that was alexander hamilton. and the fact is that the deep respect the american people have had for the judiciary has allowed our courts, including the supreme court of the united states, to issue decisions that have profoundly affected our lives, profoundly changed our society, so many times, so much for the better. a famous example would be brown versus the board of education which reversed the separate but equal doctrine that ended the southern governments' laws that banned white and black persons from associating together. now, this created a certain upheaval at the time, but it stuck, and part of the reason that it stuck was the public saw that this was a decision by this nonpartisan court that was acting as an arbiter of our constitution, and the respect that the american people had for our courts was a big part of why a contentious decision quickly became accepted and became part of our fabric. alexander hamilton explained that the judiciary's integrity and independence are absolutely critical. otherwise,

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alexander hamilton loved the ladies, and they returned his interest.his is before hamilton married betsy schuyler. martha had a very amorous tomcat she named hamilton. >> i am going to move on to another question. >> there was a special relationship between george washington and the marquis de lafayette. how did martha get along with him? >> he was another of the gunmen -- young man that that she became a mother to. when he came although the richest man in france, he was one of the most unhappy. he was escaping persecution by his in-laws and by the court, and he came as a young man. he was 18 years old when she met him, and she thought of him as another son. she treated him that way. he loved it. he thought of it as what america was like, and he could be made over. >> he was one of the better observers who gives us a window on the relationship between the washingtons -- he writes a letter. people ask why did martha spend every winter of the revolution with washington. off he had said it was simple. -- loved her husband lafayette said it was simple. she

but to get into this you will recall a couple years ago in the american dream alexander hamilton's 11-point plan. in 1781 those put into place put into place with the secretary of the treasury. there is a trade system of our economy that pretty much work to solve the but part of that book has of filibusters to cite a letter the hand delivered copy to all colleagues because we all felt at that time is that the things that were done in the book not only poll america back from the addition of the crash of 2008 from that industrial powerhouse that we once had. the bad news is, all lots of democrats actually had good legislation from that house and obama pushed a lot and all were republican filibusters in the senate that was very unfortunate. don't need this to be totally partisan there were a number of democrats that were not on board but we need to would knowledge says the supreme court which is the next book that i am working on right now. [laughter] they decided it is constitutional, we have a doctrine of free speech that they have corporations and better people in the political role.

historian john ferling examines the repertory between thomas jefferson alexander hamilton. this program from a history center is just over an hour. [applause] >> hello everybody and i want to thank the atlanta history center for inviting me in and providing much nicer weather for me than six years ago when i came in and my wife carol and i were driving in that day. we looked at the monitor on the dashboard of the car and it was 103 degrees as they came in. it's much nicer tonight. i want to thank you for coming out and especially on a night when my pittsburgh pirates are struggling to stay alive. i guess we will find out how they came out when this is over. i want to talk with you tonight about jefferson and hamilton. they are political battle was over the shape and character of the new american nation and that battle has in a sense never really ended. it puts one in mind of a line from faulkner when he said the past isn't dead. in fact the past isn't even past because jefferson and hamilton's battle was over the same kind of issues that have been perennial battles in ameri

our founding fathers and when you look at the writings of george washington, george mason, alexander hamilton, john jay, those founding facilities were brilliant men and look at the documents they produced. so, i find it unconscionable that people on the left would believe that just because you believe in our founding documents, the ability to understand and comprehend the federalist papers, that for some odd reason, you're going to be somewhat, as you just said, a dummy, or not have the right kind of cognitive abilities. i think it's quite to the contrary, and i think you will find most tea party members are very astute. >> you know what i find, though, probably most shocking about it is the fact that it's taxpayer money to do this. and why we needed -- why do taxpayers need this explanation or this study? what was the point of it? if the researcher had assumed that, for lack of better words, the tea party people were dummies in science, that had been his assumption, was he trying to get that information so he could go out and say, ah hah, they are stupid in science, these tea party people.

so alexander hamilton, james madison the way and on the federalist papers and their argument is one that stuck around ever since, and it basically boils down to this. it doesn't matter there are no working-class people getting into politics because we all want the same thing. we all want prosperity and growth and, you know, today was a sort of modern version of that what's good for general motors is good for the country vice versa and what is the harm of letting the business owners and the professionals call the shots because we all want the same thing at the end of the day. and so this is one sort of old school political fault in this country. there is another school of political thought and antifederal list founding sort of real against the perspective and we don't really all want the same thing. and if, you know, the government we showed up has only political decision makers that come from of white-collar professions, that is going to seriously tilt the policies that they created and make it harder for the police is that the working people to make a difference in blowholes of power an

alexander hamilton, james madison, they wait in in the federalist papers and the argument is one that stuck around ever since. it basically boils down to this. it doesn't matter that there are no working-class people getting into politics because we all want the same thing. we all want prosperity. all want growth, and today we are a moderate version of the. what's good for general motors is good for the country, and vice versa. what's the harm in letting the business owners, the white-collar professionals call the shots? we all want the same thing at the end of the day. this is sort of one really old school of political thought in this country. there's another school of political thought, the anti-federalist since the founding railed against this perspective and they said we don't want all the same thing. and if the government we set up only involves political decision-makers only come from sort of white-collar professions, that's going too seriously tilt the policies they create. it's going to make it harder for the voices of working people to make a difference in the halls of power.

alexander hamilton came back, we need to build ports, roads, canals. we need to protect american industry with wise laws and trade laws. we need to have a tax policy that encourages investment and we need to make sure that we're using the tax money to buy american-made. think back on jefferson who told his treasury secretary, give me a plan for the next century. the 18 hub's -- the 1800's. an economic development plan. and teddy roosevelt and then franklin roosevelt. eisenhower. men of vision, leaders of vision that were willing to step forward, willing to use the resources of this nation, collecting those resources and dispensing those resources across the nation, to build the foundation for economic growth. the make it in america agenda is available to us today. that agenda is a trade policy that protects american industry. not a free trade that gives it away, but a fair trade policy that protects american industry , a tax policy that encourages economic growth here in the united states. that rewards corporations for bringing it home and ends tax bre

>> i will channel alexander hamilton. i think to the extent that the president and his administration and activetious focus, congress has less time for mischief. i think that right now if the president pushes hard for the , we willip and ttip worry less about greeting cards or cattle from canada. italy's cu specint and finds a robust audience. creeps back in and find the robust audience. >> having the nafta does not mean there are not interest groups with political clout, money, and determination on the issue. that is politics. that is the nature of the beast. it will always be there. with respect to our major trading partners, an individual european trading companies companies -- we could go around the world. i take a practical approach. get in the fight as effectively as you can, but these issues that you indicate are not going to go away. they will not be resolved by agreement. if they are resolved by resolution one the change. you have to let steam come out of it. you have to let people have their say. a number of the

>> i will channel alexander hamilton. i will recommend energy and the executive.i think to the extent that the president and his administration has an ambitious and active focus, congress has less time for mischief. they have to deal with the agenda he is setting. if the president pushes hard for the partnership and ttip, we will worry less about greeting cards or cattle from canada. the other irritants always creeps back in and find the robust audience. give them more than they can deal with is probably the best solution we have. the dead hand of local politics is heavy on this process. >> having the nafta does not mean there are not interest groups with political clout, with money, and with determination on the issue. that is politics. that is the nature of the beast. it will always be there. it is there with respect to our major trading partners, the lobbyist for european trading companies -- we could go around the world. i take a practical approach. if there is an issue that upsets you, you tried to get in the fight as effectively as you can, but these issues

should return to the up-and-down votes as envisioned by advice and consent, as envisioned by alexander hamilton who railed against the notion that a minority would be able to knock block the will of the majority in a chamber. and in a strategy of tral paralysis we're here rather than having voted much earlier in the day and instead of working on legislation that would create jobs, we're standing here through a series of nominations as the minority inn cysts on wasting the valuable commodity of time of this chamber. i hope that my colleagues who are intent upon creating this huge imbalance between the branches will reconsider, that they will decide they want to see this chamber become what it was when i was here in the 1970's and when i worked for congress in the 1980's, a great blibd, what -- deliberated --, deliberative body. what it was when we fought world war ii, build the great middle class. that's what the united states wants to see. may we make it so. thank you, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina. mr. scott: thank you, mr. pres

>> i will channel alexander hamilton. i will recommend energy and the executive.i think to the extent that the president and his administration has an ambitious and active focus, congress has less time for mischief. they have to deal with the agenda he is setting. if the president pushes hard for the partnership and ttip, we will worry less about greeting cards or cattle from canada. the other irritants always creeps back in and find the robust audience. give them more than they can deal with is probably the best solution we have. the dead hand of local politics is heavy on this process. >> having the nafta does not mean there are not interest groups with political clout, with money, and with determination on the issue. that is politics. that is the nature of the beast. it will always be there. it is there with respect to our major trading partners, an the lobbyist for european trading companies -- we could go around the world. i take a practical approach. if there is an issue that upsets you, you tried to get in the fight as effectively as you can, but these issu

headquartered in philadelphia and under the direction of our first secretary of the treasury alexander hamilton. hamilton believed that a national bank was essential to stabilize and improve our young nation's credit standing improved handling of the financial business of the federal government under the newly enacted constitution. after hamilton left office in 1795 the secretary of the treasury oliver walcott junior informed congress of the poor state finances to provide funding need for the government walcott advised selling the government shares of stock in the bank which would end up banks limited role as the central bank for the united states. subsequently in 1811 america's first national bank does not receive congressional support needed to continue operating. five years later in 1816 the u.s. congress again established a national bank creating the second bank of the united states also located in philadelphia with over 25 ranches. the primary function of the bank was to extend credit to government and private interests for the purpose of bank raising public works and economic development

>> well, and i'll channel alexander hamilton and recommend energy to the executive. i think to the extent the president and his administration has an ambitious, active agenda. congress has a lot less time for mischief and have to deal with -- so i would encourage the. i think that now is the president pushes hard for the trans-pacific partnership and ttip, we will work a lot less about green cards for cattle from canada. and the other, which always creep in again and always find best audience, so i think given more than they can deal with is probably the best solution we have. i can't -- local politics is very heavy on this process. >> if i could just make a comment. look, having nafta doesn't mean there are not interest groups with specific demands, with little clout, with money, and with determination to see through an issue. that's politics, that's the nature of the beast. it will always be there. it's there with respect to every one of our major trading partners, right? the lobbyists for europe and individual european companies who want certain things, and we can

head quartered in philadelphia and under the direction of our first secretary of the treasury, alexander hamilton. hamilton believed that a national bank was essential to stabilize and improve our young nation's credit standing to improve handling of the financial business be of the federal government under the newly-enacted constitution. after hamilton left office in 1795, the new secretary of the treasury, oliver walcott jr., informed congress of the state of the poor government finances -- guess that's not new, is it? walcott advised selling the government shares of stock in the bank which would end the bank's limited role as central bank for the united states. subsequently, in 1831 america's -- 3811 america's first national bank does not receive congressional support needed to continue operating, and its charter expired. five years later in 1816, the u.s. congress again established a national bank creating the second bank of the united states also located in philadelphia with over 25 branches. the primary function of the bank was to extend credit to both government and private interests for t