george washington warned us, he predicted us. especially when another phrase from the farewell address act like a pretended patriots, really acted like they are more patriotic than anybody else which itself washington essays ascending its national unity or if they fed into that stuff that washington warned against, they are part of the problem. let's not pull any punches about that. washington made a very explicit warning we just live through evidence of. so we could not be more relevant and that is precisely why we need to be listening to washington's farewell address now, today. we are falling into the traps he warned us about almost 250 years ago. >> john quickly and the most recently brought the farewell address, when did they stop making it mandatory to read the farewell address is the full congress, both houses are just the senate? >> the senate still reads it every year. yes it does. >> how ironic. [laughter] >> i would argue the house is more partisan than the senate although it is kind of a jump ball. what he thought you'

from all kinds of different states and sections can come together intermarry, and i don't think george washington university makes that yet, but the first institution that does that sort of is west point, which comes into existence in 1803. >> right, and actually, washington helps purchase land for it, which is the naval observatory where the vice president lives. that idea dies, and you're right, hamilton, back and forth on it. hamilton keeps convincing to go to its annual message to congress, and that's where most of it goes. if you look at the original farewell, which they have at the new york public library, is cut and pasted that section. >> john, if you look at that last address to congress. it's almost fdr. you know what i mean? >> america hoovers, that's not a good thing. >> pardon me? i'm sorry. >> i'm just teasing. go on. >> but you have to get beyond that, john. but you know what i'm saying. it's a vision very close to what john quincy adams will have as president, and it's a vision of a nation state that makes domestic and foreign policy in a robust way, and in that view, washington i

day, the press salvage debt them george washington. in philadelphia at the capitol the newspapers detected george washington it is a set up to the british of the british monarchy and we are talking about george washington so in a sense people are doing this to try to create images even in the 1790s, even under the first president so knowing this is not a new thing it, but it has taken syndrome pneumatic new forms in a way you described, is very extraordinary. any sort of as editor, index of u.s. military strength for a day which the only, my right, annual assessment available to the public have the status of the united states military. is that the case pretty. >> is a unique product and nothing else literally on the planets where country will target the status of the military power. so to the fact that it. reporter: so really, very successful in the website hundred and's almost 2000 of footnotes in real academic feet where you can get in there and see where we drive our information from. >> photos are a work of art in some people think

john adams, george washington, harry truman, who didn't walk around saying this was in the past.e remarkable in this. and truman understood the english language from 1948 campaign and almost all delivered on the backs of the train and much equality of the language, the english language and how crowded his teachers must have been. one syllable word if he could suffice for three syllable word, that's what he would pick and had less to do with the fact that it has a classical education which is exactly but not if teachers that john adams had her thomas jefferson and its through george washington or harold green and only can sixth grade education but to read the classics and in translations classical education, was with the understood and founding time. and so the red arctic hundred parts of history and classical history of virtue, honesty, character, and character is destiny they said, and if you want to study that in a model, look at the story of harry truman.de common sense is not common as well as observed and who knows how many before but truman understood that predict and had v

the historical journeys by george washington through the new united states and describes his own experience as he followed the same experience in the present day. nathaniel philbrick's progress and fox are conveyed in washington's own words and preserved in his diaries. transcriptions of those diaries in his correspondence on founders online hosted by the national archives, through the national historical publications. founders online has transcript of thousands of documents written by and to the nation's founders. you can find washington's letter to his cabinet written in savanna, georgia, his itinerary and instructions should any serious matter occur in his absence. you can read entries from his diary recording places he was in, the conditions of roads and lodgings, the weather and the terrain and the crops of the area. following washington's path, nathaniel philbrick came to know our first president not as a monumental figure from history but as a man traveler like himself, and the words preserved in traditional and digital archives, we can become more familiar with washington and the ot

lafayette, of course, named one of his sons george washington and lived with washington for a while. sometimes, though, they are so different, right? he talked about lafayette losing himself in public. at the same time, they have so much -- their thoughts on slavery, which i want to get to, they are different. >> right. >> but they do have a lot in common. -- found love in their partners. and also felt most at home in these incredibly uncomfortable situations. >> yeah. that's something that i do think is true of both of them. because by the time they get together, i mean, washington, he does marry into money. and washington grew up there used to being in a rustic setting. he was comfortable trumping through woods and comfortable and during the hardships of nature. all of the stuff that he was up to as a young militia officer, sort of before and after the french and indian war, which we in europe would call the seven years'war. but they both -- and lafayette had that as well. because he grew up trumping around in the woods. and trumping around in the hills and forests. and both of the

elementary schools across america under the declaration of independence and the battles led by george washington and looking back, nearly 250 years, the american revolution, and can appear inevitable in arranging and refuting military power such as braided risen requires involvement of people after in overalls plate roles played by women native americans and enslaved africans and african-americans. and focusing on often overlooked actors such as geography and acs and too often it july 4th, 1776, to washington's first presidency, the world of seven years of liberty and "liberty is sweet" gives us a fresh look of the market revolution it in the ups and downs of the social spectrum added college professor of history at the university of south carolina, teaches and researches early american history, and the american revolution it in the other of several books including adams, and the second book, under the americans, and the constitution and of the national book award. [inaudible]. and jonassen conversation, and professor of history of south carolina, also the director of the public history p progra

what kind of a general was george washington? where would you come out on this?t my path on this provocatively i'm going to not turn back and say that in the first year of the war george washington, he was a great manager because he was experience managing large numbers of people he was a large scare beyond hundreds proclaimed to on audience ÃÃ slaves he was a great manager in terms of getting the basic supplies but in general as a strategist washington in my opinion and other historians not all agree, terrible because he was stuck in fifth gear, he was all about taking initiative being aggressive, being on offense and brian, when you go to the next one both the british and colonists other than washington had figured out at bunker hill's, brian hit the next. that's when he quoted ÃÃ that's the very first by anyone anywhere is by the formerly enslaved person, let's move on. this is a modern depiction the better of battle of bunker hill, the british tanker likely won the battle of bunker hill that so they to find victory in those days but cost them 50% casualties a

it's one of the first george washington refuses to become a dictator george the third said that if hes that, to be the greatest man in the world. but at that moment, he was an think about it, this was caesar did rommel dead or what napoleon will do or others will do or castro will do. they tend to believe that they are the revolution, dictators do have a difficult separating themselves from it. >> okay we have questions from those viewing and i'll begin with some of them, fermanagh, listen to the path of becoming an historian and what sparked your interest in history. >> gosh, i think reading biographies, can history through biography and through lives and i love biographies since there was always a center of topic and i sort of thought look will come into this world the same way really the same way. what can we learn by people who lived before of this and some of them a thousand years before us so this perhaps an adolescent way to come to this but as i said, i didn't major in history predict i majored in philosophy and i decided to go forward in history because for many reasons, beca

what kind of general was george washington? what would you say?> well having set my path on this provocation, for being provocative i'm going to not turn back and say that in the first year of the war, george washington, he was a great manager because he was experienced managing large numbers of people. he was a large scale, beyond hundreds or claimed to own, enslaved hundreds of people. so he was a great manager in terms of getting the few supply they had out. but as a general, as a strategist washington in my opinion and other historians, not all, agree, terrible. because he was stuck in fifth gear. that is, he was all about taking the initiative, being aggressive, going on offense. and the british had figured out. actually i do have a slide for this we can show briefly, i think the very next one. both the british and colonists other than washington figured out at bunker hill -- browne hit the -- oh. that's lemuel where he quoted. that's the very first use of the phrase "all men are created equal" by anyone, anywhere is by this formally enslaved

what kind of general was george washington.ould you come out of this. >> having set my path on the provocative i'm not going to turn back and say the first year of the word george washington was a great manager. he enslaved hundreds of people, user great manager in terms of getting the supplies that he had out but in general as a strategist washington in my opinion and other historians agree because he was stuck in all about taking the initiative in being aggressive in going on offense. the british figured out that, i have a slide. both the british and columnists others than washington had figured out. that is the very first use of the fridge phrase of all men are created equal by this enslaved person. but let's move onto the next one . this is a modern depiction the better of battle of bunker hill, the british tanker likely won the battle of bunker hill that so they to find victory in those days but cost them 50% casualties and the man commanded the troops on the >> they commanded the troops you americans do they ran away for

that's not my picture of george washington. >> guest: this is not the george washington on the one dollar bill, looking at us in almost judgment because i did it. washington was the most reluctant president we ever had. he sincerely did not want to become president of the united states. he somehow won the american revolution. he was a hero bigger than anyone else in the world. all he had to do was lose when it came to taking on the presidency of the united states. his diary account of his journey from mount vernon to new york which is the temporary capital of the country is one long lament of everybody applauding me now but man they are getting -- they are going to be tearing me down as soon as i try to do anything. these people rebelled against the strongest military power on earth over the issue of taxation. and all the divisions were there from the beginning were late and everyone loved him. he knew those old divisions would come back. 15-year-old allies is off the roof across the street from federal hall, where washington is about to be on the second floor. immense crowd all around, e

so after george washington -- not just that. when it comes to what this is when it comes to the spread of life. we really have to consider that and what washingtonn said. so we start with what was asked and how it was handled significantly. and then you end up with -- and now is a great time to talk about it. and today there is an american research project on a man that operated a cannon. and he was shot down by enemy fire. so his wife took over and ran that job for him. and so she came up and took his place. she got a great deal of accolades and attention. and there were also other women as well. there were lots of women that were widowed, but also that stepped up. there were the women that really did stand up for their country the best of their ability. >> you know, yes, this is so true and this is such cohesive stuff and the narrative that comes out, the everyday lives that come out. this makes such a difference with early history of this moment that we think that we know. it is very compelling. and we do have an audience que

george washington was obviously a pretty big mason.inducted lafayette and it is masonic lodge and that's part of what allow them to become very close. but i think it's nice to look -- another good person is condor say the marquis day condorcet who is one of these early enlightenment philosophers who was before lafayette really truly latched on to his abolitionism was writing about african that he winds up reading. those are a couple and reynaud and condor say it's not like he just went to the united states and learned all these things. >> i want to ask two questions and i think it's unfair not to follow up. he said you mentioned adam says in john adams and he tweeted out with jessica's question. are there any lessons or takeaways that you took from lafayette? >> just a very small thing because we don't have much time. the thing about, okay there is a tendency that people often have two subconsciously believe that things like progress and reform change for the better are just things that happen. look back on history. history is really p

historian "new york times" best-selling author of you've never forget your first a biography of george washington now in paperback. and forever eight murder in memphis soon to be a major motion picture. alexis was a consulting producer on and appeared in washington series on the history channel. she regularly appears on msnbc and cnn. she's contributed to the new yorker, the "new york times" and many others. and so without further ado please join me in welcoming mike and alexis to the stage. hooks well high. >> hello. kirk's first of all congratulations for this new book. i know all of you have picked up because you are here tonight. but if i can encourage you to overspend i would recommend buying a second copy or getting it from your library

and la fayette were good friends, almost family and la fayette of course named one of his sons george washington, lived with washington for a while. sometimes, though, they're so different. right? you talk about la fayette losing himself in public, washington would never, their thoughts on slavery which i'll get to, very different, but they do have a lot in common, which is that they both had to marry rich, found love in their partner, found good partners. and also felt most at home in these uncomfortable situation. that is true of both of them, by the time they get together, washington comes into money, and, you know, he was used to a rustic setting, tromping through woods, enduring the hardship of nature, all of this stuff as a young militia officer, and before and during the french and indian war, we in europe would call the seven-years war, but they, and la fayette had that too because he grew up tromping around in wood and see hills and forests and both of them had a kind of physical endurance and a willingness and desire to put themselves in difficult circumstances and endure them. so even

. >> was george washington a military genius to win the war with so few troops? a lot of times is troops weren't even close to barely but or was he just lucky that the british bubbled their effort to win was he a genius for the british bubble or both ? ba>> washington himself would say he was lucky. he said winning the war was like astanding miracle . it's like god was on his side. the way i put it is tas a general washington was not that effective. he lost more battles than he won. if you think about it most of the great generals in world history starting with hannibal through napoleon and rommel and robert e lee and up losers. washington wasn't a great general but he ended up a winner. and at some point he understood a basic strategic reality that became all-consuming and crucial. that he didn't have to win the war. the british had to win the war. it's a lot easier not to lose . as long as he kept the continental army back and as long as the colonies stayed united behind him the british cause was hopeless. then he was right about that. but there is a kind of re

, that's not my picture of george washington. >> no. >> this is not the george washington. he's not the guy on the one dollar bill, you know, looking at an almost judgment because i did it and, you know, no. that wasn't -- washington was the most reluctant president we have ever had. he sincerely did not want to become president of the united states. i mean, he had somehow won the american revolution. he was a hero bigger than anyone else in the world really and all he had to do was lose when it came to taking on the presidency of the united states and so his dairy account from mount vernon to new york which was the temporary capital of the country one long lament of everybody applauding me now but man, they are going to be tearing me down as soon as i try to do anything. remember, this was people who had rebelled against the strongest military power on earth for the issue of taxation. how is he going to tax these people? i mean, he knew that all the divisions that had been there from the very beginning were latent and as soon as policies came to clear focus, he knew the old

i want to know what kind of general was george washington? what would you say? >> well, having set my path on this provocitation -- in the first year of the war he was a great manager because he was experienced managing large number of people. so he was a great manager in terms of getting just basic few supplies they had out but as a general, as a strategist washington, in my opinion, and other historians, not all agree. because he was stuck in fifth year. that is he was all about taking the initiative, being aggressive, going on offense. and the british had figured out -- actually i do have a slide for this which we can show briefly. i think it's the very next one. both the british and colonists other than washington had figured out at bunker hill -- brian hit the next -- oh, that's where he quote. that's the very first use of the phrase all men are created equal by anyone anywhere is by this formerly enslaved person, free black man haines. the british technically won the battle of bunker hill because they captured the hill actually but it cost them 50% casualt

so in a similar away, in a different george washington is a permanent tribute to those lost even thoughthere's none directly to that stone. so as we get to a point here, i want to mention that we are part of a bigger quilt of recognitions and commemorations a bigger coalition of commemorations i should say, all of this important centennial. the society of the honor guard and founded tomb of the unknown soldier in part by the late and they have done some fantastic work organizing and then really wonderful research and there is a very concise and important history of the tomb in the tomb guarded and frequently asked questions and we can work on some of those as a people start to submit questions and the president of that organization, a wonderful fellow that has been very helpful as we participated in try to help as they organize thiss commemoration. and the research as one of our history and turns ethan fine so that concludes my brief interview of the history of the tomb of the unknown soldier. and congressional history and w now i will, any questions you may have, screen chair will be s

of you who took it to her, listen to some of our webinars will now that's an empty tomb for george washington to buy from its toearliest conception, this wasa place of somberon reflection it and the lessons that we can learn from george washington and i think it's an important way to understand the catalyst that you mentioned, the temple of democracy that not only isme a place will be set the laws for ourselves,e we given ourselves and the people but also a place where we celebrate the best we have to offer and to mourning those who we have lost in the ceremonies take place inn the rotunda at the capitol and picture here in this image and so as we push forward it is important to think that this is where our countryry comes togetr to again celebrate into mourning those great figures who we have lost and one of the ways that i just mentioned that we have a paid tribute to leading figures and importedti to people in our nations i history is through the line that we see at the ceremonies, it is a somber occasion part of the funeral in which they are placed upon the catapult, laying in state, a su

was george washington a military genius to win the war with so few troops.were not even close barely. was he just lucky that the british fondled their effort to win? was it a combination of both? >> washington himself would say he was probably lucky. winning a war was like a standing miracle. the way i put it, as a general, washington was not that effective. he lost more battles in a one. the great generals in world historyt, they end up losers. washington was not a great general, but he ended up a great winner. we understand a strategic reality. he did not have to win the war. there british had to win the war. it's a lot easier not to lose. as long as he kept it intact and as long as the colonies stayed united, the cause was hopeless. and he was right about that. my real heroes in this book. the ordinary troops and continental. ten-15% were african-americans. it is a seven and a half year long marathon. it as a war that is more vicious and barbaric than we imagine it. if we had matthew brady photographs, we would think of it differently. artists like gioia

do you think that george washington knew about the internet for free speech? he would say, i am not saying my theory is perfect. he would say, you know the two hunters hunting bears? what is putting on his tennis shoes. where you going? he says, a bear is coming. you cannot out run a bear. yeah, but i can outrun you. that was his view of my way of deciding cases. i never and i still, 28 years now, i have never heard a voice raised in anger in that conference room. i have never heard one justice say anything mean or snide at the table or anything like that. what good would that do? i try to explain that to the students. you get all excited and all that happens is people disagree with you saying, well, he is all excited. he must be wrong. that is so true. so, we get on well, personally. we are friends, personally. and, we disagree on some things. not as many as you think. but some. >> that is not always been the case. there was a supreme court justice who refused to talk to or be in the presence of justice brandeis because he was jewish. >> yes, mcreynolds. >> y

mary thompson, who is a fabulous researcher at george washington's mt. vernon and covered this evidence of where he paid several -- and it seems clear they must have been enslaved workers, to donate their teeth, nine teeth. and what happened? i think the scenario is pretty obvious. they were probably inserted into his jaws, which is just one of these scenarios that is just awful, awful to contemplate. and yet, you know, i purposely include this in the book because, you know, this is where i come from with history. i think you have to look into the deep, dark recesses of the past to put what happens in a positive way in the proper context. so this is part of washington that speaks to, you know, the original sin that is still plaguing our society today. >> there's an interesting moment when you are driving back with melissa. and she says, you know what, we have this diary, but i'm not sure i know what he's really thinking. we touched on this a little bit. but this was an interesting question about, to me, as a fellow popular historian, the writer's craft.

all new specials and documentaries you won't see anywhere el. >> this year we're focused on george washingtonat the british coincided with christmas twice. >> yes, one of those is story of washington acrossing the delaware river on a cold christmas night, 1776, general washington. rallied army to take part in a daring plan to cross delaware in cover of darkness and attack the troops. the man worked. victory gave new life to soldiers and american revolution, and new hope. site is home to washington acrossing historic park, they host a reenactment every december. this year, hegseth will perpetrate general washington. -- willer to portray general washington. >> look at crossing stars jeff daniels. >> a moment of fear. >> the whole thing is a damn lunatic affair. >> a moment of courage. >> this revolution is over. >> a moment that would define a newborn nation. >> the army will advance. >> the true story of the night that changed the course of american history. >> get the books. >> epic struggle of one man. >> how dare you. >> and one moment in the fight for freedom. >> crossing also dropped dece

>> two of my favorite presidents are george washington and ronald reagan because i fascinating, they th had many different interests and pursued many different careers, the military and politics and things like that. after i discovered others, books written about washington, it seemed pretty well. out but the thing to do a book about his mother because nobody had ever done a book about mary ball washington before and i was on the peninsula of virginia and the ball family, her descendents plastic a stage down there and there was a lot of paperwork, a lot of history, a lot of history including she died, mary herself died in her 80s of breast cancer. just a couple years ago, a woman who owned an empty store, she too died of breast cancer, and followed the genealogical trail. she had an enormous influence on her son her entire life and i to do to record, write this book about him, how he is influenced by her. she's a single mother raising six children a century that wasn't hospitable to women. in 1920, what we don't know, women in that era could not even own property, once they were holdi

coming up, a conversation about president george washington's farewell address.ivered 225 years ago. featured speakers are historians lindsay cheverinsky and joseph ellis and cnn's offavalon. >> my name is kevin butterfield and on behalf of the lady's association and the soerks that rescued mt. vernon and continues to protect and preserve it today, i want to welcome you to this conversation about george washington's farewell address. on september 19th,

there is a very famous painting, of course, with george washington his horse praying, neiling next tohrough one of the worst periods of american history to becomes a amazing as we are today. >> brian: i was a actually walking through the city listening and on my phone. he went with the guys, took a knee to pray but he also hung out with him in the cold to let him know i'm in this fight with you. and it worked. kevin sorbo thanks so much. >> thank you. get this out to every school. every school should watch it. >> brian: i hear you. you can watch it now. valley forge washington's winter army right now on fox nation this holiday season, which is go get fox nation. use promo code celebrate to get 35% off any yearly plan only at fox nation.com. you won't regret it while we are at it don't forget, kevin mentioned it, another slice of history, the president and the freedom fighter go to brian kilmeade.com wherever you get books. it's the only thing we got because of the supply chain problems we are having made in america, written in america about america. i will tell you what, a special clo

let's bring in george washington university law school professor jonathan turley.od evening. >> bret: you have followed this case five of six counts. we don't know what the sentence is going to look like but your thoughts on how it transpired? >> well, we know it's going to be a long one. people talk about the maximum sentence of 65 years. that's not really what's going to be driving this. this will go under the guidelines. there are what are called aggravating factors and that's going to push up what would normally be about a 12-year sentence. it's going to push it up higher. but the jury got it right. you know, i thought that the maxwell defense, as hard as it tried to make something out of the defense, really had an impossible task. it was just implausible that she was assisting in putting underaged girls on flights to an island and suggesting that there was anything but sex trafficking involved. the jury obviously reached that conclusion on five out of six counts. but, in some ways, bret, the eviction is going to raise a lot of questions as to the other side of