in 1847, henry willard became the manager. from that time forward, the willard family played a n important and prominent role for the next 100 years. let's talk about henry willard appeared henry willard came from vermont and was a very energetic businessman. he and his brother joseph were on the steamship niagara that ran from troy, new york to new york city on the hudson steamship line. he made it his practice to provide the best service to anybody on the ship. the fiancee of benjamin taylor met henry on one of those trips to new york. she was impressed with his service to everybody and when her fiance mentioned they needed a manager for the willard, she mentioned henry. he applied for the job and in 1847, henry willard moved to washington to manage the hotel. he wanted a grand hotel to run on a grand plan. the city hotel at the time had 100 hotel rooms. it had a beautiful main entrance with a portico. it had a women's entrance that led to a private lounge on the mezzanine level. there was entertainment almost every night of

in 1847, henry willard became the manager. from that time forward, the willard family played a prominent role for the next 100 years. henry willard came from vermont and was a very energetic businessman. he and his brother took a steamship on the hudson. he made it his practice to provide the best service to anybody on that ship. the fiancee of benjamin taylor met henry willard on a trip. she was impressed. when benjamin mentioned needing a manager, she recommended willard. in 1847, henry willard moved to washington to manage the hotel. he wanted a grand hotel to run on a grand plan. the city hotel at the time had 100 hotel rooms and a beautiful entrance. it had a women's entrance that went to a private lounge. there was entertainment almost every night. there was a private dining room for the ladies and gentlemen. henry willard decided the hotel would be the finest in the city. it was reported that one of his routines was to leave the hotel at 3:00 every morning to pick fresh produce, meats, and fish. >> politicians were not p

from kentucky, honor the senator and that legacy that was started in the 1800s here at the willard hotel. henry clay was known as the great compromiser. what better way to compromise after a day of legislative battling on capitol hill than to retire to the bar after -- at the will or hotel and have a mint julep? -- at the willard hotel? >> you can learn more about the willard hotel sunday at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. eastern on american artifacts only on american history tv on c-span 3. c-span, where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies and is brought to you today by your cable or satellite provider. the civil war, authors stephen engle describes the military philosophy of union general don carlos buelle and online-- outline some of the factors that shaped his reputation. this talk is part of pamplin park symposium just getting underway. calling it "generals we love to hate." >> now i'm going to introduce our speaker. he's going to be talking about don carlos buelle, the mcclellan of the west. e studies and teaches the political and econ

the early 1800s here at the willard hotel. asator henry clay was known the great compromise appeared what better way to compromise after a day of legislator -- legislation battle than to retire to the bar at the willard hotel and have a mint julep? morencer: you can learn about the willard hotel sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10 a car pm eastern un-american artifact. only on american history tv here on c-span three. artifacteek, american takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the life and legacy of john marshall, the fourth chief justice of the united states who served on the supreme court from 1801 to 1835. tom donnelly, i'm a senior fellow at the national constitution center in philadelphia. we are here to talk about chief justice john marshall. and our new exhibit, john marshall, patriot, statesman, chief justice. what is amazing about this exhibit is we cover what is most familiar about him, he was the fourth chief justice of t

kentucky, honor the senator and that legacy that started back in the early 1800s here at the willard hotel. asator henry clay was known the great compromise appeared what better way to compromise after a day of legislator -- legislation battle than to retire to the bar at the willard hotel and have a mint julep? morencer: you can learn about the willard hotel sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10 a car pm eastern un-american artifact. only on american history tv here on c-span three. artifacteek, american takes viewers into archives, museums, and historic sites around the country. next, we visit the national constitution center in philadelphia to learn about the life and legacy of john marshall, the fourth chief justice of the united states who served on the supreme court from 1801 to 1835. >>

henry clay was known as the great compromiser. what better way to compromise after legislative battling than to retire to the bar at the willard hotelnd >> you can learn more about the willard hotel sunday at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern on american artifacts, only on american history tv here on c-span3. next on lectures in history, a university of notre dame professor teaches a class on some of the intellectual ideas such as natural rights, underpinning the american founding and constitution. he discusses what makes a right inherent, and the relationship between individuals and government. his class is about 70 minutes.