tell us about the relationship between a young george washington and his mother, and then older george washington with his mother. guest: i suppose washington, in amost of us, was lifetime or fruitless quest to please his father. [laughter] rather expected him to go out and do good things. it was expected of people of that class, that strata, virginia society, to go out. you were not supposed to be wasteful, you were supposed to go do things. george was so happy presiding over the continental congress, was the commander-in-chief of the continental army and was annexed -- elected unanimously as the president of the united states and re-elected unanimously. when he was 14 years old, he wanted to join the british navy as a cabin boy. she wrote a letter to her brother-in-law who was in london and said tell me about how americans are treated in the british navy. he wrote a letter back and set under no circumstances can you allow george to become a cabin boy. it's the lowest rung, and cabin boys typically were british royalty, british subjects, then french, spanish, whatever. at the lowest w

and his mother and then an older george washington and his mother. >> guest: i suppose washington, like most of us, was in a lifetime and maybe a fruitless quest to please his mother. but she rather expected him to go out and do good things. it was expected of people of that class, that strata of virginia society, to go out and -- weren't supposed to be wasteful. supposed to do things and george just so happened was presided over the continental congress, was the commander in chief othe continental arm and then elected unanimously oprofit the united states and reelect unanimously. she took that install stride. their relationship -- when he was 14, he wanted to join the british navy as a cabin boy and she wrote a letter to her brother-in-law, who was in london, said tell me how americans are treated in the british navy and hot a scorching letter back a said under no circumstances can you allow george to become a cabin boy. the lowest rung because it was a caste system and cabe bin boys were british loyalty and then british subjects and then french, span wish, and down at the lowest rung,

>> you know what else goes right back to george washington? george washington's view that the president's inherent authority can be exercised without congress insofar as it's necessary to deal with an imminent or presently occurring attack. but it does require their approval of congress. focusing on the constitutionality of the war powers act is completely missing the point. the war powers act is best understood as a procedural

we are doing a reenactment of george washington's crossing of the delaware river on christmas night, 1776. what happened here is one of the actually one of the most unexpected and daring military maneuvers of the american revolution. and the story is washington and the continental army, after having lost battles in new york and retreating across new jersey, came into bucks county in the beginning of december 1776. they encamped in several locations around this area, including the thompson neely house, which is also part of our park. and things were pretty desperate at this point for washington and the patriot cause. the continental army really needed a win. washington was afraid that the british were going to invade philadelphia and take over the capital. and he really knew that what he needed was a bold action. and after meeting with his war counsel, they made the decision that on christmas night, they would cross the delaware and march to trenton to attack a hessian outpost at trenton. as they began to march from the thompson neely house down here, a snowstorm started and the weathe

then george washington received military assistance from france the time had turned. but the size of battle took place not far from jamestown. the british surrendered and london sued for peace the united states had now come of age. kid a huge sea bird did. leave was the birth of the nation inspired francis scott key to write a poem about the stars spangled banner but it just later became the lyrics to the national anthem which celebrated the united states as the land of the free and the home of the brain fog but who was truly free and this new world it was women had less freedom native americans and slaves of african descent had none at all really the freedoms that were enshrined in the constitution were only valid for a select group of st. it soon became clear that rice grew well in the southern states. new slaves were imported who understood how to cultivate rice. this also proved a very profitable business. thanks to enslaved rice farmers from west africa south carolina and georgia soon became known as the rice scopes. but diseases like malaria and yellow fever als

it is reallocating lanes on the george washington bridge. i would have thought that cleveland makes clear that that is not an appropriation of property either. >> your honor, i think it is both. because they needed employee resources to accomplish what they were trying to do with the bridge. if i could address cleveland for a second, this case and cleveland do both involve governmental decision-making. but that's where the similarities end. in cleveland, the object of the scheme was to obtain a license under a migratory scheme that had no private analog whatsoever, it rejected every private analog the government offer to it. the license was not property in the government's hands. here you are talking about real property, physical lanes and who can access those lanes. access rights to physical property are quintessential forms of property, probably one of the oldest forms of poverty we have. then you have the employee resources necessary to reallocate the lanes, which i think even they acknowledge our property under the fraud statute. they ac

>> that is one -- >> not profiting the george washington bridge. it's reallocating lanes on the judge would have thought that cleveland makes clear that that is not an appropriation of property either. >> your honor issue think it's both. they've need the he employee resources in order to accomplish what they were trying to do with the bridge. if i could address cleveland for a second. this case and cleveland do both involve governmental decisionmaking but that's where the similarities end. in cleveland, the object of the scheme was to obtain a license under regulatory scheme that had no private analog whatsoever. the court rejected every private analog the government offered and the license was not proper my in the government hands. here you're talking but real property, physical lanes and who can access lanes and access rights to physical property are quintessential forms of private property, win over the oldest forms of property. and then you have the employee resources necessary to reallocate the lanes which even they acknowledge are plotterrer

as george washington warned in his farewell address, the common and continual mischief of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people to discourage and restrain it. now, our political parties and affiliations are central to our democracy, ensuring that good and bad political philosophies alike are considered in the marketplace of ideas. here the american people can choose between the policies of one party or another and make decisions about their political leaders, up to and including the president of the united states, based on the degree to which that person represents their interests and values. that is no not factionalism. that is the foundation of our democracy. but when a leader takes the reins of the highest office in our land and uses that awesome power to solicit the help of a foreign country to gain an unfair advantage in our free and fair elections, we all, democrats and republicans alike, must ask ourselves whether our loyalty is to our party or whether it is to our constitution. if we say that we will align ourselves with that lea

george washington secret six, thomas jefferson and the pirates, andrew jackson and the miracle of new orleans all told his books have reached over 2.5 million readers around the world which is fairly impressive that mac these are history books. it's impressive. his latest book which we are salivating tonight is "sam houston & the alamo avengers". it is yet another bestseller they debuted last week as number three on "the new york times" bestseller list. unfortunately, the list comes out and he's not at three anymore but at two. congratulations. that's awesome. if you have not read it you are in for a treat and i have good news for you, you are taking home a signed copy of a new book and we are so honored to have him tonight. he will speak to us for a couple minutes and he told me they might take a few questions if you are kind to him. welcome back. thank you for being here. [applause] >> thank you for coming out tonight. you all seem very nice, well-dressed and all wearing basically the same type of glue which is somewhat scary. dylan martinez has done such an incredible job leading t

george washington and his troops retreated across the delaware river in early 2017, decembe december 1776. they read the words of thomas paine published in his pamphlet that month," the american crisis." use of the times that try men's souls, the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis shrink from the service of their country. but he that stands by it now deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. 17 days later, george washington crossed the delaware leading to a decisive victory for those who would come to shape our promising young country. as much as our founders feared an unchecked chief executive unable to pursue his own will for the people, they also feared the poison of excessive factionalism that could divert us from a difficult service to our country. as george washington warned in his farewell address, the common and continual mistress of the spirit of party are sufficient to make it the interest and duty of a wise people due to scourge and restrain it. our political parties and affiliations are central to our democracy, ensuring that good and bad pol

george washington high school marching band. [applause] >> please welcome kayla smith. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. how's everybody doing today? thank you. thank you for joining us today for this historical occasion. my name is kayla smith, and i will be your mistress of ceremonies for the evening. growing up in san francisco d-5, hayes valley, to be exact, since the age of four, i have been privileged to receive mentorship from my community. i went from running departments at project level to now earning my internship at nbc this upcoming summer. [applause] >> i've always been ambitious, but i was lucky to have women in my life that looked like me and achieved great things, and one of those great women that i looked up to the most, our current mayor, my godmother, london breed. she wasn't changed much, by the way. to this day, she is still the same wise, inspiring, and supportive person that she was when i was a child. i know all too well the impact that mayor breed has had on myself, and i am extremely excited to see all the wonderful things that she will do

i'll remind my friends on the other side of the aisle that our first president george washington directedty with great britain. >> here's the problem, a few weeks back "the washington post" was quick to fact check the house intel committee haranking member mr. nunes writing, quote, no, devin nunes trump in 2019 is not like george washington in 1794. our first president sought, quote, a deal on behalf of u.s. interests, the interest being not getting into another war. while the trump impeachment inquiry is, quote, looking into whether trump was trying to negotiate a deal not for u.s. interests but for his own political gain. as democrats have tried to build their case, it has occurred to a lot of people that some of the most emotional testimony we saw throughout some of the most eloquent and patriotic words have come from immigrants to this country who have sacrificed for our country and consider it an honor to serve the united states. >> my service is an expression of gratitude. >> i take great pride all this country has given to me and my family. >> that gave my family refuge from author

he takes an oath that was taken by president george washington, the patriarch of our country, in front of whose picture we stand here. so tragic for our country that the actions taken by the president to undermine our national security to violate his oath of office and jeopardize election, theour integrity of our election, has taken us to this place. today, we will make history. when the managers walk down the hall, we will cross a threshold in history and the delivering articles of impeachment against the president for abuse of power and obstruction of the house. to make that history, we are making progress for the american people. progress in support of our constitution. progress in honor of the sacrifice and the vision of our founders. progress in honor of the sacrifice of our men and women in uniform. progress for the future of our children. make it be very clear that this president will be held accountable, that no one is above the law, and no future president should ever entertain the idea that article two says that he can do whatever he wants. with that, i will sign the resoluti

the drain started by george washington has dried out large section of the swamp.nd his team are trying to re—wet it. this is one of our water control structures which acts as a little dam where we can manage the water, to raise water levels in the ditch, slow the drainage and then it allows to rehydrate the peat soil. these are called boards. we put them in these channels. cool and so those are about what? six inches, about half a foot. so it will raise the surrounding water, raise this water and then rehydrate the surrounding area. correct. and why is that important? the ditch network that's been here dries out the peat, makes it more prone to severe wildfires. it also, because it subsides, it does not provide a base for our forest. you need healthy soil to have a healthy forest. it's hoped rehydrating the swamp will reduce the severity of future fires and, during the hurricane season, protect nearby communities from flooding. by holding more of the water in the swamp, instead of just funnelling down these ditches, which service pipes, i mean, drain pipes, it wil

and i don't thinthmes madison's point and i don't think that was george washington's point. if it was, they would have said get over it. they recognize as we recognize what a profound danger that would be for that to become the new norm. another election is a promise. 10 months voters will undertake the most important duty as citizens by going to the polls and voting for their leader. we must ask what role do foreign powers play trying to influence the outcome. if they take the president's side, who will protect our franchise if the president will not? as charged in the first artic ip has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to national security and the constitution if allowed to remain in office and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with self governance and the rule of law. based on abuse of power for which he was impeached and his ongoing efforts to solicit foreign interference, both directly and through mr. giuliani, there can be little doubt that president trump will continue to invite foreign interference in our elections again and again. that poses an imm

this rare copy of george washington's last will and testament, printed in 1800, right after washington's, we knew there were only 13 existing copies. >> make that 14. >> it was in a plastic bag filled with other things, and it very well could've been thrown out without anybody ever knowing about it. >> by july 2010, john and lisa's strange inheritance is cataloged and ready for sale. they've invested a year and a lot of money in it. how much had john spent getting ready for this big auction? >> it was around $225,000. >> whoa! >> i hope we get enough out of this to pay for what we've discovered. >> will they? >> sold at $1,000. >> that's next. >> here's another quiz question for you. when andrew green was new york city's comptroller, the brooklyn bridge was partially financed by renting what? apartments atop its towers, boat slips by its piers, or wine cellars at its base? the answer in a moment. the answer in a moment. beyond the routine checkups. beyond the not-so-routine cases. comcast business is helping doctors provide care in whole new ways. all working with a new generation of tec

we have heard the story of george washington of. why write about his mother. >> guest: because she is a misunderstood figure of history. badly treated by american history. there's never really been a definitive biography done of george washington's father which is remarkable and it's

we are walking along washington ditch, named after george washington who was one partner in the greatese indigenous were dug under his direction to drain the swamp, log the timber and farm the land. to drain the swamp, not the only us president to say that. i guess not. more than 200 years of development for the area to become just a little less dismal. and at that time, the swamp featured in another chapter of american history. before the civil war, runaway slaves came to hide here. they form communities and they were called maroons. this people chose to live in the swamp? yes because live on a plantation was so horrific that they chose to be free and if they had to go to live in the swamp to have their freedom, they were determined to do so. with mosquitoes, snakes... very courageous. i would say so. eric has traced his family history toa man eric has traced his family history to a man who used to work in the swamp. after securing his freedom, he wrote a memoir. he did not have to live day to day in the swamp. he was on a plantation but he described how some of the people who lived

lee and george washington. they took down the plaque because they considered it too divisive.i can say that. i think that is reasonable enough. they also took down the plaque of george washington, which is completely in vain, but sort of represents the drift of the argument. on the founders international heroes. we have the standard civil rituals and symbols and including the flag one reason i am so irritated when people use the flag as a means of protest, disrespecting it or they can come tthe incomethat celebratese men died for that flag not in a symbolic sense that the literal sense because the history of the civil war they carry the flag in the battle as a rallying point for their comments and took this duty seriously. multiple men died defending the flag right around the spot where they gave the gettysburg addre address. one was wounded and handed the flag over to another sergeant who was wounded and who took it to another officer so they could wrap it around as they died when he was grievously wounded. so, these are very, very deep and part of our cultural inheritance. f

also a political science professor at george washington university. in with your all questions. she's here to help answer them. -- crats democrats 202-748-8920. democrats promising new legislation to limit president specifically when it comes to iran. legislation to limit prt trump specifically when it comes to iran, this is senator tim kaine on the floor yesterday. >> i will state at the -- [video clip] >> i will state my aunt set at the conclusion, the u.s. not be at war with iraq and another war in the middle east would be catastrophic. i recognize that some of my colleagues may have a different point of view. so i speak in the hopes of forging a consensus on at least one issue, that issue is this. if there is to be a war with iran, it should not be initiated by this president, or any president, acting on his or her own. it should only be initiated by vote of congress following an open and public debate in view of the american people. every member of congress should vote, and be accountable for the question of whether another war in the middle east is a good idea. the demand

george washington high school marching band. [applause] >> please welcome kayla smith. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. how's everybody doing today? thank you. thank you for joining us today for this historical occasion. my name is kayla smith, and i will be your mistress of ceremonies for the evening. growing up in san francisco d-5, hayes valley, to be exact, since the age of four, i have been privileged to receive mentorship from my community. i went from running departments at project level to now earning my internship at nbc this upcoming summer. [applause] >> i've always been ambitious, but i was lucky to have women in my life that looked like me and achieved great things, and one of those great women that i looked up to the most, our current mayor, my godmother, london breed. she wasn't changed much, by the way. to this day, she is still the same wise, inspiring, and supportive person that she was when i was a child. i know all too well the impact that mayor breed has had on myself, and i am extremely excited to see all the wonderful things that she will do

george washington high school marching band. [applause] >> please welcome kayla smith. [applause] >> good morning, everyone. how's everybody doing today? thank you. thank you for joining us today for this historical occasion. my name is kayla smith, and i will be your mistress of ceremonies for the evening. growing up in san francisco d-5, hayes valley, to be exact, since the age of four, i have been privileged to receive mentorship from my community. i went from running departments at project level to now earning my internship at nbc this upcoming summer. [applause] >> i've always been ambitious, but i was lucky to have women in my life that looked like me and achieved great things, and one of those great women that i looked up to the most, our current mayor, my godmother, london breed. she wasn't changed much, by the way. to this day, she is still the same wise, inspiring, and supportive person that she was when i was a child. i know all too well the impact that mayor breed has had on myself, and i am extremely excited to see all the wonderful things that she will do

she inspired leaders like george washington himself.he showed through her work the power of imagination to help fuel the revolution. week after week, phyllis came to yearsoom and imagined before the revolutionary war, she became the first black woman to publish a book of poetry in america. [applause] her imagination is woven into the tapestry of america's story. just for a moment, here in this place of ideas that took root nation, here on the eve of the new year, let us come together to imagine. imagine what our country will look like. imagine what your own life will look like when we finally turn this page in our history. i know it some of you may be thinking. imagination? imagination alone will not be enough. you may be right that imagination is powerful. it forces us to contemplate changing our lives. to begin to expect change. ourselves time to see in our world better than they are today sparks urgency in our hearts and determination in our minds. together to imagine. imagine a country where the decisions made in washington are not

was named after george washington. but charles francis could go to russia. and the boys don't turn out and you can see the story but he served one year in the state assembly he was handsome and charismatic and he drank too much and reading his diary especially in and get to his office late the next day he says today i will drink less or not at all on the day would come and go with the same pattern over and over. but if i just said i cannot write in my diary anymore here's i have to say about my life he was living in a boarding house but at the same time john quincy loses the election against jackson but something was wrong and i miss. so the family moves back to quincy. and then all the way down to washington that people are conspiring and that's where they found his coat and his hat piled up and folded next to the railing and found the body a few weeks later. all three brothers had gone after the adams family cousin and mary finally agreed to marry john adams but john quincy was not elaborate and he almost forgot chur

>> you know what else goes right back to george washington?e washington's view that the president's inherent authority can be exercised without congress insofar as it's necessary to deal with an imminent or presently occurring attack. but it does require their approval of congress. focusing on the constitutionality of the war powers act is completely missing the point. the war powers act is best understood as a procedural mechanism, whereby debate can be advanced and accelerated in congress to weigh in on the war power come and weigh in on whether or not the executive branch is authorized to take certain sustained military actions. >> bret: last thing, on impeachment, do you think this will go quickly and how do you think it will go? >> the president of the united states has not done anything impeachable or criminal, he hasn't done anything wrong. president trump succeeded where president obama tried and failed for years to convince ukraine to investigate allegations of deeply rooted corruption within the energy company burisma. it's not wrong

george washington would have been here in the mid 1700's. during this time period frontier and early settlement, this was western virginia. it was part of the state of virginia at the time and it was an area that wasn't greatly developed. a lot of the ideas of separation, becoming a separate state, was for the infrastructure and things of that nature were not being put into this mountainous area and mountainous terrain. these artifacts belonged to daniel boone when he settled in the area. he was in the valley for about 10 years, from 1789 to 1799. this is the rifle that daniel boone carried in the 1790's. this is his walking stick. a beaver trap that he used to trap beavers, and he was also a surveyer during that time. this is a signed deed that he surveyed land in the area. and this is also the way that he marked a stone, where he marked the property in that area. daniel boone was very important in the time period. one of the first representatives from the newly 179's -- nty in the 1790's. and he was very involved in both the politics and t

on in american history and american presidents were accused of abusing their power including george washington because he refused to disclose evidence about the john jay treaty including jefferson including adams they were all accused of abuse of power so i think the framers would have understood the difference between what voters should focus on abuse of power and what the constitution permits isn't each meant which are treason bribery and other high crimes and misdemeanors i'm told that now 500 legal scholars have signed a letter accusing slump of having engages in impeachable conduct now ok you studying it doesn't that move you and all that people who hold the same profession you do constitutional lawyers don't agree with you does that cause you to step back and look in again no absolutely not let me tell you why i have gone through the list and i'm convinced that they asked majority of people on that list wouldn't name thing if hillary clinton were being a feature comparable conduct constitutional lawyers like anybody else are influenced by partisan politics i am not i pass the shoe on the

george washington's army was rarely larger than 20,000 men. this is in a country of two and half million people. especially after the initial enthusiasm that were routed at lexington. they faded in 1775 relatively few american men volunteered for this military time. and too often badly led continental army. in yet, who would deny that the creation story remains valid, vivid and often thrilling. even in 2019 at a moment when national unity is elusive when our partisan rank seems ever more toxic. the story informs who we are where we came from and what our forebears believed in perhaps the most profound question what they were willing to die for. indeed at least 25,000 americans died for the cause possibly many more. it's a larger proportion of our population in any of our wars other than the civil war. so what can we learn from that ancient coral. first, this nation was born bickering it is in the national genome. second that there are foundational truths that not only are indeed true but are self-evident. third leaders were there -- worthy of