she might write privately to her cousin edward coles about the atmosphere of fears and alarms. she was afraid. but the pop lists looked to her and they found reassurance. our friend william burrwell, right before invasion, wrote to his wife again saying, i assure you, i do not believe there's the smallest cause for alarm. and what was his prove? it was his proof of how the ladies were reacting led by dolly. i do not rereceive the least alarm among the women. they receive the ample needs and are well aware of their safety. so in her role as a stand in for her husband, dolly madison attracted both positive and negative attention. during the summer of 8:13, coburn fed the rumors of invasion by threatening her. while relating to edward the detiles of the plot where in british roves were to land under cover the darkness and set fire to the white house. dolly confessed, i do not tremble at this, but feel affronted that the admiral should send me notice that he would make his bow at my drawing room soon. surely it was a bit of a pose. she could be forgiving dreading a man with what sh

as the president's secretary edward coles arranged the first of these presentations, in a culture where intelligence traveled slowly, such displays were a welcome source of good news, in enveloping the public what had happened and heartening them. dolly was very conscious of this honor paid to her and the country during the presentation of the macedonian's colors, it was noted quarterback the flush of pride and patriotism that suffused dolly's face. she was standing in the crowd and she said, i saw her color come and go. as always, dolly's visibility cut both ways and her position as a "disinterested patriot" did not go unquestioned. political enemies tried to turn events against her. particularly a federalist tv;ey÷

dolley was there standing with edwa edward coles. you can find that picture. the picture is a lie.or, it's myth. or, it's a wonderful, sort of popular culture image that portrays something about dolley madison that wasn't true but carries a kind of truth that we want to believe. >> last question -- >> you said something that could be taken here as sacrilegious. i think most of us don't know what you meant and we would like an explanation. you referred to george mason as the father of the bill of rights. >> all right. fair enough. yes, okay. i stand corrected. >> when i first heard your talk and you quoted the original letter of dolley madison, there was the phrase cabinet papers. could it be -- now, do you know what she meant? could it be that there were notes of cabinet meetings? >> could. >> that are different than the bill of rights and constitution and declaration of independence? >> exactly. there was a paper in the white house history about stephen pleasanton that i haven't read yet, but we should probably all read that. >> there is an article by jesse craps in our hand out o

as the president's secretary edward coles arranged the first of these presentations, in a culture where intelligence traveled slowly, such displays were a welcome source of good news, in enveloping the public what had happened and heartening them. dolly was very conscious of this honor paid to her and the country during the presentation of the macedonian's colors, it was noted quarterback the flush of pride and patriotism that suffused dolly's face. she was standing in the crowd and she said, i saw her color come and go. as always, dolly's visibility cut both ways and her position as a "disinterested patriot" did not go unquestioned. political enemies tried to turn events against her. particularly a federalist tv;ey÷> according to dolly, when the man had been carrying the flag, and this is according to her niece, commodore stewart let her then fall either by accident or by design, the motive has been much question. according to dolly, it was another lady crying out, trample on it, trample on it, and dolley saying oh, no, not so, while the lady advanced. advanced, the fear

here again, i think that letter of edward cole's is beautiful. he really understands that slaves are human beings and entitled to every right a human being has, every natural right, which in the declaration of independence is pretty well specified. it is funny. i think it was samuel johnson that said the people, in england during the revolution, the people most about liberty are the ones that have a width in the other hand and beat the slaves. something to that. >> last question. >> ok. >> what was your thought process collecting these advice letters? also getting the letters. >> you know, there are a lot of letters that should be in this. in fact, i think this could be several volumes. i think if the first one is perceived to have value, then maybe we will do another one. we have got lots and lots and lots of letters. reasons for selecting what we selected, i think comes down to personal preference in many cases. making points that we think might be of interest to people. dare i say it? dare i state the commercial motive? we include a lot of peo

she might write privately to her husbanden edward coles about the atmosphere of fears and alarms. she was afraid but the populists looked to her and they found reassurance. our friend william burwell from virginia right before invasion wrote to his wife let tisha again saying "i assure you i do not believe there's the smallest cause for alarm." and what was his proof? it was his proof of how the ladies were reacting led by dolley. i do not perceive the least alarm among the women. they proceed the ample means take on the defend them and are well aware of their safety. so in her role as a stand in for her husband. dolly madison attracted both positive and negative attention. during the summer of 1813, coburn fed the rumors of invasion by threatening her. while relating to edward the details of the plot wherein british rogues were to land at alexandria under cover of darkness and set fire to the white house, dolley confessed "i do not tremble at this but feel affronted that the admiral should send me notice that he would make his bow at my drawing room soon." surely her bravado was

she might write privately to her cousin edward coles about the atmosphere of fears and alarms.she was afraid. but the pop lists looked to her and they found reassurance. our friend william burrwell, right before invasion, wrote to his wife again saying, i assure you, i do not believe there's the smallest cause for alarm. and what was his prove? it was his proof of how the ladies were reacting led by dolly. i do not rereceive the least alarm among the women. they receive the ample needs and are well aware of their safety. so in her role as a stand in for her husband, dolly madison attracted both positive and negative attention. during the summer of 8:13, coburn fed the rumors of invasion by threatening her. while relating to edward the detiles of the plot where in british roves were to land under cover the darkness and set fire to the white house. dolly confessed, i do not tremble at this, but feel affronted that the admiral should send me notice that he would make his bow at my drawing room soon. surely it was a bit of a pose. she could be forgiving dreading a man with what she

as the president's secretary edward coles arranged the first of these presentations, in a culture where intelligence traveled slowly, such displays were a welcome source of good news, in enveloping the public what had happened and heartening them. dolly was very conscious of this honor paid to her and the country during the presentation of the macedonian's colors, it was noted the flush and pride of patriotism that suffused dolly's face. she was standing in the crowd and she said, i saw her color come and go. as always, dolly's visibility cut both ways and her position as a "disinterested patriot" did not go unquestioned. political enemies tried to turn events against her. particularly a federalist congressman, samuel taggert, spread stories of dolly defiantly stamping on the colors laid before her thus tarnishing the united states world reputation. so he said, an english man in the city hearing this report basely observed that charlotte, the queen of great britain, would not have done so with the american colors. discussing this incident later in life, dolly denied making such a gestur

as the president and secretary edward coles arranged the first of these presentations, in a culture where intelligent traveled slowly, such displays are with a welcomed sort of good news dolly was very conscious of this honor paid to her and the country during the presentation of the macedonians colors, sara gayle seton noe noted the flush of pride and patriotism that diffused her face. as alternate dolly's visibility cut both ways her interesting did not go unquestioned. political enemies tried to turn events against her. particularly a federalist dolly defiantly stamping on the colors laid before her. 6 so he said, an englishman in the city hearing this report basically observed that charlotte, meaning the queen of great britain, would not have done so with the american colors. discussing this incident later in life, dolly denied making such a gesture and indeed the story seems unlikely u such a public display of negativity seems out of character, and also the fact that it was the federalist spreading the story around, the story seems suspicious. according to dolly, when the men had bee

dolley was there and she was standing with edward coles. if you go to the digital edition, you can find that picture, but the picture is a lie. or it's myth. or, it's a wonderful, sort of popular culture image that portrays something about dolley madison that wasn't true but carries a kind of truth that we want to believe. >> last question -- >> you said something that could be taken here as sacrilegious. i think most of us don't know what you meant and we would like an explanation. you referred to george mason as the father of the bill of rights. >> all right. fair enough. george mason. yes, okay. i stand corrected. >> when i first heard your talk and you quoted the original letter of dolley madison, there was the phrase cabinet papers. could it be -- now, do you know what she meant? could it be that there were notes of cabinet meetings? >> could. >> that are different than the bill of rights and constitution and declaration of independence? >> exactly. there was a paper in the white house history about stephen pleasanton that i haven't re

i see the faces of friends and champions, like representative donna edwards and representative tom cole and representative louise slaughter and representative john conyers and leader nancy pelosi, but i don't want to just talk about members of this body but talk about those who walked outside these halls. champions like president obama and vice president joe biden and president and secretary clinton and kim gandhi from the national -- gandy from the national network to end violence and all those native american tribes who showed up to stand for the re-authorization. as i stand here remembering those who have walked with us, i'm reminded of my very own home district of milwaukee. our community will once again host the annual brides walk, sponsored by the latina resource center. this walk commemorates a dominican american woman who was brutally murdered by her jealous ex-boyfriend in new jersey on her wedding day. this beautiful bride was shot dead in her wedding dress. this event, the brides walk, was inspired by a staunch advocate for women's rights, josie ashton, who raised awareness a

cole of oklahoma. and a look at the midterm elections with representative donna edwards. and later, a look at the conference at ohio state university. journal" is live every morning at 7:00 a.m. on c-span. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> through after the election cycle, we will bring you coverage of debate all over the country. tonight, coverage of the second and final debate between the candidates for texas governor. the democratic 20 davis and republican greg abbott. a look at some of the advertisements running in texas. >> a guy in a wheelchair can move faster than traffic on some roads in texas. i am a great abbott. my plan adds billions. paid for by ensuring the money dedicated to roads will be spent only on roads. theore taking money from highway fund. elect me and i will get the texas moving. >> in a texas courtroom, greg abbott made a case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts in education. he is proposing against standardized testing to for your all. heard enough? wendy davis will reduce the number standardized test and

cole, combating isis. and mid term elections with representative donna edwards of maryland and later our series looking at the big 10 conference continues at the ohio state university with joseph steinmets. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> c-span's 2015 student cam competition is under way. midland high school students will award 150 prizes totally $100,000. create a five to seven-minute documentary on the topic, the three branches and you. show varying points of view and must be submitted by january 20th, 2015. go to studentcam.org. grab a camera and get started today. >>> next, a hearing on private sector efforts to improve science, technology, engineering and math edition, otherwise known as stem. segway inventor and a panel of high school students participating in a national robotics competition program. this is a little under >>> subcommittee on research and technology will come to order. >> good morning. welcome to today's hearing. today's program is engaging student and stem, which you know is a very important subject. in front of you is truth and testimony disclosures for

cole of oklahoma on u.s. efforts against isis. then a look at the midterm elections. with representative donna edwards from maryland. executive vice president and provost joseph steinmetz. welcome to the washington journal. julia service director pearson will face a lot of questions today about how to deal with intruders. there. have our cameras a lot of coverage here on c-span at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. the fight against isis dominating the news. 35 days to go before the midterm elections. we begin this morning with which party do you trust on national security? democrats, (202) 585-3880. republicans, (202) 585-3881

cole, combating isis. and mid term elections with representative donna edwards of maryland and later our series looking at the big 10 conference continues at the ohio state university with joseph steinmets. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> c-span's 2015 student cam competition is under way. midland high school students will award 150 prizes totally $100,000

cole, combating isis. and mid term elections with representative donna edwards of maryland and later our series looking at the big 10 conference continues at the ohio state university with joseph steinmets. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. >> c-span's 2015 student cam competition is under way. midland high school students will award 150 prizes totally $100,000. create a five to seven-minute documentary on the topic, the three branches and you. show varying points of view and must be submitted by january 20th, 2015. go to studentcam.org. grab a camera and get started today. >>> next, a hearing on private sector efforts to improve science, technology, engineering and math edition, otherwise known as stem. segway inventor and a panel of high school students participating in a national robotics competition program. this is a little under >>> subcommittee on research and technology will come to order. >> good morning. welcome to today's hearing. today's program is engaging student and stem, which you know is a very important subject. in front of you is truth and testimony disclosures for

cole, republican of oklahoma. we will keep that conversation going with donna edwards. we will also talk about campaign 2014 with both of these members. at campaign look ads in the texas governor's race between tom abbott and wendy davis -- greg abbott and wendy davis. here are some of the ads in that race. [video clip] >> a guy in a wheelchair is getting faster in traffic. my plan adds billions for new .oad construction that ou we ensure the money dedicated for roads will be spent only on roads. no more taking highway funds to pay for pet projects. elect me and i will get texas moving. in a texas courtroom, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education made by his insider buddies. now, habits proposing giving standardized tests to four-year-olds. givingtt is proposing standardized tests to four-year-olds. davis will use education to build an economy for all hard-working texans. davis is embroiled in scandal yet again. land used her influence to lucrative taxpayer-funded contracts and then voted on bills to help reform law