you are on with doug bradburn. caller: good morning, professor bradburn, and thank you for taking my call. as a child growing up, in the 1960's and early 1970's, i had washington's birthday off, which was great, because i was born on february 22. not that that gives me any special identification or anything, but recently, a friend said maybe he was born on february 11, and he says google it, so i googled it. i was so deflated. and a little confused. it?hat best estimate is orruary 22 of february 11 -- february 11? guest: february 22 under the calendar that we are under today. when george washington was born, great britain used the julian calendar or maybe the gregorian calendar. you might have to google it. i think it was the julian calendar, which was, during his own lifetime, they switched to the gregorian calendar, which meant that all the dates had to go forward by 11 days to match up, and so, that's why february 22 is the date under our current calendar. when hewas born, -- first rate down when he was born, whe

john, you're on with doug bradburn. >> caller: yes, good morning, professor bradburn, and thank you for taking my call. as a child growing up in the '60s and early '70s, i had washington's birthday off, which was great because i was born on february 22nd. not that that gives me any special identification or anything, but recently a friend said, well, maybe he was born on february 11th. he said google it. so i googled it. i was so deflated. a little confused. so what best estimate is it, february 22nd or february 11th? >> yeah, well, that's a great question. he is -- it's february 22nd under the calendar that we are under today. when george washington was born, great britain used the julian calendar or maybe the gregorian calendar. you might have to google it. i think it was the julian calendar. during the lifetime they switched to the gregorian calendar which meant all dates had to go forward by 11 days so february 22 nnd is the date und our current calendar. when he was born -- when he first wrote down when he was born when he was 10 years old, he would have written february 11th. so i

eastern from mount vernon, the home of our first president george with historian doug bradburn. it is the start of museum week, highlighting museums with exhibits about the american story. be sure to watch all next week at nine :00 a.m. eastern on washington journal. were --republican governor governor kemp outlined priorities which included education and health care affordability, adoption initiatives and combating human trafficking. [applause] kemp: thank you very much. that was a kind introduction. my fellow georgians, during my first state of the state speech, i talked about a wise builder who put his house on a sure foundation. the remaining -- the rain in the wind came and the floodwaters rose, but the house stood firm. i to my hat to governor deal and those lawmakers who came before me, those who poured the concrete and laid the footings, hard-working origins who left this place better than they found it. one year ago i urged those in in building join me a safer stronger and more prosperous state. a state where small businesses are empowered to grow and invest and thrive,

host: doug bradburn. interesting seeing the first president's handwriting there in that clip. talk a little about how elsie learned about this office he was stepping into? guest: george washington had been in the positions of command and leadership since he was a young man. he had been the kernel of the virginia regiment at age 21. in the military physician, he had been in these roles. he also service the commander-in-chief of the american army for eight years which was as much a political as a military role. in that role, he basically represented the cause of the american revolution as the face of it. he had to deal with all the different state governments as well as the continental congress. a lot of local committees of safety. probably one of the greatest politician generals we have ever had. he and eisenhower come to mind as the great ones. -- who were political generals, so to speak. he was also the president of the constitutional convention. he was there when the office of the presidency was being created. one of the things that is interesting to remember is that article

we will be joined by doug bradburn joining us from the onnt vernon museum and stuff the grounds of georgeashington's historic mount vernon. our 9:00 a.m. eastern hour this morning. out of columbus, ohio, good morning. what qualities do you look for in a president? caller: i look for a president that has moral values that care about the people. i want a president willing to abide by the laws, someone we can trust and that cares about our health care and cares about all people in general, even other world. we have to work together and i want a president that has some type of background. i would like to have a president that we can see what they have done, that they have skills and values about this country and what this country needs to move forward and i think the constitution is important and maybe that needs to be revisited . we need a president that has morals and values and that his word we can depend on. host: this is jim in fort lauderdale, florida. good morning. caller: good morning. there is no question in my mind if a president has courage and if he has the ability to inspire , th

from the ground of george washington's mount vernon, we are joined by doug bradburn, the president and ceo of george washington's mount vernon on this president's day. first, explain the significance of the moment that is portrayed over your shoulder

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host: doug bradburn. interesting seeing the first president's handwriting there in that clip. talk a little about how elsie learned about this office he was stepping into? guest: george washington had been in the positions of command and leadership since he was a young man. he had been the kernel of the virginia regiment at age 21. in the military physician, he had been in these roles. he also service the commander-in-chief of the american army for eight years which was as much a political as a military role. in that role, he basically represented the cause of the american revolution as the face of it. he had to deal with all the different state governments as well as the continental congress. a lot of local committees of safety. probably one of the greatest politician generals we have ever had. he and eisenhower come to mind as the great ones. -- who were political generals, so to speak. he was also the president of the constitutional convention. he was there when the office of the presidency was being created. one of the things that is interesting to remember is that article

. >> reporter: doug bradburn, president and ceo says despite all of the challenges, washington did fulfillpioneer of modern farming, experimenting with seeds and fertilizers, and he built one of the nation's largest whiskey distilleries. so where are we now? >> this is washington's study. >> reporter: his study? >> yes. i like to call it his man cave. this is where he liked to do his work. massive condolence, co iviv ivi corresponding with people all over the world. >> reporter: washington never would have done well as a farmer and businessman without the 300 plus people who toiled at mt. vernon. during the war, washington's views on slavery changed, in part due to the heroism of black soldiers. >> he hopes there is some way that legislation will be passed to end slavery. >> reporter: but his actions sometimes contradicted his words. according to horn's book, washington said that getting work out of his slaves sometimes required a little of the overseer's whip. he remained a slave owner until his death. >> this is the george and martha washington's bed chamber here. >> reporter: is this wh

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eastern from mount vernon, the home of our first president george with historian doug bradburn.t is the start of museum week, highlighting museums with exhibits about the american story. be sure to watch all next week at nine :00 a.m. eastern on washington journal. were --republican governor governor kemp outlined priorities which included education and health care affordability, adoption initiatives and combating human trafficking. [applause]

journal is live from mount vernon, the home, library, and museum of george washington with the ceo, doug bradburnalso, it's the start of museum we, highlighting museums with exhibits exploring the american story. watch museum week next week on washington journal. next, prime minister's questions from the british house of commons. boris johnson fielded domestic and foreign policy questions from labour party leader jeremy corbyn and other members in the house. >> the support for affected areas in the area, and we work closely with o

. >> doug bradburn, president and ceo of mount vernon, says despite all the chance washington did fulfillenting with seeds and fertilizers, and he built one of the nation's largest whiskey distilleries. >> so where are we now? >> well this is washington's study. his study? >> yes. i like to call it his man cave. i mean this is where he loved to do his work. massive correspondence, corresponding with people all over the world. >> successful as he was, it's important to note washington never would have done well as a farmer and businessman without the 300 plus enslaved people who toiled at mount vernon. bradburn says that during the war washington's views on slavery changed in part due to the heroism of black solders where. >> he hopes there is some way that legislation will be passed to end slavery. >> but his acts sometimes contradicted his words. according to horn's book, washington said that getting work out of his slaves sometimes required a little of the overseer's whip. >> he remained a slave owner until his death. this is george and martha washington's bed chamber here. > is this wh

vernon, the home, library and museum of our first president, george washington with doug bradburn. it's also the start of museum week with exhibits exploring the american

vernon, the home, library and museum of our first president, george washington with doug bradburn. it's also the start of museum week with exhibits exploring the american store. watch "american history tv" and be sure to watch museum week all next week at 8:00 p.m. eastern on "american history tv" on c-span3. >> we continue our look at election integrity and security. in this portion, panelists discussed various ways to regulate and protect users online data for being targeted for political advertisements. georgetown's law institute hosted this forum. >> okay. so we're reconvening for our fourth and final panel of the day. new challenges in election oversight and regulation. for those who didn't see me at the top of the day, i run our institute for technology law and policy here at the law school and we're really thrilled to be hosting you all today. the conversation so far have surfaced many key areas of challenges. somebody was saying that they're feeling a little depressed and we need to try to get the energy up on the final panel of the day. issues from fragmentation of politic