it was, as cokie said, it was essentially a piece of paper. it was a piece of paper. >> exactly. >> it was a sketch for a system. it didn't make the system. that was done by political men, politicians, nearly all of them lawyers and politicians. so when you hear as we all do, all the time, how rotten professional politicians and lawyers are, they were the men who created the government and amateurs couldn't have done it. >> right. >> but at any rate, discovering this wealth of material and the vast extent of the project prompted me to plan a larger book on the first congress itself. happily my editors are very, very interested in that. and the book basically takes the congress from its -- from the beginning, to its conclusion in a narrative fashion. and essentially, i think it demonstrates, one, how much it did, two, how it functioned, who made it function, and i hope convincingly makes the case that i just suggested that it was very likely the most productive congress in american history. now, apart from the official records of the first cong

for one thing, i am really glad that cokie mentioned lady washington. she not only was called that during the revolutionary era but during the time of the beginning of the first congress when everybody was up in the air and not knowing what to call the president. they also didn't know what to call the wife of the president and the wives of the various congressmen. and so there was a lot of lady this and lady that in the papers. >> or mrs. senator so-and-so. >> or first consort, those kinds of things. one of my favorite titles besides the more predictable ones in a way, were serene highness and your majesty. >> we have, in the appendix, you have the actually resolutions. why don't you read us that? >> i will read that. that is great. one of my favorite other titles was washington. they wanted to call the president, the washington and make it this universal term so it would be washington obama and washington trump. it's true that there were a lot of different terms and you have to understand that these hurt the ears of benjamin eids and william mcclay. th

i'm cokie roberts. i am here in my history hat. it is a thrill to have this panel on the first federal congress. it is such an incredibly important subject and one these folks have mined for many many years. the history project on the first federal congress is one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs i have ever seen. among other things, it's complete, doesn't happen that often. the founding fathers papers pirbed when we're all dead. the fact this group of people so marvelously put together 22 volumes and tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important, and one i recommend to all. because the guys got together and wrote the constitution really quickly given the fact as bill clinton says, it should be called "let's make a deal." we weren't there, the press, and made it's easier and they have this piece of paper and they sell it and sold it quite virrously with different people contradicting each other. i reread quickly the executive sessions, sections of the federalist papers and the di

good morning to you, cokie. >> good morning. luckily inside unlike poor david. >> we wouldn't put you outside. >> no. >> that's good. >> regarding the clinton foundation, the democrats say this is just the trump administration attempting to shift the focus. is that the case or do you think something there? >> well, obviously donald trump has said in an interview with "the new york times" that he can do anything he wants with the justice department. and the justice department is really just getting whipped -- whiplash from both sides, so the fbi has re-opened or apparently reupped an investigation into the clinton foundation and that investigation was legitimate. it was a question of whether there was pay for play of people donating to the foundation for favors from the state department, but whether that is -- whether they've learned anything new is the real question there. why would it continue now when they've already been investigating it for a good long time? so there is certainly at least a whiff of politics here. >> well, i

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i'm cokie roberts. i am here in my history hat as a writer of history and a student of current history, but i'm thrilled to have this panel on the first federal congress because it is such an incredibly important subject and one that these folks have mined for many, many years. the history project on the first federal congress is really one of the most remarkable institutions and outputs that i've ever seen. among other things, it's complete which doesn't happen that often. the founding fathers' papers will be published when we're all dead. so the fact that this group of people so marvelously put together 22 fabulous volumes and really tell the story of the founding of the country in a way that is incredibly important and one that i recommend to all because, you know, the guys got together and wrote the constitution pretty quickly given the fact that they had to, as bill clinton says, the constitution should be called "let's make a deal." but we in the press weren't there which made it a lot easier. and

of today's programming is available on our website at c-span.org and our podcast this week is with cokie roberts of abc news and npr discussing why washington is broken in some of the recommendations she has in making changes or fixing it. it will be posted on our website, c-span podcast. and sarah huckabee sanders holding a 20 minute briefing as congress is working through an agreement getting it to the president's desk. >> good afternoon. obviously, the impending conclusion of the coverage is leading today but i want to get to a couple issues first. first on northwest syria, we call on all parties to focus on de-escalating and resolving the syrian conflict and protecting innocent civilians. we take seriously turkey's concerns. security increased violence distracts from international efforts to ensure the lasting defeat of isis. qaeda be exploited by al encourage turkey to exercise restraint, and sure in scopes are limited and duration, ensure a aid continues and avoid casualties. brutal to assure assad's regime cannot return and we will continue working diplomatically to end the syrian

of today's programming is available on our website at c-span.org and our podcast this week is with cokie roberts of abc news and npr discussing why washington is broken in some of the recommendations she has in making changes or fixing it. it will be posted on our website, c-span podcast. and sarah huckabee sanders holding

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roofless come to wish military leaders were cokie extent of the past. technological advancement to comfort grisha massacre's. coming. to her starting february third on t w. more protests less talk of peace it has been that way ever since u.s. president donald trump declared jerusalem the capital of israel well today lawmakers inside the israeli parliament made it clear to the u.s. vice president that jerusalem is where policy and people are colliding i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. jerusalem is israel's capital the united states embassy will open before the end of next year. i thought we had the message that not the entire knesset is in favor of trump or pains. and these jerusalem must be the cuff that was palestine and west jerusalem the capital of israel. clearly there is a problem with your percent of the european states continue to believe that the only problem i think realistic solution fortune was on the past the conference got it from the cia chanst and set up costs to be the capital of the states. also coming up tonight germany is movin

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and abc news cokie roberts. i want to touch quickly on immigration. border. >> welcome to texas. >> nice piece. >> i love texas. it's a huge, huge state. just a huge state. tell me, matt, do you think president trump's proposal -- you heard lindsey graham, too, has any prayer? >> no. because the hard right hates it. and the left hates it. i think that starts off already with a bloc of votes they're not going to get. it's just so ludicrous that we're in this position. when 90% of people want to do something on daca. we're arguing over a wall that most people think is not needed. i think the understanding is, america and texas. i was thinking about texas other day, if we didn't have oil, air conditioning, and immigrants, we wouldn't be texas. just like the country. i think it's ludicrous we have gotten here. they'll pass something. it won't be the trump bill. >> i want to turn back to mueller. very, very serious stories this week. not just "the new york times." so many people reporting on it. including us. what is your take on how important, how serious

. >> cokie roberts, was that a mistake for the democrats? >> well, they probably should have been some what more enthusiastic when the president came in. we haven't seen them not clapping for a president who enters the chamber, but he did do a variety of things that clearly did make them angry, and, you know, talking about the nation national -- standing for the national anthem, there were many memb members there wearing african cloth. the president never mentioned africa, never said anything like that, so, there was not anything there for them to relate to. >> president has left the chamber. we're going to take a quick break. when we come back, the democratic response with congressman joe feoseph kennedy. >> announcer: next, he's the grandson of liberal icon bobby kennedy and the grand nephew of senator ted kennedy. 37-year-old congressman from massachusetts, joe kennedy iii. how will he respond? abc news live coverage of the state of the union and the democratic response will continue in a moment. whthe answer is simple really. americans m

>> for one thing, i'm really glad that cokie mentioned lady washington. she not only was called that during the revolutionary era, but during the time of the first congress especially at the beginning of the first congress when everybody was up in the air and not knowing what to call the president. they also did know what to call the wife of the president and the wives of the various congressmen. and so there was a lot of lady this inflated that in the paper. >> or mrs. sender so what's of, or first -- those kinds of things. one of my favorite titles, beside the more predictable ones in the way which were serene highness and, you know, your majesty. >> you have in the appendix, you have the actual resolution so why don't you read that? >> i will read those. one of my favorite other titles was washington. they wanted to call the president the washington, and make it this universal kind of term so that it would be washington obama and washington trump. [laughing] >> and it's true that there were a lot of different terms. and you have to understand that thes

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. >> next on american history tv, journalist cokie roberts moderates a discussion on the first federal congress at the american historical association's annual meeting. the panel talks about the nation's founders, including james madison and george washington who met from 1789 to 1791 to determine the structure of the new federal government, and decide how it should function. this is an [ applause ] >>> c-span, where history unfolds daily. in 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. >> next, a discussion on the importance of museums, after that, historians on the first federal congress and how the founders created a new government here in the u.s. >>> with landmark cases returning next month for season two, c-span's senior history producer mark farcus shared some background on the upcoming series. >> by popular demand, it's returning. a co-production between us and the national constitution center. as i listened to the callers this morning, they're talking uto about race, the p

. >>> next on american history tv, journalist coky roberts moderates a discussion on the first federal congress at the annual meeting. it talks about the nation's founders including james madison and george washington who met from 1789 to 1791