akhil: if alexander hamilton had stayed in st. croix, he never could have risen to the heights he did. this city in particular created opportunities for talented people to rise. he does, and james wilson does. he does see that only in america are people who are low born but have talent able to -- ben franklin sees this, too. when ben franklin goes to england, he is disrespected because he is low born. in the english system, if you are born in a certain strata, it is assumed that is your lot in life. you are not allowed to show your talent. much of the actual, the real main springs that drive many of the great men of the american, including washington, jefferson, adams, hamilton and franklin, all of those definitely, is the sense that in this british system, they are limited in what they could accomplish. they would be a low level functionary. and washington wants to be more than that. and adams and hamilton, too. nowhere are there more opportunities than in the great city of new york. it is cosmopolitan in a way that even boston i

is this horse whisperer who actually calms the very high strong very skittish, very fast , alexander hamilton. and hamilton when washington isn't around, gets himself into trouble. when washington monitors him, after washington -- give washington credit, he recognizes talent. he surrounds himself with people who are smarter than he is on points, -- kind of points grounds. , you put it well, he has a social intelligence, and they all look up to him as their master. and he his left and hamilton on his right in the cabinet, and try to get them to at least talk to him and report him so he can be the decider in chief. the relationship is even more interesting and complex in that washington has no children of his own. he has no son. hamilton, as we heard, really has no father. they find each other. washington does refer to him as "my boy" from time to time. there is an affectionate overlay. there actually is a quite interesting, ridiculous but interesting rumor that circulates. americans -- there have always been this paranoid strand of american history. the rumor is that hamilton is actually the i

. >> and then at 8:00 on the historians discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and georgehington. >> he is a person of volcanic temperament who learns early on to control himself. self-mastery and is a horse whisperer that calm the very high strong, very skittish and fast alexander hamilton. when washington is not around, he gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> were our complete schedule, the c-span.org. in case you missed it on c-span, cia director might pompeo -- mike pompeo on national security and wikileaks. >> because while we do our best to quietly collect information, individuals such as julian assange and edward snowden seek to use that information to make a name for themselves. splash,as they make a they care nothing about the lives they put at risk for the damage they cause to national security. s. former pakistani president --i think when pakistan is blaming pakistan is actually wrong -- absolutely wrong. we continue to fight the fight fighting terrorism. >> later, secretary-general yen still work. >> we have been value to our since 1949. you promised to prote

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, historians discuss alexander hamilton and george washington. >> washington is a course was for. -- is a horse whisper. he has a volcanic temperament but he learns early on to control himself. is aarns self-mastery and that whisper that takes hamilton -- hamilton gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. washington journal continues. the president and ceo of america's promise alliance is here for a conversation this morning about the social and educational issues affecting our

8:00, they talk about the differences between alexander hamilton in george washington. >> washington is a horse whisperer. he is a person of volcanic temperament. he went early on to control themselves. hers this horse race for who columns the high strong, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. when washington isn't around, he gets himself into trouble. >> for our complete scscscscscgo to c-span.org. all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of charlottesville, virginia. to learn more about the cities on our tour, visit c-span.org /citiestour. >> charlottesville is divided into three parts. there is the city, the county of albro morrow and then you have the university of virginia, that really is the window through which you can understand local issues, local politics, history . there is that cooperation going on between the three parts. >> while in charlottesville we took a driving tour of the city. >> i know charlottesville because it's on the back of the nickel. monticello right? >> that's correct. as we speak were dri

he actually calms the very skittish alexander hamilton. hamilton when washington is not around gets into trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. next on american history tv james haley, author of captain , paradise, a history of hawaii, discusses the life of musician, composer, and author liliuokalani, the last queen of the kingdom of hawaii. he also sketches the story of modern hawaii from the arrival of captain james cook in 1778 through the u.s. marine back to overthrow and removal of the queen in 1893 and annexation of the island in 1898.

. >> and then at 8:00 on the presidency, historians discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. >> he is a horse whisperer. he himself is a person of volcanic temperament but he learns early on to control himself. he learns self-mastery he is this horse whisperer who calms the very high strung and very skittish and very fast hamilton and hamilton, when washington aren't around, gets into trouble. >> go to c-span.org. >>> american history tv on c-span 3 continues with historian kate cannonond female beauty standards of the late 18th and early 19th century. she talked about the ingredients of cosmetics, including toxins such as lead, mercury, acid and arsenic and the sideesques on women. from the daughters of the american revolution museum in washington, d.c., this is 50 minutes. >> we're going to have some fun today. i want to first introduce what we're going to be talking about. so the scope of my research here has been the ort of cosmetics and beauty care products that americans and of european decent were using in the 18th and early 19th century. so that

whos this horse whisperer calls the very skittish and fast alexander hamilton. when washington isn't around, hamilton gets himself into trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. centerre at the miller on the campus of the university of virginia. we take you inside to speak with three presidential historians to get their thoughts on what makes a successful first year in the white house. think we should get that tax bill out of committee and a civil rights bill passed from the house, and we should start in the senate and have a minimum of time. >> lyndon johnson captured very well the promise of the first year, which is you are elected. you have a mandate working with the congress. as lyndon johnson said when he became president, no matter how big your majority, you get one year before congress stops thinking about you and starts thinking about themselves, their own reelection. in january of your second year, all the members of congress are thinking about midterm elections. they are cautious about taking any risks to help you get your mandate and

this department was first led by the same gentleman, alexander hamilton, a man who understood that the government must protect the jobs of its citizens and the wealth of our nation. secretary mnuchin, who i've known for so long, and he is so good and so smart and so financially adept, is working very hard every day to do just that, to protect the working citizen of america and to safeguard our finances from anyone, anybody, any nation who would try to take advantage of the united states. his vast experience and financial talent are now being put into service on behalf of the american people. you'll see what i mean very soon. we have taken unprecedented action to bring back our jobs and return power to our citizens that's been taken away. we've lifted one terrible regulation after another at a record clip from the energy sector to the auto sector. we have many more to go. that is going to be happening over the next i would say four to five weeks. we have begun an historic effort to protect our manufacturing and our manufacturing businesses, companies, and our workers from unfair foreign

discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington at the new york historical society. here is a preview. >> i want to read you a quote from hamilton. people have often taken two quotes i think out of context. one is at one point he says "washington was a great shield for me," and immediately if you are a jeffersonian, you say, see, he used washington. at one point in hamilton's relationship with washington, washington says to him, i want you to come see me immediately. hamilton says yes. marquisinto the lafayette and stops to chat for a while for this young and charming fellow. washington is curious. he says, you kept me waiting for 10 minutes and hamilton says, i only kept you waiting two minutes and they argue about it. unrelenting in his disapproval and hamilton is furious. he writes to a man who would be his father-in-law, "i always disliked the office of having a kind of personal dependence. for three years past i have felt no friendship for him and have professed nun. -- none. our dispositions are the opposite of each other and the pride of my timbered a

this weekend on the presidency, historians discuss the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. at the new york historical society. here is a preview. >> i want to read you a quote from hamilton. taken twoe often quotes out of context, one quote that hamilton says washington was a shield. immediately, if you are a see, henian, you say used washington, he was only using him, he did not care for him. at one point in hamilton's relationship with washington, washington says to him when he -- when he came to washington, he says i want you to come see me immediately. hamilton says, yes. he runs into the marquis lafayette and stops to chat for a while with this young, very charming fellow. washington is serious, he says he kept me waiting for 10 minutes and hamilton says, i only kept you waiting for two minutes, sir. washington is unrelenting in his disapproval on hamilton and hamilton is furious. he says that always disliked the interpersonalthe dependence. he added, for three years past i have felt no friendship for him. the truth is, our dispositions are the opposites of

horse whisperer who actually calls -- columns -- strung,he very high very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton, and hamilton, when washington is not around, gets himself in trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to caller: -- go to www.c-span.org. this week on "q&a" -- >> the way i interact with people whom i do not necessarily agree with has completely changed. >>'s special program devoted to hearing from high school students attending the annual weeklong high school youth program. >> i can safely say at the end of this week i am sure that i am absolutely uncertain of what i believe, and i think that is a good thing. >> hard work and fair chance for everybody to reach the top will turn out to be not an equal result, but equal chance for everybody. >> sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's "q&a." a discussion on economic relations between the united states and china. this is about an hour and a half.

and in particular, alexander hamilton walked these streets.bank of america, and our next song -- yeah, let's hear it for the first bank of america. [ applause ] >> we have a lot now. but our next song details how that bank got its charter. hamilton was obsessed as treasury secretary with getting a debt plan passed and paying for all the debt they incurred with the war. and the southern democratic republicans were dead set that he would not pass it. and he had to turn to the political machine, something he didn't really enjoy, but to make some trades to see what he could get done. never before, i think, has a song made passing a debt plan sexy and danceable. [ laughter ] >> so, it's got that going for it. it also happens to be the platform and the impetus for aaron burr to jump into a political life. he was laying back at the time. and when he saw the kind of power that hamilton could wield, he wanted in. helping me we have playing the role of hamilton, gracious and taylor. we have thomas jefferson is ramiq, and we have james madison as desi. [

whos this horse whisperer calls the very skittish and fast alexander hamilton. when washington isn't around, hamilton gets himself into trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to www.c-span.org. centerre at the miller on the campus of the university of virginia. we take you inside to speak with three prid

. >> next on american history tv, we hear a panel of historians on the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. they will talk about thomas jefferson's opposition to hamilton's federalist party platform and how hamilton's immigrant experience affected his political views. they also explain how hamilton have helped shift washington's opinion of slavery. the new york historical society hosted this hour-long event. programht's

he is this horse whisperer who actually calms the very high strung, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. and mam hamilton, when carb isn't around gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>up next on american history tv law professor marcia zug on the history of mail-order brides in america. she says the 19th century california gold rush encouraged single women to move west and marry the state's bachelors. but she says when brides started coming from asia society's acceptance of mail-order brides plummeted. she is author of the book buying a bride an enganling history of mail-order matches. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> hi. thank you so much for coming tonight. i want to thank patty and the ca

. >> next on american history tv, we hear a panel of historians on the relationship between alexander hamilton and george washington. they will talk about thomas jefferson's opposition to hamilton's federalist party platform and how

hers this horse race for who columns the high strong, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. when washington isn't around, he gets himself into trouble. >> for our complete scscscscscgo to c-span.org. all weekend long, american history tv is joining our comcast cable partners to showcase the history of charlottesville, virginia. to learn more about the cities on our tour, visit c-span.org /citiestour.

he is this horse whisperer who actually calms the very high strung, very skittish, very fast alexander hamiltonand mam hamilton, when carb isn't around gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> for our complete schedule go to c-span.org. >>up next on american history tv law professor marcia zug on the history of mail-order brides in america. she says the 19th century california gold rush encouraged single women to move west and marry the state's bachelors. but she says when brides started coming from asia society's acceptance of mail-order brides plummeted. she is author of the book buying a bride an enganling history of mail-order matches. this is an hour and ten minutes. >> hi. thank you so much for coming tonight. i want to thank patty and the california historical society and

self-mastery, and he is a horse whisperer who ms a very high strung, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. hamilton, when washington is not around, gets himself into a lot of control. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. reporters bob schieffer and cecilia vega discussed wha

book, he has not exerted the same gravitational force field on people that thomas jefferson or alexander hamilton, some of the more charismatic, larger than life figures have had. that's the reason to write the book that plunged really deep into his youth and his coming of age to try and figure out, how do we know this guy and motivate him. and what motivated him to have such an impact on the country and the world. james madison was from right here where we're standing here, which is orange county, which is in the heart of virginia. it's about half an hour north of charlottesville. he grew up in this house, which is right behind us, which is changed over the years and they've brought it now closer back to what it was. when he was a very young boy, he was raised overthere in another much more primitive kind of development before his father built this brick house, which was a big deal. madison was the son of definitely a privileged family on here. his father was a planter. he grew up kind of in the elite gen tri of families. he had the experience of the oldest brother. he had a demanding and unconv

conditions for better economic growth and we are sitting in dc today because of a deal that alexander hamiltonhere he traded away the capital of the nation in order to assume state debt and give a better credit rating and so i believe hamilton teaches us a lot of things but one that the impossible is possible. under article 1 of the constitution, all revenue bills must originate in the house, respecting that tradition, i will start with george today. we know that the senate likes to get the last word in. i will make sure that mark gets the final comments of this morning. george, i want to start with you and the administration right now is going down the well-worn path of trying to find, quote, the best tax plan and also going through an exercise a lot of us have done a number of times in order to try to find revenue. i don't think everyone realizes that house republicans wept down their own 6-year path and i would like you to maybe explain a little bit about some of the option that is are now being considered such as value-added tax or carbon tax and why the house decided not to choose those o

he is this horse whisperer who calms the very eye string, skittism, alexander hamilton, and when washington isn't around, hamilton gets him in a lot of time. >> now to a debate on race and the american dream. "wall street journal" jason riley debated "new york times"

he is this horse whisperer who actually calms the very high-strung, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. and hamilton gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. >>> now, researchers and advocates talk about autism awareness with julia, "sesame street's" newest puppet character who is autistic, and advocate holly robinson pete. she moderates the workshop event. ♪ >>> my name is jasmine. i'm 7 years old. i share my bedroom with my little sister. she is 6. our big sister alyssa is 11. she has her own room. usenia has autism. she can't talk. we all get ready for school together. some things are really hard for usenia, like brushing her teeth. and brushing her hair. it takes all three of us to do usenia's hair. she doesn't like the way the brush feels. alyssa and i sing and clap while mom braids. i feel happy i can help her. usenia gets a lot of attention in the morning. but my big sister and i get time with my mom and dad, too. dad is really good at putting on jewelry. he helps alyssa, while my mom brushes my hair. i like how she

andale alexander hamilton. >> go to c-span.org. >>> now on american history tv's lectures in history, tracy lucht on women journalists in the late 18th and 19th centuries. we'll hear about nellie bly and dorthea dix. >>> good morning. thank you for being here today. today's lecture is about american women journalists of the late 19th century. this is my absolute favorite thing to talk about as i'm sure you all can imagine. so i'm just going to dive right into it. the title of today's talk is "subreporters and sob sisters." because it's a new job that emerged for women. and i want to tell you the story of how some pretty bold and r remarkable women sized the opportunities created by the circumstances of their time to carve out a public space for themselves and to make a voice for themselves and for others when women's voices were not welcomed or, or respected that much. so history is always the story of individuals responding creatively to the conditions and circumstances in which they live. and so, to really understand how this unfolded and how this new type of job, that being a newsp

the tape where anthony scaramucci, former fox business contributor compared jared kushner to alexander hamilton. alexander -- i almost said alexandria. alexander hamilton. neil: i've heard you compared to jesus. >> you compared to pat. where do you get that from? neil: what venue did he say that on? >> cnn on chris cuomo, he's art, he's -- neil: no doubt and the president has a great deal of respect for hi >> and he's 36 years old. he hasn't really done that much. he graduated from harvard, i guess, that makes him like alexander hamilton. i went to pace university. that makes me like joe pace. but in any event, if you try to get on the trump team, you really do at times have to suspend this belief on stuff. neil: well, the tax cut gets pushed back further or maybe they can boil down on it. i don't know. i'm worried. >> the markets are getting increasingly skittish. i hope they do. it's one of the best parts of his agenda. neil: brilliant part. only stimulus game in town. >> they can't. how much more can they do? neil: you don't have to yell at me. thank you very much, charlie gasparino. in the

>> you came to me and said i've got this hot idea for a musical about alexander hamilton and the foundinghers, and it's going to be done in rap and help hip- my first take would be, really? the reality is, i'm a puerto rican guy who writes musicals, and that's not very common. >> reporter: lynn manuel miranda pulled off the impossible. he's the creator of that perhaps the greatest theater sensation of the decade. >> as an artist, you're grateful for any opportunity, any crack in the door. >> reporter: miranda credits the success of "hamilton", and his first musical to federally subsidized theaters that took a chance. >> as we form a stage i can point to public funding and the arts making that possible. my first job was as an intern for wnet, that's a pbs affiliate in new york city. my first musical was "workshop" at the old musical theater center which is partially funded by the nea. >> reporter: and it wasn't just the nea. >> i grew up loving musicals by parents who loved musicals, and we never had money to do to broadway shows. i think i saw three maybe before i an i saw "into the woods

that's going to really do well. [ laughter ] a show on alexander hamilton.e wrote a rap for edith -- >> he wrote a rap. is that how you say it? >> seth: wrote a rap? >> or do you say bust a rhyme? what do you say? which words? >> seth: i try to avoid saying bust a rhyme at all costs. [ laughter ] >> 100%. >> seth: so what -- can you give us a little taste? this is an actual lin-manuel pen -- penned is i think how you say it. >> penned, that was very good. >> seth: and the rap. >> penned, yes. >> seth: so let's hear some of the rhymes. >> oh, my god, i don't know if i can remember it. >> seth: you can remember it. >> wait, oh -- so it's about edith prickley. >> seth: okay. ♪ what am i supposed to do shrivel up and cry now menapausing then applausing ♪ ♪ thank you can i die now what i'm pushing 60 suddenly i'm sickly hey suck this dick ♪ ♪ c-cup i'm edith prickley all my life ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> there's more! there's more! wait a minute! ♪ all my life i have harrowed through every stark light sorry, baby starlight ♪ ♪ i don't want to leave the spotlig

the site of alexander hamilton and aaron burr's historic confrontation in new jersey is commemorateds the weehaken what? >> a confrontation? what, are they gonna take it out in a batting cage? >> i mean... >> "let's take this one to the golf course." [laughter] hopscotch it out? >> i think we know what it is. are we over thinking this? >> i think we are. >> okay. dueling ground? >> yeah. >> dueling grounds, final answer. >> would've been better if they had settled it on the hopscotch court, but they didn't. it was a duel. that's right. [cheers and applause] there you go. $3,000. [applause] next step is your first threshold you can get to at $5,000 with this question. >> okay. >> which of the following words cannot be turned into a common sushi roll ingredient by adding a single letter? >> this is--this is all you. >> yeah. >> big sushi guy. >> wait. that's actually harder than i thought it would be. >> salmon, right? >> yeah. >> how do you spell salmon? >> s-a-l-m-o-n. >> all right, so that's a common ingredient. >> yeah. >> ice. >> both: rice. >> cab. crab? is that common in sushi?

he is this horse whisperer who calms the very eye string, skittism, alexander hamilton, and when washington isn't around, hamilton gets him in a lot of time. >> now to a debate on race and the american dream. "wall street journal" jason riley debated "new york times" writer nikole hannah jones. focusing on the post obama center. [applause] >> good evening. as you might guess, i'm kyle coldwater, i'm not the renowned thinker that was previously introduced. i'm proud to be your moderator forking this conversation. two important caveats. one is that our speakers have come to talk about a wide variety of views and you can imagine they may not be the same views. that's the whole point of the conversation. we're going to host a conversation between our two guests today, and then we will do q & a in the audience and there will be cards available for you to have time to write down your questions. i dent quote gleve a lot but his best quote is the instruction to the audience in rooms like this where you make a point to say please form your statement in the form of a question. or if you have a questi

. >> alexander hamilton. >> yes, i'm not even going to try to sing it. several hundred san francisco students will see a special matinee performance today thanks in part to contributions from a national program. >> really bringing back a lot of history lessons. a great way to learn. >> 4:57. coming up, kari tracking the wednesday morning forecast. the rain we're talking about. >> we'll see the rain later on this evening. a live look at oakland. we have low visibility, some spots of mist and drizzle. that's what we'll see through most of the day. we'll talk about it on the other side of the break. >> here's some of the mist and the drizzle that we can clearly see the bay bridge toll plaza. no backup, but slick roads. we'll talk about what's going on if you're heading over here. >> plus, an officer nearly killed in a big rig crash. who saved his life in the early morning hours here. we'll have a live report right after this. after being involved in this >>> a san jose police officer saved after being involved in this fiery crash in the tri-valley. we're ju

and in particular, alexander hamilton walked the streets, building for the treasury office right thereank of america. but our next song details how that bank got its charter. hamilton was accepted as treasury secretary and was getting his desk plans back and getting all the damage the incurred from the war and republicans were dead set that he would not and he had to turn to a political, something he didn't enjoy but to make some trade, never before i think has a song made passing debt plan sexy and danceable. so it's got that going for it. also happens to be the platform and the impetus for ehrenberg to jump into political life. he was playing back up at that time and when he saw the kind of power that hamilton could wield, you want it in. helping me, we have playing the role of hamilton grace and taylor. we have thomas jefferson as robbie and we have james madison as desi. this song is called from where it happens. >> mister secretary. >> mister burr. >> did you hear the news about the good old general. they named it after him, the legacy is secured. >> all he had to do is die. >> th

he learns self-mastery, and he is a horse whisper who actually calms the very skittish, fast alexander hamilton. hamilton, when washington is not around, gets himself in trouble. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to @cspanwj. -- go to c-span.org. c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and it is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. of bloggers, entrepreneurs, and activists discuss sexism in the workplace and how women should respond to sexual harassment. this event and washington, d.c. was hosted by new york university and the american association of university women. it is an hour and a half. michael: good afternoon, everyone. my name is michael ulrich. i am director of nyu washington, d.c. it's my pleasure to welcome you to the auditorium for the event. nyu washington, d.c. will present a series of paneled conversation through october 17. stand up to sexism campaign. please join us online or in person for this discussion series to fight gender bias in your about, and y

self-mastery, and he is a horse whisperer who ms a very high strung, very skittish, very fast alexander hamilton. hamilton, when washington is not around, gets himself into a lot of control. >> for our complete american history tv schedule, go to c-span.org. reporters bob schieffer and cecilia vega discussed what it is like covering the white house in washington politics. this is just under one hour. story,: that is the next the host of cnn's "reliable sources," brian stelter. brian: thank you very much. there is a lot to talk about, even in reaction to what kellyanne conway with a in just a minute ago. with carrie budoff brown, next to her, david kirkpatrick, author of "the facebook effect," next to me is cecilia vega of abc, senior white house correspondent of abc, covering the trump administration, joined abc six years ago. sicilia, kellyanne conway said the press is presumptively negative about the man u cover every day. are you presumptively negative y? cecilia: i am presumptively -- skeptical. i think we have to both given this administration's relationship with the truth and how tough it

. >> at 8:00 on the presidency, historians discuss alexander hamilton and george washington. >> washington is a course was for. -- is a horse whisper. he has a volcanic temperament but he learns early on to control himself. is aarns self-mastery and that whisper that takes hamilton -- hamilton gets himself into a lot of trouble. >> for our complete schedule, go to c-span.org. washington journal continues. the president and ceo of america's promise alliance is here for a conversation this morning about the social and educational issues affecting our nation youth. thank you for being here. remind our viewers what america's promise alliance is and what its mission is. guest: if the nation's's largest network of organizations, communities and individuals devoted to improving the lives of young people. we have over 400 national organizations, 200 communities and thousands of leaders across the country. all of whom are focused on creating conditions of success for all young people in america. host: it is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year? guest: this month. c-span covered wall-to-wall t

alexander hamilton was -- and that th set the vet think t they're saying about each other. this is been the way it's the beginning. all this stuff got stuck. >> that couldn't be anonymous during the duel. what do you think? >> i think it's interesting tha michael says it's always been with us. >> it has. i've been an internet bag for a long time. it is roy motion. people on the internet want to be told what they want to hear and they freak out when they encounter that which they don't want to hear. yet the new york times and they have this increase in time and hyperbole is that the fuel of the internet is emotion, rage mostly. that's why you do so well in that space. >> i've been but the for a long time just annoying people into clicking. >> coming up. the run a podcast is available now time to find out what went wron i what we missed. happy friday. can you believe it? >> it doesn't feel real. >> it sounds like xi jinping will not be playing golf with trump. >> that is his last name. >> for his first name, dependin on how you look at it. i don't know. i've got some golf cla

and by the english measure of status, lawyers like john adams and alexander hamilton were even less distinguished. gentlemen no doubt, but nothing like the english no billbility vast scale of wealth was beyond anything that existed in north america. they were different from the english aristocracy. now the 18th century anglo-american enlightenment was preoccupied with what they called politeness which had a much broader meaning than it has for us today, much more than manners and decorum. it implied affability, socialability, cultivation. indeed politeness was considered to be the source of civility which was soon replaced by a much more expansive term civilization. so what they meant by politeness was civilized, to be civilized and -- this american gentry, was caught up with these ideals of politeness. civilization implied a social process, societies it was assumed moved through successive stages of historical development and you get this development at the end of the 18th century of what was called the four-stage theory beginning with hunters, gatherers, shepherding, the third stage farming, ag

. >> bill: you said alexander hamilton would be rolling over in his grave. that was yesterday, right? >> yes. >> bill: if 51 votes is used for a supreme court nominee, first time ever, how does the senate change after that? >> we didn't have a filibuster available until 1948 in terms of judge. alexander hamilton is rolling over because advise and consent was to weed out a crony of the president. not to substitute your judgment for that of the president. it was about qualifications. this changes the senate. it's not a fatal blow to the senate. it's a serious wound. a fatal blow would be changing the filibuster rules. >> bill: senator, thank you for your time. lindsey graham the republican from south carolina. thank you. shannon. >> shannon: we've got a big show for you this morning. rand paul and u.n. ambassador john bolton and orrin hatch. >> bill: and we'll see where everything's going today with the republicans on the hill. so stand by for all that. in the meantime, this is a big story yesterday. new details today on the suspected bombers. the death toll r