but he also sent one to john jay alexander hamilton. and i think he sent one to henry knox, basically asking a list of questions about what i supposed to do and those questions go something like, can i attend private events? can i have people over to my house? should i be opening the house to citizens every so often? how much access should i be providing to the presidency? should i return calls mean these were sort of every single detail might seem a little bit silly until. you have to make all these decisions. the first time. so that was the first hurdle that washington had to overcome as he was making these decisions. he was also welcoming foreign ministers for the first time, and that was a big moment because the first time the president received, the credentials of a foreign minister did two things. it recognized their diplomatic relationship. and it also was a sign that the foreign nation thought united states was important enough to send a minister. it was a it was a sign of respect. unfortunately, the president's house, philadelp

and it's interesting argument because people like james madison alexander hamilton, they were all for a majority role and if you think about the filibuster, it's a super majority thing where you need 60 in the old age. you need 67 to proceed on certain types of business. so this is kind of conflict between the concept of what's called majoritarianism where the majority should rule in most cases, but clearly the founders intended for congress to establish their own rules. what is your position as editor-in-chief at the national constitution center? i have a really cool job and i get to work with the constitution every day and i run a blog called constitution daily, which we've had in some form i think for about 10 years. i've been to editor of that blog for the past eight and a half years since i joined we have about 500,000 monthly readers and we talked a lot about history and some current constitutional topics and i kind of wrangle or i'm the editor. that was a product so i write for it and i do other stuff and i'm also involved with a lot of the digital work that we do. we are an ex

and and alexander hamilton who deserves the title founding father, and when socialism was rapidly evolving into a coherent philosophy, in after napoleon seized power, they do not make history as they please. they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves but under circumstances directly encountered and transmitted from the past. this country like the european countries marks was familiar with. and precious little past to be transmitted in 1776. we are not a fully formed society with deeply entrenched economic interests and well-developed class system. we were something like a national tabula rasa in the 1780s and more than any other country in history the united states could make itself as it pleased, into the american character. all but one of the ten amendments to the constitution known as the bill of rights protect individuals from excessive government power. this passion to do as we please under the rule of law that made this country such stony ground for socialism. the american colonies benefited greatly from the mother country's benign neglect. unlike france and spain e

every morning when i walk by that painting of alexander hamilton reflect on a quote from miranda's musical what is a legacy? building seeds in the garden yos never get to see. this is our legacy our opportunity to plant the seeds to ensure the democratic principles thrive in a growing financial system. thank you and i look forward to answer your questions today. >> thank you. mr. levy were now recognized recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, chairman, ranking member, established norms of the committee. thank you for inviting me here today to testify in front of you. my name is jonathan and why the cofounders of chain analysis. i sea world leader in crypto currency investigative and combined solutions. fifteen years ago i spent a summer inan shanghai. at that time the chinese financial payment system was broken. i could not withdraw cash at the same bank when i went on a trip to beijing. in the past 15 years however, china has made enormous progress when it comes to financial innovation and mobile payments. they are now looking to export their domestic systems internationally through t

the federal list was the brainchild of alexander hamilton, who enlisted john j. jay and james madison to join him in this joint pseudonym. seven of the first eight essays, the federalist numbers two through eight authored by hamilton and jay explained in vivid detail the key geostrategic argument for a newly minted individual union along the lines at washington and hamilton in particular, had been advocated for many years, as jay writing. as publius explained in the federalist number five. this union was expressly modeled on the indicia geo strategic quote, entire and perfect unquote union, entire perfect union, excuse me, unquote of scotland and england, fourscore years earlier, britain was free and strong. hamilton publius argued in the climactic federalist number eight because it was a defensible island protected by the english channel. by uniting in decisively americans could likewise be free and strong. protect. aided by the atlantic ocean land borders between continental european nation states and led to standing armies, military dictators and horrific blood

he put down, working first with james madison and then primarily with alexander hamilton as a warning to his friends and fellow citizens how he addressed them, of the forces he field could rail the democratic experiment going forward. it is one of the most prescient irrelevant documents you can imagine. even though it fell out of favor for a time when it is read today it is a stark warning among other things of the things we will call hyperpartisan-ism, excessive debt, foreign wars, and also suggest some of the pillars of liberty. things we can draw upon to avoid those traps. and remembrance of the promise of national unity. the importance of morality in virtue. the importance of fiscal discipline. the importance of political moderation in foreign policy of independents. that is what i would say. >> these are a lot of teams who are gonna explore tonight. let me turn to you, lindsey. george washington created this text. although as john mentioned there were other authors. can you tell us a little bit about the years leading up to this? this is a moment where he decides not to be presid

alexander hamilton richly deserves the title of founding father the american economy, was very familiar with smith's seminole book, as were most of the founding fathers but hamilton took its arguments very much to heart. when socialism was rapidly evolving into a coherent philosophy three quarters of a century later, karl marx wrote in the 18th room air of bonaparte published in 1852 after napoleon the third had seized power in a coup d'État that quote men make their own history but do not make it as they please but they do not make it under circumstances chose by themselves but under circumstances directly encountered and transmitted from the past. but this country, unlike the european countries marx was filled millie with have infected precious little past to beat transmitted in 1776. we are not a fully formed society deeply entrenched economic interest and a well-developed class system. in effect we were something like a national in the 1780s and 90s. so more than almost any other country in history, the united states could make itself as it pleased in ways that deeply suited the ame

of the warburgs john d rockefeller the house of morgan george, washington alexander hamilton and ulysses s grant and for that his honors include a pulitzer prize for biography the national humanities medal and the national book award for nonfiction among many others, and he's a product of yale and cambridge university. ron white is similarly accomplished. subjects of his best-selling biographies included abraham lincoln about whom he has written no less than four different books. grant with the wonderful title american disease and soon to be published a biography of josiah chamberlain joshua chamberlain. excuse me, the hero of the battle of the little round top at gettysburg. and again that will come out in the next few months and we hope to have you at the new york historical society when that happens, so he has earned the baron desk lincoln award at christopher award and many other honors and of note as well. he is a fellow princeton phd it is fair to observe. i believe that because of these two great biographers more than any others frankly. it can be said that grant is having his mom

alexander hamilton andrew jackson of second rank so this is the way theodore roosevelt understood ulysses s grant in 1900 i'm so pleased that in 2022. we are restoring him to his rightful place as my editor said when we talked about doing a grant biography don't you think grants do for an upgrade? yes, he is. thank you very much. dr. white you are as good a storyteller in person as you are when you read the book. president grant comes alive both in the challenges and in the opportunities today we gather as part of our understanding of public memory the capital historical society is dedicated. to ensuring that our public memory is presented in a way to inspire inform patriotism? mr. blanton, thank you for your work. thank you for your creation and dedication to recreate this statue to the glory it belongs. we thank senator blunt for sponsoring us to be here for sponsoring the legislation. we thank senator brown. congresswoman ann wagner and we thank each of you. this event would not be here if it was not for the incredible dedication of the staff. united states capitol historical society i

later on, a guy by the name of alexander hamilton figured it out. he would give up this city being the national capital city so we could be the city of capital. that's pretty good, right, steve? especially for your members from out of state and all around the country, we end up being the city of capital all the time. but in 1765, a full decade before the first shots were fired at lexington and concorde, this was the site where the colonies convened. 10 years before axing and concorde. -- lexington and concord. and so much more throughout that period. i will say this building represents so much of that history. george washington actually lived down the block, right by where the museum of the american indian sets. and thomas jefferson lived on main lane, with these atoms -- a dams guys. they lived altogether on maiden lane. the mayor of the need city of new york is eric adams and the city council president of new york is adrian adams, so deja vu for those of us who remember the other atoms. -- adams. george washington, when he gave his amazing first i

. >> it had been around forever, alexander hamilton started the newspaper.eally dumb. dorothy shift, who was the owner, was losing money on the new york post, and that was a real concern that the paper would go under. >> i remember, we were getting going for the red, and i saw no way out. >> murdoch new he had to give her some assurances. >> rupert had told me when i sold him the paper, that he was not going to change the editorial policy. but he turned to the right after. >> rupert murdoch will say whatever he has to say to get his way.and so, the new york post went from being a liberal bastion to being the only conservative newspaper in new york. >> if there was a revolution in the newspaper business of new york, this is that revolution, this is the city with rupert murdoch's new york post. >> things started to accelerate, and the new york post of rupert murdoch becomes a whole new animal. >> if i didn't know what sensationalism was, i would soon find out. [music] >> as usual, we were drinking one night. the producers, the reporters, and me. we always gath

he brought aboard the two most brilliant people in america at that time, alexander hamilton as his financial treasury secretary, as smart as anyone, eloquent, numbers guy, there was no one like him but also brought in thomas jefferson, a fellow virginian who had been an absolute disaster as a wartime governor, basically said i can't to do this and abandon the state of the worst of times but also a brilliant man. the declaration of independence, and he had spent the last five years as minister to france, what he had not participated in the constitutional convention, a huge supporter of it, worked in concert with hamilton and promoting the constitution. washington decides, brings in hamilton but reaches out to thomas jefferson who had a great relationship with during the revolution but he recognizes his obvious gifts. in typical fashion jefferson takes a wild to respond. it is not until march, almost a year after washington's inauguration that he becomes part of washington's cabinet and from the start, he's very skeptical of what is going on. he distrusts this thing called the presidency with

but he also sent one to john jay alexander hamilton. and i think he sent one to henry knox, basically asking a list of questions about what i supposed to do and those questions go something like, can i attend private events? can i have people over to my house? should i be opening the house to citizens every so often? how much access should i be providing to the presidency? should i return calls mean these were sort of every single detail might seem a little bit silly until. you have to make all these decisions. the first time. so that was the first hurdle that washington had to overcome as he was making these decisions. he was also welcoming foreign ministers for the first time, and that was a big moment because the first time the president received, the credentials of a foreign minister did two things. it recognized their diplomatic relationship. and it also was a sign that the foreign nation thought united states was important enough to send a minister. it was a it was a sign of respect. unfortunately, the president's house, philadelp

. ♪ new york ♪ ♪ just you wait ♪ ♪ alexander hamilton ♪ ♪ lenwe are waiting in the wing for you ♪ >> has also hosted stevie wonder, ariana grande and aretha franklin. >> the winner is willie nelson, he didn't just perform at the white house, says he smoke pot with jimmy carter's son there. >> that's the winner. >>> cnn's coverage continues right now. >>> top of the hour, good morning, everyone, i'm poppy harlow. >> and i'm jim sciutto. right now the first major hurricane of the season is gaining steam. hurricane fiona strengthening to a dangerous category 3 storm. parts of puerto rico and the dominican republic already devastated with intense flooding. the hurricane now blamed for at least four deaths in the caribbean, hundreds of thousands of people have no power or running water. it is difficult. the worst does appear far from over as we watch the track here with turks and caicos and bermuda. now in fiona's path. >> we are keeping a very close eye on that of course. also this morning new details on the 2020 election. surveillance footage showing what happened inside a georgia elect

and and alexander hamilton who deserves the title founding father, and when socialism was rapidly evolving into a coherent philosophy, in after napoleon seized power, they do not make history as they please. they do not make it under circumstances chosen by themselves but under circumstances directly encountered and transmitted from the past. this country like the european countries marks was familiar with. and precious little past to be transmitted in 1776. we are not a fully formed society with deeply entrenched economic interests and well-developed class system. we were something like a national tabula rasa in the 1780s and more than any other country in history the united states could make itself as it pleased, into the american character. all but one of the ten amendments to the constitution known as the bill of rights protect individuals from excessive government power. this passion to do as we please under the rule of law that made this country such stony ground for socialism. the american colonies benefited greatly from the mother country's benign neglect. unlike france and spain e

alexander hamilton and aaron burr were there for a reunion of revolutionary war veterans just a weekr two before hamilton killed burr in the duel. so anyways, both of them were very connected to the founding of the united states. and they both -- frances tavern still exists, and city tavern we hope will eventually be reopened. >> we mentioned earlier that these places were like the twitter or the facebook of their day. and ideas were battered around, sometimes with great rancor. one of the defining features, the lasting impacts of presidential campaigns. if you will excuse the expression, the tweets, the ways that ideas are crystallized just down to a few words. i can think of tip a canoe and tyler two. you say it in your book that is one of the things that we remember william henry harrison for. nixon is the one, right? >> abe lincoln, the rail splitter. >> barry goldwater, a choice not an echo. can you talk about the crystallization of these ideas, and some would say the gross simplification of complex policies under these chants? >> yeah, and what i find interesting is this is obv

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alexander hamilton as his financial -- treasury secretary. as smart as anyone, eloquent, but also a numbers guy, and there was no one like him. but he also brought in thomas jefferson. a fellow virginian who had been an absolute disaster as a wartime governor, basically saying, i cannot do this, and abandoned the state at the worst of times. but also a brilliant man. this is the guy who wrote the declaration of independence. he had spent the last five years as minister to france. so what he thought -- he had not participated in the constitutional convention, but his good friend james madison had, and he was a supporter of it. he actually worked in concert with hamilton in promoting the constitution. so, washington decides, you know, he brings in hamilton, but he also reaches out to thomas jefferson. whom he'd had a bit of a prickly relationship with during the revolution. but he recognizes his gifts. in typical fashion, jefferson takes a while to respond, he's responding from france. it wasn't until march, almost a year after washington's ina

alexander hamilton was the big proponent of the theory behind having industrial policy in the u.s. i have talked a lot about an industrial strategy. i think the debate about whether the u.s. should have an industrial strategy has long since passed and the question is not should we have one, but how to do it and how to do it most effectively. in a global economy, where it would be naive to think that we operate in a global economy, where every actor is equal and all we need to do is free-market -- but we have to do it in a way that is calibrated toward our economic priorities and ergonomic interest. on the chips bill specifically, the answer is that this is a bill that was very carefully designed to make sure that we are building the industrial capacity that we need here in the u.s.. to diversify our country's exposure to semiconductor production. but in a way where the benefits will redound to people, communities, the economy, not just individual companies. david: the dollar is at record levels against the pound. it is thought maybe the dollar will go to parity with the pound, mayb

. >> i was reminded of alexander hamilton's caution against factions in the federalist papers. looking at the political landscape now, you operate within this, my big concern is we are losing the distinction between campaigning and governing. the more we extend the campaign in two and administration and do not focus on governing, including basic blocking and tackling, hr, and accounting, operations, that kind of stuff to me are less ready to operate when something occurs. this is my own purpose -- personal view, the less transition does not materially harmed, bush 41 relieved president reagan. ever since and there has been a drop in continuity. it confuses the advice from the military and even the goals you are trying to achieve, say, during covid. when all of a sudden medical advice becomes politicized. are we campaigning our governing -- or governing? >> if you want to pose a question, raise your hand and identify yourself when you get a microphone. we may take a couple. i will take one or two from the crowd. sir, over to you. >> my name is matt james, i am a former navy vete

uh, there's something there that's mysterious and dark i mentioned i've got to mention alexander hamilton one of my favorite people when i was growing up people thought terribly of him. no matter what you said. you couldn't see anything nice spot hamilton. thanks to lynn manuel miranda who's brought him out of the darkness now and he's a great heroin america. but i and unless edith gets a musical. i don't know if it will ever happen for here's what people tell me she was a femme fatale. she lured wilson into a second marriage when his wife was barely dead. she was a lady macbeth. kind of throne manipulating him when he had a stroke. i hear more now that she was a racist family of slaveholders a lover of robert e lee and she was anti-feminist because she didn't want to a constitutional amendment for women to have the right to vote next please. what i've discovered is a much more complex. it is wilson. wrote a book on woodrow wilson for a series on the presidents i discovered a wilson. i didn't know very romantic very emotional very deep feeling i'm discovering. who edith really is i'm work

accumulated and a life of war and peace as president that he put down first with james mattis and alexander hamilton as a warning to his friends and fellow citizens which is how he addressed it, about the forces he felt could derail the democratic experiment going forward. it's one of the most relevant document you can imagine. even though it fell out of favor for a time, i think when it is read today it is a stark warning about the dangers of what we call hyper- partisanship, excessive debt, foreign wars, foreign interference in our elections and also suggest some of the liberty some the things we can draw upon to avoid the straps. that unity of morality and virtue. the importance of fiscal discipline and political moderation. >> they turn to you, lindsay, george washington create a text john mentioned there were other authors, can you tell us a little bit about the years leading up to this. this is a moment he decides not to be present any longer. as a great scholar of washington's presidency set the page of those last months or days in the washington presidency as he's thinking this address appea