is spend a to do little time talking about the myths of george washington, and then we will talk about how he made choices that ultimately brought him to the point where he became the most revered man in america. you probably know that george is considered the father of our country, but george, when he married martha, he was not able to sire children. he was not able to give martha children, and could he really be the father of our country if he could not sire children himself? think about when the country decided to make a monument to him. what did they choose to make? the monument is this giant, phallic shaped symbolm which is kind of ironic for the man who could not sire children himself, but even though he couldn't, here is george washington with martha's children. when he married martha, he did children and became a paternalistic loving father to her children, so in that respect, it shows the character of a person who accepted her children. it showed paternalism, acceptance. most of the stories we have of washington came from the first paternalistic loving father to her children,

these young officers were crazy about george washington. his fellow virginians, like jefferson, adams, and monroe did not care for him but washington was a huge favorite with the french. so, state capital. richmond. in 1785, benjamin franklin was in paris, he loved to be in paris. in 1785 though he came home to the united states and he brought with him this french artist. who was the most famous sculptor portraitist in europe at the time. he did a bust of jefferson and of franklin and of voltaire and he did this of george washington. franklin sent him to mount vernon where he did all of the models and things which he took back to paris and had this done in his workshop. it is really a great piece, isn't it? it is a dramatic piece. by houdon. appropriately standing in the foyer of the statehouse in richmond. here we have at this time washington is a most famous man in the world. really, the most famous man in the world and we have the most famous portraitist sculptor going to mount vernon.

george washington dance. and it was reported that who loved to dance. it was reported that george was the best answer in all of virginia. this is the george washington who loved to hunt and fish, loved going to the theater. in fact, his favorite play was a tragedy of cato. it is a story of a young, selfless patriot who sacrifices himself to the greater patriot cause. maybe because washington felt he was that guy. he also liked hamlet, julius caesar. those were a couple of his favorites. this was the george washington who had an eye for the attractive women. in the 18th century, she was considered an attractive woman. not only was she an attractive woman, she was the widow of a gentleman, and she was very wealthy. so george is going to end up marrying up. he is not this square jawed stuffed shirt, he is not unapproachable, but he is the man that is going to keep himself in proper decorum. i have referenced this to you several times about how he could not control his anger. he always had trouble controlling his

this is because of george washington. r georgeot been washington's activities in the allegheny mountains, winchester would never have appeared on this map. once again i am saying that the two of them as it were, winchester and washington, grow up and come to prominence together in 17 -- in the 1750's, the french and indian war. look in the lower right-hand corner. this is the famous fried jefferson map -- peter jefferson is thomas jefferson's father. what i want to point out is -- do you see frederick town? look to the right. to will notice the road philadelphia. so here we have what was a very remote place in the shenandoah valley, winchester, and by 1755 you have a direct post road to philadelphia. me occasionally, amazing to in reading the correspondence between winchester and philadelphia, some of it was moving as quickly as five days. that is almost 50 miles a day. they must've had some sort of pony express system. so philadelphia at this periodontist, think about this, philadelphia was the second largest english-spea

the third and george, said thisll talk general you have, george washington, what is he doing now? hadbenjamin west said he retired to private life and returned to his farm in virginia and he is a private citizen. george the third looked surprised and said something to if washington can do this, he is the greatest man in the world. away when heked had everything in his hand and i when you combine all these stories about washington and see the choices that it makes, you start to see the development of his character. the choices you made for the betterment of his nation rather than the betterment of him. charactere type of that even a portrait cannot portray. so, we will open up the floor for questions. questions, i will make up answers. how did they select george to be the commander of the continental army? >> george attended wearing a military uniform and he had served in the seven years war, he read extensively about military grievances and he traveled to the continental congress in most understood at that time that these colonies were on the path to war and

on daniel morgan and so where these are the sites where it's decided, everybody wants to be george washington or martha washington or abigail but it takes thousands of men to an answer those questions whether they're successful or not to be noncommittal. any of these places are monuments that talk about what we have done and that's a question i ask when you're in a car for air conditioning on and you decide and you go back to the coroner say others uniforms here on, but take a moment and realize that uniforms are being shot, and not being fed, not being paid fighting for a white is in america on so that is what drove like grad school and continues to drive me, so any battlefields then. >> you don't even need to be in a battlefield to think about the sacrifice, just a few blocks from here you can see the tomb of the adnan revolutionary war soldiers so very narrow check that out check it out, if you have anything billy? i'm gonna take a very lazy approach but i feel meaningful, if you want to learn why the revolutionary war is important step outside, just prevented, look around you see those bu

when george washington we talked a lot about george washington today. when he ordered suits from his london taylor, he included the language, delivered suits must be taken with must be delivered with measures taken of men of similar size that you judge. these are simple instructions that were essential communications to a tailor, if you are expecting him to construct a handsewn fitted garment. until the very recent past, handsome clothing was not a luxury item, it is a simple fact of clothing restriction clothing construction. handsewn remained the standard mode for production for any garment. whether it was a middling artisan or slave. the men and women in the 18th century weren't familiar with needle and thread and they can make simple repairs on household items. fuller garments required the knowledge and skills of men and women who learned their trade through apprenticeship. coats and waistcoats, they sit closely and precisely to the body. they require the skills of a tailor to construct. a tailor skill lay in his ability to fit, to measure and cut g

the bush family bible and the other was george washington's bible. he was so honored by that. comment that brought this to mind was that same conversation with david mccullough. he believes that george bush was the most qualified person to run for president since the founders at the time. did not say it at the time but said it afterwards. well,rought it to mind as all the jobs that president bush had done before he became president perfectly prepared him for that moment, and it is the reason why we were able to get through the cold war without a single shot being fired. that is what jumped out at me about that. he was very proud of that moment. only thing i felt was amusing on this one, that building is the old post office, which is now the trump hotel. what is interesting about this -- mary kate or others could fill you in. it is bad form to compare yourself to previous presidents. it was seen -- it is not the classiest thing to say i am the greatest president since so-and-so. simply to say that there are certain ways that they reference back to previous presidents. everybody

james craik, one of george washington's close personal friends and comrades during the french and indian war, revolutionary war, and throughout his term as president. james craik grew up in alexandria, virginia, so he decided to settle the land that his grandfather and george washington had discovered in the valley. charleston in 1861 was a city on the rise, and that was in part due to the salt industry just outside of town. prior to that, the charleston area was a militia outpost, fort lee, at the mouth of the old river. by the time that james craik had moved from his then mason county home to charleston, it had a population of roughly 600 people , including white, free blacks, and slaves. but a a small town, close-knit society where everyone seems to know each other. wealthy man,as a most of his wealth inherited from the bounty he had received from his grandfather and father. he ended up traveling as a circuit lawyer to different counties to practice law. of time,ds approximately 14 years, he did that. he was also serving as a project director for the james river canal turnpike, a mass

society hosted this event, which was held at the national churchill library and center on the george washington university campus in washington, d.c. >> i think you want to hear my voice. i know lee has a lot to cover, so i don't want to waste too much time. everyone knows who churchill is, of course. >> who am i is the question. >> who is lee pollock is the question i had when i first met him six months ago, and he's been a wonderful friend to the historical society, and i think to the d.c. scholar community in general, although he comes from chicago. so much of your time is spent here, your connection with the center. so lee pollock, our speaker today, was a trustee and advisor to the board for the international churchill society. for almost nine years, and is executive director for the six years before that. tail end of that stint as executive director, he launched this wonderful center, where we're meeting today. it's national churchill library center here in d.c. it opened october of 2016. and in case you don't know, the international churchill society , are there any -- >> i can get a cov

he developed a process and showed it to george washington. we have a model of the steamboat on the state museum collection. some have referred to him as the first engineer in the country. been a lot ofhas first in production manufacturing borrow the history of the united states. one of the leaders is the china company that produced more china than any other company in the world. today, you know it for fiesta where. they are also very big in dinnerware. madevirginia not only china, but glass, one of the top producers of glassware. michael owens developed the first automated bottling plants for the production of glass bottles. highway was the largest producer of sheet glass of anybody in the world at a time. when you talk about west virginia leading the way in production, in manufacturing, coal is one of the resources that has shaped the history of west virginia. i goes back, it actually ties a lot of the things we talked about together. coal was vital in the salt industry. that goes back to the early 1800s. cole's big boom started as far back

george washington. but i would like to say quantity and quality we will be just about number one by the time we finish. number one of any president, any

george washington. but i would like to say quantity and quality we will be just about number one by the time we finish. number one of any president, any administration. so i want to thank all of you for the incredible job you have done. it is really fantastic. thank you very much. [applause] and they will uphold our constitution as written. these distinguished men and women are some of the most gifted scholars, respected legal mindsfinest ever placed on the federal bench. today we are defending american justice, preserving the extraordinary vision of our founding fathers.

one was the bush family bible and one was george washington's bible. he started his inaugural address by pointing that out because he one thingored by that that was brought to mind was that david macola believes that george bush was the most qualified person to run for president since the founders. did not say it at the time, but said it afterwards. that brought it to mind as well. all the jobs that president bush had done in service to our country before he came just before he became president repaired him for that moment and it's the reason we got through the cold war without a single shot fired. so that is what jumped out at me. he was very proud of that moment. the only thing i thought was amusing at this point was the building on the right-hand side is the old post office, which is now the trump hotel. and what is interesting about this without talking about the current president. presidents, i don't think, i think it is seen as bad form for previous presidents. while it was perfectly appropriate for president bush to pay homage to george washingto

historical itol society held this event, held on the george washington university campus in washington, d.c. >> i'm thinking maybe once the speaker hears my voice, he'll wander -- i know lee had a lot of ground to cover so i don't want to waste too much time. everyone knows who churchill is, of course. >> who am i, is the question? >> who is lee pollock? he's been a wonderful friend to the historical society and i think the d.c. scholar society in gentle. ee pollock was a trustee and driesor -- advisor to the board for the international churchill society for almost nine years and was executive director for six years before that the tame d of that since, he launched this wonderful center where we're meeting today. the national churchill library and center here in d.c. it opened in october of 2006 and in case you don't know, the -- 2016 and in case you don't know, the international church him society -- do you have any? >> i can get out a magazine. >> yes, he can get out some progress gabbeda -- gentlemen we call it information. >> dedicated to preserving the thoughts, words, and deeds o

there it is, the 60 foot had of george washington. -- head of george washington.hree others will follow in an unveiling ceremony. >> when i look at the presidents, the first thing i think about is individual achievements from each of those people. andly, what they do for me, what this whole memorial does for me is it reminds me about what they stood for. standing for freedom, for democracy, for the publics. -- republics. i get to share that with people every day. i meet people from all over the world who may not know who those presidents are, but they understand what freedom means. stateiginal idea was by a historian. he had conceived of carving statues in the round of a giant granite spires in custer state park. he would have people like lewis and clark, sacagawea, fremont. when he hired his artist, borglum said you are not thinking big enough. selecting the four presidents, that was the artist, gutzon borglum. when you look at him, you can figure out why they were selected. george washington, our first president, the person who gave up the power. thomas jefferso

african-americans next to george washington. arn to have painted this in 1936.cover it up to appease those offended critics. hence today's gathering. >> i acknowledge and respect anyone's perspective. they have every right to be ne . it's a very small group as far as i know. >> he graduated from george washington high school in 1970. he says the mural never offended him. like this one inside the tower. he says it paints a portrait of truth. peter arn to have says his grandfather was a socialist who identified with the victims in his murals. >> you look at washington high school's murals. he had the dead indians like front and center. >> now on the artist's 122nd birthday, his work remains front and center again. in san francisco, wayne freedman, abc 7 news. >>> abc 7 news committed to building a better bay area. up next, the reason we're dedicating an entire week to one city. its unique approach to many issues it takes a village to raise to build a bridge. to throw a baseball... to throw yourself into the unknown. to lose fear, to create hope. we believe that it

professor smith: today, what we are planning to do is spend a little time talking about george washington and the character he developed over a lifetime. if you think about what we have done for the duration of this course, we brought him into the throughout,ittently whether it is talking about individual bibles or how he organized men or how he recruited men to get them to stay in the service. one of the things i tried to get

what really sets george washington off is this place. in the spring of 1794 when he's still negotiating with the downns, the british come from detroit. they shouldn't be in detroit. that's american soil but they get off of american soil. they come here and build fort miami here. you can still see at least the the remnant of their fort. come down here claiming we're protecting detroit. arm andcoming down to ally with the indians and support them in the coming and that upsets washington and he said failed,ions have anthony wayne, take your army, begin marching from fort don't go go to turtle.tal of little come up towards the monme river and make a right and head for the british fort. somewhere between greenville and the british fort we're almost will attackindians and you have to win decisively keep marching to that fort and if you get there, take the fort. so he was given quite an assignment. wayne momps -- marches north. they keep marching. defiance.o fort wayne keeps sending out runners, come in, make a deal, a treaty. fight.t have to a

george washington was howled, 12 years old. i actually read the earliest version of this so i have it correct. he got a birthday present. sorry didn't see birthday present. they never did that. he got a present of a small hatchet. as like any normal boy, he went around looking for things to chop. and he damaged a prized cherry tree and killed it. or essentially killed it. and that his father was furious. and he goes to george and says, did you damage or did you kill the cherry tree. and george answered, i cannot tell a live. i did it. >> why is it such a great story. and he came back to 1802, at a book by parson dreams. do you have that here. [laughter] it tells a story. it's almost a first-hand account he got it from the elderly woman years later who grew up with george washington. so i suspected is the true story. why is it a contagious story. i don't know. you to me. why is it contagious the parson weeks was another good writer. it is filled with stories about george washington. and that was his most successf successful. i s

george washington was 12 years old and i actually read the earliest version of it. so i have it correct. get a birthday present. sorry didn't see birthday present. the never did that. you present. of a small hatchet. and so like any normal boy who went around, looking for things to chop. in a damaged a prized cherry tree and kill it. or essentially killed it. and then his father was furious and he is to george and says, did you damage or did you kill the cherry tree. and george answered, i cannot tell a live. i did it. why is that such a great story. i think it goes back to 18 oh two and a book about my parson. do you that here. [laughter] it tells that story it is almost a firsthand account she grew up with george washington. i suspected it is a true story why is it a contagion story. i don't know, tell me what is is contagious but parson was another good writer and is filled with stories about george washington. that was his most successful. i think we have to become more humanitarian and or economics departments. to understand why people fall victim to certain st

george washington university in the heart of washington d.c. norman rockwell's "four freedoms" exhibition is an international show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the norman rockwell museum, 75th anniversary of d-day and putting on the road great images that norman rockwell painted that really created a national concept of the four freedoms that made visible, tangible and real the ideological concepts that president roosevelt expressed in his state of the union address in 1941. >> this is freedom of speech and expression everywhere in the world. the second is freedom of every person to worship god in his own way everywhere in the world. the third is freedom from one, which translated in world terms means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy, peacetime life for its inhabitants everywhere in the world. the fourth is freedom from fear. which translated in world terms means a world reduction of elements to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical

>> james monroe was looked a little bit like george washington. and he was considered like a younger son to the founding fathers. and he was extremely popular. he was second election one person voted against him. so it wouldn't be unanimous and take the thunder away from george washington. he lived there. he did the white house up because he thought political parties were dead. that the nation was won having finally defeated -- it was on its own. it was going to turn inward. in fact it did in the development for the whole century. and he did the white house up very grandly. the dish is still used in today. and he made his grand progresses through the country and seeing the various areas. no tv then so they could see him. interesting as grand as the white house got, there was a little down to earth. monroe didn't have enough money to do the tours. they're very expensive. so he would have french furniture he and his wife bought in france when he was the late minister to france. he would sell it to the government and take the money and take the tours

george washington became the society's first president. initially, the membership of the society of the cincinnati, which had a chapter in each former colony, was limited to american army and navy officers who had served a minimum of three years. still, society members sought to make a gesture of gratitude and to forge an enduring bond of friendship with their french counterparts and therefore invited high-ranking officers to join the society as well. rochambeau, lafayette, and another were among 14 french founding members of the society. a french branch was founded in december 1783. and here we have a document located here at the society, in our archives, that shows the first list that was compiled in january 1784 of the french society. memoirs by french officers revealed that friendship between french officers and american officers had not necessarily been common during the war itself. however, the image and dream of friendship that the society of cincinnati promulgated still characterizes the alliance between france and united states to

this took place at the george washington university law school in washington, d.c. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our symposium celebrating the 100th anniversary. 100 years ago today, not today, but 100 years ago this year, congress passed a tat chute authorizing each justice to have a stenographer and a clerk and ever since then, the clerkships have developed into a superb institution and the national institution center in philadelphia is honored to bring together former supreme court clerks for the first time in history for an all clerk reunion. representi ining clerks from 25 justices over 50 terms. to come and celebrate this great anniversa anniversary. i am jeffrey rosen. also a professor here at george washington law school and i'm so happy both these institutions i care so much about have united for this important ak dcademic symposium. the constitution center in philadelphia has a very inspiring mission from the u.s. congress and that is to bring together citizens of different perspectives to educate themselves and celebrate this great document of human freedom which binds us,

remind my friends on the other side of the aisle that our first president, george washington, directed his own diplomatic channels to secure a treaty with great britain. >> the "washington post" was quick to fact check the ranking republican member, writing quote no, devyn nunes, trump in 2019 is not like george washington in 1794. they go on to point out that our first president sought a deal on behalf of u.s. interests, the interest being not getting into a war, while the current inquiry is looking into whether trump was trying to nefwoegsiate a deal not for u.s. interests but his own political gain. as democrats have tried to build their case, it has ocan considered to a whole bunch of people who have watched this week's hearings that some of the most eloquent and patriotic testimony has come can from imgrpi immigrants to this country who consider it an honor to serve for our country. >> my service is an expression of gratitude. >> i'm grateful. >> i take great pride for all that this count raehas given to me and my family. >> i decided i wanted to give my life for this country that

lara brown, that is a -- director of george washington university school of political management, thata glimpse of the 2020 primary process. a process that attracted more than 20 democrats. last time around, more than 17 gop candidates vying for the nomination. you have spent your academic career trying to understand and explain the american electoral process. when you try to explain where we are today to people and how this process works, how do you explain it? dr. brown: the thing you have to start with first is that competitiveness drives a lot of candidates. so, one of the things that is so interesting, when we really understand why there are so many candidates in the democratic primary field, why there are so -- why there were so many republicans in the 2016 field, it was because the presidency was seen as being up for grabs in both instances. in 2016, it was an open seat. there was this belief that the republicans could win that seat from the democrats. and so, so many republicans jumped in. when we look at 2020, you see that president trump is something of an embattled incumbent

but think about williamsburg's actual colonial history when george washington marches down in 1781, on washington's way to his way to yorktown, there is just one single business open in williamsburg. just one. not a bustling town. but still our public memory , commands colonial williamsburg, jamestown. and it is also forgotten during that time because in a few short weeks after the battle of williamsburg, we have this massive clash around richmond. and newspapers that were just getting ready to write about williamsburg switch. ok, we will write about seven days instead. the failures of scholarship over the last 150 years. it is only within last few years have we gotten decent books about the battle of williamsburg, the importance of the peninsula campaign, so why not write about williamsburg? in fact, when you go back through the books, some of the best books from our favorite historians, one in particular, has six pages about the battle of williamsburg. six pages. that's it. maybe it is not a sexy topic. maybe it is not nearly as interesting. maybe it would not sell. maybe the publish

later, discussion on the impeachment inquiry with george washington university law professor jonathan turley. be sure to watch washington journal, live at 7:00 eastern monday morning. join the discussion. ♪ >> for 40 years, c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white ande, the supreme court, public policy events from washington dc and around the country, so you can make up your on mine. created by cable in 1979, c-span is brought to you by your local cable or satellite provider. c-span, your unfiltered view of government. during the turkish president's visit with president trump at the white house, some had the opportunity to ask the turkish leader questions on russia, weapons, and attacks on kurds in syria. here is a look at this meeting. >> we've been discussing trade and lots of other matters. i thought bringing over some of our republican senators that are very much well-versed in what's going on in turkey to meet president erdogan would be good. so we are having a very strong discussion on different things, including the safe zone and the border,

are equally clear when the talk among themselves that they would rather continue the war, as a george washington wrote in 1782, from the encampment at newburgh, new york, than accept, quote, the same kind of independence for themselves. irish independence, not interested. when washington wrote these words, there were quite a few politicians in britain whose views were closer to henry gratin's than they were to his own. one of the most important of these was this guy. the anglo-irish earl of shelburne, who, as colonial secretary helped broker the settlement with ireland during the spring of 1782, and who oversaw peace negotiations with the americans after becoming prime minister in july. he goes from ireland to america. for shelburne, the legislative independence that britain granted ireland seemed like an acceptable form of independence for the united states. what's the matter? one of his first acts as colonial secretary was to instruct sir guy carlton, newly appointed anglo-irish commander-in-chief of britain's military forces in north america, to take whatever steps he judged necessary to revi

if you think back to his home in paris that is filled with and littlem america george washington singing songs in english, you could think a lot of french would think it was a little much. but lafayette immediately defended his deal, saying washington for gave this as well, often referring to the youthful ardor of his friend to sentimentshington's with greater energy. he interrupts what could be a rather dry narrative of events impressions are some of the most interesting part of his writings and have not received attention. understandingo the cultural lens through which many officers interpreted their experiences during the american revolution. take for example a digression that occurs at the end of the u.s. war for independence. for simple remarks, i have never mentioned the multitude of addresses the towns and assemblies general of the different states of america presented to the general, and all of which were expressive of their feelings of sincere gratitude toward france. some also expressed wishes for the success of future operations. others for the army. i will only speak of one o

that robert e lee's father-in-law, george washington custis had been they adopted child of george and martha in washington and he styled his home in arlington and opened it up to the public as a tribute to our nation's first president. i also did not appreciate the old guard history. the old guard is literally the old guard. it goes back to 1784 and has fought in every major war up through world war ii. it's only become a ceremonial unit since 1948. so i did not know that deep and rich history but i learned at altering the research for this book and i hope everyone will enjoy that. >> is readers will find outcome of the senator not only serves in the ford theater, but then he comes back and you are doing this work and you are receiving the fallen as they come into dover. i asked you during our radio time today if the families were allowed to meet the fallen when they would come to dover and you said no, not until later to make yes, that's been a change since i was at the old guard. i served in 2,072,008. that was at the height of the surge in the first of 2007 the first eight or ten m

ater a discussion on the impeachment inquiry with george washington university law turley.r, jonathan be sure to watch c-span's washington journal life at 7:00 monday morning. join the discussion. members of congress reacted to the impeachment inquiry. at house speaker nancy pelosi. *- emails, ou produce the notes, calendar entries, they could produce that tomorrow, our committee has subpoenaed them. you join me many calling on the state department to produce the evidence? >> you bet because i don't think anything there at all that will implicate the president. me sean, you will join with in calling to hear from the whistleblower. we could protect his anonymity. protect him and how in the world can you impeach the president of the united states and never hear from the who started that process? >> respectfully -- he was deeply involved with this. how can you say that we don't need to hear from him? want to come back -- >> excuse me, let me respond. in t, thank you for me calling on the state department to produce the evidence. i hope you will tweet that out o the white house gets the m

. >> historian talks about george washington's ties to winchester virginia during the french and indian war. he explores the divisive role played in the growth of winchester, from a young provincial soldier to celebrated american general and president. the french and indian war foundation and the winchester frederick county historical society hosted the event. >> this could take an hour, so i will make it pretty quick.

he was succeeded in that position by george washington, an american. e enlightenment worked both ways. franklin wrote probably 15,000 letters in his lifetime. probably 12,000. preamble. go home and read the constitution. it is brilliant. these were sons of the enlightenment washington. let me close with what he told his troops before the battle of new york. he combined the terms free and liberty. the words are not always synonymous. he used them both. struggling ton, procure liberty for ourselves. was his message to us. was in thes it revolutionary war. thank you for your commitment to yourcenter, which embodies fascination, your admiration, your support, your adherence to that idea of the constitution and the liberty that a procure is. thank you. [applause] >> thank you for attending the national constitution center 2019 liberty medal ceremony. [inaudible] ♪ >> the house will be in order. >> c-span has been providing america unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events from washington dc and around the c

craig charlie recounts the life of george washington news mother in a related biography, mary ball washingtonng to prison, law professor garcia and nando's, reports on the incarceration of people breaking america's immigration laws. wallace kennedy, the daughter of the late alabama bar governor richard wallace, was on her lunch and the broken road. in cnn's kate bennett the life of a millennia trump and the first lady and freight millennia. bookstores this coming week. and watch for your many of the authors in the near future on the tv and on c-span two. >> at this year news boston book festival, civil rights attorney ben crump offered his thoughts on racial bias in the justice system. and here's a portion of his talk. >> i was certainly doing the stated florida since we were the first state to pass the standard your ground law which i am on record. i say it's the most racist, law that we have ever seen in america and it is sad because black people and brown people in america, regrettably and unfortunately, we have gotten use to the police killing us and not being held accountable. the standa

here on the campus of george washington university in the heart of washington, d.c.. norman rockwell's "four freedoms " exhibition is a traveling show, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the norman rockwell museum, the 75th anniversary of d-day,

talking to historian jack warren about george washington and how he was the right man for the moment,? >> remember, george washington three times turned down power, after he won the revolutionary war as the leading general, he went back to mt. verner, said i don't want to be the leader of the country. second time he provided over the constitutional convention but he didn't want to lead the country, he went back to mount vernon and the third time he was elected president, he didn't want to be but he served and he said i want to do what i can for my country and was indispensable. had we not had george washington, i'm not sure we would have won the revolutionary war. >> woodruff: franklin roosevelt, you pressed jay wenic on why roosevelt didn't intervene to stop the holocaust sooner. the answer was stunning, it was roosevelt's decision not to intervene any sooner. >> i think it was a combination of many things going on in the war. i don't think he knew how much impact he had would he have been willing to bomb the railroads going to auschwitz. i tried to say here are some of the interview

go back to the 1790s and look what they said about george washington.e's about as outstanding as you can get in his opponents condemned him as a british agent and jefferson-- well, they were right about that, but whatever. they had a lot of things to say about jefferson also. we are not in a civil war, but we are in a divisive moment and of course it's being encouraged rapidly from the powers that be, but i tend to be an optimist and i feel you know, the one law of all history, the one thing that is true at all times in historyl is this too will pass. >> absolutely. >> at how i maintain my optimism at the moment. >> does trump remind you of andrew johnson? >> i used to think andrew johnson was the worst president we have had, but he's getting a run for his money right now. obviously andrew johnson was the first president to be impeached by the house. the senate fell one vote short of convicting him. that's a bit misleading because basically his lawyers-- the republican party controlled the senate and they could have easily removed him and they were fed

historical itol society held this event, held on the george washington university campus in washington, d.c. >> i'm thinking maybe once the speaker hears my voice, he'll wander -- i know lee had a lot of ground to cover

he tops george washington for taking defeat from the jaws of victory. new hampshire, we are looking december 14, over 200 militia will gather in the town. the british have a garrison of six soldiers. as the men marched toward the fort, another 150 will join. now, you have at least 350-400 men going after six british soldiers. captain john cochran is in command. they get a chance to fire some cannons before the americans enter the fort. as they enter, the british will strike their colors. the americans will accept a surrender. cochran is led and does not take it by formal surrender. it does empower him to try to defend the old flag and come rushing at the troops. in altercation ensues. someone pulls out a pistol and decides to hit him over the head. otherwise, that would've been the first shot of the revolution. you have two incidents on this road to the revolution, both at salem and in new hampshire to go visit today. the fort is open. you can see all the different locations for that. now we have grassroots movements in boston, unemployed dockworkers, t

briefly here it is about thank an associate professor of american studies and political science at george washington university and is about to may have to interrupt you when things get on the way but to what extent is some of the most crucial witness of all. well someone is the one witness who has direct contact with trump the other people who have had direct contact with trump about this issue have been barred from the white house from testifying and they have followed that a so someone is unique in that we know that he has had conversations with trump especially as they've come out in the last few days that he even had this phone call with trump about the investigation that other people will witness to so he is the one person who can say whether or not trump definitively ordered a new about the quid pro quo with ukraine so in this sense this is very heightened and especially because he had initially said he did not have this contact so his testimony is really up in the air as to what he will say in how he will say it today ok. he's changed his story of course sunderland to what extent could could

. >> tonight we will hear from david silverman, a professor of history at george washington university. he received his phd from princeton university and of course he was also an mhs fellow. it's important to put in there. he specializes in native american colonial american and american racial history. he's authored four books and co-authored one. tonight he will be speaking on his most recent book this land is their land. please join me in welcoming him. good evening and thanks for coming out in the weather. the massachusetts six-story co-society is the first place i ever received research fellowship and i believe that was way back in 1998. i will never forget, coming here and the first document i looked at when i was here was the missionary journal of john cotton junior. john cotton junior was the son of the legendary minister of boston and has a big shoes to fill he didn't fill them. he wound up a missionary on martha's vineyard and eventually he fell out with the proprietor there and ended up in plymouth and got into some shenanigans with his female parishioners and ended up in cha

political psychology in international affairs at george washington university who it's been more than two decades here. personality and political have your. and compiled personalities from five different personalities and presidents. after a surprising portrait of donald trump. psychoanalysis for an examination of the presence personality. through history and surfing on several higher presidency was in and parallel you a psychological present. >> please help me walk in him. his [applause] >> it is very much a pleasure to be here. i say you all for joining me. i say you all for joining me for the lunching of this book today as the day of relief from the publisher. pegasus press. i am particularly pleased to see in the front row, my family. and of number of my directors of researcher and want to call particular attention to stephanie who is looking in the back there. my director of research at this time he played a major brawl in the creation of what i hope will be this interesting product for you. i would like to put this in the context of the history and profiles. or my specialty duri

society hosted this event, which was held at the national churchill library and center on the george washington university campus in washington, d.c. >> i think you want to hear my voice. i know lee has a lot to cover, so i don't want to waste too much time. everyone knows who churchill is, of course. >> who am i is the question. >> who is lee pollock is the question i had when i first met him six months ago, and he's been a wonderful friend to the historical society, and i think to the d.c. scholar community in general, although he comes from chicago. so much of your time is spent here, your connection with