lee was born in 1807 of course george washington was long dead. but the lee and washington named had all ready been fused together and now is because of robert e. lee's father, a man named henry light horse. he was one of george washington's most trusted calvary commanders during the revolutionary war rate that is how he earned the nickname light horse harry lee. what made the most famous was what he did after the war. he wrote a eulogy for his old commander. he is the one who wrote the words first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen and those are still the words we remember george washington by today. robert e. lee's time everybody knew that his father had written those words. how much of harry the admired george washington he couldn't copy george washington's examples. he couldn't imitate what he knew was george washington's greatest virtue in lois tepper to? i with self-control and self-command. after the revolutionary war. the cycling to a tragedy. he bet all of his money and land that he lost very badly. he lost so

lee was born in 1807 george washington was long dead. but philly and washington names had already infused together and that was because of robert e. lee's father a man named henry light horse harry lee. light horse harry lee was one of george washington's most trusted calvary commanders in the revolutionary war. that is how he earned the nickname light horse harry lee but what makes harry lee the most famous is what he did after the war. he wrote a eulogy for his old commander. he is the one who wrote the words first in war first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. those of course are still the words that we remember george washington by today and in robert e. lee's time everybody knew that his father had written those words. much as harry lee admire george washington he couldn't quite copy george washington's example. he couldn't imitate what he knew is george washington's greatest virtue and what was that the virtue? it was self-control and self-command. if the revolution were harry lee cycled into a cycle of tragedy. he

george washington in the very same way. i knew very little about washington. i had heard of course that he had chopped down a cherry tree, which he didn't, and i had heard that he worked with which he did it. and i heard that he had wooden teeth, which he didn't. so i found out very quickly the things i thought i knew about george washington were absolutely not any of them correct. so as i began the book which i described as csis meets the biography channel, as you will see why as we go along, it has been a treat for me to replace all of those myths with the facts about george washington. the premise of the book is did george washington really look like his image on the one dollar bill? when mount vernon did some research and found that most americans would describe this image of george washington taken from the portrait as old, boring and grumpy, and of course they realized they were going to have to change their way of looking at the father of our country. they devised a plan in which they would create three life-size figu

by the time robert yulee ely was born in 1807 george washington was long dead. but the lee and washington names had already been fused together because of robert e lee's e lee's father a man named henry white horse harry the. now he was one of george washington's most trusted cavalry commanders command that sevier and that nickname. but what makes the most famous is what he did after the war, he wrote a eulogy for result commander. he is the one who wrote the words 1st in war, 1st in peace, and 1st in the hearts of his countrymen. those of course, are still the words you remember george washington by today. in his time everyone knew that his father had written those words. as much as he admired he could not quite copy his example. he could not imitate what he knew was the greatest virtue after the revolutionary war he cycled into a cycle of tragedy he bet almost all of his land, money homeland and lost badly. in fact, he lost so badly that he ended up in debtor's prison and eventually had to go into exile in the caribbean. he never saw his son ever again. so robe

lee was born in 1807 george washington was long dead. but philly and washington names had already infused together and that was because of robert e. lee's father a man named henry light horse harry lee. light horse harry lee was one of george washington's most trusted calvary commanders in the revolutionary war. that is how he earned the nickname light horse harry lee but what makes harry lee the most famous is what he did after the war. he wrote a eulogy for his old commander. he is the one who wrote the words first in war first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen. those of course are still the words that we remember george washington by today and in robert e. lee's time everybody knew that his father had written those words. much as harry lee admire george washington he couldn't quite copy george washington's example. he couldn't imitate what he knew is george washington's greatest virtue and what was that the virtue? it was self-control and self-command. if the revolution were harry lee cycled into a cycle of tragedy. he

consider george washington's greatest legacy, the union? it was this question that ultimately drew me to robert e. lee's story. it's that tragic tension at the knowledge, that history could have turned out so much differently. because on the eve of the civil war, leaders on both sides of the potomac, in richmond and in washington sought his services for high command to both about his connection to george washington. that was common knowledge. and both saw tremendous significance in them. they also knew that winfield scott to at the time was the ranking general in the u.s. army thought lee was the very best soldier hit ever seen in the field. and robert e. lee certainly looked like a fine soldier. he stood just under six feet tall, powerful, broad shoulders a barrel chest. he had perfect posture. everybody who saw him said some version of the same thing, batman looks every inch the soldier. and so in april 1861 an emissary for abraham lincoln asked robert e. lee to come to the city of washington. that ms's name was francis blair and he makes

forged and that is not an exaggeration because the son of george washington -- son in lot of george washington's adopted child. so now only one word separated robert e. lee from the pinnacle of his profession, from command of what would be the largest american army ever raised, from glory perhaps that no american since george washington had known. what did robert e. lee say? he said he opposed secession and he did oppose secession, he thought secession was illegal. equally significantly he thought george washington was opposed to secession and that was no given at the time. people on both sides of the conflict claimed george washington for their own. secessionists said george washington was a rebel -- rebelled and rebelled against the union with the british. unionists say george washington in his farewell address said to prize the union above any sectional allegiance. robbery beat is reading a biography of george washington in the months before the civil war. he is hearing these arguments and concludes he agrees with the unionist position. he believes george washington would have opp

he was probably the second best horseman after george washington was reputedly the best. was the only slave that washington freed. anyway, george washington 64th birthday came around and this painting went on display at the gallery in philadelphia on chestnut street. for 2 bits, you could come in and see the painting. for visitors, the effect of savage's family was unique and fresh, not just because of his size, not because of a conversation piece, a group portrait was a very unusual thing at that point. the audience found a larger american vision in this painting. here is washington, a childless man, yet father to these children and a founding father. the attentive if you were would also see the subject of the painting is twofold. behind the people is a grand view of the american landscape. it is not a george washington at the center of this piece, it is the landscape. america's natural beauty that is the focal elements. i think it is interesting to compare this painting of this conversation piece to another savage painting, which would be categorized as architectural. a

george washington had created? what would we think of our country? how would that have changed her outlook and there's perhaps no better place to honor that question then arlington. if you go out past the graves of men who died defending the union and you go up to arlington heights which robert e. lee's father-in-law virginie billed as a memorial to george washington but is now a monument to robert e. lee, it's a national robert e. lee memorial and you stare across the potomac river at the city of washington you will see the washington monument rising in the distance. but before the washington monument is the lincoln memorial memorial. that's a powerful symbol for our country because for all the property of these connections george washington, he is no longer the american that most folks associate with george washington. that honor belongs to the sum of kentucky who was born without a single connection to george washington. that honor belongs to abraham lincoln. herman melville woods wrote who looks at lee must thi

well, this is the george washington, you know, it could be "into the wild." there's a great book for you i was thinking he would have gone up to alaska if he could have. it's another sort of story about washington, you get to feel what he's really like. again, i got to see his clothes because i was doing his inauguration and despite all the pictures of him with a tricorner hat, he never wore a tri-corner hat. he wore a bi-corner hat. he never cut down a cherry tree so far as i know, but he planted a lot of trees. some of them are still there. you can actually put your hand on a tree that george washington himself planted. there's some wonderful tulip poplars. so you get to get immersed in this great man who really can be his virtues can be a model for us today and also his lifestyle. he comes alive. finally, the introduction sort of shows my choice of topics the last thing i'll talk about. you see this in my books in general. there's some historians and biographers and great journalists and writers who can take a topic that has been written about and written a

george washington fully supported l'enfant in his decision, though not in his action. you can see the letter washington route to daniel carroll in an exhibit opening at george washington university in march at the new our small museum at the new university museum. two exhibits from albert small's collection including this letter. l'enfant dies in 1825. he is married on this plantation in the slave cemetery -- he is buried on this plantation in the slave cemetery in an unmarked grave. they were able to find the exact skeleton which they took out of the graveyard at the plantation near bladensburg. escorted it in a week or so to the rotunda of the united states capital, where peter l'enfant lay in state and a huge military procession crossed the potomac river to bury him with the best deal of washington d.c., from the front of arlington house in arlington cemetery. i questioned whether or not the bones there are peter l'enfant. [laughter] i have attempted and now that i'm going to retire, people say, what are you going to do? well, i'm going to find out whether l'enfant's

as a print and portrait, it is unexcelled among the early graphic images of george washington. in peale would produce his third 1787 mezzotint portrait of washington, to mark a series of engravings at his own portrait including prince of lafayette, franklin, and reverend joseph gilmore, he finished 4 mezzotints and sent a set to washington. but he still had to prepare his own plates and do some printing and the sales were disappointing . he ultimately abandoned his plan after much work for too little return. we haven't quite finished the story of that small mezzotint of 1778. one of peale's admirers was the english born engraver john norman who would arrive in philadelphia from london around 1774. the enterprising mr. norman, with various portraits advertise frequently in newspapers billing himself as an engraver of watch cases. he also taught engraving and printed copperplate, and sold almanacs, children's books, coffins, and furniture. in august 1779, he advertised an elegant head of general washington. undoubtedly, peale's ms. attempt -- mezzotinet. he was not a particularly

portraits accompanied by her own book "george washington: american icon." she has authored books and published articles on the 19th century portrait drawings, celebrity caricatures, and the editorial cartoons about home she will tell you a little bit more in a moment. her book "i, contact -- "eye co ntact" has been nominated for awards for distinguished scholarship in the field of art history. wendy's present excavation and accompanying book are titled "face value: portraiture in the age of abstraction.” she will speak to us now and how george washington's contemporaries saw him. please join me in celebrating this opportunity to learn more about a somewhat -- subject from an expert, wendy wick reaves. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone and thank you betty for that lovely introduction. such a pleasure to be with all of you at mount vernon. i am honored to be here with so many washington enthusiasts as so many very knowledgeable speakers on the subject. could we have the lights down a little bit? is that possible? oh we hope that will happen and you can s

lee and george washington's history around you. robert e. s born in westmoreland county down river from washington and so was washington, robert e. lee grew up in alexandria, virginia, near george washington's mount vernon plantation, and robert e. lee married his wife at arlington house, the great pillared mansion, now a similar tear, but back then a memorial of george washington, filled with relics of george washington because he married the daughter of george washington's adopted son. >> woodruff: describe the argument he made that he changed american history. >> he was reading a biography of george washington as the union comes apart and as he's reading this biography he concludes that the founding fathers themselves would have opposed secession but then he gets this offer he gets called to washington by abemissary for abraham lincoln who says the country looks to you to save the family for the union. he can't imagine going to war against virginia. >> woodruff: the premise is here's this great man considered a great hero for the confedera

george washington's mount vernon hosted this 50 minute event. >> good afternoon. my name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. together with my husband stanley scott, i am in enthusiast for george washington of many varieties, including portraiture. we have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of survey drawings, medallions coins, rare books, and metals, as well as documents on the subject of george washington and his time. we have the active supporters of mount vernon for several decades and members of connoisseurs society. this lively group is dedicated to supporting the acquisition, preservation, and conservation of mount vernon's remarkable collections. it is very encouraging for us to see you all here at this crowded seminar because it indicates an interest in coming closer to the iconic presence of our first american president and his character charisma and abilities. we met wendy wick reaves, our speaker, in the early 1970's and we were impressed then. with her comfo

next, author hugh howard talks about portraits of george washington. it explores the works of gilbert stuart and john trumbull

up next, george washington's role in the constitutional convention in 1787. the founding fathers crafted a new document to replace the articles of confederation which was in i confess for -- washington was voted to preside over the convention, taking an active role in shaping the constitution we know today. george washington's mount vernon hosted this hour-long event. >> >> this concludes an amazing year that began the year ago last september with the opening of the library for the study of george washington. during that year as a library fellow, i finished my book on washington which just came out this week and i was able to get a copy today. during that time while i was here, i learned what a rich treasure we all have, especially those of you who live near it the staff here is extraordinarily dedicated loyal , and for 150 years the mount vernon ladies association has kept this place national. with the new library and the orientation center in the education center, i would say that no group of women have done better, at least since martha did it alone. among

well, this is the george washington, you know, it could be "into the wild." there's a great book for you i was thinking he would have gone up to alaska if he could have. it's another sort of story about washington, you get to feel what he's really like. again, i got to see his clothes because i was doing his inauguration and despite all the pictures of him with a tricorner hat, he never wore a tri-corner hat. he wore a bi-corner hat. he never cut down a cherry tree so far as i know, but he planted a lot of trees. some of them are still there. you can actually put your hand on a tree that george washington himself planted. there's some wonderful tulip poplars. so you get to get immersed in this great man who really can be his virtues can be a model for us today and also his lifestyle. he comes alive. finally, the introduction sort of shows my choice of topics the last thing i'll talk about. you see this in my books in general. there's some historians and biographers and great journalists and writers who can take a topic that has been written about and written a

. >> this month we'll be focusing on the life and legacy of george washington tomark the anniversary of his birth february 22, and up next the founding fathers drafted a new document to replace the articles of con federation, which was an unsuccessful blueprint for the new nation. washington presided over the constitutional convention, tarking an active role in shaping the constitution we know today. george washington's mount vernon estate hosted the event. >> these electric tirse -- lectures conclude an amazing year that began a year ago last september with the opening of the library for the study of george washington. during that year as a library fellow i finished my book on washington which just came out this week and i just was able to give a copy to gae. during that period while i was here i learned what a rich treasure we all have. especially those who live near it at mount vernon. led by kurt and doug, the staff here is extraordinarily dedicated, loyal, and collegial the for 150 years, the mount vernon ladies association has kept this place special, and with the new library wh

george washington. >> ava, look! >> ava was sitting in on her brother's class and we were discussing presidents and we were discussing symbols of the united states and talking about the white house, which she asked if george washington lived there. and when we nched her that unfortunately george washington was no longer alive, she became very sad. >> reporter: so sad that her mother gina had to capture the moment. >> maybe we can see our current president, president barack obama. >> when you found out george washington wasn't around anymore, how did you feel? >> sad. >> reporter: why? >> because i wanted to meet him. >> reporter: what did you think you liked about him? what was so cool that you wanted to meet him? >> because he had a cool place. >> reporter: it may not be the real george washington but for ava, this one will do just fine. jason pew, news4 sports. >> hopefully ava will be watching tonight as gw plays a nationally televised game at home against dayton. >>> first at 4, a change of plans inside the court

george washington, president and deputy from virginia.other 38 signers filed forward by state, beginning with new hampshire's john langdon preceding southward to abraham baldwin of georgia. while the last members were signing, franklin looked at the half-sun that adorned the crown of washington's chair. i have, he said, often in the course of the session and the vicissitudes of the convention looked at the sun behind the president without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting. but now at length i have the happiness to know that it is a rising sun, not a setting. madison chose this anecdote involving the sage of philadelphia and washington's chair to close his notes of the convention. elaborating somewhat, washington reported in his diary, quote the members adjourned to city tavern, dining together, and took a cordial leave.” in that diary, washington then added that after dinner he "retired to meditate on the momentous work that had been executed.” the product of that labor, the constitution, if ratified, would transform the

the united states botanic garden, after being endorsed by george washington, got a much-needed shot in the arm from another founding father in james madison. james madison was a prominent member of an institution early on in the history of washington, d.c., called the colombian institute. it was a gentlemanly, scholarly society that was dedicated to the dissemination of natural history information. in many ways, it was akin to the american philosophical society of philadelphia or the academy of natural sciences in philadelphia, which were also institutions in philadelphia which was at that time the center of the american scientific enterprise. james madison really wanted to see a botanic garden on federal property. and he was instrumental in the laet 18-teens in having congress chartered the existence of the first botanic garden. it was built in bricks and mortar on the block where we stand in 1820. it existed for a little while. there was a u.s. botanic garden, or the first version of the u.s. botanic garden, from 1820 until the late 1830's when the colombian society began to peter ou

as a black man, one of the worst was george washington. george washington owned slaves.eorge washington said his slaves were not to be free until his wife died. he was a slave owner. as a matter of fact, we had five presidents who were members of the ku klux klan. my favorite would be obama clinton, and abraham lincoln. even though he fought the civil war to keep the south from splitting from the united states . that is why he did that. he did not really have that much love for black people, per se/ host: "the new york times" this morning. the story, iraqi chemical weapons or page a4. the headline, cia said to have bought and destroyed iraqi chemical weapons. they write, "the arms purchase plan began in 2005. the american military deemed a success. it led to the u.s. acquiring and destroying at least 400 borak rockets. that was not accounted for by the u.n. spectrum mandated following the persian gulf war. many rockets were in poor condition. some were empty but others contained the nerve agent sarin which in analysis showed to be purer. an investigation found that the m

. >> george washington university hospital's use put her at risk after neck surgery. while straining to see the monitor she lusted open her stitches. >> why is your neck bleeding? >> they do not see providing interpreters as civil rights. >> a lawsuit has been filed saying that george washington hospital violated the americans with disabilities act. others happened did hard -- targeted or similar problems. >> denying people the ability to get medical care is not an option. >> settlements show that virginia facilities have paid it in deaf discrimination cases. a commonwealth and fairfax paid $160,000 in damages. dominion hospital agreed to pay more than $50,000 in its federal case. >> we're talking about life and death decisions. >> it does make it worse. this is a basic need. >> george washington said that it could not comment in detail. it believes that it met its legal obligation to provide accommodations. >> it took them 16 hours to finally get an interpreter on-si te. >> no excuse for that? >> no, there is no excuse for that. >> what hospitals have to do to accomm

he was trash talking george washington. i have to give it to him. ing son he didn't know what to say, he said i have had plenty of dogs throughout my lifetime. so to recall them all would be so difficult. >> it has been a long time. >> it hads been a long time. >> even better, he goes backstage. i feel bad about this. i gave washington a hard time too. i said oh, george, i know what i'm looking up. i will look up the names of your nine dogs. >> did you. >> just wait one second. george washington you could tell he was upset. rightfully so. they take their job very seriously. thomas jefferson says i have 30 horses thank god he didn't ask me that question. >> little arthur, i talk with his mom afterward and he has been studying george washington. so he knows all about george washington. he wanted to do it. i to eld him i will look it up and it turns out george washington, arthur, he had 12 dogs. >> okay. >> so drunkard, chloe, tipper, captain, lady rover, logan, sweet lips, and search are. >> sweet lips. >> sweet lips what was the first one. >> drunkard

. >>> let's get it started with george washington. what are their chances of making the ncaa tournament? let me put it this way, the grim reaper has hopped off the metro and making his way to the smith center. the colonials can make it to the ncaa tournament, but with an rpi of 62, they will have to make a run and it needed to start today against the rams of vcu. gw getting ready to roll in front of the colonial army. boy, speaking of rolling, jordan burgess dunking over every george washington defender he can find. tight game in the first half. here's good colonial defense. kevin larson with the steal and the flush at the other end. so we're tied at the half. vcu pulling away late. look at lewis, nothing wrong with a little bump and grind, but the highlight's not done. at the other end, jordan burgess says no, no, no, no, no! i'm on swat patrol! gw falls 79-66. frank hanrahan has more from the smith center. >> reporter: hard to believe that for george washington, a team that lost for the first time at home, they have are very much on

that's pretty much what george washington looked like.ou're going to look a little stupid 250 years from now. you may not believe me but take my word for it. that little hoodie will look pretty absurd somewhere 100 years from now. 200 years from now you'll look like a caveman and 250 years from now people will laugh at you because of how you're dressed. what i said is this, not many people know this, during the revolutionary war george washington snuck through enemy lines to london, england with whom he was at war with for 6, 7 years now. it was to a taylor in london. he said i would like to purchase four waist coats in the latest designs using the most fashion colors currently available. i'd like the buttons ornate as possible without being 0s ten taeurb should yous. why did he go to a london tailor? because george workashington was probably the best dressed man on planet earth. he was a likely was the best dressed and he thought being president of a new president meant it's especially important that i be the best dressed. so i say to hi

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>> because i want to see george washington. >> she is just broken up. that is 5-year-old ava lane.deo was taken after her mo it to her that george washington lived more than 200 years ago. >> video has received over 500,000 views and as jason pugh reports, george washington univer >> reporter: it's time f lane to meet her favorit president, george washin. >> it's george. >> ava was sitting in on brother's home school cl we were discussing presi we were discussing symbo the united states, talki the white house which sh if george wash there. when we informed her tha unfortunately george was was no longer alive, she very sad. >> so sad that her mother capt >> maybe we can see our president, president bar obama. >> how did you feel when found out george washingto wasn't around anymore? >> sad. >> why? >> because i wanted to m >> what do you think youik about him? what was so cool that yo to meet him? >> because he had cool c >> reporter: it may not real george washington, bu ava, this one will d jason pugh, news 4 sport >> oh my gosh. that's so cool. maybe the colonial year will come b

>> because i didn't want to see george washington. >> that is 5-year-old ava lane. that video was just taken after her mother broke it to her that george washington lived more than 200 years ago. >> the video has received over 500,000 views. as jash reports, george washington universit. >> reporter: it's time for ava lane to meet her favorite president, george washington. >> it's george. >> ava was sitting in on her brother's home school class and we were discussing presidents. we were discussing symbols of the united states talking about the white house which she asked if george washington lived there. when we informed her that unfortunately george washington was no longer alive, she became very sad. >> so sad that her mother had to capture the moment. maybe we can see our current president, president barack obama. how did you feel when you found out george washington wasn't around anymore. >> sad. >> why? >> because i wanted to meet him. >> what do you think you liked about him? what was so cool that you wanted to meet him? >> because he had cool clothes. >> repor

he found this flag from george's washington's inaugural in a mom and pop jnnk shop. >> the husband andd yell at each other, "where is the political memorabilia?"in and the husband would shout out, "it's in the basement!" >> part of the collection was once displayed in new york-- buttons, hat, lantern, umbrellas and posters from the campaigns of george washington to george w. bush. here's william mckinley, andy, engraved on the back it says "william mckinley, our hero for posterity." >> that's right. >> reporter: william jennings bryan, the democrats' candidate in 1896 was a renowned orator, but the republicans' response... >> they would pass out these coffins with a face in it and say, "talk to death." this is what's going to happen if he's our president." >> reporter: what now? what do you do next? >> we hope by curating it is we can figure out exactly what's in it. the problem with my dad is his collection and not sharing exactly what's in it, the knowledge was in his head. >> reporter: wright talked to the smithsonian institution. they were interested in only a small part of the col

he found this flag from george washington's collect inauguration in a mom and pop shop. york -- buttons, hat lantern umbrellas and posters from the campaigns of george washington to george w. bush. here's william mckinley and engraved on the back it says, "william mckinley our hero for posterity." >> that's right. >> reporter: william jennings bryan, the democrats' candidate in 1896 was a renowned orator but the republicans' response... >> they would pass out these coffins with a face in it and say, "talk to death. this is what's going to happen if he's our president." >> reporter: what now? what do you do next? >> we hope by cure rating it is we can figure out exactly what's in it. the problem with my dad amatsing his collection and not sharing exactly what's in it the knowledge was in his head. >> reporter: wright talked to the smithsonian institution. they were interested in only a small part of the collection and he doesn't want to break it up. so you do want to get it displayed? >> i have to getçó it displayed? >> how. >> we'll do exhibitions and we'll travel and ho

that's pretty much what george washington looked like.going to look a little stupid 250 years from now. you may not believe me but take my word for it. that little hoodie will look pretty absurd somewhere 100 years from now. 200 years from now you'll look like a caveman and 250 years from now people will laugh at you because of how you're dressed. what i said is this, not many people know this, during the revolutionary war george washington snuck through enemy lines to london, england with whom he was at war with for 6, 7 years now. it was to a taylor in london. he said i would like to purchase four waist coats in the latest designs using the most fashion colors currently available. i'd like the buttons ornate as possible without being 0s ten taeurb should yous. why did he go to a london tailor? because george workashington was probably the best dressed man on planet earth. he was a likely was the best dressed and he thought being president of a new president meant it's especially important that i be the best dressed. so i say to high sch

george washington university in washington d.c.n one of those leading this trend of rising price ss, as the bbc's katty kay reports. >> reporter: it's a real treat to go to an american college. the education is world class. the facilities are spectacular. there's almost nothing a student at george washington university can't study or do. but every treat has a price. >> i currently work two part-time jobs. i work a lot of night shifts usually about three to four shifts and about four hour shifts. >> reporter: these students don't come from wealthy families so they have to find other ways to pay the high fees. >> usually every semester i do 30 hours of work whether one or two jobs on campus. >> i've been working two to four jobs a semester. >> reporter: you have $60,000 of loans today. when you finish college how much do you think you will owe? >> 126. >> reporter: the high fees don't just go on teaching. u.s. colleges come pete to provide the best possible extras. here, that means basketball. it's not cheap to have top notched sport

rhode island goes on to win over george washington 59-54. >>> 14th ranked vcu with richmond.hese fans not going the like what they see in this game. second half anthony took over. defender falls but he doesn't. anthony pulls up for the jumper. richmond's up 7. he was just getting started. had a game high 22 points. richmond starting to pull away. later in the half scary moment for vcu. that is weber going down. he is on the floor in pain. looks like an apparent knee injury right there. he had to be helped off the court and returned on crunches. they fall to richmond 64-52. >>> howard and catholic both winners tonight. american will play on monday. >>> let's go over to the ice now. the capitals always seems to give his team a chance to win in montreal. a perfect 4-0 record there with 2 shutouts. outstanding again today. the teammates not so much. ovechkin trying to make it two straight wins. this one all about the goaltenders. first period we're scoreless. joe ward. had a shot but how about carey price with a diving save? second period, no luck on the power play. ovechkin shot

george washington became the first american president in 1789. next a 2000 five project where historians and scientists from george washington's mount vernon estate set out to better understand what the first u.s. president looked like an different moments of his life. this 40 minute event was found in 2012 at the central arkansas library in little rock arkansas. >> i have written nonfiction books on a

but what would it mean to george washington? he used the word often in 1783 as the revolutionary war was winding down and he prepared to resign his commission as commander in chief of american forces in december. mt. vernon would be the -- and i'm quoting here, the seat of my retirement from the bustle of the busy world, washington wrote in one typical letter. yet what did he envision? what did he envision that retirement to be? he was only 51 years old. and the most celebrated man in america, if not the world. the master of one of virginia's largest plantations and both deeply committed to and profoundly concerned about the future of his newly independent country. if by "to retire" one means to rest, he knew that would not be the case. first, he had plenty to do on the plantation. "an almost entire suspension of everything which related to my own estate for near nine years has accumulated an abundance of work for me," washington observed in february of 1784. he was a hands-on manager by nature, but conditions at mt. vernon acce

george washington turning the tables here. that's kevin larsen with the steal and finish. gw is up two. second half now. the scoreboard is wrong. rams actually up 48-47. until jordan burgess buries this three pointer. vcu up four. later in the half gw down seven. more tough defense. many the junior with a nice finish. he had a game high 22 points. gw within five. but vcu bringing it right back down the court. melvin johnson knocks down the three pointer. vcu snaps gw's 12-game home winning streak and take this one 79-66 with more from the smith center here's diana russini. >> jason, george washington unable to defend the 3s by vcu, but really their bigger problem now -- trying to make the ncaa tournament. >> we'll always have the tournament but i don't think our guys can handle the pressure thinking be a the ncaas and everything else so we went into this game to try to get better as a team. >> the atlantic 10 right now a bunch of people about the same. you sgloe gw is one of them and we're one of them, and there's not a whole lot of separation, and on any given day it's ju

next, the national portrait galley senior curator talks that amateur depictions of george washington created by his contemporaries. instead of focusing on portraits -- portrait strong from life i wish explores the less accurate images of washington that circulated around the country in the late 18th entry. george washington's mount vernon hosted this 50 minute event. >> good afternoon. my name is elizabeth stock known to many people here as betty. together with my husband stanley scott, i am in enthusiast for george washington of many varieties, including portraiture. we have collected all of our adult lives as were several members of our families, before us, and they acquired a number of survey drawings, medallions coins, rare books, and metals, as well as documents on the subject of george washington and his time.

. >>> the george washington birthday parade plan has been canceled due to frigid temperatures. the short parade route would have wound through old town alexandria. the consolationancellations means that the road restrictions will not be enforced today. today is a holiday. i hope that helps the situation. >> while the rest of us try to stay put. >>> let's go to tom, 4:31. your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> stay warm if you can. we have blustery winds. the accumulating snow is into kentucky and tennessee. out ahead of that a few flurries. total amounts of snow around the metro area. we could get four to eight inches including the northern and western suburbs. over eight inches it's possible. this looks like the heaviest snow zone is going to be south of the metro area from culpepper, into stafford and southern parts of maryland. around the metro area four-inch to eight-inch amounts. and out in the pennsylvania border up in that area it will be lighter. look at the temperatures down to single digits right now. it's just around five to ten degrees. the hour-by-hour forecast as

well, this is the george washington, you know, it could be "into the wild." there's a great book for you i was thinking he would have gone up to alaska if he could have. it's another sort of story about washington, you get to feel what he's really like. again, i got to see his clothes because i was doing his inauguration and despite all the pictures of him with a tricorner hat, he never wore a tri-corner hat. he wore a bi-corner hat. he never cut down a cherry tree so far as i know, but he planted a lot of trees. some of them are still there. you can actually put your hand on a tree that george washington himself planted. there's some wonderful tulip poplars. so you get to get immersed in this great man who really can be his virtues can be a model for us today and also his lifestyle. he comes alive. finally, the introduction sort of shows my choice of topics the last thing i'll talk about. you see this in my books in general. there's some historians and biographers and great journalists and writers who can take a topic that has been written about and written a

george george washington's latest -- the union. that's that tragic tension and the knowledge, the history could have turned out so much differently. because on the eve of the civil war, leaders on both sides of the potomac, in richmond, and in washington sought lee's services for high command. both knew about his connections to george washington. that was common knowledge. both saw tremendous significance in them they've also now that winfield scott, who was the ranking genÉ the u.s. army thought lee was the very best soldier he had ever seen in the field. and robert e. lee looked like a fine soldier. he stood just under six feet tall. he had powerful broad shoulders, he had a barrel chest. he had perfect posture. everybody who saw him says some version of the same thing: that man looks every inch the soldier. and so in april 1861, an emissary for abraham lincoln, asked robert e. lee to ride from arlington and come to the city of washington. that emissary's name is francis blair, and he makes an extraord

buttons, hats, lanterns, umbrellas and posters from the campaigns of george washington to george w.ckinley. engraved on the back, it says "william mckinley, our hero for prosperity." >> that's right. >> reporter: william jennings bryan, the democrats' candidate in 1896, was a renowned orator, but the republicans' response -- >> they would pass out these coffins with a face in it. and it said "talk to death." and they'd say, this is what's going to happen if he is our president. >> reporter: so what now? where do you go next with this? >> we hope that by curating it, we can figure out exactly what's in it. the problem with my dad amassing this collection and not sharing exactly what was in it, the knowledge was in his head. >> reporter: wright talked to the smithsonian institution, but they were interested in only a small part of the collection, and he doesn't want to break it up. so you do want to get it displayed? >> i have to get it displayed. >> reporter: how? >> we are going to do exhibitions, and we are going to have it travel, and hopefully the goal would be to get it digitall