daniel webster is going to become the champion of the union above everything else within 20 years after that. so webster probably of all of these had the most malleable philosophy but nonetheless, people's ideas on what the constitution meant, what the union meant evolved over time and it's important that abraham lincoln is born on the ease changes in views of course he's the one upon whom the greatest responsibility of the constitution will fall when he's president. >> it's such a wonderful answer and you said so much including westerns changing his mind about the constitution and the constitution being touched on for these people who approached it so differently including lincoln said the constitution had tobe our salvation . also against jackson who did indeed think the election was stolen despite the charges of his leaving office did not summon one to contest it. professor leesburg, you had a great tweet about this. you said i look over to talking about davis diaries and many other things that are shedding new light. as you hear this discussion about moms, the victims of the mob in

i'm standing where daniel webster had stood. his desk was next to mine.k by the way that history, as corny as it sounds, by the legacy and the work we are charged to carryforward. liberty and union. now and forever. now is then -- now as then, liberty is central to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. so we remember those who gave their all in the cause of unity, and a nation that endures because of them. we must honor their sacrifice by sustaining the best of america while honestly confronting we must do to make our nation full or, freer, and more just. you must remember that we may find the light and the wisdom and the courage to move forward in the way -- in the words of that great hymn, fight as they nobly fought of old. in memories not just our history, but our hope. not just our remembrance but renewed purpose. not just our solace, but strength. this memorial day, remember that not all of us are called to make the ultimate sacrifice. we are all called by god and by history and by conscience to make our nation free and fair. just and strong.

a great senator, daniel webster, rose in the capital to defend the union.forces but a coherent whole. his cry started across the potomac in the capital, resonates even now. he stood on the floor and he said, liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable, liberty and union. more than 142 years later, when i first came to the united states senate at a time when our country was so deeply divided over vietnam, the struggle of civil rights, the fight over women's rights, i had the notion that my first task as i stood to make my first speech on the floor of the senate, it all of a sudden hit me, i'm standing where daniel webster had stood. his desk was next to mine. i was struck by the weight of history. as corny as it sounds. by the legacy, the work we are charged to carry forward. liberty and union, now and forever. now is then. unity is essential to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. so remember those who gave their all in the cause of unity, in the cause of a nation that endures because of them. we must honor their sacrifice by sustaining t

i'm standing where daniel webster had stood. his desk was next to mine.k by the way that history, as corny as it sounds, by the legacy and the work we are charged to carryforward. liberty and union. now and forever. now is then -- now as then, liberty is central to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. so we remember those who gave their all in the cause of unity, and a nation that endures because of them. we must honor their sacrifice by sustaining the best of america while honestly confronting we must do to make our nation full or, freer, and more just. you must remember that we may find the light and the wisdom and the courage to move forward in the way -- in the words of that great him -- hymn, fight as they notably thought of old. in memories not just our history, but our hope. not just our remembrance but renewed purpose. not just our solace, but strength. this memorial day, remember that not all of us are called to make the ultimate sacrifice. we are all called by god and by history and by conscience to make our nation free and fair. just an

people's house, and madam speaker, that quotation is above your head, and it is by that man, daniel webster. this nation was founded on the principle that we are a nation of laws, not based on the coo priest or the whim of -- caprice or whim of people, we are a nation of laws, and there was no stronger advocate for that principle than daniel webster. he said this. he said the law, it has honored us, let us honor it. by executing it in its fullest cevaerity. -- severity. if we don't do a proper job of investigating that insurrection on january 6 and prosecuting the people at fault, the people in fault of the law, criminal laws, we'll make a sham of everything that daniel webster stood for. to achieve the goal of full accountability and adherence to the law in my position as chair of the commerce, justice, and science appropriations subcommittee i have been actively involved in addressing the issues raised following the january 6 insurrection beginning with the immediate investigation and continuing over the days and weeks following the attack on the capitol. my subcommittee dug into the subj

a great senator, daniel webster, rose in the capitol to defend the union.re not just a collection of competing forces, but a coherent hold. his cry first uttered just across the potomac in the capitol resonates even now. he stood on the floor and he said, liberty and union, now and forever one and inseparable. liberty and union. more than 142 years later when i first came to the united states senate at a time when our country was so deeply divided over vietnam, the struggle of civil rights, the fight over women's rights, i had the notion that my first task a as a stood to make my first speech on the floor of the senate, it all of a sudden hit me, i'm standing where daniel webster had stood, his desk was next to mine. i was struck by the weight of history, as corny as it sounds, by the legacy, the work we're charged to carry forward. liberty and union now and forever. now is then, unity is essential to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and so remember those who gave their all in the cause of unity, in the cause of a nation that endures because of t

when daniel webster was offered a position on the the 1848 ticket with zachary taylor, he refused sayingon't propose to be buried until i'm dead. it wasn't the wisest move of the great webster's career. he always wanted to be president. some months later zachary taylor died and willard fillmore became president. but from 1836 when martin van buren was elected as the sitting vice president to succeed andrew jackson, until 1988 when george h.w. bush was elected to succeed ronald reagan, no vice president was -- no sitting vice president was ever elected to the presidency other than john breckenridge in 1856, none was nominated to seek the presidency by a major party until richard nixon in 1960. and so at the beginning of the 20th century, there was a common joke that was told about the parents who had two sons, one went off to sea, the other became vice president. neither was ever heard from again. but at beginning of the 20 blg century, the vice presidency took some baby steps forward and toward the executive branch. president warren harding invited his vice president calvin coolidge to m

people's house, and madam speaker, that quotation is above your head, and it is by that man, daniel webster. this nation was founded on the principle that we are a nation of laws, not based on the coo priest or the whim of -- caprice or whim of people, we are a nation of laws, and there was no stronger advocate for that principle than daniel webster. he said this. he said the law, it has honored us, let us honor it. by executing it in its fullest cevaerity. -- severity. if we don't do a proper job of investigating that insurrection on january 6 and prosecuting the people at fault, the people in fault of the law, criminal laws, we'll make a sham of everything that daniel webster stood for. to achieve the goal of full accountability and adherence to the law in my position as chair of the commerce, justice, and science appropriations subcommittee i have been actively involved in addressing the issues raised following the january 6 insurrection beginning with the immediate investigation and continuing over the days and weeks following the attack on the capitol. my subcommittee dug into the subj

daniel webster rose in the capital to defend the union.e not just a collection of competing forces but a coherent hole. his cry just across the potomac in the capital resonates even now. he stood on the floor and said liberty and union now and forever, one and inseparable, liberty and union. more than 142 years later, when i first came into the united states senate at the time when our country was so deeply divided over vietnam, the struggle of our rights and women rights. i stood to make my first speech on the floor of the senate and all of a sudden it hit me. i am standing where daniel webster stood in his desk is next to mine. i was struck by the chorus and stones of the legacy we are charged to carry forward. liberty and union now and forever. now is then and unity is essential to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. remember those who gave their all and the nation that endures because of them. we must honor their sacrifice by sustaining the best of america while honestly confronting all that we must do to make our nation fulle

when daniel webster was offered a position on the 1848 ticket with zachary taylor, he refused, saying, i don't propose to be buried until i'm dead. it wasn't the wisest move of his career. he always wanted to be president, but he died and willard fillmore became president. in the succession of president jackson, until 1998 when george w. bush was selected to succeed ronald reagan, no sitting vice president was ever elected to the presidency, and other than john breckenridge in 1856, none was nominated to seek the presidency by a major party until richard nixon was in 1960. there was a common joke that was told about two sons. one went out to sea, one became vice president. neither was ever heard from again. but at the beginning of the 20th century, the vice presidency began to take some sort of baby steps forward, and towards the executive branch. president warren harding invited his vice president, calvin coolidge, to meet with the cabinet. the move was controversial at the time, but vice president coolidge did meet with harding's cabinet, and that became something of a tradition. fr