and when benjamin franklin walked out of that constitution hall, he was asked, sir, what do we have, a monarchy or a republic? and he said, a republic, if you can keep it. if you can keep it. we've kept it for over 240 years. we're closer to losing it right now than we ever have. and it's up to all of us to preserve the american dream. you know, my american dream was to be a doctor. i love medicine as a little kid. anything about medicine, dr. kildare, dr. casey. man, i was all over that stuff overnight. going to the doctor's office. i mean, i would gladly get a shot just so i could smell the alcohol swabs. maybe not a covid shot, but prep. but, you know, there was there was one problem. and that is, if you're going to become a doctor, you have to get good grades and i was a terrible student. i was one of the worst and should ever see. i admire the smart kids. i remember there was one kid. his name was steve. he was the smartest kid in the class. he was the kind of kid who would always come up to you after test and show you his. and he'd say, let me see yours, let me see yours. and y

latest biography by the great walter isaacson, the man who also were in the life stories of benjamin frankline job just to name a few. earlier this year, president biden awarded him the national humanities medal. i am honored to have water with me tonight. walter, i have 1000 questions, but i want to start, what surprised you the most when it comes to public perception of elon musk, what did you learn that we all had wrong? >> you know, there are so many elon musk. there are times what he is engineering mode, done by his fingertip field for things like ink now or stainless steel and how to make a raptor engine. and there are times where he is guilty or inspirational, and also a time when he really goes dark and gets really cold and brutal. and there are demons dancing in his head since childhood. we all have a few demands from childhood, but he's got a different order of magnitude. what i tried to do in the book is how he tries to turn some of the demons into dries and sometimes how the demons are really unattractive, you see it when he tweets sometimes, and how that is part of a whole cloth

but i think it's good he talked about that. >> my last question, you have written about benjamin franklin and leonardo da vinci, two icons, geniuses, do you put elon musk in line with him in the same category? >> i think that he along with steve jobs and jennifer dowd, who i wrote about in my last book, about crispr -- and to the age where we can and it edit our own genes and maybe edit our children, for better or worse. -- pocket. musk brings us into the era of electric vehicles when everybody else had given up on it, into space travel and even to a new form of real world artificial intelligence, meaning self-driving and robots. all of these things that he has done, he's got a lot of flaws, and a lot of rubble in a way. but i think that he will be historically significant, just like jennifer doudna's and just like steve jobs was. >> we will be watching. >> thank you, good to see you. >> congratulations on the book. >> thanks. >> that is why jennifer should be more well-known. coming up, just hours before republican candidates get ready to debate, the big concern about the lies that could

sounds like a jeff foxworthy bit, but actually it was in the original draft of the constitution benjamin franklineing super sassy towards thomas jefferson because franklin lived in philadelphia and jefferson was from virginia. jefferson got drunk one night and said, quote, "any dumb ass can fly a kite in a lightning storm. [ laughter ] so then franklin responded - and this was his real voice because, remember, he lived in philly "these guys should take it easy on the beers and drink some water. " [ laughter ] a lot of you jackals out there are going to be like, benjamin franklin wasn't born in philadelphia he lived in boston he moved there when he was 17. why would he have a philly accent well, because if you have a boston accent and you move to philly, they, like, chuck [ bleep ] batteries at you [ laughter ] whatever it was back -- like horseshoes i don't know what. [ laughter ] self-preservation. he said wooter out of self-preservation. friday night's drama started with mccarthy confidently predicting that he had the votes to finally become speaker after acquiescing -- [ laughter ] after acqui

benjamin franklin slavery and the american revolution. he has written for the new york times book review, boston review and the atlantic, among other publications. and he is joined in conversation by annette gordon-reed professor at harvard university. she has won the pulitzer prize and the national book award, and she is the author of six books. her honors include fellowships from the guggenheim and macarthur foundations and the national humanities medal. she she's a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences, the american philosophical society and the british academy. tonight, they are here to discuss the odyssey of phillis wheatley, a poet's journeys through american slavery and independ. since this new biography is the fullest account to date of wheatley's life and works and carrie greenidge writes in the new york times book review that the odyssey of phillis wheatley is at once historical biography at its best literary analysis, at its sharpest and a subversive indictment of current political discourse, questioning the relev

benjamin franklin's presence there makes a big deal. he is a magnet for other smart people to come and rub shoulders with him. >> thank you. two connected questions here. do you think that paine was a visionary thinker or more an effective communicator of others ideas? did thomas paine have any help in creating common sense, did others provide ideas or help refine it prior to publication? >> the idea that there are geniuses who sit in a room and get no external stimulation is probably false and mythical. i think all of us, our best ideas come from interacting with other people, right? that is probably to for -- true for paine as well. he was part of a radical debating club in england. his editorship of the pennsylvania magazine is a training ground for him in how to persuade people and find out what americans care about and how to write to them in a language they want to read. he sees himself as a sponge for cultural standards. he knows he is not writing in a vacuum. to come back to your question, i do think a significant portion of wha

isaacson, who has also chronicled the likes of leonardo davinci, benjamin franklin, and steve jobs, is out with a new biography examining how musk became so powerful, and the inner demons and convictions that drive him. - the absolute intense person is what's getting his rockets launched, you know? it also makes him a very difficult character. - [margaret] as musk's control of technology continues to expand, so does his geopolitical influence. - he has to decide whether to allow the drone attack by the submarines to work against the russian fleet in crimea. - [margaret] what does author, journalist, and professor walter isaacson say now? - [announcer] "firing line" with margaret hoover is made possible in part by robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foundation, the tepper foundation, the asness family foundation, the mckenna family foundation, charles r. schwab, and by the rosalind p. walter foundation and damon button. corporate funding is provided by stephens inc. - walter isaacson, welcome to "firing line." - thank you, margaret. great to be here. - you spent

englishman the author was thomas payne, a recent immigrant with connections to founding fathers benjamin franklin and benjamin rush. the pamphlet laid out arguments and persuasive language for not only resisting british rule but casting it off. payne argued the colonists had an opportunity to create a new nation based on self-rule. the cause of america is the cause of all mankind payne wrote adding that the nearer any government approaches to a republic it -- republic the less business there is. common sense sold hundreds of thousands of copies and was distributed widely across the 13 colonies, it was off and read aloud in taverns and meeting houses which helped spread the patriot cause. in july 1776, six months after common sense was published, the continental congress signed the declaration of independence. host: welcome to books that shaped america a special c-span series that looks at how throughout our history, books have influenced who we are today. this 10 week series will focus on different eras, different topics and different viewpoints. we are glad you are with us, joining us through th

and i just i mentioned earlier how i played in the advanced band at benjamin franklin middle school and how i was thinking about mr. martins and people who played for dianne feinstein, people who i grew up with. and so i know there's a lot of feelings and emotions going on, and i just think it's so important today that we really, truly try to focus on senator feinstein and her legacy. do you know what opportunities there will be for the public to mourn her here in san francisco moving forward when there will be a funeral or any services? yes, and i said earlier today we will have a condolence book on the fourth floor at noon for people to come by and to sign. we moved it upstairs. we wanted people to have a peaceful place. there's a lot of activity still going on in city hall, on the first floors and other areas. and that is the most quiet area of city hall, which is why we're putting it there. that'll be at noon today. we lowered the flags at half mass in all of our various city buildings. and we know that the president has also issued that order for and ultimately, as soon as we are a

as a result of the kansas/nebraska act and benjamin franklin had already been dead for 60 years. my god, they need to go back to school. host: that was joe in michigan. this is the front page of the new york times. irs uses artificial intelligence , they have started using ai to investigate tax evasion at multibillion-dollar partnership to look for ways to better police hedge funds, real estate investors and law firms. the announcement was intended to show how a muscular irs is using the $80 billion allocated to the inflation reduction act to target the wealthiest americans and top of cases that have become too complex and cumbersome for the agency to handle. they are cracking down on tax cheats to pay with ao but it has been politically contentious with republicans claiming that they will use the funding to harass small businesses. republican succeeded in clawing back 20 billion as part of an agreement to raise the nation's borrowing cap. the political fight has put the onus on democrats to show the funding is primarily enabling the irs to target wealthy americans and corporatio

as a result of the kansas/nebraska act and benjamin franklin had already been dead for 60 years.d, they need to go back to school. host: that was joe in michigan. this is the front page of the new york times. irs uses artificial intelligence , they have started using ai to investigate tax evasion at multibillion-dollar partnership to look for ways to better police hedge funds, real estate investors and law firms. the announcement was intended to show how a muscular irs is using the $80 billion allocated to the inflation reduction act to target the wealthiest americans and top of cases that have become too complex and cumbersome for the agency to handle. they are cracking down on tax cheats to pay with ao but it has been politically contentious with republicans claiming that they will use the funding to harass small businesses. republican succeeded in clawing back 20 billion as part of an agreement to raise the nation's borrowing cap. the political fight has put the onus on democrats to show the funding is primarily enabling the irs to target wealthy americans and corporations who

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one of them asked the oldest founding father, benjamin franklin who stood at the steps as they were walking out, mr. franklin, what do we have? a monarchy or a republic? franklin replied, republic if you can keep it. and that's our responsibility. now nearly 250 years later, can we keep it? after all we've gone through thesepa past years, those words actually rang louder than ever. tonight we are going to have the chance to hear those differences but in a forum that gives to u.s. senators the space to share their points of view and yes at times, agreed to disagree. but with a level of mutual respect. i have the great privilege to work side-by-side with ted and orrin. they were not only colleagues but they became very close friends. we traveledg together and hung out on weekends together. ted and oren one of two different parties. the two different ideologies. from opposite ends of the country. but despite those differences, they really respected each other's point of where there was agreement, they went all in to get things done to make this country a better place. they believed as i so str

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the elder statesmen of the convention, benjamin franklin. i ask for permission to address the delegates. gentlemen. i beg your indulgence that i have had to commit my remarks to paper for my advanced age. i cannot trust to memory. dr. franklin. i would consider it an honor if i could assist you by reading your speech before this convention. oh, that's very kind of you, james. yes. perhaps that would be better. mr. president. and i confess that there are several parts of this constitution which i do not at present to prove, but i am not sure i shall never approve them. for i have lived long, i have experienced many instances of being obliged by better information to change my opinions, even on important subjects. it is therefore that the older get, the more apt i am to doubt my own judgment and to pay more respect to the judgment of others. so i agree to this constitu with all its faults, if there are such, because i think a national government is necessary for all of us. i doubt to whether any other convention would be able to make a better

it was written there that my haplogroup is the same as about benjamin franklin but on the other hand. it was written there that generally speaking most of the people from the t3 of this group are samoyeds themselves, who live in the very north of finland. well, some kind of nonsense. thank you very much. thanks for the interesting conversation. thank you for your genome, which you contributed to, in general, the entire russian base. it's a pity that he can't, but maybe in the next stage, when there will be a million genomes. i am sure that this initiative will develop 100.000. yes, a drop in the sea. here i would like to say again that what we are doing now, this is the base , the core for the development of the future, there is simply no one player in russia now, who could have such a snowy effect, coma, someone has to blind. the first snowball, thank you. god we do it. well, if anything, i solemnly promise that i am ready to donate my genome to science as soon as possible, and there is nothing terrible in this. thank you very much you had a podcast. schrödinger, i am its host grigor

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benjamin franklin who is one of the cosigners is head of the remedy to the common cold, the spectacles. what do we say today that's for the technocrats. that's something you can't do it if you dare to do it we are going to punish you for it. part of the journey yes i've taken calculated risks. i haven't succeeded every time but more than i failed which has allowed me to get to where i am but i want to create a country where every kid has a space and self-confidence to actually be able to do the same thing. it sounds like a different topic but it's related to the discussion and a technical discussion we had about shutting down the administrative state. there's this new cancer that penalizes the pursuit of excellence in civil rights victimhood implementation. it's to open up places like china. the culture of the victimhood and a stifling technocracy has led back. when we rally behind the cry to make america great again that is but i think we hungered for, the unapologetic pursuit of excellence of this country. that's what it means. for those of us in the audience and those watching, i ha

they actually met at benjamin franklin's bar mitzvah. but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.ch what happened between them after the debate. here now he tries to shake her hand, she kind of holds back. and they have a seemingly heated discussion. there's been a lot of speculation about what was being said. some said they weren't arguing, some said she didn't want to shake bernie's hand because it smells like brylcreem and gefilte fish. cnn released the audio of the conversation, and yes, it was an argument. >> i think you called me a liar on national tv? >> what? >> i think you called me a liar on national tv? >> no, let's not do it right now, you want to have that discussion, we'll have that discussion, you called me a liar, you told me -- let's not do it. >> i just want to say hi, bernie. >> yeah, good. [ laughter and applause ] >> jimmy: tom steyer's like, get me back on my jet, quick! [ laughter ] it's upsetting to see, because those two have too much in common to end a relationship over something like this. and in fact, this photo they posted this morning leads me to beli

he's done biographies of steve jobs and benjamin franklin. apple will show off refreshed iphones at an i haven't in cupertino today. we expect a new charger, usbc. the eu is asking manufacturers to switch to usbc. that way you can have one charging cord to charges all your devices. can you imagine, apple has to do that in europe, so they might as well do the switch here. my goodness, instead of a drawer full of different things, like what does this do, you just plug it into whatever you need. >> i'm used to it now. >> thanks, scott. >>> the "today" show is bracing for a takeover this morning by a lucky group of third grade students. >> i'm super excited to see mr. melvin. >> i want to see, like, the green screens. >> the cameras, the lights. >> it feels like i have butterflies in my stomach. >> "today" show, here we come. [ cheers and applause ] >> yay! it's going to be fun. you can tell how excited those kids are. you can catch the "today" show at 7:00 right after "today in the bay." >> i love it. >>> speaking of loving it, mcdonald's custom

huge technology and has the sweetest lab there is and maybe one of your favorites might be benjamin franklinings people together. so if you write biography, it is not like you're writing seven secrets to how to be an elected leader, you're writing about real people, some of whom are kind and gentle and some are rough around the edges and you let the reader decide, okay, i get it. >> do you know what you're going to do next? you just had a slew of extraordinary books. >> i want to be the athe intersection of science and technology. and as you know, especially after henry kissinger, i go way back in history to after steve jobsk i go back in history. there is a part of me now that wants to go into the way back machine. >> walter isaacson, always such a pleasure. amazing book. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. touriss tourists that turn into scientists. tourist taking photos that are analyzed by ai. so researchers c can help life underwater flourish. ♪ somedays, i cover up becse of my moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now i feel free to bar

dying by a south carolina debtor get to the congress in 1775, with help from another patriot benjamin franklinthem, he became a colonel in the continental army. that liberated the country from the british army it was then used by some marines in battle. i talk about this in all the time, my father is a retired marine corps colonel we grew up knowing the history of the flag and what it meant. we even had gadsden flag t-shirts. and. [laughter] it is deprive the next generation of american citizens from understanding the greatness of their country through not teaching them the correct history that is a disservice to americans and that is the service to young preteens all across the country you should know who we are know about the inheritance and gadsden flag helps us do so. >> here we have another situation where appear ready to stand up for the child she was on it and now we all get a glimpse into the window know what parents across the nation face. up next elon musk blames in elite l.a. school for turning his daughter into a communist who thinks anyone british is evil. ♪ entresto is the #1 hea

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thomas payne, you might have done so they like the august autobiography -- autobiography of benjamin franklin, but the federalist papers is a founding document. it's fundamental to read those and understand that. unfortunately, we have downgraded teaching civics in high school, teaching government. for any teacher to try to get students to way into the federalist papers and division of hamilton, madison, and whatever else our country can be, it's a gold standard. >> and the library of congress has thomas jefferson's copy. it's so cool. with the annotations, i mean. brinkley: the annotated copy. hayden: he puts buddy things about the whole thing about who did number two, number 70 and all of that. brinkley: it became a bit like, he just died this year, robbie roberts, people used to say who sandwich vocal in the band, it was that way with the federalist papers, who wrote that. they were not tried to post authorship, they were trying to put together a collection of essays. they were united in purpose. hayden: did that ever gets all? -- get solved? brinkley: there are some people who debate that

but certainly many of us know the benjamin franklin was very opposed to the eagle. this scavenger bird being the national bird. and he, of course wanted the wild turkey and how would argumentation have been different if franklin succeeded and we had the turkey as our guests? so that's a myth. there are two myths you just stated he did not want the turkey for a representative in the states. he did compare the quote unquote morality, the wild turkey with the bald eagle and he was offended by the bald eagles. behave of stealing fish from from osprey. he believed it was a craven cow or a craven thief and that he did state and he but he never advocated the the wild turkey represent the united states. now audubon did audubon's favorite bird the wild turkey and he wanted it to be his his the country's national representative now and the now the second myth here is you said national bird. we have no national bird. we have national mammal, which is the bison. we have a national which is don't we have a national flower which is a rose, but neither congress nor a presidential p

and whether he's writing about brilliant people from from long ago, like leonardo da vinci, benjamin franklin and albert einstein, or more contemporary, innovative figures of our age, like steve jobs, jennifer, jennifer doudna or henry kissinger. you can bet the result will be a fascinating, revealing, comprehensive and vividly told book. walter's take on elon musk is certainly all that and the story turned out to be even more than walter bargained for when he set out a couple of years ago to do the biography. back then, walter thought he'd be writing mainly about moscow's technological trailblazer, a leader in the fields of electric vehicles and private space exploration. then came musk's impulsive purchase of twitter and his central role in providing ukraine with satellite communiques and links during the war with russia. and the questions and controversies about musk only grew. all of which has enhanced the timeliness and importance of walter's in-depth portrait of musk and of the demons that drive him now, predictably. walter himself has come in for some criticism about what he decided to

one of the people who call it with him was benjamin franklin, who invented the bifocal spectacle, onethe remedies to the common cold. the stove that was made and invented here by a co-signor of the declaration of independences that made the swivel-air -- chair. that is what is possible in the united states. we are the pioneers and the explorers. that is the american way of life. have we been perfect? from our founding through even the mistakes that i criticized, know we have not. we are not a nation of gods heard we are a nation of men. but we are founded on those ideals. i would rather live in a country that has ideals and falls short of them. then a country that no longer has ideals at all. nobody calls china hypocrite. to be a hypocrite you have to have ideals in the first place. but our worst mistakes and our worst hypocrisies are still our best evidence that we have those ideals in the first place. america is not founded on perfection. we are founded on the pursuit of perfection, the pursuit of liberty, equality and justice for all. that is the dream that won the american revolut

reconciled, etc., to hearing that the committee of five that was nominated was lee himself course benjamin franklin, john adams, roger sherman robert livingston and jefferson lee was busy work on the articles of confederation racial the elderly. franklin was the committee's most famous writer and personality he'd recently from london, where he'd been representing pennsylvania small art craft, a tactful he wasn't interested in a writing. john adams was a passionate participant in the floor and the challenge writer. he, however, felt overburdened with important committee work. the other two appointments livingston from new york and sherman from canada. kent had no special interest in or talent writers. all five, though, are of the same mind so as congress they wanted another document, this one a conclusive statement for almost every delegate already signed on to a declaration. the colonies were now independence states was to be a document justifying to the world their reasons for this extraordinary assertion was to be a collective statement intended to be signed by every delegate they all had read. j