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in fact, i did my senior thesis in college on henry clay and the compromise of 1850. have a depiction of that, which i'll show you, subsequently. so, i've always had an interest in it. and once i moved into this office and became republican leader, we got interested in the history of this space and produced a pamphlet that sort of outlines the various things that have occurred here over the years. host: what did it look like in 1800? senator mcconnell: well, you know, everything was smaller then. and there's a plaque in the hall that points out that in 1800 this would have been shortly , after they got here. the house of representatives actually met in this space and conducted the 36 ballot election that determined that thomas jefferson would be president, occurred in this space. host: right here. senator mcconnell: right in this space. and, of course, that was historically of enormous significance because bird was a scoundrel. and jefferson's old adversary hamilton actually did a lot to , influence jefferson's selection. he couldn't stand him. but he knew bird was a

henry herndon. who -- let me describe herndon, herndon had attended illinois college, which was an abolitionist collegeeaded by a leading abolitionist, edward beecher of the famous beecher family, and he had revolted against his father, who was a proslavery democrat. herndon was also a prohibitionist and believed in temperance but also sometimes found drunk. he was a stalwart partisan whig and lincoln's all--around aide and he was also a radical. who would write to all the leading abolitionist around the country and had ongoing correspondence with people like ther to parker, the great apts slavery -- antislavery -- in boston. herndon worshiped lincoln, resented mary todd, who he called the hellcat. she would not allow him into their home. never allowed lincoln's partner into their home. herndon, after lincoln died, did an incredible thing. the rated the first oral history of the president. hi went around and systematically interviewed everybody in illinois who was alive and almost everyone was still alive who had known lincoln from his earliest days of arriving in new salem, and many historians have di

then the remainder were divided between john quincy adams, henry number four.ford's not a majority opinion and the electoral collegehey did some worse trading. this is called the corrupt clay supposedly approached adams and said i would give you my vote if you promise to make me secretary of state and you get elected president. place, the house of representatives elected john quincy adams president and jackson lost out. theson was furious and felt will of the people, the most number of people voted for him as opposed to the other candidates. as a result of this worse trading, the people's will has been -- had been circumvented by the aristocratic washington. jackson's loss in the , jackson and his supporters determined he was not going to lose a second time. yearsnt the first building friendship and support from the state legislatures and the average citizens across the country. prepared tokson was go to combat with john quincy adams for the presidency. this part is called the political circus -- political circuit and it is to give people a chance to see the cacophony of voices and opinions going on in 1828. there

henry was 41. paul was planning to return to college. he was a chicago native and loved dancing and playing pool. he had two children, including a daughter who had just graduated from high school. christopher joseph santilez. he worked at a local bank and was known for having a positive outlook on life. he was very close to his family and told family members earlier in the weekend that he planned to go to pulse with friends. geraldo a. ortiz-jimenez, age 25. gear rail dough, known as -- geraldo, known as "drake" to his friends, was originally from santo domingo in the dominican republic and studied law at the university of law in caroline. now, through the chair, you'd like to ask senator murphy a question about the 45 victims of this tragedy. the senator is someone who has come to this floor and read the names, shared the images and told the stories of so many in our country who have lost their lives to gun violence, you agree that the time to act is now and our thoughts and prayers for their deaths are important but not enough. mr. murphy: i thank the senator for the time she's taken to talk ab

henry clay's number three. crawford's number 4. not a majority opinion from the electoral college. the decision went to the house of representatives, and in the process, henry clay and john quincy adams did some horse trading. it's called the corrupt bargain, where clay supposedly approached adams and said, i give you my votes. the trade took place. representatives elected john quincy adams as president and jackson lost out. jackson was furious. he felt that the will of the people, the majority of people, the most number of people had voted for him as opposed to the other candidates, and as a result of this horse trading, the people's will had been circumvented iac saw in the aristocratic interests of washington. between jackson's loss in the 1824 campaign and the next presidential campaign in 1828, jackson and his supporters determined that he was not going to lose a second time. he spent the four years building friendships, building support from the state legislatures, and from the average citizens across the country. by 1828, jackson was prepared to go to combat john quincy adams