so as many of you know, if you are george and martha washington fans, you know that martha washingtonurned what she thought was all of the correspondence between her and george and there's two surviving letters. but elizabeth happened to find a bundle of letters in this desk. so she finds this bundle of letters that is from martha to george. and it's all wrapped up in washington's handwriting and she writes to washington, and this is very much there funniest exchange. she says that she's found a bundle of love letters from a woman written in the most solemn sanction, and she teases him, and she doesn't open them, but she wants him to know that she has them. she very quickly goes, i'm just kidding, there from martha. so it's a very cute little exchange. that's the same letter where she was very poignant about using the desk. but then, washington writes back. so after he got to mount vernon is when he got the letter from her. so he ends up writing her back, and he writes to her, as he promised, he writes her a detailed description of his trip back to mount vernon. he very much wanted to

so as many of you know, if you are george and martha washington fans, you know that martha washingtonurned what she thought was all of the correspondence between her and george and there's two surviving letters. but elizabeth happened to find a bundle of letters in this desk. so she finds this bundle of letters that is from martha to george. and it's all wrapped up in washington's handwriting and she writes to washington, and this is very much there funniest exchange. she says that she's found a bundle of love letters from a woman written in the most solemn sanction, and she teases him, and she doesn't open them, but she wants him to know that she has them. she very quickly goes, i'm just kidding, there from martha. so it's a very cute little exchange. that's the same letter where she was very poignant about using the desk. but then, washington writes back. so after he got to mount vernon is when he got the letter from her. so he ends up writing her back, and he writes to her, as he promised, he writes her a detailed description of his trip back to mount vernon. he very much wanted to

and his legacy," nathaniel philbrick discusses 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. tr

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'

andrew jackson called to mind george washington himself. both men were deeply versed in american self-government. the jackson not merely democratic but often demagogic. both men famously bested the british on the battlefield. jackson even more decisively than washington in the battle of new orleans. and both were also, alas, southern slaveholders. washington was increasingly embarrassed by this fact, and in this last act, freed slaves. jacksonville was not and did not. on reflection, we should not be surprised that jackson, a strong pro-democracy and president who also embodied fierce anti anti secessionism and a muscular attitude toward european monarchs, would ultimately become the dominant figure in antebellum america. after all, jack sand personified some of the constitution's most striking structural elements its populism, its military resilience, and also, alas, its special accommodation of slave ocracy in some america's constitution was far more democratic and geostrategic than we have been taught by 20th century neo bearden and neo m

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

i don't think george washington university makes that plane, but the first institution that does that is west point, which comes into existence in 1803. >> washington is proposing a civic college, and purchases some land for it. that idea dies. and hamilton will go back and forth on it. he keeps concinving him to send it to congress, and that's where most of it goes. but if you look at the original farewell, which is at the american public library, they literally cut and paste that section. >> i think we are carrying too much on this, but john, if you look at that last address to congress, it's almost fdr. you know it i mean? i'm sorry. >> go on. >> you have to get beyond that, john. 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 with fixed domestic and foreign policy in a robust way. in that view, washington is a member of a very small minority. and anybody that opposed it, he is a tory because he is attempting to recreate a monarchy. jefferson is the main guy that's doing this behind the scenes

that's not my picture of george washington. >> no, no, this is not the george washington -- he's not the guy in the $1 bill looking at us and almost -- in judgment. because i did it. no, that wasn't washington. he was the most reluctant presidents we have ever had. he sincerely did not want to become president of the united states. 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. so his diary account from his journey from mount vernon to new york, which was the temporary capital of the country, his one long lament of everybody's applauding me now, but, man, they are going to tear me down as soon as they try to do anything. remember, this was a people who had rebelled against the strongest military power on earth over the issue of taxation. how is he going to lead these people? he knew that all the divisions that had been there from the very beginning where latent. yet, everyone loved him. but as soon as his policies came into clear focus,

just one question about john adams and george washington's relationship. you know, i know watching like the hbo documentary about john adams, which i think is really interesting, shows kind of icy relations between the two men. a insight on the that humans relationship personal relationship. yeah so this is one of those really frustrating instances where george washington didn't write down why he did. he so often wrote down what he was going to do but didn't explain his thought process or if he did, it was an his letters to martha, which he asked her to burn upon his death. and she did very as a historian. so there's there's a couple of things that we should note about their relationship. first, they had known each other from a very for a very long they had been together at the continental congress. john adams was primarily responsible for washington's nomination as commander in chief. the continental army. there was a great deal of respect between the two. and i think they actually initially got along well. john adams was then a little bit critical of was

congress and he had the complete confidence of the most charismatic man in the united states, george washington. and washington, i think it's important to point out, had no program for his first hundred days. that term is a coinage of the 1930's, it's a 20th century concept. he had no agenda of his own to advance. in fact, he was figuring out the presidency as he went along. and when his hands trembled on the second story balcony, people could see his hands trembling, it was not a myth but for good reason because he didn't know what was going to happen. he didn't know if he could handle it. fortunately he proved to have exactly the right stuff for the moment. anyone who really studies that congress or the period will always come out with an even higher estimation of washington than they went in with. the real engine of governments therefore, was not in washington's office at his home, mostly on cherry street a little further up under what's today one of the pilings of the brooklyn bridge. yes, he also lived down here at bowling green but namely up there on cherry street. wasn't in the president

now i'm delighted to introduce you to the present of the george washington university, president hasdistinguished career academically in chemistry and holds many academic and >> honors. he was a chancellor of washington university of st. louis for 24 years prior to joining us at gw in january 2022. we are delighted to have him as our president. we are delighted to have him here this evening. [applause] >> thank you amy and good evening everyone. amy, thank you for the leadership you are bringing to our university in terms of encouraging >> engagement and service efforts. i appreciate very much your special work. as a president of the george washington university i am pleased to welcome all of you to this dialogue on the finding common ground on guns. this is the issue that has long been very important to me personally. i mentored together with my wife a young woman for about seven years. she was murdered by gunfire in st. louis soon. this engaged me very deeply in terms of recognizing that we have a major problem in the united states. we have with us this evening, important individua

he did know one of the challenges we have with george mason, unlike folks like washington and jefferson, is the totality of surviving papers of george mason total three volumes, very small by comparison. i don't remember how many volumes jar of washington and jefferson, but much much more. but yes, mason. mason there were a number of instances in which mason wrote about slavery. there are a number of quotes from those writings that are frequently referred to. he refers to slavery. the institution slavery as a slow poison. he refers to the fact that slaves free will make of their masters petty tyrants. he writes about. how the sins this isn't a direct quote, but you'll get the concern. he writes about how the sins of man will be, will be. how does he say the sins man in owning slaves will be reflected in will be reflected in calamities that the nation will face? and again, that's not the direct quote, but he's implying that, you know, our sins behavior now will have its reckoning at some point. and he's writing this in 1700s. what what he also writes, though, and those are just snippets

father hildago like the george washington for united states. and when we do see then that we reenact when he did calling for the independence. so today, the mexican president, governs the mayors, the mexican ambassadors all over the world we reenact what father hildago did in september 16. yes. in the morning of upon september 16. but since the end of -- 19th century, we celebrate el grito in the evening of september 15. and the pedestrian mexico conditions to september 16, with military parade in mexico city. you know mexicans we don't only have one party we need 2 days to celebrate. 15 and 16. so that's what happened. okay. so during the ceremony that is about to start. what will happen is that i will make the call for independence. i will shout in honor of mexico and the mexican heros. i will waist mexican flag and a bell has to be rung hopefully the mayor will join united states with that. and then we will sing the national anthem. so have you all enjoy el grito. and it is not only a celebration of mexico as mayor breed already said. it is

for having paid for poultry being raised for marsha -- martha washington after the death of george washington. that mark is the one indication of gray himself. great was able to -- gray received some small cash payments from washington, and he apparently use those to buy poultry. he also, after the death of washington and the sale of the livestock, gray was able to purchase a cow, quite a remarkable purchased for an enslaved person. but he was not able to purchase his own freedom. he was one of the so-called dour slaves. they were controlled by washington, he was able to use their labor during his marriage. but after martha's death, the slaves were divided among the grandchildren and davey great remained enslaved. for all this attention to detail, washington never loses sight of a grander aspirational vision. he was trying to implement this at mount vernon. this is the seal of the agricultural society of philadelphia. washington was inducted as an honorary member and had a great deal of correspondence. it presents this aspirational notion of what farming will contribute to that new nation. th

george washington met with his commanders are during the revolutionary war.lexander hamilton and aaron burr were there for a reunion of revolutionary war veterans just a week or two before hamilton killed burr in the duel. so anyways, both of them were very connected to the founding of the united states. and they both -- frances tavern still exists, and city tavern we hope will eventually be reopened. >> we mentioned earlier that these places were like the twitter or the facebook of their day. and ideas were battered around, sometimes with great rancor. one of the defining features, the lasting impacts of presidential campaigns. if you will excuse the expression, the tweets, the ways that ideas are crystallized just down to a few words. i can think of tip a canoe and tyler two. you say it in your book that is one of the things that we remember william henry harrison for. nixon is the one, right? >> abe lincoln, the rail splitter. >> barry goldwater, a choice not an echo. can you talk about the crystallization of these ideas, and some would say the gross simpl

so if you want to learn more about the cabinet, george washington, that book is available downstairs and online. buy it for this topic. john adams and john quincy adams were able to do what they did because there was a i'm not allowed to say this word bad beep woman at home abigail adams made all of this possible. she ran farm. she kept things financially literate. she was the one that was funneling diplomatic secrets between the two of them. and when john adams president. so she made all of it and she was john adams number one advisor. so there is a phenomenal biography of her called abigail adams by woody holton. i highly recommend cannot get enough credit. yes abigail adams. isabel dement material she's long since passed but came out in the 1960s. it is completely and totally out of print. forget the long title. just like the declaration of principles if you can find it. god bless you. if you can't find it, keep looking. she had access to james harris, the ambassador in st petersburg, to his diary, and really dug through a lot of details. sometimes the strategic story gets lost fo

for having been paid for poultry that he raised for martha washington just after the death of george, washington and marcus is is the one indication of gray gray himself. great was able to like the other enslaved overseers greg received some small cash payments from washington, and he apparently used those to buy poultry that he could then sell. he also after the death of washington and the sale of the livestock maybe gray was able to purchase a cow or quite remarkable purchase for an enslaved person, but he was not able to purchase his own freedom or in any other week, and he was one of the so called our slaves those that were controlled by the custis estate washington was able to use their labor during his marriage to martha custis, but upon his death and martha's death the dower slaves were divided among the custis grandchildren and david gray remained enslaved. for all of this attention to detail that washington never loses sight of a much grander aspirational vision of farming that he's going to implement at mount vernon. this is the seal of the agricultural society of philadelphia's societ

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or george washington? pete: it was not george washington. rachel: i will say. pete: george washington was never in the white house. they did burn it down in 1812, but jefferson was the first one there. rachel: i will go with abraham lincoln. will: i will go jackson. it is lincoln. abraham lincoln, cat guy, the guy who saved the country and founded the republican party, cat guy. guy. rachel: 3, 2, one. rachel: i don't like the founder of the republican party. pete: let that sink in. rachel: we will have to bribe have brian come in and display why abraham lincoln was a capitalist. he would know. will: a panel of experts blasting government response to covid 19 and demanding an investigation into the virus's origins. doctor marty makary is next. rachel: setting sail on a cruise, for first responders but first dj, take it away with we built this city, remember that? ♪ ♪ we just love the beat ♪ who counts the money ♪ underneath the barn ♪ snoring? because quality sleep is vital, the sleep number 360 smart bed can gently raise your partner's head to help. ah...that's

abe lincoln, george washington, jimmy carter. george washington. pete: john adams. will: john adams as well. oh, it was george washington. rachel: i only got one right. will: you got two right. rachel: these are not real ap apples. pete: can't do it with a fake apple. will: there's one real one here. rachel: there is a real one in there. will: all right, still ahead. that's a real one you sent across the floor. rachel: yours was a real one. i forgot some are real. will: bracing for impact, fiona makes land fall in eastern canada packing strong winds and heavy rains and we're tracking the storm. rachel: and democrats are making a number of bold claims about the gop abortion bill but are they accurate? will and pete go off the wall with reality checks, next. ♪ as a business owner, your bottom line is always top of mind. so start saving by switching to the mobile service designed for small business: comcast business mobile. flexible data plans mean you can get unlimited data or pay by the gig. all on the most reliable 5g network. with no line activation fees or term co

ah, namely, and the name of the american president george washington hello jones but i understand, george were not called that by your parents, this is your initiative take this first and last name. yes, but this is not the first time i changed my surname, and that is, before that you have already changed something again. yes, when we were made up, father, he also changed, it is clear that he was not listed in the passport, when technical children are here like that, well, for some time and when i was 18 years old, i decided to surprise my first love, i took her maiden name. well, he thought that something in this world can surprise women, it turns out, no, well, and after a while. uh, didn't make an impression. yes , but even more so, she was already married, as they say. as the saying goes. wow yes. well, but the fact is that after some time i met a teacher, no teacher, who left for america, but i thought that if you go there, then in order not to be denied a visa, you need to come up with something unusual, and you thought , what to take one of the presidents of america the most correc

he did know one of the challenges we have with george mason, unlike folks like washington and jefferson, is the totality of surviving papers of george mason total three volumes, very small by comparison. i don't remember how many volumes jar of washington and jefferson, but much much more. but yes, mason. mason there were a number of instances in which mason wrote about slavery. there are a number of quotes from those writings that are frequently referred to. he refers to slavery. the institution slavery as a slow poison. he refers to the fact that slaves free will make of their masters petty tyrants. he writes about. how the sins this isn't a direct quote, but you'll get the concern. he writes about how the sins of man will be, will be. how does he say the sins man in owning slaves will be reflected in will be reflected in calamities that the nation will face? and again, that's not the direct quote, but he's implying that, you know, our sins behavior now will have its reckoning at some point. and he's writing this in 1700s. what what he also writes, though, and those are just snippets

and the -- that's a good point, especially because george washington situated the front door of the white house exactly where it stands today. he was the only president not to have lived in the white house, but every president -- including george washington -- has walked upon the white house grounds. >> tell me a little bit about what you know, because you are an historian. you're not here as a gardener, you're here to tell us the life story of the area. was there a real commitment early on, or did it take decades before the grounds and the setting of the white house really took on importance and got money to do something about it? >> so abigail adams, the first first lady to live in the white house, and we should be talking about the first ladies especially today, she described the scene to her daughter in the year 1800 in a letter to her daughter, and she described the scene as a place without the least fancy yard or other veeps, but she opt -- convenience, but she optimistically noted it's a beautiful spot, capable of improvement. and then the successor, thomas jefferson, moved in in 1

grants contemporaries had no hesitation elevating him to the standing of george washington and abraham lincoln. it's no coincidence that his funeral in 1885 saw at roughly 1.5 million the largest gathering of people at any one time and place in the history of the north american continent or that he is entombed in the largest mausoleum in the western hemisphere. sometimes that level of fame does not age well over time. but in grant's case it should be even clearer now than ever. that he represented a cause agency put it with characteristic modesty and his memoirs whether deservedly so or not. that was superlatively important to this country. it was important first in the nation's survival. and then the cause became a matter of among other things the most profound constitutional developments in our country's history. no, single american leader was more prominent in what is often called the second founding the civil war reconstruction era then grant was his public career from the realization of the emancipation of enslaved people by military victory to his success in securing the 15th ame

in the summer of 1787 in the midst of the meeting of the constitutional convention george washington recorded an outing in his diary. observing some farmers at work and entering into conversation with them. i

joseph ellis as well cnn. >> good evening everyone my name is kevin butterfield on behalf of george washington mount vernon and the ladies organization continues to protect and preserve it today, i want to welcome me too this conversation about george sh

they said well, didn't you see george washington there? oh, yes. he said i think it was the perfectly appropriate place for him. what do you mean they said well, he said there's nothing to make an englishman -- faster than the sight of general. george was. and and he had he had hundreds he had hundreds of these stories. so in them in the middle of the worst cabinet meetings one of these he's suddenly remember. oh, there's a story related to what i'm talking about and out would come one of these great stories. i actually told that story on john stuart and they had to bleep the word --. i just said it was lincoln who said it wasn't me? but anyway humor, he said whistled off sadness that a good story for him was better than a drop of whiskey. and he one time people said to him. why do you tell so many stories? and he said because stories are better than facts and figures stories have a beginning a middle and end he understood i think what is true and that's why even today we went to sagamore hill and there was a great. national park ranger there who w

something new about george washington people so, thank you. history for more of this history post. : : : >> to help us understand what it meant for the people and the institutions who built this empire tonight we will put her faith in the associate professor of history at southern methodist university and the author of this brand-new book published by the university of north carolina press 2021. welcome to the program. >> thank you. pleasure to be here. host: where you coming from this evening? >> im in dallas texas at southern methodist. host: i hope you have air-conditioning. >> at least for now sometimes they turn it off at night. so far so good. host: we are excited to talk about your book i learned a lot and i'm excited to learn with the audience tonight. just as a reminder you will have a chance to ask questions for the second half of the program you can do that by submitting a question youtube or facebook or twitter will bring you into the conversation in a bit but i thought we might start by looking at the big piece on —- picture quest