house speaker henry clay assured president madison that the militia of kentucky are alone competent to place canada at your feet. quite incorrect as the happened. when it came to the american invasion the canadians did not welcome invaders from the south as liberators and the three prong the invasion of canada approved abject failure. in august of 1812 the northwestern army of the united states surrendered to a much smaller force. it was a debacle. in october the same year, the american force in niagara was captured and henry dearborn's assault ended in retreat in a terrifying exchange of friendly fire. in short the british forces of canada more than held their own throughout the war. perhaps it can be said that in a supporting role the canadians were in the victorious. a group who certainly didn't win were the american indians. with sellers encroach on their lands many indigenous tribes sided with the british before the war began. senator andrew jackson along with many others in washington believe native americans had been excited to war by the secret agents of great britain with the

abraham lincoln said that henry clay was an ideal because this was a man for whom i have fought my entire adult life. he knows clay cannot win. lincoln doesn't claim to have any special knowledge about zachary taylor, but he knows they can when he, he believes they're having a perfect whig and having sat retailer, a democrat. whig who might have moved it, who if nothing else will fill the government of to this point. the whigs in 1840, william henry harrison dies, and he hasn't given a lot of thought to who is vice president will be. the vice president is basically a democrat who gets kicked out of the whig party and they are not able to win a presidential race since they literally, the whigs only have the president by 30% so a lot of them--we hear a lot about that. this person is closer to our beliefs, this person can win and this is something political parties are still struggling with in the 1840s. what are the other major ones? shortly before the commencement of the mexican-american war, both run for the presidency and he wins on this expansionist platform, manifest destiny, americans

i sit at henry clay's desk, and they call henry clay the great compromise. i came to washington from one of my fellow senators said to me, he said, oh, i guess you will be the great compromise or. and i kind of smiled at him and laughed, ma and i learned a little bit about henry clay and his career. you know, people think of some of us won't compromise. there are many compromises. the are many things i'm willing to split the difference on. if the democrats will ever come to us and say we will fix, we'll save social security, what the page we change it to, how fast we do, there's a lot of things we can split the difference on. but the issue we've had today i think is one that we don't split the difference on. i think you don't get have the american idol think you can debate when he chooses. i don't think you acknowledge the fifth amendment due process can somehow occur behind closed doors. so while i'm a fan of henry clay i've often said on a flat of ashurst lake. caches placed weapons of choice were said to be his pen and his movie night. he was said to be s

the dueling ground where a very famous duel took place between sectors state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. the other place i was interested in taking it is the infamous -- franklin and are filled playfield which is where we're headed next. we are standing in one of the hidden gems of old town alexandria. this is the infamous slave pen at the franken and armfield slave do. we are located right now in the basement of the northern virginia urban league. this was at one time the most prosperous played this is in america. franklin and arm field would round up slaves of all points, virginia, maryland, even delaware. they would bring him here, process them and then they had camped. camps. is a men's camp on one side and the wind can when inside. they were not allowed to comment with each other. they were kept here until they could be sold in large quantities down south. and so then they would be transported either via shift or sometimes marched on foot down to mississippi and louisiana. landaluze -- when the union army invaded was one -- it wasn't infamous spot into slavery

you had henry clay and calhoun and jackson. jackson won the popular voted, but he did not win the electoral college. when the politicking was going on in the house of representatives, there was an opportunity to make deals. one of the deals that was made henry clay would become the vice president and items with win the election. once we come out of that election, the buildup to the other election is that that was a corrupt bargain. settingescribed 1824 the stage for 1828. the 1828 campaign was older enmity fought together again. how did it play out? 1824, jackson was not quite sure he was ready to be president. vote and it was stolen from him, he knew he was meant to be president. election hade stolen the people's presidency. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what was interesting about the campaign was that it was a precursor to modern campaigning. he and his surrogates for out on the stump. as many as 800,000 more americans voted in that election as they had in the previous ones the -- the previous one. how ha

henry clay. margaret baird smith. once, while mrs.ison was serving at the head of the table, the vice president offered to do the honors for her and she responded, "oh no, watch with what ease i do it." and he had to admit she did it with unparalleled ease. >> and looking at their life when they returned there, how was it compared to when they lived in the white house? >> i think they were besieged by people who wanted to associate themselves with the madisons. many visitors in addition to -- political visitors in addition to family and friends. sort of like the washingtons and the jeffersons. everybody wanted to meet the great personages. so they always had people in the house with them, not only relatives, but many political visitors as well. >> she was devoted to him and getting his papers together in that role. was she happy doing that? >> yes, at that point she loved her husband very much. that is where he wanted to stay and so she stayed as well. the descriptions of her at this time weren't the same. she's described as content.

desk, and they call henry clay the great compromiser. when i came to washington one of my fellow senators said to me, he said, oh, i guess you'll be the great compromiser. and i kind of smiled at him and laughed, and i learned a little bit about henry clay and his career, and, you know, people think that some of us won't compromise. there are many compromises. there are many things i'm willing to split the difference on. if the democrats will ever come to us and say we will fix, we will save social security, what the age we change it to, how fast we do, there are a lot of things we can split the difference on. but the issue we've had today i think is one that we don't split the difference on. i think you don't get half the fifth amendment. i don't think you acknowledge the president can obey the fifth amendment when he chooses. i don't think the fifth amendment process can somehow occur behind closed doors. while i'm a fan of henry clay, i've often said i'm a fan of cassius clay. his weapons of choice were said to be his pen and his buoy

he was carried to, i think the speaker's office just off the floor of the house and henry clay came to visit him and, of course, louisa came and he didn't recognize her. supposedly his last words were, this is the last of earth, but i am content, which i never believed because i don't think john quincy adams was ever contented for a moment. but he died in the capital in effect doing his duty. >> do we think of a stroke is likely what happened? >> yes. >> and how old was he? >> 81. >> and how long did she live after his death and how? >> another four years. e stays in washington, cared for by her son's wife, john adams ii's wife, mary katharine helen adams. she lives quietly. her health is fading. she has a stroke the following year and is somewhat inhave a lid for the rest of her -- invalid for the rest of her life. charles francis adams meets with her about a year before she dies and said you said in the diary how content she seemed. not that she was looking forward to death, but she had truly resigned herself and could face the end with great courage and faith. >> you are looking at

henry lay -- clay came to visit. louisa came, and he did not recognize her. supposedly, his lust words were this is thes ewwere, last but i am content. which i don't believe, i don't think he was content for a moment. he died doing his duty. >> do we think it was a stroke? >> yes. how old was he? and how long did she live after his death? >> 81. she lived another four years. , and byed in washington her son's wife. she lived quietly. her health is fading. she had a stroke the following year and is somewhat invalid for the rest of her life. charles francis adams actually meets with her about a year before she dies and records in his diary how content she seemed. not that she was looking forward to death, but that she had truly resigned yourself -- herself and would face the end of great courage and faith. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place, if you ever get to massachusetts, it is quite a resting spot

people like alexander hamilton and henry clay. >> there is one person i have not asked you about. your wife. where did you meet her? >> i met my wife in washing we were set up on blind date by her roommate in college, who knew friends of mine, and this might have been 1966, and we dated every night for a year and then got married in 1967. >> what did she do? >> well, she went to gw. teacher in the washington, d.c. she taught the sixth grid at school in southwest washington and she got pregnant. >> her name? >> her name is barbara. >> for a dvd copy of this program call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a. org.

the other is the dueling ground, were a famous tool to raise between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator, john randolph. the other place is interested in taking you with the infamous slave pen at this slave deals. the union army invaded alexandria. the first place they came within infamous bond and slavery featured in all of the abolitionist newspapers and so when the union soldiers came here, they came down to the basement where we are standing and found slaves shackled to the wall. >> former florida governor, jeb bush will speak at cpac tonight. he is the keynote speaker. see live coverage on c-span. earlier today, house budget committee paul ryan spoke. here's what he said. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> hey, good morning. good morning, everybody. good to see you. just ♪ hey, folks. hello. thanks, everybody. [cheers and applause] >> appreciated. hey michelle, how are you doing? how about it for janesville, wisconsin. i appreciate it. that's great. we all need a break from the mess in washington and i just got to say, it is nice to be in her room full of conservatives for

dueling ground in north arlington, a famous spot where the duel happens between secretary of state, henry clay, and virginia senator john r, ran -- john randolph. they are two titans of politics. e qaif lent is john kerry against virginia senator mark warner. they arrived on the day of the duel after randolph gave a speech calling clay a blag leg, essentially, a gamble. they arrived here. on the morning, they were handed we haves, shot at each other, both sides missed, handed new weapons, shot at each other and missed again, and then so they came together and so he said to clay, you owe me a new coat, mr. clay, because a bullet pierced the coat. he said, well, i'm glad the debt is not greater. right now, we are at joarns point, standing on top of the southern most tip of the district of columbia here, and this is the boundary marker laid in 1891 when the federal government was creating the district of columbia. when you look at a map of the district of columbia, it looks like a diamond shape, but if you look at a mod earn map of dc, it looks like moths ate the southern half of it because the v

henry clay. the first man laid in state at the capitol rotundrotunda.e in washington and are so concerned about what's in front of them. sometimes we need to take a look back to really understand where this country has been and what it's been through. remember, this is of consequence, not greatest. we want to emphasize that. there's going to be a lack of women in this because we're not doing people who are presently in congress. >> no current senators. >> no current senators. no harry reid, no mitch mcconnell. >> and i believe chuck is back from ramallah. >> reporter: i am, i am. >> we just went with domenico through the number one seeds. my question is who is the number one of the number ones? who's the top top seed? >> reporter: who's the overall number one seed? well, look, the tournament selection committee, there was a little controversy. there's a fifth number one seed. just like miami should have been a number one, but there wasn't a fifth number one. everett dirksen should have been a number one but there just wasn't room. so we're giving this a

people like alexander hamilton and henry clay. >> there is one person i have not asked you about. your wife. where did you meet her? >> i met my wife in washington. we were set up on blind date by her roommate in college, who knew friends of mine, and this might have been 1966, and we dated every night for a year and then got married in 1967. >> what did she do? >> well, she went to gw. george washington university. when we got married, she was going to school. fortunately her father continued to pay for it. she graduated in 1967. went to work for one year as a teacher in the washington, d.c. school system. she taught the sixth grid at school in southwest washington and she got pregnant. her name is barba arra. >> that is it. we are out of town. thank you, fred barnes. >> you are welcome. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute.] >> for a dvd copy of this program call --. for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at q&a.org. q&a programs are also available as c-span podcast. >> here is a look at what is coming up today. next,

. >> well, and henry clay versus claiborne pell. >> based-named ever. you. >>> go to firstreadnbcpolitics.com. to get your senate madness on. yes. >>> up next, more bracket-busting. this hurts me to read. what could be the greatest cinderella story in ncaa history? you know we're talking about florida gulf coast. >>> and why is jennifer granholm saying no to a senate run? but first, today's trivia question has a march madness theme. who oh represents the district of last year's ncaa winner? the first person to tweet the correct answer to @dailyrundown will get a shoutout later in the show. that answer and more coming up on "the daily rundown." do we have a mower? no. a trimmer? no. we got nothing. we just bought our first house, we're on a budget we're not ready for spring. well lets get you ready. very nice. you see the various colors. we got workshops every saturday. yes, maybe a little bit over here this spring, take on more lawn for less. not bad for our first spring. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. keep your yard your o

this is where the duel happened between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. this is a little-known duel. i had actually never heard of this duel until i started researching the history for the book. but these are two titans of american politics. the modern day equivalent would be secretary of state john kerry versus virginia senator mark warner. so they arrived here on the day of the duel after randolph had given a speech calling clay -- they were handed weapons, they shot at each other, both sides missed. they were handed new weapons, they shot at each other and missed again, and so they came together and randolph said to clay you owe me a new coat, mr. clay, because the bullet had pierced his coat. so clay said to randolph, well, i'm glad the debt is not greater. right now we are at jones point. we're standing on top of the southernmost tip of the district of columbia here. and this is the boundary marker that was laid in 1791 when the federal government was creating the district of columbia. when you look at a map of the district of columbia, it looks lik

the other is the dueling ground, wasting this tool took place between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. the other places the infamous slave pen, which is where we're headed next. we're standing one of the hidden gems of old town alexandria. this is the infamous slave pen at the franklyn slave dealers. are located right in the basement of the northern virginia urban league. this was at one time the most promise. business in america. franklin would roundups lades from all points. virginia, maryland, even delaware and bring them here, process bound and then they had kids. the reason men skimp on one side and women's on the other side. they were not to co-mingle with each other and they were kept until they could be sold in large quantities downsize. then they would be transported via schippers sometimes marche township to mississippi and louisiana. when the union army invaded alexandria: the first places they came to see the slave pen because it is an infamous by an slavery featured in newspapers and some of the soldiers came here, they came to the basement

. >> as henry clay famously said, everybody loves mrs. madison. her equally famous response "that's because mrs. madison loves everybody." >> dolley madison came to her service as first lady with experience during thomas jefferson's two terms. the president often called on her to assist him. this sense of the usefulness of diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ball running. she assumed the role in 1809 as her husband james madison became the president. welcome. we will learn about the intriguing dolley madison. we have two guests at our table. let me introduce you to them. catherine allgor, an author and biographer of dolley madison. and a historian. one of her books is called "a perfect union." thank you for being here. edith mayo was the creator of the first lady's exhibit at the smithsonian. so many smithsonian visitors have seen this throughout the years. thank you for being here tonight. >> it is a pleasure. >> any 21st century woman who starts to read about dolley madison can see parallels to their own lives. in the way she seemed to approach

one of the deals that was probably made was that henry clay would become the vice president and adams will win the election. that was seen as a corrupt bargain. once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the -- he and hisas surrogates were out on the stump. as 800,000 more americans voted in that election than had in the previous. how did he do that? >> a lot of it was the growing development of an actual national party. martin van buren had been working on in albany and have been working with people in the south, particularly in virginia. this is a period of great technological change. railroads, and newspapers, new communication methods coming to bear as well as a much larger electorate. we had almost the general -- the

the other is the dueling grounds that took place between secretary of state henry clay and john randolph. the other place is the infamous slave 10 where we are headed next. we year standing in one of the hidden gems of old town alexandria. located in the basement of the northern virginia durbin they get one time the most prosperous slaves business in america. they would roundups' slaves from all points, virginia, maryland points, virginia, maryland, even delaware and process them and there was a men's camp on one side they were not allowed to coaming goal and kept tear until they were sold in large quantities down south or march on foot with the union army invaded it was the slave 10 but to be in the abolitionist time period they came to the basement and found slaves shackled to use the wall. is important in the early history also why alexandria wanted to leave. you would see the business of slavery was a predominant were all the money was. so this operation was one of the most successful businesses in alexandria and was so successful the threat posed by the potential out lot of slavery

the other is the dueling ground where a very famous duel took place between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. the other place i was really interested in taking you is the infamous slave pen at the franklin and armfield slave dealers. the union army invaded alexandria. one of the first places they came was here to this slave pen because it was an infamous slot in slavery. so when the union soldiers came here, they came town here to the -- down here to the basement and found slaves actually shackled to the wall here in this spot. >> this weekend many from alexandria, virginia, as booktv, american history tv and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary high of alexandria, virginia. and sunday at 5 on american history tv on c-span3. >> you're watching booktv. and now marguerite holloway recounts the life of john randall jr. he utilized tolls to plot the unwieldy terrain. this is about an hour and a half. [applause] >> thank you both very, very much. and i'm very excited that michael is here because at the end when there

the other is the dueling ground where a very famous duel took place between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. the other place i was interested in taking use the infamous waved and at the franklin slave dealers. >> the union army invaded alexandria. one of the first place as they came was this slave can which was an infamous spots in slavery featured in all the abolitionist newspapers of the time period so when the union soldiers came here came to the basement and found

i sit at henry clay's desk. they called henry clay the great compromiser. when i came to washington, one of my fellow senators said to me "i guess you will be the great compromiser." i smiled and laughed and learned a little bit about henry clay and his career. people think that some of us will not compromise. there are many compromises and things i am willing to split the difference on. if the democrats will ever come and say we will save social security, and how fast we did it, and there are a lot of things we can split the difference on. the issue is one that we do not split the difference on. i do not think you get half the fifth amendment. i do not think you get banded the fifth amendment when you choose. i do not think you can have this occur behind closed doors. while i am a fan a in a clay -- of kenneth klee, i am also a fan of cassius clay. his weapons of choice for his pen and billing knife. he was so good with the percy often have recourse to the latter. -- with the first that he often had recourse to the latter. he did not compromise often. it i

the man eliminated by the constitution, the fourth place finishing, henry clay ultimately threw his supportams. it was enough to win him the presidency which turned out in many ways to be a poisoned chalice. from day one there were charges of corruption. they hung over the adams presidency, i think it's safe to say. adams sent an apologetic note in his inaugural address. it was the election of 1828 began almost before he took the oath of office. >> you mentioned in her own way, she helped him win the presidency. she actually began to refer to it as my campaign. it was the second half of the -- second half of the monroe administration where the social etiquette wars were in full force. the adams saw an opportunity as seeing social washington as a pathway to the white house. how did they do it? >> when they get back in 1817 to washington, they have been gone from washington for quite a while. john quincy has served in st. petersburg and washington and he is back. a lot of people in washington don't know him. the way the etiquette situation works in washington right now, it really favors peopl

one of the deals that was probably made was that henry clay would become the vice president and adamsill win the election. that was seen as a corrupt bargain. once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. however, it was stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the campaign, he and his surrogates were out on the stump. as many as 800,000 more americans voted in that election than had in the previous. how did he do that? >> a lot of it was the growing development of an actual national party. martin van buren had been working in albany and had been working with people in the south, particularly in virginia. this is a period of great technological change. railroads, newspapers, new communication methods coming to bear as well as a much larger electorate. there ar

the other is the dueling ground, where fitness tool took based between secretary of state henry clay and virginia senator john randolph. the other place those interested in taking you is the slave pen at the franklin slave dealers. the union army invaded alexandria. one of the first places they can't pursue the slave pen because it was an infamous five and featured in the newspapers of the time. when the union soldiers came here, they came to the basement and found slaves shackled to the wall here where we're standing. >> now, former national security agency senior executive, thomas strake, talks about the national intelligence community whistleblowing. he was charged under the espionage act after he hired waste fraud and other caught committee from the nsa. the national press club, this is an hour. >> afternoon welcome to the national press club. my name is suborder for bloomberg news and the 106% of the national press club. with organization committed her professions feature with events such as this will foster a free press worldwide. for more information about the national press c

henry clay came to visit. louisa came, and he did not recognize her. supposedly, his last words were, this is the last but i am content. which i don't believe, i don't think he was content for a moment. he died doing his duty. >> do we think it was a stroke? >> yes. how old was he? and how long did she live after his death? >> 81. she lived another four years. she stayed in washington, and by her son's wife. she lived quietly. her health is fading. she had a stroke the following year and is somewhat invalid for the rest of her life. actuallyrancis adams meets with her about a year before she dies and records in his diary how content she seemed. not that she was looking forward to death, but that she had truly resigned herself and would face the end with great courage and faith. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place, if you ever get to massachusetts, it is quite a resting spot of of presidential couples, buried side-by-side in a church. >> you are looking at some footage of the presidential burial place. it is in quincy, ma

henry clay. margaret smith. once while mrs. madison was serving at the head of the table the vice president offered to do the honors for her and she responded oh no, watch with what ease i do it. and he had to admit she did it with unparalleled ease. >> and looking at their life when they returned there, how was it compared to when they lived in the white house? >> i think they were besieged by people who wanted to associate themselves with the mad sons. many visitors in addition to -- political visitors in addition to family and friend. sort of like the washingtons and the jeffersons. everybody wanted to meet the great percentages. so they had people in the house with them. not only relatives but many political visitors as well. >> she was devoted to him and getting his papers together in that role. was she happy doing that? >> yes, that the point she loved her husband very much. that is where he wanted to stay and so she stayed as well. the descriptions of her at this time weren't the same. she's described as content, adam an

the other thing he accomplished which people had forgotten is that he faced off with henry clay at thet he didn't. he didn't want to do that. in fact, he helped early destruction of the w.i.g. party by standing up to the w.i.g. lead inner the senate. two weeks into his presidency the two men were talking which was not -- were not talking which was not a great beginning for the w.i.g. president. >> everyone knows william taft because of his girth. how can you forget a man like that? >> they also might know him as chief justice of the united states but probably not anything as president and that is why he is in there. >> good point. sat in the bath tub. >> millard fillmore ended up strongly defending federal power against a resistance from northern states for example. john tyler turned out not to be much of a w.i.g. in fact he really battled with congress a lot. that put him on the map. >> zachary taylor? >> turned out also to be a surprise because he demanded that the congress follow his will in admitting certain states that were thrown off the balance of the senate in favor of antislav

then a dueling ground for where -- and do well took place -- duel took place with henry clay.y invaded alexandria. one of the first places they came was here. .t was an infamous spot when the union soldiers came here, they came to the basement where we are standing, and there were slaves shackled to the wall here where we are standing. >> this weekend, more from alexandria, virginia as book tv, and c-span's local content vehicles look behind the scenes at the history and literary life of alexandria, virginia. saturday at noon, eastern on c- span two's book tv. in a historic speech before the european parliament on tuesday, israeli president shimon peres said i run wants to .uild a nuclear weapon he also discussed the eu's relationship with israel and the ongoing efforts for peace in the middle east. his speech comes one week before visit to obama's israel. this is about 45 minutes. the president of the state of israel. [applause] >> dear colleagues, ladies and thatemen, i am very happy today i can welcome the president of israel, shimon peres, to the european parliament in str