interestingly enough, i found in there was a george washington who lived in cheapside. lawrence's wife was a fairfax. of williamwife fairfax, who himself had serve for some time in barbados, was deborah clarke, who was sister to ginny clarke of barbados. the washingtons were well set up -- i went forward too much -- to be accommodated on the island. the mantra of real estate is location, location, location. and barbados is very well located. it is in the crossroads of the north atlantic economic system. so south america, africa, north america, europe, united kingdom. barbados in the 17th century was one of the hubs of the british empire's trading system. boston in north america, london in the home country, and bridgetown in barbados. so again, very important in terms of the logistical, navigational, and trading aspects. on importance for belying the size of the island -- an importance far belying the size of the island. a little aside to illustrate the importance of these islands, it seems incredible today, but at the end of the seven years war, france is prepared to giv

together george washington, with his consummate diplomacy, overcame all of that. so george didn't die. more importantly, he acquired immunity. during the revolutionary war, when smallpox broke out among the troops, he was protected from this illness. a medically debated consequence had a verys smallpox high fever and may have caused infertility. but georgefor tile, desperately wanted to have children of his own but did not hit every consultative -- did not. every consultation with doctors at the time said nothing could be done for him. this is a reconstructed bedchamber in the washington house in barbados where george lael ayling -- where george lay ailing. let me thank mount vernon and many agencies, including american express, for helping the island create this museum in honor of your first president. hoping to have a larger amount imparted to us. unfortunately, 9/11 intervened. taxpayers footed a large amount of the bill to the tune of $7 million for the restoration. was some complaints by a few people who said why are we spending $7 million of taxpayer money to

and walk down this entrance call and be greeted by none other than george washington himself, standing life-size, a meticulous marble masterpiece that was placed in the center of the capitol all the way back in 1796. it is the only full-length statue of washington that he personally posed for, and it was shortly after the resolution -- the revolution. he was 53 years old. he had voluntarily resigned his military powers to go back to private life on his farm. the statue that visitors see today is the most accurate depiction of george washington available. inside that room where you see george washington are marble busts of the other virginia -- we have a total of eight. we have a surprise guest. there is a statue of the marquis de lafayette, was a french general fighting on our side. outside the building, we have a pediment-style roof. once you are inside and you look up, you suddenly discover a dome, which is what we expected all along. there is a skylight. and above it is an additional skylight on the outside roof. we are now inside the old hall of the house of delegates, usually refe

karl watson, who serves on the board of directors george washington house in barbados ofke about this chapter washington's life at a symposium on the places where the first president lived and visited. it was recorded at washington's mount vernon, virginia home. this is just under an hour. in september 1751, george washington ordered a ship for his brother lawrence traveling to barbados. as he traveled to barbados, he kept a detailed diary, which survives in the library of congress. and partnership with the university of virginia press, a new addition will be released of this journal. find it anl

issue.eated a transition george washington was elected president. john jay was secretary of foreign affairs under the controlled congress pursuant to the statute passed by congress. george washington read the constitution at that, i have the executive power. i have interstitial power over foreign affairs and now i am in charge of the government including all the executive offices. that means john jay reports to me and that means support of treasury reports make on the prez master, etc.. so, john jay continue to report on foreign affairs but he switched his allegiance is so to speak from the continental congress to the president. that all made sense under the constitution. the problem was john jay was just a private citizen at that point, no longer secretary of foreign affairs because the statute that created him was no longer value. they did not seem terribly bothered by this. john jay sort of functioned as a quasi-secretary of foreign affairs for one year under the constitution. in 70's in the nine, the beginning of 1790 until thomas jefferson came

the young general, george washington, leading his men in a courageous fight against the red coat armye british king. washington's daring crossing of the delaware christmas night, 1776, allowed him to surprise and overwhelm a force of 1400 hired hessian soldiers. they brought victory in the battle of trenton and a critical morale boost for his troops. washington's duly inspired army forged ahead pushing the brits back north through new jersey and into new york. >> it was almost a recruiting -- a great recruiting tool that they realized they had a chance to win back and beat the britis british. so many people flocked to the colors. they joined washington and his army actually grew after the victories at trenton and princeton. >> william stiefel is a noted historian, author and editor of more than 20 books on american history. >> this is a ragtag army of shopkeepers and merchants and farmers who are going to join up with george washington and take on the mightiest military in the world. they were patriots, but although they did have terms of enlistment and for many of them third terms of

it's really due to george washington's leadership that we were able to accomplish that. so this painting really dramatizes washington's leadership. there are a number of historians will tell you there are a number of details about this painting, this depiction that are inaccurate but it absolutely is truthful in capturing washington's leadership and the sense of purpose and mission of the revolution itself. both of these sculptural pieces are donations to the museum and they were donated to us by a naturalized american, a woman born and raised in china, but now an american citizen and she wanted to gifz these to the museum to philadelphia, to american public as -- in gratitude of the freedom and life she's been able to live as an american citizen. that's really the legacy of our revolution is that we encompass everyone who comes to this nation, no matter when their ancestors came and if they are part of our nation, if they uphold the values of our founding, then they too are american. it's wonderful to be able to present not only the history of these two sculptural panels

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striking parallels between washington and george jermaine. washington is born in virginia and his father was a moderately successful planter with ambition and upward mobility, he sent his first two sons to be educated. washington's mother which has been written, she comes through as a backwards figure, lower on the level, she was marrying down. she had no teeth, she smoked a pipe, at about the same age venture watched his father die, george washington's father died. his raise with the pretensions that this will be the life i will live when his father dies there is not enough money and they hold very close. so he stuck. with washington his famously dramatic. this is not a situation that would mightily influence the person he became. he locked out when his brother married into the fairfax family. the largest landowners in virginia. he became the protÉge of george fairfax. the head of the family. he seemed to see a lot of himself in the boy. he took him under his wing and tried to give him the first step in life that he had, a commission to the b

and we have a official biography of george washington. it is written by john marshall. there is a belief that part of the concept between jefferson and marshall has to do with jefferson's criticism of washington. john marshall knows how important it is for american public memory to really celebrate our great figures. so we have this copy of john marshall's biography of george washington. this is marshall chief justice taking the reins. now we move to the most film earlier part. these are the great decisions. i think about the big themes we get from these decisions. the assertion of judicial independence. connected with that, decisions that move toward a vision of the constitution that gives the federal government more power. it is a reading of the constitution to do genuinely national things. this is the flashpoint between jefferson and marshall. it is important to think about john marshall's legacy of building up the legitimacy of the supreme court. john j was offered this appointment and he turned down because he did not think it was a good job. marshall sits on the co

and george washington's tent.n come to hold the largest slave population in the history of the world and yet the revolution continued to inspire. >> his answer. an inspiration to over throw the tyranny of his day, to side with the right against the wrong with the weak against the strong and with to pressed against to presser, he said. here lies of those revolutionaries and many that have followed. like douglas, most americans are not content with reassuring origin stories. we work now for the prospect of the better future with past levels our guide. we see the american revolution in its own historical present, we look not only on the grand jury of long debt heroes. we appreciate the efforts of common women, men and children of all sorts. their losses, as well as their victories and determination to turn those losses into lessons that will keep them fighting on. taking this history of inspiration to make the united states the company retreat and meaning to be. i, for one, to a very fortunate that this museum is ali

nameslater, john hancock his son george washington hancock. he did not hold a grudge either. yellow was a fashionable choice for clothing as well as furnishing textiles. martha washington wears a gown of yellow silk damask when she marries george in 1757. maybe she was influenced by the bed, we don't know. [laughter] natalie: remnants of her gown are on the right from the mount vernon convection. -- convention. well damask used as furniture sometimes had repeats of the six inches in length, this one only has a repeat of 15 inches. also in the collection are several dozen cross stitch cushions she embroidered throughout her marriage. the yellow worsted wool comes from england. she requested that the primary color be yellow. the secondary colors she was simply a second, a third, and a fourth, probably leaving it up to the agent to pick the rest for her. some of the cross stitch is highlighted with bits of silk on top of the wall stitches -- wool stitches. the general was often away at battle or under campus -- under canvas, as it was called, for months at a time. men slept huddl

and then growing up in western pennsylvania ikn became very interested in george washington, but george washington we know in western pennsylvania is a 20-something year old, you knowi kind of bumbling virginian who suffers a series of defeats and manages to start a war in places likevi fort necessity and these places were the stomping ground when i was a teenager. i was fortunate in that i eventually went to graduate school, studied this period. i have worked in public history for 25 years or so and managed actually do a tremendous variety of projects from working on films and pbs series and exhibits and public programs, but always being able to stay focused innd that era of americ history. so i think sometimes i actually pinch myself iir have been so blessed. >> we appreciate your insightse tonight on c-span3's american history tv, t inside the new museum in b philadelphia that chronicles the story of the american revolution. jim may is joining us. you have been very patient. thank for waiting from virginia beach, virginia. go ahead, please. >> of. >> caller: good evening, mr. stevens

you're doingg research striking parallels between washington and venture smith, to some extent washington and georgejermain. washington was born in tide water, virginia father was a moderately successful planter who had a lot of ambition and fupward mobility. that's what he intended. he sent first two sons to england to be educated. washington's mother, a lot has been written about her, backwoods, she comes through the records as back wards figure, he was marrying down because she had a lot of property, she had no teeth, she smoked a pipe and didn't trust people and at the same timeat that venture saw his father died, george washington's father died and raised with honor codes, pretentious, this is the life that i will live and i will get education in england and because when his father dies there's not enough money, mother keeps him very close, so he's stuck. he has honor code and with washington, i'm trying to find, you know, his famously and this clearly was an event in a situation that influenced the person he became. he lucked out when his brother married into the fairfax family which largest l

general george washington at the end of the revolutionary war wanted to do something to recognize theier. not officers but rather the ncos and privates who served in the continental army. and so he created on the 7th of august, 1782, the very first declaration in the colonial army called the badge of merit. it was a simple piece of purple cloth inscribed with the word "merit" on it. at first, we thought there were only about four people who had received it, but our research in the archives has now shown that we know of at least 27 men who received the badge of merit. but after the revolutionary war, it went into disuse, and in 1932, then chief of staff oomph army general mcarthur wanted to do something to recognize the 200th birthday of george washington. so he brought the badge of merit out of retirement and recreated it as the medal that i wear today. it's the same purple heart and on the back has the words "for military merit" but on the face has the likeness of george washington to recognize all that he did in founding the country. as i mentioned, there have been 1.7 million recip

several different titles to offices in the battle for new york he is corresponding constantly with george washingtonafter the war he stops and pivots because of what he sees as the american elite washington and madison becoming a homegrown version of what you have just fought against. with the colonies in the nations starts to move towards a constitution. he does not trust it. he is appalled by that. all the president has to do is get the senate on his side. and he can become a tyrant. history repeats it. they recommend an echo that is recommending pretty loudly these days. margaret munn creased as a second of these portraits that are not based on late because we do have a portrait of her from life. a daughter of a revolutionary officer she became a loyalist herself. as a teenager. she is altercations with a general washington when she is a 14-year-old girl and he is a general. what struck me it would be totally inaccurate to talk about women's freedom. there was the cutting edge of it. while the war was happening was writing newspaper articles. depicting the forced marriage is a wrong. that is exac

would be hard to find a more evocative setting for this service because this was the home of george washington. it's a beautiful setting and a sacred space. and so they sat here in the washington family pew. and the service was special on many levels. the church was packed. a lot of secret service were in the church. troops in steel helmets with bayonets ringed the church. they sang four hymns. one of which was the battle hymn of the republic. churchill had never heard this hymn before, and the rector reports that as he sang it tears were streaming down his face unashamedly at the beauty of it. in fact, churchill picked that to be one of the hymns at his own funeral years later, which he said was in honor of his american mother. the service was not about nonviolence. it was about the war and winning the war. and above all, it was a service of humility and asking god to forgive america's sins. this was roosevelt's goal. he had in his proclamation for the national day of prayer had described that goal for the day. and so that's what they did. and the rector at the time, reverend edward wells, wa

george washington?eft, that's the story of the creation of our country to a certain agree, the beginnings of our country. and it's full of towering political figures. in today's political environment, where do you look for, for solace, because there are not a lot of towering political figures anymore. >> yeah. i watch-- i watch the show. >> stephen: you watch this show? >> yeah. >> stephen: i'm not a political figure. >> no, but a good influence is a good influence. and then i-- ( cheers and applause ) yeah, right, right? and then i'll watch-- i'll watch the news, and then i'll go in my basement and cry. >> stephen: oh, okay. you know what i like to do? i like to watch the "west wing" sometimes. it's politics porn. you know. none of it's real, but it looks pretty. >> oh, man, and it makes you feel so fulfilled. i always say eye always say watching the "west wing" for me is like listening to my favorite album: you know what's coming. you know what to expect. i have seen the series probably 20 times, ever

see you in a bit. >>> starting today, you can look at a rare piece of history connected to george washington >> the museum of the american revolution will unveil a priceless jewel-encrusted diamond eagle. that's cool. it was owned and worn by washington. and this is the first time the eagle will be on display in philadelphia. a patriotic organization presented the emblem to washington at philadelphia city tavern in 1784. you can see the diamond eagle at the museum through march 3rd. >> i didn't have george washington as the guy that was blinged out. you know? >> the bling was different then. yeah. >> wearing lots of ice. >> he was. >>> let's talk about ice -- >> yeah -- >> and snow and things that may be coming this weekend, krystal klei. >> that was the best transition you could have had. on radar and satellite, no ice to worry about. temperatures are not cold enough. the temperatures will be falling through today. we still have some showers on the map. just a few sprinkles above the i-95 corridor south. our pennsylvania suburbs, berks, totally dry. still seeing just a few spotty showers th

brookhiser: the continental congress and george washington. george washington and most of his army.now, there are american troops here, in upstate new york. a lot of them are new england militia. theater iser in this a man that washington likes and respects, general philip schuyler. he is alexander hamilton's father-in-law, by the way. but he is a wealthy new york dutch ancestry land owner and patriot. a good general. he has made preparations for a british invasion because this invasion route had been used in the french and indian war. there have been battles here all through the french and indian war. so, he knows what he has to do to defend upstate new york and he proceeds to do it. waters streams so the backs up and floods. he chops down trees a cross paths he makes havoc in the woods so it is very hard to move. but at the last minute, he is yanked from his job because the new englanders do not like him. he is not small d democratic. he is a big deal landowner. he is kind of imperious and the militia men from new england do not get along with him. he is replaced at the last minut

george washington washington, and his army may have had trouble crossing the delaware this year. why history may not repeat itself. well today is monday december, i'm wearing the suit, it is a good morning here, folks, i'm jim donovan. >> and i'm rahel solomon. katie and meisha both have the morning off. here is matt peterson. >> you're talking about washington crossing, that's right down the street from where my parents lived. i remember one year they walked across the bridge because they couldn't put the >> i'm telling you, oh, well, each year is a new surprise. >> what if george washington had the bridge back in the day history would be totally different. rahel, you're right, it will be mild today. it will be even more mild tomorrow. so i'll say maybe break out the t-shirt? i don't know. >> t-shirt? >> no, no. i guarantee someone tomorrow will wear a t-shirt because of just how cool it was last week if you are waking up this morning, in bethlehem, it is actually pretty nice morning, still a little bit of snow out there, on the grounds, but temperatures yesterday, even up in th

convinced himself and believes it and it ties back to the point you are making about children and george washington. i want to bring this up. for the women's march on saturday in washington, i went to observe and report and i brought along my fifth grade son. he pointed out to me one of the signs in the crowd that he liked that had george washington saying "i cannot tell a lie" richard nixon saying i cannot tell the truth and donald trump saying i cannot tell the difference. this is the message out there. it is a legitimate question. can he tell the difference between the falsehoods he repeatedly repeats, or is he intentionally lying? either way doesn't matter. alternative facts are not true and we cannot be lulled in a to another version of reality. it is orwellian. >> how old did you say your son is? >> he's a fifth grader. >> his political education is way beyond mine in the fifth grade. that's impressive. david corn, our nbc news reporting on what donald trump said at the white house has two sources confirming to nbc news that donald trump spent approximately the first ten minutes talking about

then march, 1781, general george washington wrote to william gordon. general washington wrote, quote, we have abundant reasons to thank providence w. a capital p, he off referred to god as providence, to thank providence for its many favorable interpositions in our behalf. it has at times been my only dependence for all other resources seem to have failed us. british the british general ordered him to move 8,000 troops to the position where the york river entered the chesapeake bay. by this time, ben franklin and marquee de lafayette, this gentleman depicked here, the only full-length portrait of a foreigner in our u.s. capitol, but lafayette were finally successful in their efforts to xvi de french king louis to send troops. french admiral degrause left off fighting in the indy, sailed 24 ships to the chesapeake bay and drove off 19 british ships which are trying to evacuate corn wallis' men. degrasse's 3,000 french troops troops,ral rochambeau's hurriedly ginned general lafayette's division as they marched to help washington trap corn wallis against t

langhorne borough police chief plays george washington in 1776 what would general washington have doneriver is low enough back then the the life or death situation. they're probably go to go weighed across the river at least find something to get them across. >> reporter: but this is reenactment the mission is recreate history safely for thousands. >> it's the pinnacle of our year at washington crossing historic park. when he have 10,000 people there to see this, see the crossing they're not disappointed. >> reporter: while louie runs the patriot pay tree crossing tn where reenactors gather for christmas libations after the crossing he's expecting the same victorious general washington he sees every year. >> he'll be here. he'll be walking across the bridge but he'll be here. >> reporter: washington troops have crossed using the bridge before. john says it won't happen again. he calls it a back look from reenactors standpoint all the activities leading up to the crossing are still on and if do you go to the crossing on christmas, for history, you'll be in for treat. high water or not.

general thomas gage, the erstwhile friend and colleague during the french and indian war of george washington, was by 1774 the military governor of massachusetts. a year later washington of course will be called to massachusetts to oppose his old friend and comrade in arms. now part of gage's proposed solution to rebellious sentiment in the bay state was rather curiously i think for a military man to restrain the congregational churches in and around boston and strengthen the anglican establishment. this comes in a letter that gage wrote to lord dartmouth in 1774. he said in that letter, quote, they, that is congregationalists, have a particular manner in perverting and turning everything to their own purposes. he has zeroed in on these congregationalists, these calvinist ministers who he says are perverting, they're turning everything, turning every argument to their own purposes. and their purposes are resistance and perhaps even independence. next, benedict arnold's chaplain and the reverend george whitfield, or what was left of him by 1775. this is the frontis piece to a book of poetry, r

teach ends, to build boats, and they lent out six smaller hands made row boats to get general george washington across the river. but those high wind gusts today preventing that from happening this afternoon. even though the winds is throwing a wrench in their plans today, john, in character, as washington, has a message for those students. >> i want to thank them very, very much. it is historically it was the people of philadelphia that did come out and help this crossing, they brought blankets, brought food, and now, also had their longshoremen come up and help with the crossing, so it is really historically accurate. >> and actually quite a big crowd out here this afternoon, we are seeing more spectators coming, for this event, that actually officially kicks off at 1:00. now like to get down here i would suggest you get down here early because actually there are still crowds going on, they say the program will still go on as planned but the high wind gusts unfortunately making sure that that re-enactment crossing the river will not be happening today, for live in washington crossing, anita o

and i really believe that george washington high school will not be the same without lau. i think in a way that i think all of you guys heard that there's so many things he did for his students. he would spend his weekends tutoring us to help us pass ap economics or be our coach and mentor us. i think a lot of that is because he had faith in his students and that -- everyone whose heart he touched will become a better person. and i believe that just as he has faith for his students, i have faith in lau and what he did was a misunderstanding and that he will correct that in the future. and i hope you'll give him a chance. thank you. >> president walton: just want to know i have six cards and i see more than six people in line. if you don't have a card we won't be taking public comment. if you did not turn in a card, we will not be taking public comment. announce your name when you come up. i have six cards and there are more than six people up there. so, if you did not turn in a card, you will not be able to speak. thank you. >> public: i did turn in a card. [laughter] >> p