alexander hamilton is in many ways the most brilliant of all the founding fathers. , that is saying something. the brilliant french diplomat, talleyrand, once declared that hamilton was the greatest man of his age. john marshall, we all know you're in virginia the great chief justice compared his own mind to hamilton. like a candle before the sun at noonday. marshal jural a lot of his -- marshall drew a lot of his opinions from hamilton's arguments. his mind is truly remarkable. his ambition is almost as great as his mind. his desire for saying secular immortality. those of you who have heard me talk about washington know how ambitious i believe washington was for secular immortality. critics see that hamilton as a would be napoleon. that he craves power, and he certainly does. oh what he does, he takes his brilliance, ambition, merges it with project work in a way that is basically unmatched. his arch rival thomas jefferson expressed the fact that hamilton really is a colossus. without numbers he is a host within himself. think how washington would feel to find his

george washington and alexander hamilton. he discussed why their collaboration was an important factor in founding the nation, where it went awry, and the historical accuracy of "hamilton: the musical." gadsby's tavern museum in alexandria, virginia hosted this hour-long event. liz: i am the director here at gadsby's tavern museum. welcome for braving the elements outside. thank you for joining us tonight. i would like to welcome our c-span guests as well. you are sitting in the room or it happened for so many individuals from alexander hamilton's world. washington's first day, jefferson's inaugural dinner, lafayette's banquet during his return trip to america in 1824. i could do a whole lecture on this entire list. [laughter] liz: but, we are here to see dr. henriques. he is a professor at george mason university. he is the author of a portrait of george washington and soon will be publishing a book on essays about washington's leadership. know, if you want more hamilton we will be offering a specialty tour at 10:00 every sa

which is not really addressed in the play is how growing up in a slave society shaped young alexander hamilton. the hamilton biographer, ron chernow, does a great job in the book dealing with slavery, but -- one ofgs he argues the things he argues that i am a little critical of his hamilton may have felt more kindly toward slave people because he was raised by slave children. in particular, there was a young slave or he called -- a slave who was supposed to have been a contemporary, but a number of historians have argued that the connections between enslaved children led to .he opposite as none other than thomas jefferson noted in notes on the state of virginia noted, "the whole commerce between master and slave is a perpetual exercise of the most posters passions, the most unremitting despotism of the one part and degrading positions on the other." our children see this and learn to imitate it. the parent storms, the child looks on, catches the limits of wrath, puts on the same errors in the circle of smaller slaves, slaves, and thus noticed, educated and daily exercise in tyranny cannot be s

even more amazingly to me, it has led to a resurgence of interest in alexander hamilton, in the federalist papers, was my co-editor discovered was actually sold out on amazon shortly after the book came out, historic sites associated with hamilton, and to ron chernow's 800-page book on which the play is based. anything that makes people want to read and 800-page history book is going to grab the attention of historians, but for me, what made me want to do the project was one day -- i live in rural, central ohio and are walking down the street in there's a group of teenagers walking down the street singing the soundtrack of hamilton, and i thought, "this musical has really gone beyond the east coast, the new york broadway bubble. it is a national phenomenon if they are singing it on the streets of mount vernon, ohio." i called up my longtime friend and collaborator who is with us tonight and pitched the idea to her. the idea was that we should gather historians of all kinds, scholars of early american history. race, ofr, of american contemporary american politics who engaged with this music

as alexander hamilton says, to what purpose then requires the cooperation of the senate. i answer that the necessity of their concurrence would have a powerful though in general style of operation. it would be an excellent check upon the spirit of favoritism in the president and would tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters. ..ay in his family or family connections or favoritism because he had a friendship. or respect for popularity triumphing over professional skills. so for all these reasons, the so for all these reasons, the so for all these reasons, the senate process in is to review the record of the individual and determine, as hamilton put it, is o that individual in its cart term or unfair character? we are here in the senate took an oath of office to uphold the constitution and certainly that means defending and exercising ours on stability under the advice and clause of the constitution. we cannot interfere in the ability of the president to nominate. that is the president's responsibility. we can give our suggestions, but in the end, whateve

alexander hamilton says, to what purpose then require the cooperation of the senate? i answer that the necessity of their concurrence would have a powerful, though in general silent operation. it would be an excellent check upon the spirit of favortism in the president and tend greatly to prevent the appointment of unfit characters. and he goes on to say that a president might be influenced by favortism to people from his own state or favortism to people in his family or family connections. or favortism because he had a friendship. or a respect for popularity triumphing over professional skills. so, for all these reasons, the senate process exists to review the record of the individual. and a determent as hamilton put it. is that individual of fit character or unfit character? now, we all here in the senate took an oath of office to uphold the constitution. and certainly that means defending and exercising our responsibility under the advice and consent clause of the constitution. we cannot interfere in the ability of the president to nominate. that is the president's

before we talk about grant, we need to ask a question about alexander hamilton. how could we not? lin manuel miranda first approached you and said he wanted to create a hip-hop musical based on your book, what was your reaction and did you think it would become a cultural phenomenon? >> people say when you are writing the alexander hamilton biography, did you have any idea it would be turned into a hip-hop musical. i always think the question answers itself. when i first met lin manuel miranda in the fall of 2008, he was co-storing incostarring in musical, the height. it asked me to be this historical advisor to this yet nonexistent show. i said you mean you want me to tell you when something is wrong. he said yes, i want historians to take this seriously which was music to my ears. i was a little skeptical but i was quite intrigued. i thought nothing could be more delightful than to watch the evolution of a broadway musical. i was a lifelong theater goer and the offer to be on the other side of the lights was absolutely irresistible.it turned out to be a rocket ride far beyond an

you are sitting in the room or it happened for so many individuals from alexander hamilton's world. washington's first day, jefferson's inaugural dinner, lafayette's banquet during his return trip to america in 1824.

you are sitting in the room or it happened for so many individuals from alexander hamilton's world. washington's first day, jefferson's inaugural dinner, lafayette's banquet during his return trip to america in 1824. i could do a whole lecture on this entire list. [laughter] liz: but, we are here to see dr. pete

next, the relationship between george washington and alexander hammerton -- out xander hamilton -- alexander hamilton. >> my name is liz williams and i am the director here. thank you for braving the elements and thank you for joining us tonight. i would like to walk him at c-span guests as well. you are sitting in the room where it really happened. sh

you recall from earlier in the semester, there was a first bank of the united states. 1791, alexander hamilton pushes through congress a bank of the united states. this bank a private bank with stockholders and dividends. this bank, hamilton says, will benefit not only financial interests, but will benefit the country, the public. how will it benefit the public? because the u.s. treasury will deposit money in the bank coming in from taxes and the treasury can borrow money from the bank. it has a 20-year charter but lots of opponents. the chief opponent, thomas jefferson hates the bank. the bank, jefferson believes, is an imperils american liberty by elevating to power a wealthy financial elite. jefferson opposes it. jefferson comes to power in 1800, the first banks charter expires, but one year later, a war iraq with britain. a very expensive war -- a war erupts with britain, a very extensive war. thomas jefferson charters a second bank of the united states and this bank, much like the first, also will have a 20-year charter. this charter will run out in 1836 and presumably, congress and the p

and distill its wisdom wece originalists are following in the footsteps of george washington, alexander hamilton, jane's madison, john marshall, joseph story and abraham lincoln among others. originalism is neither partisan no outlandish. the most important originalists of thetl last century was a towering liberal democratic senator turned justice hugo black of the l driving intellectual force of ther warn court who insisted on taking seriously the constitution's words in spirit guaranteeing free speech, racial equality, religious equality, the right to vote, the right to counsel and much more. among today's scores the originalists signed most often by the supreme court also self-described liberal and registerede democrat, yours truly. the best originalists he'd not just the founders' vision but also the vision underlying amendments especially the transformative reconstruction and women's suffrage and minutes -- and ministry prime minister, will be in this tradition. andres and vital issues voting rights, governmental immunities, congressional power to enforce the reconstruction amendments, just

presidency, historian peter and re-k talks about the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton. here's a preview. complex i'm satisfied, we have to clear the field. .> here comes the general >> this should be fun. >> lee he will never agree with gentlemen don't speak for me. thank you for your service, let's ride. hamilton, meet me inside. >> meet him inside. >> this war is hard enough without inter-fighting. you solve nothing, you aggravate our allies to the south. >> you're right, john should have shot him in the mouth. i'm not a maiden in need of defending. my name's been through a lot i can take it. >> i don't have your name come i don't have your title, but if you gave me command. >> or you could die. we need you allies. your wife needs you alive. son i need you alive. >> copy sun one more time. -- call me son one more time. go home alexander, that's an order from your commander. go home. >> well it was not quite that way. the clashes going to come, because hamilton frankly doesn't want to be an aid to anybody. he wants to concede, issue, and execute policy, not do somethi

in deciding cases a judge must always keep in mind what alexander hamilton said in federalist 83. the rules of legal interpretation are rules of common sense. a good judge must be an umpire, a neutral and impartial arbitor who favors no litigant or policy. as justice kennedy explained in texas versus johnson, one of his greatest opinions, judges do not make decisions to reach a preferred result. judges make decisions because the law and the constitution as we see them compel the results. over the past 12 years, i've ruled sometimes for the prosecution and sometimes for criminal defendants. sometimes for workers, and sometimes for businesses. sometimes for environmentalists and sometimes for coal miners. in each case, i have followed the law. i do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. i am not a pro plaintiff or pro defendant judge. i'm not a pro prosecution or pro defense judge. i am a pro law judge. as justice kennedy showed us, a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure. our independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republ

on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and thehistorical accuracy of "hamilton, the musical." and the white house association's presidential site summit. watch american history tv on c-span3. the white house did not release a presidential address this weekend. in this week's mr craddick address, ahead of labor day, ohio senator sherrod brown talks about efforts to raise wages and benefits were american workers. senator brown: i'm sherrod brown, senator from ohio, and don't you dare call our state the rust belt. it demeans our workers, it devalues our work. think about what martin luther king said, "all labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance." he told the local 1199 hospital workers union, "no labor is really menial unless you're not getting adequate wages" -- something that's too often the case today. all work has dignity. that's what labor day is all about.

because of his preaching, he was embroiled in a pamphlet for with a man who was not half his age, alexander hamilton. barely a college student in new york. an ordinary woman. not all that different from many of us. she did not come from money. she had many tragic aspects of her life, like hamilton. under-parented and had to make her own way in the world. without benefit of an education, she fought for independence and in her case she even bled for her cause. i'm not sure hamilton was wounded. history, how is it even hollywood, have found ways to celebrate people like hamilton, name streets after them, feature them on money, and overlookand all of us deborah sampson anytime we round up patriots to make noise about. had she lived today when we have social media, her life might have been different. when,e she lived way back when the closest we had to social media was something like only thing she got famous for is the example of the forgotten heroine. and iss a chapter forgotten about all over again. she has been massachusetts yet manystate heroine, have no idea who she is. try this out at home with so

then on "the presidency," a look at washington and alexander hamilton and a look at the historical accuracy of "hamilton: the musical." watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week's spotlight on magazine segment takes a look at a recent "national affairs" article on the evolution of title ix. here to talk was about that article is contributor and author of the book shep melnick. good morning, professor melnick. guest: good morning. host: can you tell us the history of title ix and why we're focusing on this now? guest: sure. aboutone way is to talk contemporary controversies and then to walk back of it. the obama administration issued ix, oneelines on title on sexual harassment, sexual assault, on public schools to crack down on sexual misconduct on campus in public schools. the other were a set of regulations on transgender, that a studentg can choose which facilities use come, bathrooms, locker rooms, and the like. that was all based on this 1972 law, title ix, which simply said anyone who receives federal funding cannot

for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always business the least dangerous branch, because as he famously wrote, judges would have neither forced nor will but merely judgment. today the judiciary committee has gathered to consider whether judge kavanaugh will honor that role under our constitution and whether he will properly exercise the model of judgment. i'm confident the senate will find judge kavanaugh will fairly and faithfully interpret the laws of this great nation. ly look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is i have been acquainted with judge kavanaugh for about 18 years. ki personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. when i was attorney general of texas, as the judge will recall, he helped me get ready for a supreme court argument. may i pro, mr. chairman? >> yes. >> as i was saying, when i was attorney general of texas, i had a chance to argue you a couple of cases if front of the united states supreme court. one case, judge kavanaugh helped me prepare for was one involving the question of school p

for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers -- [ shouting ] >> mr. chairman, can i pause there until the room is cleared? >> yeah. >> thank you. for this reason alexander hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always be the least dangerous branch because as he famously wrote, judges would have neither force nor will but merely judgment. today the judiciary committee is gathered to consider whether judge kavanaugh will honor that limited role for judges under our constitution and whether he will properly exercise the modest and humble power of judgment entrusted to him under our constitution. i'm confident the senate will find that judge kavanaugh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and the laws of this great nation and i look forward to him succeeding justice kennedy. one reason for that is because, i've been acquainted with judge kavanaugh for about 18 years and i can personal attest to his skills as a lawyer. [ shouting ] >> when i was attorney general of texas as the judge will recall, he helped me get re

is then at 8:00, on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton, and the historical accuracy of "hamilton" the musical. and come the white house historical associations presidential sites summit. watch labor day this weekend on c-span3. this weekend on american history tv, we talk with national park service chief historian about her career, job and priorities for turning. the nation's stories she is the first woman an african-american to hold the post. here is a preview. >> the are the first woman and first african-american to hold this job. >> i am. >> what does that mean to you? >> it means i have a very big job. legacy tohat i have a carry on for the national park service. we have lots of traditions that we are interested in upholding, that we very much care for, but my ownhave to forge path, as the first african-american and first woman, what that will look like. adon't know if there will be lot of significant changes, but maybe a difference in perspective and style as i go about it. john: in what way? helen: being an african-american and bein

for this reason alexander hamilton road in the federalist papers -- [shouting] t >> mr. chairman, could i pause until the room is cleared? and you. for this reason hamilton wrote in the federalist papers that the judiciary will always be the least dangerous branch. because as he comes heer wrote, judges would have neither forced will than merely judgment. today the committee is scheduled to consider whether judge kavanaugh honor that limited role for judges under our constitution and whether he will properly exercisedg the modest d humble power of judgment entrusted to them under our constitution. i'm confident the civil fine judge kavanaugh will faithfully and fairly interpret the constitution and the laws of this great nation and i look for to him succeeding justice kennedy. when reason for that is because i've been acquaintedat with jude kavanaugh for about 18 years and i can't personally attest to his skills as a lawyer. [shouting] >> when i was attorney general of texas as the judge will recall, he help me get ready for supreme court argument. [shouting] [shouting]

george washington and out in hamilton -- alexander hamilton and a look at the historical accuracy of "hamilton: the musical." >> by the summer of 1940, nazi germany had conquered most of western europe, and hitler was making plans to invade england. next on "reel america," from 1943, "the battle of britain," the why we fight series. it is a 53-minute u.s. war department film which was shown to war department members and in theaters. it details august and the end of december 1940. hollywood director frank capra, a team of veterans, and army signal corps technicians show how the british defeated hitler's air force at a cost of more than 40,000 civilians and vast destruction on the ground. >> after conquering much of western europe, but self-styled the self-styled the master race was riding high. ♪ now, adolf hitler stood, just as napoleon had stood more than 100 years before, and look across the english channel to the one obstacle that stood between him and world domination. the shorsharp cliffs of britain rose, sheer and white in the choppy waters. beyond, a little island, smaller than

presidency, on the a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of "hamilton" the musical. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. next, a discussion on improving economic opportunities for americans. are purdueanelists university president, former indiana governor mitch daniels blackrock ceo melissa kearney, and the university of maryland professor, laurence fink. this event is an hour. neil: welcome to aspen. i would note the irony that the journalist here is overdressed

before we talk about grant, we need to ask a question about alexander hamilton. how could we not? lin manuel miranda first approached you and said he wanted to create a hip-hop musical based on your book, what was your reaction and did you think it would become a cultural phenomenon? >> people say when you are writing the alexander hamilton biography, did you have any idea it would be turned into a hip-hop musical. i always think the question answers itself. when i first met lin manuel miranda in the fall of 2008, he was co-storing incostarring in musical, the height. it asked me to be this historical advisor to this yet nonexistent show. i said you mean you want me to tell you when something is wrong. he said yes, i want historians to take this seriously which was music to my ears. i was a little skeptical but i was quite intrigued. i thought nothing could be more delightful than to watch the evolution of a broadway musical. i was a lifelong theater goer and the offer to be on the other side of the lights was absolutely irresistible.it turned out to be a rocket ride far beyond an

then on "the presidency," a look at washington and alexander hamilton and a look at the historical accuracyf "hamilton: the musical." watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. >> "washington journal" continues. host: this week's spotlight on magazine segment takes a look at a recent "national affairs" article on the evolution of title ix. here to talk was about that article is contributor and author of the book shep melnick. good morning, professor melnick. guest: good morning. host:

that at 8:00 on the residency, look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamiltonnd the historical accuracy of the musical, hamilton. on monday, the white house historical association presidential site summit. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span three. >>> join us for book tv live coverage of the 18th annual library of congress national book festival. saturday starting at 10 am eastern. our coverage includes the washington convention center with to prize-winning buyer for john meacham and his book, the storm of america, the battle for our better angels. doris kearns goodwin with leadership in the turbulent times. roger mouth with his book, grant. brian tell meet with his book andrew jackson, and a miracle of new orleans. the battle that shaped america's destiny. watch the 18th annual library of congress national book festival, live on c-span two book tv. saturday at 10 am eastern. >>> up next on american artifacts,

then at 8:00 p.m., a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton, and the- historical accuracy of hamilton the musical. then monday, the presidential site summit. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. friday, canada's foreign minister spoke with reporters about the state of nafta's negotiations between the u.s., canada, and mexico. this was at the canadian and the see in washington, d.c. it's 20 minutes. >> ok, thank you all for coming. i'm glad to see you all not sweltering in the heat. i'll make a few remarks and then i'm happy to take questions. [speaking french]

in deciding cases a judge must always keep in mind what alexander hamilton said in federalist 83. the rules of legal interpretation are rules of common sense. a good judge must be an umpire, a neutral and impartial arbitor who favors no litigant or policy. as justice kennedy explained in texas versus johnson, one of his greatest opinions, judges do not make decisions to reach a preferred result. judges make decisions because the law and the constitution as we see them compel the results. over the past 12 years, i've ruled sometimes for the prosecution and sometimes for criminal defendants. sometimes for workers, and sometimes for businesses. sometimes for environmentalists and sometimes for coal miners. in each case, i have followed the law. i do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. i am not a pro plaintiff or pro defendant judge. i'm not a pro prosecution or pro defense judge. i am a pro law judge. as justice kennedy showed us, a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure. our independent judiciary is the crown jewel of our constitutional republ

that title is a plan alexander hamilton's words, he called the supreme court the least dangerous branch. why did he call it that and why do you call it the most dangerous branch? >> hamilton argued two centuries ago in the federalist papers that the court because, he said that congress had the power of the purse and the president had the sword but the supreme court only have the power of persuasion. the court would have to convince people to follow it and, therefore, it was the least dangerous point i argued while of course the the president can commit troops to faraway lands and congress can pass foolish laws or cast no loss at all, it's really the court that has become more insidiously dangerous because it's aggression, it's assertiveness has weakened the other branches. it's hard the courts own prestige. it's distorted presidential elections and doesn't see in an hour it's created a circus that confirmations for the court has become. >> host: as you said less than an hour, 45 minutes away on that confirmation in come should note that senate democrats are holding own press conference

on "presidency," a look at the relationship between george washington and out in hamilton -- alexander hamilton and a look at the historical accuracy of "hamilton: the musical." >> by the summer of 1940, nazi germany had conquered most of western europe, and hitler was making plans to invade england. next on "reel america," from 1943, "the battle of britain," the why we fight series. it is a 53-minute u.s. war department film which was shown to war department members and in theaters. it details august and the end of december 1940. hollywood director frank capra, a team of veterans, and army signal corps technicians show

been at 8 p.m., we look at the to 20 george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of "hamilton" the musical. and at 8 p.m., the white house historical associations summit. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. in the 1960's, martin luther king jr. often visited the jackson family home in selma, alabama three had in the 1960's, martin luther king jr. often visited the jackson family home in selma, alabama. it was there he planned the civil rights march and watched president johnson urge congress to pass the voting rights act. next, on american artifacts, we talk with john a. jackson who lived there. this is about 20 minutes. jawana jackson who grew up there. >> even if we pass this bill, the battle will not be over. what happened in selma is part of a far

and if you will recall when "hamilton" rot attention to alexander hamilton in a new way that got people thinking about i think the talk about parallels between donald trump and entered jackson -- and andrew jackson has gotten people to think about the legacy of ofrew jackson in new types ways. the parallels between donald trump and andrew jackson are interesting. i think they are mostly stylistic. they are mostly stylistic. and if you look at the rhetoric, jackson was at times a loose cannon. he was hot tempered. he could prove a bit stubborn on many points. there was one instance toward, it was in 1834, henry clay was a senator at the time and moved for the u.s. senate to censure president jackson, and in reply "asson said clay was reckless as a drunken man in a brothel." you can very easily imagine trump saying something very similar in a tweet. but the end of jackson's presidency, he said he regretted that he had, he said he had to shott, that he had not john c calhoun and that they had not shot henry calhoun, that he didn't hang john c calhoun. did he mean that literally? probably n

on the presidency, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of hamilton the musical. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. this year marks the 70th anniversary of president harry truman's executive order to desegregate the u.s. military. on july 26, 1948. next, rawn james jr. normaetired colonel bradford discusses the decision. the harry s. truman presidential library and museum hosted this discussion. it is about an and 10 minutes. hour>> good evening ladies and gentlemen. i am kurt graham, director of the truman presidential library and museum. it is always wonderful to see you out here. i think this is

then, a look at the relationship between george washington and alexander hamilton and the historical accuracy of hamilton: the musical. watch american history tv this labor day weekend on c-span3. >>> sunday night, historian charles calhoun talks about the 23rd president of the united states, benjamin harrison. >> when he was nominated, he was in indianapolis, at his house. he gave four speeches that day. his campaign people said, this is the thing to do, let people come to you. so, over the next four or five months until the election, that is what happened. he stayed home. he slept in his own bed. he would meet these visiting delegations from around the state, from around the country. often they would be special interest groups, coal miners, wheat farmers, cotton farmers, whatever. they would, and harrison would give them a short speech, mostly to their own interest, but something that would resonate with people, generally. he had his own stenographer take down what he said and then he would go over what he said and make sure it was what he wanted people to read. they would give it

alexander hamilton. foreigners as he called them were going to four and is america. in the 19th century there was animus towards the irs. towards people with central europe. and the earliest 20th century. towards europeans. we like to think of these people today is a europe is all one big happy family. they did not think that about the italians or the jews were some of the other people that were coming. so a lot of it is fear that people are not assimilating. but all of the evidence shows that people no matter where they come from two in fact assimilate and assimilate quickly and refugees seem to assimilate more quickly than immigrants. they are already doing a pretty good job of assimilating. see mac i work for senator ed markey. our office is actually working on a bill right now to set a minimum number and i wanted to hear your input on what that number should be. i think 100,000 is probably a good number to start with. we approved that we can do that. when we went from 75,085,000 the key to that is really what i call the 3p. you put people behind it. process and t

v filterces rang through, and eight schools showcased work on the same stage as alexander hamilton. after they brought down the use and kids cleared out for lunch, we caught up with the peasormers. >> i feeling really nervous, but when you get out there, feel the energy, like, theaudience, you get pumped to do your best. >> yeah. i feel the same, like, as soon as you're on stage, all that nervousness disappears because you're in the moment, and looking back and forth other and focused. >> i feel the same wa but excited because it's, like, my first time on stage, and i wanted to get out there, and we've been working really hard so i wanted to make it count. >> reporter: tyeah. firse out on stage at the kennedy center. and crushed it! crushed it. hamilton institute brings this program to cities where hamilton goes on tour. first time it's ever happened in d.c. it was just - it was such an incredible morning to be there, feel the energy, and it was just awesome. >>ohat would be cool iset kids from other cities, all come together to d.c. and perform? >> reporter: no better place to do i

general alexander hamilton had released a report on the public credit. this was in january of 1790. it painted a fairly bleak picture in terms of the public credit situation. and, one of the ways that in a very complex scene that hamilton in to set ourselves straight the financial matter going forward, he proposed the new federal government would assume the new war debts of the state. i'm telling you i myself had hamilton explain this to me repeatedly, usually telling him, simpler, simpler. simpler, alexander. concurrent with this, mr. madison and mr. jefferson. they had a strong desire to see the seat of government in or towards the south-ward. so this yielded a compromise. these disparate directions ultimately resulted in a compromise over dinner at mr. jefferson's house in philadelphia city with mr. madison and colonel hamilton with jefferson in attendance. this compromise yielded the act of establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the united states, the residence act. i signed that into law of mid july of 17 and 90. it called for a permanent seat of gov

i wrote about this before the play hamilton, alexander hamilton had a terrible incident in his life, he was seduced by woman when he was married, you know that from the play. the husband of the woman who seduced him was in on it and went to him and extorted him to pay a lot of money, he wrote an essay which embarrassed his wife no end. and he was using treasury funds, secretary of the treasury to pay the extortion and he wrote the essay admitting the affair, admitting the payment but denying and disproving the fact that he paid treasury funds. he understood the distinction between high and low crimes. having the affair paying extortion was a low crime. if he used treasury crimes it with the a high crime. when i look at what he said during the debate i had that in mind and i read his statements with that personal history in mind and that convinced me, when he said it needs to be something the corrupt government he meant in addition, not instead of the requirement of crime. one more briefing. let's assume you are 100% right. assume i'm 100% wrong. why are people accusing me of not only

. >> alexander hamilton wrote in "the federalist" papers. this mr. chairman, can i pause until the room was cleared. >> [indistinct] >> cavanagh is one of the most distinguished judges. mr. chairman, i think we ought to have this loudmouth removed. >> jesse: let's bring in bret baier and dana from washington, d.c., near all the action on capitol hill. bret, let's begin with you. we are hearing that senate democrats coordinated the disruption with some of these protesters who i believe or from the women's march, mostly, what does that tell you about the level of energy on the left with regard to this kavanaugh hearing? >> they have not done a great job galvanizing opposition and they know as it stands right now the democrats don't have the votes to block this nominee if, as expected, all the republican stand firm and they vote for hi him. democrats, even if you read state democrats, who are considering voting for him. they know the votes don't go on their way. we know they coordinated as far as the beginning of the opposition to say they needed more t

that's where they find all the bodies on "law & order." [ laughter ] next up, here's a statue of alexander hamiltonrs ] that's the only place in new york city you can see hamilton with bucks on stub hub.and [ laughter and applause ] next up, here's strawber fields. [ cheers ] that's where every bad guitayo player in ne goes to ruin beatles songs. [ laughter ] of course, then here's the bt house. beautiful. that's where you see two people on a bad date because they can't leave because they're stuck on a boat. [ laughter ] and finally here's the great lawn. or as new york city dogs call it, e master bathroom. what an amazing place. [ cheers and applause ] but i want to thank t-mobile for lping to make all of thi happen. really, thank you guys so much. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ awesome. they've been sgreat to us and so great to work with and fun to work with. they have so many amazing arsts that work with them. you guys may have heard of one of these artists. justin bieber? have you ever heard of this guy?la [ cheers and ae ] justin and i were here in central park the other day. and while we were here

right now, we think the only founding father was alexander hamilton, right? and, he was big on factories. but actually, he was a minority voice in the ear of the american revolution. most american leaders felt that industry would create the kind of ills and conflicts that plagued europe. -- europe and that the american republic had to rest on a kind of agrarian society of dispersed , self-supporting people. that view began to change after the war of 1812. and by the 1830's, many critics of industrial development had come to believe that the physical and political setting of the united states would shape a system of manufacturing, shorn of evils that accompanied it in europe. and the problem of old world manufacturing was the old world, not manufacturing. so, we could have this -- we could have the american republic with its kind of agrarian democratic values, and industry co-habiting, ok? now, not everyone was so sanguine. for example, the great french commentator, alexis de tocqueville said it's just a matter of time. class divisions are going to break out h

in deciding cases, a just must always keep in mind what alexander hamilton said in federalist 83, thees of legal interpretation are rules of common sense. a good judge must be an umpire, a neutral and impartial arbiter who favors no litigant or policy. as justice kennedy explained in texas versus johnson, one of his greatest opinions, judges do not make decisions to reach a preferred result. judges make decisions because the law and the constitution as we see them compel the results. over the past 12 years, i've ruled sometimes for the prosecution and sometimes for criminal defendants. sometimes for workers, and sometimes for businesses. sometimes for environmentalists, and sometimes for coal miners. in each case, i've followed the law. i do not decide cases based on personal or policy preferences. i'm not a pro plaintiff or pro defendant judge. i'm not a pro prosecution or pro defense judge. i am a pro law judge. as justice kennedy showed us, a judge must be independent, not swayed by public pressure. our independent judiciary is the crown july of our constitutional republic. in our

go back and read alexander hamilton's drigs description why it was set up with a clear separation betweennt nominating and senate confirming, he lays out in great detail why it is that having the senate able to review a person's record is to determine whether or not that person was a fit character or unfit character. to get to that conclusion, you have to be able to examine a person's life. so for the president to nominate and then block an examination of the man's life, completely violates the structure established in the constitution. it is untested ground because we've never had a president engage in this massive, substantial, and direct obstruction -- >> but senator -- >> -- of the senate's review. >> you say this is -- you're saying this is a politics-pfree move? >> i'm saying is very much about us doing our job here in the senate under advice and consent. >> i ask that because we saw a fund-raising e-mail come out from you. if this is about advice and consent, if this is not a political move, why is there a fund raising e-mail that was put out? >> well, very simple thing is all of u