i went to school here right across the street at benjamin franklin. it is not called ben franklin anymore. i have grown up now. my whole thing is, i can remember hearing the stories about jim jones and how he rated the black community of their properties and businesses. it is very painful to see that. i was born in the 1980's and i saw i whole lot of black businesses when i was growing up, but now, even back then, elders were telling me things were not the same. now that i've grown up a little bit more, and i come from the fillmore, i am seeing less and less black businesses. to me, it is not the same. it gets even deeper than what they were saying. i am seeing less black businesses. please find them if they have good ideas. support the use and support the community. please support them. it is important. the western addition, the fillmore, would not be the same without the african-american community. san francisco would not be the same without the black people. i will just ask you respectfully to support that. it is very important. thank you. >> thank

was war tax resister greg regal in a letter to john baptist lloyd and seventeen eighty nine benjamin franklin wrote in this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes. well we may not be able to cheat death you can cheat on your taxes and don't think that claiming that which is rightfully yours is any kind of cheating you are a free human being and no one owns you but you and no one can rightfully claim to own the products of your labor when you visit the declaration of independence here at the national archives behind a barrier and under a big piece of glass you can still see the signature of one john hancock jumping right out which is why hancock was a renowned tax evader who as a successful importer to the colonies had lots of british taxes to avoid his signature was a bold declaration of resistance the tea party takes its very identity from an act of courageous tax resistance that was so central to the founding of our country it is that heritage we have to live up to today good luck america that's our show thank you so much for tuning into adam vs the man tonight check

he goes to philadelphia armed with a letter from benjamin franklin, true please treat the young marquis very well. it is politically useful. the congress without consulting washington makes lafayette a major general. it makes him a major general which is the highest rank below commander-in-chief. we did it as an honorary title. lafayette goes and makes george washington. a priceless letter to the congress saying i don't think that the young marty understand that the title is merely honorific. he is looking for a regiment to command. amazingly enough lafayette become such a resourceful and cheerless general that he becomes one of the major generals in the continental army. the story about lafayette to being a surrogate senate in washington, washington being a formal man did not like to be touched. we have eyewitness accounts that when lafayette would see washington he would, quote, for his arms around him and kiss his face here to here. wooley a young frenchman could get away with that with washington. >> i was wondering why martha married george washington. as a rich widow i am sure she

. >> host: this book covers this week from benjamin franklin and bill clinton and beyond and sex lives for politicians and american reaction to it. let's hear from providence, road island. >> caller: how is the book received so far? are you surprised at its reception? >> guest: so far we had great reviews. everyone who has read it has had nothing -- something positive to say. there are people who resent that we are telling these stories about the heroes of america but the important thing, neither of us are trying to tear down the heroes or make them seem like they weren't important figures or good figures, does that their lives were more complicated than what we were taught in high school. >> host: you worry member of the academy, professor at columbia. what is the reaction to your project? >> guest: supportive. i teach at columbia and we have a long history of being very supportive of culture and they understand these are huge opportunities with a different perspective on history than an academic historian but also an important figure in the bill clinton chapter. >> host: we talked ab

benjamin franklin proposed prayer in the constitutional convention.e pray today every day that congress opens because of that prayer, that benjamin franklin recommended, and in his speech, and i encourage you to go read it, in that speech, he said, if our creator notice that a bird falls to the ground, how can we build a nation without the help of the providence, of god, our creator. you see, the constitution was written on biblical principles. our founding fathers quoted the holy bible more than any other source. david baferton, as a minister in texas, called wall builders, he has more original source documents probably than anybody. wrote a book called "original intent." i highly recommend this, too.

when benjamin franklin was leaving the constitutional convention and the constitution had been signed, he was opposed by a woman who said, what did you give us? a democracy or a minor key? monarchy. to which he replied, a democracy, if he can keep it. we are in the "if you can keep it" time. we have a new republican congress. can you feel it? 87 out of 24 want. that means more than one out of every three members are -- 87 out of 241. they bring patriotism and focus. the number that is interesting is 37. 37 of those 87 had never run for any office before in their lives. they woke up one morning or the last two or three years and said, what is happening in my country? i cannot believe it. what can i do? what they could do in their district is run for the united states house of representatives. they bring an incredible enthusiasm. we are so grateful for the work that you did and for those 87 who stepped up and said, yes i can make a difference. i want to say a few words about the administration and talk about the issue of the budget and the continuing resolution and money. it seems to be

through no fault of his own benjamin franklin's first name seems to have fallen into disrepute.his is a $100 bill. it's the currency of criminals, and sociopaths. other people may use it but nobody else needs it. a.t.m.s almost never stock it. why does the u.s. treasury continue to print it? in this age of credit cards and debit cards you don't see a lot of c-notes in america. but foreigners love them. 65% of all $100 bills are held by foreigners overseas. the c-note may be america's most successful export. guess what? foreigners have fishy reasons for holding on to their benjamins too. let's review some base ikz. america's economic bargain with the rest of the world, especially china, goes as follows: they give us automobiles and computers and baby strollers. we give them dollars, the most stable currency in if world. now usually foreigners don't stash green backs under their mattresses. foreigners want bank deposits which generate interest and treasury notes which generate more interest and maybe even some real estate or stock in u.s.-based corporations, which have the potenti

he's written a best-selling biographies for benjamin franklin and albert einstein. problems and announced january that he was going to take his third lever absence in seven years. we should be able to get a really good look into steve jobs as life, something really no one knows anything about. we will be back in just a minute. i-steve i get it all and steve. [ male announcer ] for 5 bucks, you can get a sub. or...you can get all this. kfc's $5 everyday meals. 5 meals, 5 bucks. choose from one of the colonel's favorites, like two pieces of original recipe. your choice of sides, biscuit and a medium drink, just 5 bucks. 5 freshly made today. 5 for 5 bucks every day. so why get a sub, when you can get a whole meal -- any day? today is a kfc day. and today tastes so good.

eliot to benjamin franklin. we found a short story that i've never seen anthologized.and in this short story he satirizes the anti-muslim hisser hysteria of our time. and we have t.s. eliot, a poem you can understand. and that's original. i mean, it's not -- [inaudible] or borrowed like the wasteland. it's by this aunt in st. louis. excellent poem. so, yes, the hip-hoppers contribute amazing stuff. it's an amazing art form these kids, they think they've come up, they've created it, but it goes back to the 19th century. so i think that poets have a different task, it's very difficult to be a poet. very difficult to be an original poet. >> host: as regular viewers of "in many depth" know, we ask our authors what they're reading, who their favorite books are, what their influences are. and with ishmael reed we got about 50 of each. but they were all very interesting, so we want to ask him specifically about a couple of them, and i want to start with who was benny reed and who is thelma reed? >> guest: okay. now, thelma reed, thelma virginia reed is my mother. excuse me. s

these are men whose names are well known, george washington, john adams, benjamin franklin, all have become symbols of strong sound government principles. before the iconic names were people who risked everything, sometimes sacrificed everything to begin a life where they could own the fruits of their labors and live their own beliefs. ownership. you put in the work, you reap the reward, this is the american dream. there have been times in the country's history when the dream mutated during the roaring 20's people played fast and loose with their credit, agreed and speculation the firm wall street. for the most part, government got out of the way and the house of cards came crashing down and we crashed. during the great depression, people were forced to live within their means oftentimes scrambling for basic necessities and competing heavily for any job. but they came out of it, self-government, hard-working and financially responsible. in contrast a few years ago when i lived in michigan i spoke with a man who was very wealthy due to his high paid position at a major american car co

it is interesting to note that on july 26, 1775, benjamin franklin was appointed postmaster general at a salary of $1,000. i'm sure a lot of people thought he was grossly overpaid, but we know how important it was. in 18 08, the subject committee on post offices and post roads was established by the house of representatives, and it was the beginning of a surface transportation program that does benefit in this country ever since. one of my wife's grandfather is was a first-generation american whose father came from germany, and he left to go back to fight the kaiser in world war i, the war to end all wars, came back and became a letter carrier in iowa, became president of this letter carriers local, and when they started renovating the white house some of the truman administration, the people he worked with thought so much of him they spent two dollars to get big gamble for him that i am fortunate to have in my possession. when my father left the small rural community in iowa to go to the road jima at the age of 18, he got letters that i am thrilled to have in my possession that only g

he is the author of a number of books, biography of albert einstein, one of benjamin franklin and one secretary of state henry kissinger. please help me welcome our guest for the evening. >> [applause] >> thanks very much. thank you. thank you, sam. i really appreciate it. and thank you eric for putting the colonists talked about how we should be as a shining city on a hill. and dean lloyd will is a that comes from the sermon on the mount as well. but the governor gets to plagiarize it a bit. and it's as new as barack obama explaining why we went into libya. if you look at the real list tradition, one of the clear expressions was john quincy adams, one of the underrated early presidents who said that wherever freedoms' banner is unfurled, that's where america's hearts and prayers shall be. but we don't go abroad looking for monsters to destroy. we well wish freedom around the world, but we defend it only within our borders. on the other hand, barack obama and in his noble prize speech, talked about the duty to protect and the notion that our humanitarian impulses should guide our mili

these are men whose names are well known, george washington, john adams, benjamin franklin, all have become symbols of strong sound government principles. before the iconic names were people who risked everything, sometimes sacrificed everything to begin a life where they could own the fruits of their labors and live their own beliefs. ownership. you put in the work, you reap the reward, this is the american dream. there have been times in the country's history when the dream mutated during the roaring 20's people played fast and loose with their credit, agreed and speculation the firm wall street. for the most part, government got out of the way and the house of cards came crashing down and we crashed. during the great depression, people were forced to live within their means oftentimes scrambling for basic necessities and competing heavily for any job. but they came out of it, self-government, hard-working and financially responsible. in contrast a few years ago when i lived in michigan i spoke with a man who was very wealthy due to his high paid position at a major american car co

these are men whose names are well known, george washington, john adams, benjamin franklin, all havebecome symbols of strong sound government principles. before the iconic names were people who risked everything, sometimes sacrificed everything to begin a life where they could own the fruits of their labors and live their own beliefs. ownership. you put in the work, you reap the reward, this is the american dream. there have been times in the country's history when the dream mutated during the roaring 20's pelelayed fast and loose with their credit, agreed and speculation the firm wall street. for the most part, government got out of the way and the house of cards came crashing down and we crashed. during the great depression, people were forced to live within their means oftentimes scrambling for basic necessities and competing heavily for any job. but they came out of it, self-goverent, hard-working and financially responsible. in contrast a few years ago when i lived in michigan i spoke with a man who was very wealthy due to his high paid position at a major american car company.