as the continental army faces the british army in boston, george washington doesn't just have a war to something to prove to his men, his new enemy, and to himself. >> this army killed over 200 redcoats in bunker hill. when london gets word, it's only a matter of time before general gage is finished in america. >> if only dr. franklin and his congressional delegation could be convinced our own condition is any better. >> franklin had come down to boston to see the condition of the troops that george washington had taken over. they were part of a commission that were sent to boston to report back to congress. >> as an untested commander and an outsider from virginia, washington must convince his senior officers he's ready to lead. >> who does this planter think he is? >> ahem. general lee, general ward, the condition of this army is a disgrace. you both have much to do in teaching your men proper discipline. >> yes, your excellency. >> see to it, then. general putnam, a word, if you will. >> yes, your excellency. >> tell me, general putnam, what of our provisions and supplies? >> there'

as the continental army faces the british army in boston, george washington doesn't just have a war too prove to his men, his new enemy, and to himself. >> this army killed over 200 redcoats in bunker hill. when london gets word, it's only a matter of time before general gage is finished in america. >> if only dr. franklin and his congressional delegation could be convinced our own condition is any better. >> franklin had come down to boston to see the condition of the troops that george washington had taken over. they were part of a commission that were sent to boston to report back to congress. >> as an untested commander and an outsider from virginia, washington must convince his senior officers he's ready to lead. >> who does this planter think he is? >> ahem. general lee, general ward, the condition of this army is a disgrace. you both have much to do in teaching your men proper discipline. >> yes, your excellency. >> see to it, then. general putnam, a word if you will. >> yes, your excellency. >> tell me, general putnam what of our provisions and supplies? >> there's not much in

this guy was a virginia fighting in the continental army. why would he have a crown on his powderhorn? in 1775, these men are still fighting to restore their rights as englishmen within the empire. so it's perfectly consistent to see the king as the person who is going to intercede with parliament. that parliament is the group that is oppressing and trying to enslave americans. of course, all of that changes between summer of 1775 and summer of 1776, in which americans finally when they hear that the king has refused to read a petition sent by the second continental congress, the olive branch petitioned, that he is declared them to be in rebellion, essentially taken them out of his protection, they then, encouraged by an immigrant englishmen by the name of thomas pain who writes "common sense," declare independence. this newspaper if i am is a bound volume of all of the papers in philadelphia. the pennsylvania evening post from 1776. i have turned to the page on saturday, july 6, 1776. and this is the first newspaper printing in english of t

we must not make a sound. >> the continental army was forced into a corner in brooklyn heights with nothingetween them and manhattan. and washington knew, if he fought and lost, this thing was over. so, he was gonna move his army out in the dead of night. but when the sun came out, there was a third of the army still in brooklyn. >> it will be full light soon, general. there will be no hiding from the british. >> washington is trapped. a tactical error has the continental army surrounded. if he's stopped here, it will mean the end of his fight. and the declaration of independence will become nothing more than a worthless relic. [ birds chirping ] >> after a punishing defeat in brooklyn, george washington must risk everything to fight another day, potentially sacrificing himself for the cause of liberty. as day breaks, the retreat from manhattan is still under way, and the british are closing in. >> sir, they are getting closer. you must go for the sake of the cause. >> i will be on the last boat, colonel. >> when the british realize that washington was on the march out, what was left of his

we must not make a sound. >> the continental army was forced into a corner in brooklyn heights with nothingtween them and manhattan. and washington knew, if he fought and lost, this thing was over. so, he was gonna move his army out in the dead of night. but when the sun came out, there was a third of the army still in brooklyn. >> it will be full light soon, general. there will be no hiding from the british. >> washington is trapped. a tactical error has the continental army surrounded. if he's stopped here, it will mean the end of his fight. and the declaration of independence will become nothing more than a worthless relic. wow! this toilet paper reminds me of a washcloth! that's charmin ultra strong, dude. cleans so well... ...it keeps your underwear cleaner. (secretly) so clean...you could wear them a second day. tell me i did not just hear that! (sheepishly) i said you could... not that you would! ...charmin ultra strong with its washcloth-like texture, helps clean better than the leading flat-textured bargain brand. it's 4 times stronger, and you can use up to 4 times less it cleans

. >> the most feared general in the continental army, benedict arnold -- a seeker of fame and glory,red military genius, and america's most notorious traitor. but behind every traitor stands a man. and behind every legend lies the truth. >> general arnold, this is lieutenant colonel hamilton. >> general benedict arnold, widely known as the most famous traitor in history for his defection to the british that jeopardizes the entire revolution. but before arnold betrays his country, he is george washington's favorite fighting general and a true american hero, which makes his betrayal of his commander in chief both painful and personal. >> congress has overlooked your bravery and resilience on the battlefield. for that, i am sorry. >> but i have bled too much for this revolution to be passed over by congress in this shameless manner. >> arnold is a great field commander. he is also senior brigadier. but there are already a couple of major generals. and so congress then plays this logroll, and they pick five individuals, and they promote them over arnold. >> my apologies for my resignatio

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department of the continental army finally decided that they could come out openly and support the nonconventionality. >> proof of greene's commitment to the militia is henry lee, a continental officer assigned to work with marion. one of their first targets -- a crucial british supply post, the heavily manned fort watson. >> damn thing looks impenetrable. there's no way through those walls. >> going through a wall isn't always the best way to the other side. >> with his newfound legitimacy, marion now has the manpower for bigger ideas, bigger plans, and bigger ways to win. >> ah! >> the only option now is to declare our independence. >> america is at war, dr. franklin. >> welcome home. >> for more revealing stories on these and other patriots featured in "legends and lies," purchase the companion book, available at billoreilly.com and bookstores nationwide. i takg for my frequent heartburn because you can't beat zero heartburn! ahhh the sweet taste of victory! prilosec otc. one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. allstate offers a't imagine genuine parts guarantee, that promises to fix y

trumbull a great artist was very involved with the army and his whole family was involved with the continental army so benjamin west was in london the whole time. he was very much in favor of the american -- but he was also the painter of george iii so we couldn't go too far in what he painted. he had to hold back in his own sentiments because he would have lost the court. fascinating individual stories to give a whole different look at the american revolution. >> host: what was your reaction when you first heard about the book sex. >> guest: i did not know this aspect of the story. i've read a lot of books about the revolutionary period but i have never. about any of those artists and i know them better face of all of them but i've never. their biographies cited in other stories. in reading the proposal for the book i was stunned by the vibrancy of their own stories and how amazing they were as individuals those five painters and the effect they had on the mac in public at the time whether you were in favor of the revolution or not. these painters have a huge impact. peel was an in fact a war phot

it becomes clear he is becoming the commanding general of the .ommand -- continental army i don't know anything up being in an army, let's -- much less building one up from the ground. so there are pagans that sharkey commissioned the book buying agents in new york and philadelphia to buy up every military book they could find. everything. he was be a -- buying field manuals. things he would give the tenets and charges to read, -- we would give lieutenants and sergeants to read, it is reading as a general. he reads this on the fly as he is establishing a continental army, establishes doctrine, making time for it as he can. and then there is a political problem. how do you get soldiers to join the military and stay in? that is the perennial regrading question. now we don't worry about their pay. i don't have to worry about that, but back then, they had to. why would you join the army? you are not going to do it for pay or immediate benefit. you are not going to have shoes, being well-equipped or well fed. please join up and stay in. how do you do that? he starts getting clinical cap --

>> i'm interested in the continental army officers that were captured. you said they were housed at mt. pleasant. i'm interested in one in particular, the man that designed washington, d.c., and i wonder whether there's a list of these officers, and if so, on that list, how does his name appear? >> the question was, concern the continental officers that were taken at charleston and if he was among those prisoners, which he was. they were sent on parole over to mt. pleasant, and some of the americans felt this was done intentionally to separate them from the men which would make it, again, easier for british troops to go and recruit among them. there is a list. i believe it's -- i want to say it's in the new york public library, but i have that reference and i can get that to you. there's a list of all the continental officers that were sent over to mt. pleasant. interesting, monague knew the ranking officer, a brigadier general and reached out to multrey and quite taken aback monague would consider asking him, saw it as an attack on his honor that he ask

they are called the continental army. they have a flag to march under.hey are going to be joined in new york by the people from new jersey, new yorkers, pennsylvanians. more than it was in boston, truly a continental army. rose: and what happened? mccullough: they got sick in great numbers. epidemic dysentery, smallpox. they did not understand the rules of hygiene. washington divided his army, leaving half in manhattan and taking half over to brooklyn. rose: mistake? mccullough: it was a mistake to try to defend new york. it was indefensible because they had no seapower, no navy. the british came in with a fleet of 400 ships. rose if the british had gone up : the hudson, could it have been over? mccullough: yes, indeed, it could have been. when washington fought the battle of brooklyn with about 9000 troops, it was sadly defeated. 300 americans killed. over a thousand taken prisoner, including three generals. there were pockets of valorous performance on the part of some of our troops. the miracle is they did not lose the war. at that point, the army was

but when it becomes clear that he's going to be the commanding general of the continental army, he sees that he doesn't know anything about leading an army. there's actual records in his papers that show that he commissioned book buying agents in new york and philadelphia to go buy up every military but they can find. so he was buying field manuals, tongs you'd give today lieutenants and sergeants. he's reading them is the general. he gets the order of merit list for the british army said he knows his adversaries are going to be. he reads military science on the fly as he establishing kind of farming practices and doctrine throughout the war making time for where he can. then there is a political problem of the war. how do you get soldiers to join the military and stay in? perennial recruiting question. back then they had to worry about pay. army?uld you join that you're not going to do for pay, you are going to do it for any sort of immediate benefits, you end up shoes, you will be well equipped are well fed. but please join us and stay in. so how do you do that? he starts using politi

he reads this on the fly as he is establishing a continental army, establishes doctrine, making time for it as he can. and then there is a political problem. how do you get soldiers to join the military and stay in? that is the perennial regrading question. now we don't worry about their pay. i don't have to worry about that, but back then, they had to. why would you join the army? you are not going to do it for pay or immediate benefit. you are not going to have shoes, being well-equipped or well fed. please join up and stay in. how do you do that? he starts getting political pamphlets. he has thomas payne traveling with him. he starts collecting things like printed sermons, because every pulpit in america was politicized for or against the war. he used these sermons as a message to his troops. he required they go to divine service, as he calls it, every sunday, or they would hear sermons that reiterate from a different angle the reason why this cause is viable, why they should stay in and continue to serve. he starts to leverage these popular media, for lack of a better term, to hi

they're called the continental army. they have a flag to march under. they have their general, and they're going to be joined in new york by the people from new jersey and new yorkers and pennsylvania and so forth and will become more than it was in boston, truly a continental army. >> rose: and what happened? they got sick in great numbers, epidemic dysentery, smallpox. they didn't understand the rules of hygiene. a they -- washington divided his army, leaving half in manhattan and taking the other half over to brooklyn. >> rose: mistake? mistake. it was a mistake to try to defend new york. new york was inthe defensible because they had no sea power, they had no navy. the british came into new york with a fleet of 400 ships. >> rose: if the british navy had gone up the hudson, it would have been over? >> oh, yes. no. yes, indeed, it would have been. when washington fought the battle of brooklyn with about 9,000 of his troops over there and was soundly defeated, 300 americans or so killed, over 1,000 taken prisoner, including threthree generals, it was

the continental army. of 1775, one of the first really big steps as far as changing the world is going to be creating this continental army. this american army. 13 separate colonies that have always run their lives separately and for years had not necessarily resisted working together but it never particularly worked out that they all wanted to work together at the same time. they'd finally create this army, june 14th, 1775, taking the beginnings of the army up in boston that had fought against the british already, making it the american army, and to me, most importantly, picking george washington to be the commander of that army. that is really one of the most important decisions made in this room. if you think about the way this war will go for the young united states, it's 8 1/2 years. george washington will be the only commanding general we'll have for all of those years. at the end, he will succeed. back in 1775, they are still figuring out what they are fighting for. that leads to one last letter to

but it's an absolute revelation as to what the common soldiers continental army had to deal with. never had enough food, their clothing was minimal, it's all there. so what is great about joseph plumb martin, he's a lot like for school. when something was happening of historic importance he was there. and it's just incredible he had never known arnold before the revolution. he claimed he had never liked him. but there he is, is on the banks of the hudson, joseph plumb martin is, days days before arnold's treason. he sees arnold on a horse sizing up various roads and things. those kinds of sources were very important. >> i am just curious about -- first thank you so much i can't wait to read your book. as a sale yourself i'm wondering if you can talk a little bit more about the deficit that the u.s. really was as a result of the lack -- and maybe the resources and times, i'm a little curious about that. >> i sneak in maritime stuff into all my books. even the last stand about the battle of little big horn it begins on a riverboat. this book particularly for me it was so much fun. t

the continental army was barely alive. the french alliance which arnold had made possible at saratoga had done nothing to win the war. it was all falling to pieces. and the treason of arnold was a true wake-up call to american people that in this war was -- that this war was theirs to lose. and so i'll finish with this from the epilogue. the united states had been created through an act of disloyalty. no many matter how elegantly the declaration of independence had attempted to justify the american rebellion, a residual guilt hovered over the circumstances of the country's founding. arnold changed all that. by threatening to destroy the newly-created republic through, ironically, his own betrayal, arnold gave this nation of traitors the greatest of gifts; a myth of creation. the american people had come to revere george washington, but a hero alone was not sufficient to bring them together. now they had the despised villain, benedict arnold. they knew both what they were fighting for and against. the story of america's gen

washington wrote a will after he was made commander in chief of the continental army. and that was probably the will he had throughout the remainder of his life until the summer of 1799. he decided to write his own will, 28- or 29-page handwritten will, done, by the way, he apologizes, without any lawyer's help. so if there's a mistake, washington, i'm always, sorry, if there's ooh mace stake. and he tries to divide up mt. vernon. and it's fascinating will because one time i gave a talk on the last lecture. his will is almost his farewell address because he stresses his love of country, that he's the supreme nationalist. he also said he's freeing all of his slaves and it should be religiously carried out during that time. when he -- when he was dying, he called martha and was able to speak, even with -- it's very painful, but it's not complete hoarseness. and he asks martha to get two wills that were in his office. when martha came up with the two wills, he came up with this is the operative one, burn the other one, and that is what she -- that is what she did. there's

he george washington led the continental army and beat the greatest super power oarnt, the british.eisenhower beat hit letter. george bush head the cia and spent 8 years as vice president. the president on shaky ground with his claim. >> i agree with your assessment. i completely disagree with president obama and his assessment. what i experienced with mrs. clinton is she treated her staff so badly they were all terrified of her. the person portrayed on tv is not close to who the real mrs. clinton is. kennedy: she is not very likeable or trustworthy. i tend to agree with what you say you saw. it was a different time in the secret service. you were not under the dhs umbrella. it was a different organization in the 90s and the job meant a lot more. but you writing a book like this now and it's easy to write the whole thing off, it seems you are trying to make money off an election cycle. >> sure. writing my book is basically telling my life story. i want them to know the way i got here, we are sitting here right now is because of their bad behavior. the president of the united states

in which washington writes to martha from phil informing her he's been given command of the continental army. it is unknown when the peter family discovered the letters and the writing table but it occurred because martha recounted the story of its discovery to jared sparks, the historian visiting tudor place to compile material. aside from these specific requests, like the engraving, the balance of martha washington's estate according to her will, it was to be sold for money to be used to benefit the education of her nephews. thomas peter, along with martha nephews and grandson or named executors of the estate. as an executor, thomas peter made a record which survives today in the tudor place archives. thomas and martha attended that july 1802 sale at mount vernon, purchasing $800 worth of goods ranging from furniture and table wares to artwork and livestock. note the 12 cows and seven cavaliers they purchased as well. among the items, a half-dozen stools. also, a pair of wall brackets. still in the tudor place collection presumed to be those that washington purchased in 1791 from james rey

army. continental troops and militia and french sayers. lincoln is willing to term over his continental troops as prisoners of war but wants his militia men in town twrt south kaurnl back county and north carolina, he wants them to return to their homes. clinton has lincoln on the ropes, hem him in on the charleston peninsula. he's got the harbor cut off. he's not about to allow this concession. negotiations are going to break down over this point. clinton is willing to let the militiamen go home but must do as prinners of war on parole which means they will not fight against british forces again. negotiations break down. the fighting starts up again. charleston undergoes the largest bombardment is it would see up till the civil war. it goes fon for two days. hundreds of artillery pieces firing on both sides. in the course of all that, lincoln begins to receive several petitions from the militia men in charleston. and the gist of these petitions is that they had heard that the negotiations had broken down over their status aspiriners of wa

the continental army was barely alive and the french ally in which was made possible had done nothingthe war and it was all falling to pieces. it was a true wake-up call to the american people that this war was theirs to lose and i will finish the epilogue. the united states had been created through an act of disloyalty no matter how eloquently they had attempted to justify their rebellion. the residual guilt of the hovered over and arnold changed all that by threatening to destroy the newly created republic fracas on the trail. he gave the nation of traders the greatest of gifts in the creation. of th the hero alone wasn't sufficient enough to bring them together. now they had the despised villain and they knew what they were fighting for and against. they could finally move and start to focus on the process by which the colonies could become the nation. as arnold had demonstrated the real enemy wasn't great britain but they decided to cut their fellow citizens commitment to one another whether it was the willingness to promote the state's interests at the expense of what was best fo

when they came onstage wearing blue coats with brass buttons is unmistakably the uniform of the continental army of washington when hundred 50 audience members watching black and latino actors who heads the their feet freedom infringed win freedom for us all people were weeping at intermission and screamed at the crowd you could hear emotions of euphoria inrom disbelief and in desperation and that gasps of those who wanted to invest in the show there were four presentations that be in 600 people told their friends that they had seen him by monday the most talked-about not quite show in new york experimental of putting actors and period costumes to doctors in parchment town close this this though humbling i really didn'tmb want to get in the way of that. oh yeah i of a part of this line and would bring to thiseare production as to being an afterthought. when that battle of yorktown ended that day the blackened latino cast wearing costume selected by african-american designers to climb on top of box is in shares to spend the 60 months trying to capture how exhilarate being succeedement felt. [appl

it's not a mean george washington ran a guy of the continental army because of gayy behavior. they spoke of it, wrote wrote of it as an abomination. so if they are in gaithersburg this evening and see two menng holding hands, i think there is a craig, what in the heck. so >> so i think the power of horrors that there some element of total surprise. day becomes night, the deck comes back till light andhi zombies and all that. so i think to them this would be like zombie land. you guys embrace the idea of homosexuality in a way to them it would be absolutely horrifiec >> when he wrote this book and you chose for the book? >> so the question was a as my time at fox news change me and writing of this book? >> i don't think there's any question that i'm surrounded by conservatives on a daily basis. [l marinated. craig was in the reagan administration so i knew him from back then size being marinated among conservatives even back then. but it it does change you to constantly have to go back and forth with really smart conservatives about the arguments on their conservativel porter v

portions of "common sense" were read by town crier's or to the troops that were assembled in the continental army. so many many americans read or heard "common sense." today, the best remember portions of "common sense" are payne's attack on monarchy. a devastating attack that perhaps destroyed for all time any interest in having monarchy in america. challengedyne reconciliation and urged instead, independence, saying that america has nothing to gain from reconciliation. but it had peace and prosperity to gain from independence. but in addition to this, there was something else about "common sense" that i think was crucial. gave meaning to what was going on. to this point, much of the talk had been about taxation without representation and that sort of thing. this into aansforms glorious cause. beingtalked about this as a great event would change world history. in fact, paine uses the explosion that the american revolution "is the birthday of a new world," and that the sweeping changes that would come in america from "cross thee will atlantic" and stimulate a similar revolutions in europe. he gav

she served, disguised as a man in george washington's continental army. [ applause ] and she fought tont that didn't fully defend her. all men are created equal, it read. no mention of women. and when she took a blast in battle to her leg, she was afraid to reveal her secret, so she took out a a penknife, she dug out the muskt ball and she sewed herself back up again. that's grit. [ applause ] and grace. hillary clinton has taken some fire over 40 years. [ applause ] of her fight for families and children. how does she do it? that's what i want to know. where does she get her grit and her grace? where do any of our female firsts, our path-breakers, where do they find

if you got out of line in the continental army, he'd have you flogged.sunday night we have benedict arnold. and washington. you know, he betrayed the united states and washington. washington was so furious, he's breaking tur that's the kind of stuff that we bring, the real people behind the myths that we all know. >> seth: it should be noted though. furniture was a lot flimsier back then. >> it was. [ laughter ] but washington was a big guy. >> seth: he was a big guy. >> big guy, big temper. but fabulous leader, fabulous patriot. >> seth: now, we have very similar jobs, in that we do them every night and we talk about the news. and this has been a very interesting cycle. i want to ask about donald trump. you've known him for a very long time. >> yes. >> when he told you he was running for president, what were your initial thoughts? >> we were at a knick game, i remember. and he goes, "you know, i'm thinking about running for president." i said, "of what country?" [ laughter and applause ] i think he could sneak in, in bolivia. >> seth: yeah. >> i think h

. >> i'm interested in the continental army officers that were captured. you said they were housed at mt. pleasant. >> uh-huh. >> i'm interested in one in particular, the man that designed washington, d.c., la infant. i wonder there there's a list of these officers and if so on that list, how does his name appear. >> the question was, concerning the continental officers taken at charleston and if l'enfant was among those prisoners which he was. they were sent on patrol over to mt. pleasant. and some of the americans felt this was done intentionally to separate them from the men which would make it again easiest for british troops to go and recruit among them. l'enfant, there is a list. i want to say it's in the new york public library but have i that reference. i can get that to you. there is a list of all the officers that were sent over to mt. pleasant. interestingly, montague knew a ranking south carolina officer, a brigadier general. he reached montague reached out to him and he was quite take and backing that mon ta ghoul would have considered asking

-- i mean, george washington drummed a guy out of the continue innocental army because of -- continental army because of gay behavior. they spoke of it, wrote of it as an abomination. so if they are in gaithersburg, you know, this evening, saturday night, and see two men holding hands, i think they'd say, craig -- [laughter] what the hell -- [laughter] >> and juan -- [laughter] >> right. so, you know, i mean, i think the power of horror is there's some element of total surprise, you know? day becomes night, you know, the dead come back to life as zombies and all that. so i think for them this would be like zombie land. they'd be like, you guys embraced the idea of homosexuality in a way to them that they would be absolutely horrified. >> we have a microphone here. if you want to ask a question, just raise your hand, and we'll bring the microphone to you. >> your time at fox news change how you wrote this book and who you chose for the book? >> it educates -- the question was has my time at fox news changed me and the writing of this book. so i don't think there's any question that i'm surroun

state capitol in continuous use where george washington resigned as commander-in-chief of the continental armyr national anthem, home of the united states naval academy, and the american league east first-place team baltimore cast all 38 of our votes for the next president of the united states, donald j. trump. [cheering and applause] mr. kent: pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules of this convention, maryland, 38 votes trump. ms. hudson: massachusetts. 42 delegates with the following bound delegates. 22 trump, four cruz, eight rubio, eight kasich. secretary, the commonwealth of massachusetts, fences the veto, the state that out performed every other state but one, the strongest vote to make america great again. we are going to cast our votes for the next president of the united states, donald j. trump, and i introduce to cast our votes. >> madam secretary, it is my honor to read it delegates from the great commonwealth of massachusetts. cruz four, kasich eight, rubio eight, and guess what? they may have said we are the bluest state in the union, but we are casting 22 de

it's not -- george washington drummed the guy out of the continental army because of gay behavior. if they see two men holding hands, i think they'd say, j craig, what the hell. [laughter] >> and juan. >> right. i mean, i think the power of horror is that that some element of total sur pry. day becomes night. the dead come back to life, the zombies and all of that, this would be zombie land, you guys embrace the idea of we havero homosexuality in a way to them that would be horrifying. >> you wrote this book --was ha >> educates. >> the question has my time after fox news changed me and writing of this book? >> i don't think there's any question that i'm surrounded by conservatives on a daily basis.a >> marinated. >> craig was in the reagan administration. i was being marinated among conservatives even back then but it does change you to constantly have to go back and forth. it's really smart conservatives about the arguments from their conservative point of view and part of my role at fox, hey, you're a punching bag at fox because the odds are against me. no, my role is more like

. >> the at start of the revolutionary war we didn't even have enough arms to outfit the continental army. today, however, it's estimated we have more guns than people. here. and here. >> the gun industry not the only reason that we got here. however, it is the reason that never gets talked about. >> it's not just a matter of salesman ship. but gun industrialists like oliver winchester and samuel colt did their level best to create a market. out of their factories in connecticut what came to be produce firearms with the same speed and efficiency as henry ford would do with the automobile. best known, the winchester 73 and the colt single action army revolver. two of the guns that won the west. but as the frontier disappeared, so did the desire of many americans to own one. >> these guns were not just selling themselves they weren't just flying off the shelf. >> so by the 20th century gun makers started to market their guns not just as a tool but a feelin >> what was once needed now had to be loved. >> there was a strong appeal to the young, too, and the notion of the gun as a rite of pass

she served it disguised as a man and george washington's continental army.documents that did not fully defend her. all men are created equal, it read. no mention of women. blast andhe took a battled to her leg she was afraid to reveal her secret. knife, dug out a pen out the musket ball, and sewed herself back up again. that is grit. grace, hillary clinton has taken some fire over 40 years. family andor children. how did she do it? that is what i want to know. ande does she get her grit her grace? where do any of our female where dor breakers, they find that strength question mark sandra day o'connor, rosa parks, malia air hard, harriet tubman. sally ride. shirley chisholm. applause] streep: madeleine albright, geraldine ferrara, eleanor roosevelt. these women share something in common. capacity of mind. fullness of heart. a burning passion for their cause. new paths soged that others can follow them. men and women. generation on generation. that is hillary. that is america. applause] streep: and tonight, nearly 200 years after deborah sansom fought and near

. >> this is the home to 2,000 continental army dead. >> they're buried here?nmarked graves. >> 2,000 people are buried there? >> absolutely. all the fancy words from the declaration of independence, they had to be made true somehow. >> hence the eternal flame that burns right in front of george washington's statue. we don't know the names of anybody here, but we know what they did, and we know what they sacrificed. think about it. no conventions. no elections. no america without what they did. >> absolutely right. and these are the work horses of the revolution. and the republic that would f l follow. >> you had a good day? >> no, we had a great day. >> thank you for being here. i think you guys earned some breakfast. >> a great tour. did the kids get credit? >> it was summer. they came down. those are home schooled kids, they enjoyed it. so much more to see in the city. >> i love that was ben franklin's church, that was the actual pew he sat in? >> right, you can set up a picnic table in them. you can get more than just four people across, because you can bas

she served disguised as a man in george washington's continental army.fend a document that didn't fully defend her. all men are created equal, it read. no mention of women. and when she took a blast in battle to her leg, she was afraid to reveal her secret so she took out a pen knife, dug out the ball and sewed herself back up again. that's grit. and grace? hillary clinton has taken some fire over forty years! her fight, her family and her children, how does she did it? that's what i want to know. where does she get her grit and her grace? where? where do any of our female firsts, our path breakers, where do they find that

can stand toe-to-toe with the redcoats, but to defeat the massive british army, the american troops need a leader. the continentalin command. but the task before the new general may be impossible. >> [ coughs ] >> my god. [ horse neighs ] this is my army? >> the americans still have the british surrounded in boston, but with dwindling supplies and rampant illness, washington's force grows weaker every day. if the british find out this secret, they could easily wipe out the americans. >> here, you have washington's army willing to die, willing to fight under incredible odds, and they don't have blankets. they don't have guns. they don't have boots. >> not for the last time in american history was a commander given a command without the resources to command it. and that was very much george washington's dilemma. >> congress sends benjamin franklin to meet with the general to assess his needs. but washington has kept his plight secret even from them. >> present arms! >> dr. franklin. >> general washington. from the looks of your strategic position, you have trapped the british in their own mousehole. >> now, if i co