of the national zoo. >> d.c. officials plan to double the number of speed in red light cameras throughout the city. that means 88 cameras will be added. the new cameras will also ticket drivers for blocking crosswalks. the added cameras will bring in another $25 million a year. 63 degrees outside. >> still ahead a wing and a prayer. john gonzales picks the right of a lifetime. >> good news for coffee lovers. we will tell you how it may help you live longer appear yet to go to a shift in the weather pattern. you are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. [ male announcer ] get to subway® for the new smokehouse bbq chicken. a smokin' new $6 footlong™ special! slow cooked chicken in tangy, sweet bbq sauce on freshly baked bread. it's a barbeque-licious $6 footlong™ special! come and get i
also comedy legend betty white was will sign books at the george washington auditorium. tomorrow she will ticketake a tour of the national zoo. >> d.c. officials plan to double the number of speed in red light cameras throughout the city. that means 88 cameras will be added. the new cameras will also ticket drivers for blocking crosswalks. the added cameras will bring in another $25 million a year. 63 degrees outside. >> still ahead a wing and a prayer. john gonzales picks the right...
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i said i was writing a book on george washington. and without hesitation, he said you have to read "the radicalism of the american revolution" by gordon wood. so we all have our opinions on newt and sometimes he's with the public and sometimes he's not, but there he was entirely with the public. this is -- this is a provocative, interesting, delightful book so i want to get right to it. i want to start with my favorite sentence. my favorite sentence in the book which is the lead sentence of the third article. and i'm going to ask gordon, i want you to comment, explain what this means. you asked were the american revolutionaries mentally disturbed? >> well, actually there was an article, that was published i think about 1981 or so. this is a collection of essays that i have written over the last 45, 50 years. and that was the opening to an article published in 1981. prior to that, a distinguished historian, i won't name him, he is quite distinguished, works at the library of congress, had written an article, saying, arguing that becau
i said i was writing a book on george washington. and without hesitation, he said you have to read "the radicalism of the american revolution" by gordon wood. so we all have our opinions on newt and sometimes he's with the public and sometimes he's not, but there he was entirely with the public. this is -- this is a provocative, interesting, delightful book so i want to get right to it. i want to start with my favorite sentence. my favorite sentence in the book which is the lead...
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una feria de salud gratc se llevara acabo este fin de semana en las cercanias al monumento a george washington. mas adelante: la marihuana sintetica se esta convirtiendo en un serio peligro para los padres de jovnes..mos unesgarrtestio no s er. se ol que notic shingt esty cerc con sotrosnuestrpa twitba nots dc..ya regres!!!eboy de la marihuana sintetica la cual esta al alcance de cualquier menor ya que se vende como si fuera un caramelo. sonia muestra su dramatico el presidente barack obama, insto hoy al congreso a que preserve los prestamos estudiantiles stafford, con una baja tasa de interese a partir de julio proximo, al argumentar que la educacion unversitaria no es un lujo sino un imperativo economico... obama, que antes del discurso lidero un dialogo con padres y estudiantes de enas tar hoyuvimos ada rmente nub peon temperacanzar los 8grados acmenteemos un cielo nublado con una temperatura de 83 grados y un viento soplando desde el oeste a 7 millas por hora... los niveles del polen estaran moderados los proximos dias y la temperatura para el fin de semana excelente... que alcanzaron los
una feria de salud gratc se llevara acabo este fin de semana en las cercanias al monumento a george washington. mas adelante: la marihuana sintetica se esta convirtiendo en un serio peligro para los padres de jovnes..mos unesgarrtestio no s er. se ol que notic shingt esty cerc con sotrosnuestrpa twitba nots dc..ya regres!!!eboy de la marihuana sintetica la cual esta al alcance de cualquier menor ya que se vende como si fuera un caramelo. sonia muestra su dramatico el presidente barack obama,...
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he wanted to be a marine and after that he planned on going to college at george washington universitye dreams taken away from a 22-year-old in edge water, he died in afghanistan. this morning sherrie johnson tells us more with what the father says. >> reporter: megan this morning tom chase, sergeant julian chase's father has a mix of emotions. he spoke exclusively to us and he says she's proud of his -- he's proud of his son but heart broken over the loss of his only child. 22-year-old chase of edge water was on a combat mission in afghanistan when he was killed on memorial day. sergeant chase joined marines in 2008 and his four years would have been up in september then he planned to attend george washington university. his father says in an abc2 news exclusive interview that serving his country was something sergeant chase always wanted to do. >> this is something he always wanted to do. he was inspired to be a marine when he was 14, 15 years olds when he was rowing crew for woodrow wilson high school. and his crew coach was a marine sniper. and had a lot of impact on julian. >> rep
he wanted to be a marine and after that he planned on going to college at george washington universitye dreams taken away from a 22-year-old in edge water, he died in afghanistan. this morning sherrie johnson tells us more with what the father says. >> reporter: megan this morning tom chase, sergeant julian chase's father has a mix of emotions. he spoke exclusively to us and he says she's proud of his -- he's proud of his son but heart broken over the loss of his only child. 22-year-old...
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he stands up in front of george washington, wie need a little time. it was an example of how new and experimental it was. >> you're writing your book on congressional violence. you're writing of a period ahead of the civil war. you talked about the statesman, calhoun and webster. those individual members of congress, did they fill a advantage yule of executive leadership that may have been missing ahead of lincoln's election? >> i don't know if i'd go that far. there are strong positions of congressional leadership. clay is a great example of that. shaping policy to an extreme degree in congress. i don't know if i would say it's filling a vacuum, but congress is a force and a presence and there are people in that period who are asserting and shaping what they envision congress as being. again, still an einvolving institution. >> part of the reason it stopped filling a vacuum is because the federal government is so much smaller. our expectation -- their expectations of the federal government were so much more reduced than it was -- >> right. >> than it
he stands up in front of george washington, wie need a little time. it was an example of how new and experimental it was. >> you're writing your book on congressional violence. you're writing of a period ahead of the civil war. you talked about the statesman, calhoun and webster. those individual members of congress, did they fill a advantage yule of executive leadership that may have been missing ahead of lincoln's election? >> i don't know if i'd go that far. there are strong...
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we can understand why george washington had the staff that he did here. because that's the staff level that it takes us to do it. once we start getting liquid out the back end, we monitor the quality. and the first or four shots that come off the still we call heads. and it's inferior quality, and it's high in aldehides. that material we collect up and get rid of. this is going to turn into a stream pretty quick here. >> the pace is already picking up. >> yeah. this definitely heads in the jug. >> that is tasting pretty nice, though. >> yeah, cut. >> i'll do this. >> and then once the aldehides peak and drops off again, we get to what we call the hearts. and we collect the hearts and then the hearts are coming off we're really delicately managing the heat in the still, we don't want to overrun it, because it will push too hard on it. we don't want to underrun it because it will slow it down. you can actually see the stream volume change if you can put too much or too little heat in a still, so we're managing that to keep the hearts run just nice and flat
we can understand why george washington had the staff that he did here. because that's the staff level that it takes us to do it. once we start getting liquid out the back end, we monitor the quality. and the first or four shots that come off the still we call heads. and it's inferior quality, and it's high in aldehides. that material we collect up and get rid of. this is going to turn into a stream pretty quick here. >> the pace is already picking up. >> yeah. this definitely heads...
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so, you can write a biography of george washington because george washington was an extraordinary individualand by extraordinary i mean famous to the extent people saved his letters and people remembered what they felt when they heard when they encountered washington. if somebody is famous, binding the record of famous people is not a problem. i wrote about benjamin franklin that i have to say the first 30 years of benjamin franklin's life go by like this in my book. why? because there are no sources on the. though one source is franklin's own autobiography. in fact you can measure this in a wonderful public collection of the franklin letters that is about 30 volumes published by yale university press. took them 30 years to publish it. now if all you want, all you want goes from franklin burr to the age of 30, it's about that thick. volume 38, that is the last one, is equally thick and it covers three months, not three decades but three months of franklin's life. why? because then the world famous people saved everything. you can write about extraordinary people in ordinary times. you can wr
so, you can write a biography of george washington because george washington was an extraordinary individualand by extraordinary i mean famous to the extent people saved his letters and people remembered what they felt when they heard when they encountered washington. if somebody is famous, binding the record of famous people is not a problem. i wrote about benjamin franklin that i have to say the first 30 years of benjamin franklin's life go by like this in my book. why? because there are no...
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during a date killed himself by jumpinn off newwyork's george washington bridge. former presidential candidate neww gingrich is seeing red... and t isn't bbcause he's a -& campaign earlier this mooth ... neaary four-pointt eight-milliin dollars in debt. thht's acording to a reportt filed wwth the federal electioo commission.gingrich's dollars tt a charter airlinn company....as well as large aaounts for security services anddpubliccreeations. based on a in maryland are often ranked as the best in the country.. so how will a team of studenns from maryland competition"? joel d. smithhis live in north baltimorr o see pow the students off'the greemount school" plaa to win. in nnrth baltimore,, baltimore,, in north 3 3&pbaltimoree, competttion is taking on a new form for thoosands of students across the wwrld. 3 talk about poor planningg.. pne higg school'ssprom was held at the same lace as aa aa students headed to prom in miami beach... a porn convention was going on simultaneously at the same venue.one pareet says she found outtabout the exxotica convention as she dro
during a date killed himself by jumpinn off newwyork's george washington bridge. former presidential candidate neww gingrich is seeing red... and t isn't bbcause he's a -& campaign earlier this mooth ... neaary four-pointt eight-milliin dollars in debt. thht's acording to a reportt filed wwth the federal electioo commission.gingrich's dollars tt a charter airlinn company....as well as large aaounts for security services anddpubliccreeations. based on a in maryland are often ranked as the...
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romney esta arriba por 48 a 47% en laencuesta de la universidad de george washington y politico.e 1 ventaja de 10% entre votantesindependientes. mira como bien sabes esta eleccion se va adefinir por los independientes, o sea que esos numeros demuestran que elgobernador romney tiene 1 posibilidad real de ganar y demuestra lasvulnerabilidades del presidente. analistas democratas creen que el entusiasmopor romney no es claro todavia. la realidad es que la base que se estaunificando todavia no se ve ese entusiasmo. durante las primarias no vimos losnumero, el volumen de votante salir a votar a favor de romney. asi es quetienen mucho trabajo todavia. datos recien los latinostienen menos entusiasmo para registrarse a votar. la gente no esta entusiasmada, muchos sesientes traicionados por el presidente obama. los latinos se siententraicionados porque el prometio 1 reforma migratoria, no la cumplio. y no soloeso, esta deportando personas mucho mas que el otropresidente."y cualquier con rcialeel presidente quelanzo su campana este fin de semana, debe convencer en el tema economico. el tie
romney esta arriba por 48 a 47% en laencuesta de la universidad de george washington y politico.e 1 ventaja de 10% entre votantesindependientes. mira como bien sabes esta eleccion se va adefinir por los independientes, o sea que esos numeros demuestran que elgobernador romney tiene 1 posibilidad real de ganar y demuestra lasvulnerabilidades del presidente. analistas democratas creen que el entusiasmopor romney no es claro todavia. la realidad es que la base que se estaunificando todavia no se...
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hundreds of people expected to protest the george washington university graduation ceremony. the university will award an honorary degree to the world's richest man, carlos salim sunday on the national mall. the 72-year-old has a net worth of nearly $69 billion. some protests already started earlier this week. critics say the telecommunications tycoon made his money at the expense of the mexican people. they say he crippled the mexican economy through his practices and kept millions in poverty. >>> today health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius will address the public policy institute. everything is expected to move forward as planned despite objections from the catholic archdiocese. it says that she is an inappropriate choice for the jesuit school. sebelius played a role in the birth control rule that mandates all employers provide employees with contraception coverage. >>> students in frederick county, maryland, have the day off today. schools are closed ahead of this weekend's g-8 summit. it begins this evening at nearby camp david. greece's financial crisis w
hundreds of people expected to protest the george washington university graduation ceremony. the university will award an honorary degree to the world's richest man, carlos salim sunday on the national mall. the 72-year-old has a net worth of nearly $69 billion. some protests already started earlier this week. critics say the telecommunications tycoon made his money at the expense of the mexican people. they say he crippled the mexican economy through his practices and kept millions in poverty....
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yes it was alexander hamilton eleven point plan and every president from george washington brought about his sudden it's these subsidies that lead to these problems people from on i problems we just can't even talk about five hundred thirty five million taxpayer dollars that are gone forever fall out of a sixteen billion dollars portfolio but this year often happens routinely and maybe doesn't happen at the five hundred thirty five million dollar level but this is a pattern how much did we lose in nasa and what we got out of that was velcro and a million innovations how much did we lose in darpa net with the military spending all the money that if we got out of it was out of the internet does this mean this is but this is obviously we lose the tennessee valley authority and what you know ok but now we're just debating about about economies of scale. and obviously private companies particularly the time in the one nine hundred sixty s. just didn't have the economies in the in the capital to go to go to the moon go into space i mean this was something that we as a country don't know if the
yes it was alexander hamilton eleven point plan and every president from george washington brought about his sudden it's these subsidies that lead to these problems people from on i problems we just can't even talk about five hundred thirty five million taxpayer dollars that are gone forever fall out of a sixteen billion dollars portfolio but this year often happens routinely and maybe doesn't happen at the five hundred thirty five million dollar level but this is a pattern how much did we lose...