also written by james wilson. this was written on august 3rd, 1787 after a ten daybreak. from the july 24th draft. by wilson. it came out of what was called the committee of detail. which was a geographically diverse group assembly different resolutions. it's amazing to read husband beautiful handwrite. and see how dramatically the constitution is evolving. and the most important is wilsons immortal preamble. we the people of the states of new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, and plantations and so forth. why did wilson enumerate the individual states? he bloefed we the people of the united states are sovereign. some thought that it was a vestige of a time. others wanted to signal how many states were ratifying. we'll see that language about the individual states is left out. we become we the people. let's check out the text. it's so exciting to actually compare the evolution of the preamble. we'll go back over here to this great interactive. you can check it out online. at constitution center.org/treasures. this is the manuscript of the committee of detailed report

ways this gallery tells the story of that underappreciated hero of the constitutional convention james wilson. we've all heard of james madison and alexander hamilton, the rap star of the moment and, of course, president washington. in many ways james wilson was the intellectual architect of the central idea of the constitution that we the people of the united states as a whole have the sovereign power. that was the big idea embodied in the preamble to the constitution. it wasn't the way things started. when the delegates came to philadelphia to draft the constitution, they came as representatives of individual sovereign states. many of them insist we the people of each state are sovereign. wilson, who served in the cont nem congress, saw that the articles of fed wags were too weak and wanted a stronger central government and strong president elected by the people insisted that we the people of the united states as a whole are sovereign, not the people of each state, and not the parliament itself as in britain. that brilliant idea was what lincoln invoked when he insisted the south had no abi

and that our favor, james wilson. ready for him? james wilson, here he is. and he is doing well.n 1890, bytation, the way, but pretty much selected -- pretty much ignored by history until just recently. i compare marshall to those historical figures and here you have it. marshall is the big blue line, up here. the federalist papers is this redline, here. federalist papers have come into competition with john marshall for supreme court attention, and the others are little bit further down. all of this, i think illustrates, something that -- the supreme court has this really interesting poster that was created in 1935, 10 years or so before the supreme court moved into its new building, that commemorated the supreme court and its history. there, they have around them a number of supreme court justices. here is james wilson in the upper left-hand corner. prominent come in the middle, is john marshall. and i think if we were to do something similar today, where we design a poster that represented the supreme court, the other figures would more or less change but the guy in the middle

it is chaired by professor hadley arcus, who started the james wilson institute. he taught for 50 years at amherst college. he was the neighbor for sir of -- he was the professor of political science. hadley has written seven books including first things and beyond the constitution. they are all on amazon, i'm sure. with that, please introduce your panel. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] i think i am miced already. [inaudible] we are here today, as we should be -- he's taking in the suit. [laughter] they promised me alterations. as i said, we are here to savor again the work of john marshall and his distinct contribution in the founding and shaping not only the court but the dimensions and reach of this new national government under the constitution. he was not a member of the constitutional convention, but he was the third chief justice, coming in at the time of the jeffersonian revolution. it required, to put it gently, some high art of statecraft at that time. during the first striking example in history of the peaceful transfer of power from one party to an

. >> founded the james wilson institute in 2013, and the mission of the institute is to restore to a new generation of lawyers and citizens the understanding of the american founders about the first principles of our law and the moral grounds of their own rights, natural law. we offer programs for attorneys, law students, judges, and the public to advance the ideas of natural law or natural rights and the constitution. one mention of note about the house we are in today -- the was built in 1825 during the first year of john quincy adams' administration. he had just if he did jackson in a vote in the house of representatives that was a controversial election. the builder of the house happened to be here in washington at the time in charge of the reconstruction of the white house and the capital building, which had been burnt by the british in the war of 1812. he happened to also be a friend of john marshall and justice story, and because the court only met three months in cheer, he rented rooms in this house to them -- because the court only met three months each year. later on, justi

he rarely spoke his views, choosing to have james wilson read his remarks for him. when franklin did speak, it was often to deliver a story, tell a joke or propose a position that would be embraced by none of the other delegates present, such as still born suggestion that public officials not be paid. but franklin was not without influence, in fact, one georgia delegate went so far as to describe franklin as quote, able to make the very heavens obey. franklin himself believes many of the specifics were less important than there be a constitution at all so his approach became to defuse tensions and encourage goodwill across the delegations and this positioned him to shape the great compromise into a plan the delegates could swallow. indeed, in the end, much of the constitution was a result of compromise and thoughtful negotiation. now, we're all familiar with some of the fairly well-known compromises in the constitution, including the three-fifths to shape the southern states, but lesser-kno lesser-known changes of compromise on our nation, the preamble, we the peopl

choosing instead to have james wilson read his remarks for him. when frankly did speak, it was often to deliver a story, tell a joke or propose a position that would be embraced by none of the other delegates present. such as his stillborn suggestion that public officials not be paid. frankly was not without influence. in fact one georgia delegate went so far to describe franklin as quote able to make the very heavens obey. franklin himself believed many of the specifics were less important than the constitution at all. and so his approach aimed to diffuse tension and encourage goodwill across the delegation. this approach positioned him to reshape the great compromise. over the equal representation into a plan the delegates could swallow. in the end, much of the constitution was resolved compromise and thoughtful negotiation. we're all familiar with some of the fairly well known compromises in the constitution. the three fifths compromise. to shape representation of southern states. the many lesser known changes born from corp. miz also had lasti

he rarely spoke his views on substantive matters choosing instead to have james wilson read his remarks for him. when franklin did speak it was often to deliver a story, tell a joke or propose a position that would be embraced by none of the other delegates. that just a stillborn suggestion that public officials not be paid. franklin was not without influence. in fact, one georgia delegate went so far to describe franklin as quote able to make the very heavens all day. franklin himself believe many of the specifics were less important than there be constitution at all and so his approach aim to defuse tension and to encourage goodwill across the delegations. this approach positioned him to reshape the great compromise over proportional and equal representation into a plan the delegates could swallow. indeed in the end much of the constitution was a result of compromise and thoughtful negotiation. we are all fully with some of the fairly well-known compromise in the constitution including the three-fifths three-fifths o shape breakfast station in southern states. many lesser-known change

people like harvey mansfield, james wilson, signal huntington. these are professors with whom you could disagree profoundly. that interaction was so own personal my development that i want it to be available to other students. host: charles murray, 1994, appeared on this program, talked about "the bell curve." i just want to run this. about thise book is distribution and this change. we heard it and it was one of those cases where he said "yeah, that is a wonderful title." it refers to the picture on the front of the book that looks like a bell. it is a phenomenon you see in all kinds of things in nature whether it is height and weight or iq. they distribute themselves so you get most people in the middle and you get few people out on each end, and the book is about the people on each end. host: how much did you know about this when he was slated to come to middlebury? guest: i know about the whole "bell curve" controversy. i used a symposium which had murray and their critics write inut the book, and i used it a first-year seminar on constitutio

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people like harvey mansfield, james wilson, signal huntington.hese are professors with whom you could disagree profoundly. that interaction was so important for my own personal development that i want it to be available to other students. host: charles murray, 1994, appeared on this program, talked about "the bell curve." i just want to run this. >> the whole book is about this distribution and this change. we heard it and it was one of those cases where he said "yeah, that is a wonderful title." it refers to the picture on the front of the book that looks like a bell. it is a phenomenon you see in all kinds of things in nature whether it is height and weight or iq. they distribute themselves so you get most people in the middle and you get few people out on each end, and the book is about the people on each end. host: how much did you know about this when he was slated to come to middlebury? guest: i know about the whole "bell curve" controversy. i used a symposium which had murray and their critics write about the book, and i used it in a first

james reston is the author of, "art, memory, and the fight for the vietnam memorial." >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the wilson center's vice president. james reston is a wilson center global fellow. i believe so -- is it? i was going to an event henry kissinger was speaking at and the chair said can everyone hear me and from the side henry kissinger said, by definition, the people who cannot hear will not respond. [laughter] you're at the wilson center and today is another in our books at wilson series featuring the latest book by the remarkable james reston who is a wilson center global fellow. the topic of the book deals with a contentious period in the history of the vietnam war, and the book itself deals with the contentious debate over how to mark that war and the american'' role and sacrifice during that period. that was fraught with politics and contention over the appropriate artistic expression to memorialize that dramatic period in american history. the gold standard of book reviews remains "the new york times." they reviewed it this week and described the book as superb and affecting in terms of th

calvin coolidge, woodrow wilson or james polk.nd we'll tell you the answer. >>> this week i have a movie for you and not a book. it's a fascinating one. the navishiate is about a 17-year-old nun who tries to make sense of her world as vatican ii transformed the catholic church forever. >> i don't think you understand what this would do to us. if we were to truly embrace all these changes, it will ruin the very institution of catholic nuns. >> we see what those grand shifts meant to the ordinary women who were the church's back bone, the nuns. it is a beautiful, elegant, deeply personal and intellectually stimulating movie directed lie a talented young woman, maggie betts. run, don't walk to see it. >>> the answer to my gps challenge question this week is d, james polk was the last u.s. president to serve a full term in office without any pets at the white house. since then the white house has been home to a veritable managery. woodrow wilson kept a flock of sheep on the white house lawn. calvin coolidge had a pet raccoon named reb

benjamin harrison, calvin coolidge, woodrow wilson or james polk?u, not a book. a fascinating one. it's set in the early 1960s. it is about a 17-year-old nun who tries to make sense of her world as vatican to transform the cattle lick church forever. >> i don't think you really understand. if we were to truly embrace all these changes, it will ruin the very institution of catholic nuns. >> we see what the grand and final shifts meant to the ordinary women who were the church's backbone. the nuns. it is a beautiful, elegant, deeply personal and intellectually stimulating movie directed by a talented young woman, maggie bets. run, don't walk to see it. the answer to my challenge question this week is d, james polk was the last u.s. president to serve a full term in office without any pets at the white house. since then the white house has been home it a vary tabl menagerie. he kept a flock of sheep and coolidge had a petra coop named rebecca and teddy roosevelt kept dozens of beasts including guinea pig, dogs, horses, a badger and a blue ma caw. donal

"> ( james ) representative frederica wilson says president trump told the widow that her husband "knewfor, but i guess it still hurt." wilson criticized the president... claiming he didn't even know the service member's name. sergeant la david johnson was among the four u-s soldiers killed by enemy fire in the october 4 ambush. ( darya ) still ahead on the kron four morning news... the fight to bring amazon to the bay area. how five local cities are working to woo the retailer.( darya ) and next... even more trouble for film producer harvey weinstein. the case los angeles police are now looking into. and here's a live look outside... bay bridge. (vo) dogs have evolved, but their nutritional needs remain instinctual. that's why there's purina one true instinct. nutrient-dense, protein-rich, real meat number one. this is a different breed of natural nutrition. purina one, true instinct. no major hot spots. bay bridge wb 80 is less then 30 min from the maze to sf. ( darya ) los angeles police are now investigating disgraced movie mogul harvey weinstein. a woman claims she was sexual assau

he got comfortable, started drinking champagne from the bottle and chatted it up with wilson. ( darya ) lebron jamese with his teammates. during one of his days off back in 2014...james got a pedicure with his teammates from the miami heat. james posted about it on his instagram page. he said, "getting this great pedicure/foot massage+ shoulder/neck massage at the same dang time!" rollq to nat: charles boat race ( darya ) this is a picture of the entire marin team who are competing in the head of charles regatta in boston. the competition is seen as the super bowl of rowing. it started back in 1965. my son is on the marin team competing in this. chowda in a bread bowl ♪ ♪ hi ted, glad you could join us! ♪ ♪ give it a try. mmm. give that to me. ♪ ♪ (laughing) ted? ♪ ♪ ted? when i walked through a snowthat's when i knewtte, i had to quit. for real this time. that's why i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste plus intense craving relief. every great why needs a great how. we can now use a blood sample to detect lu

. >> detective wilson interviewed ellen's old boss, a man named james cassel.e told the detective he remembered an incident when ellen came to work with bruises. >> she was wearing her sunglasses. i said, why are you wearing sunglasses? she finally took her sunglasses off. i asked her, i said, you know, what the heck happened to you? she had stated to me that supposedly mike and michael got into a big battle, and mike was beating the crap out of him, so she jumped in the middle, and, of course, she took the brunt of it. >> was she giving the classic battered wife's explanation for her bruises? a few days later cassel says he heard yelling coming from ellen's office. >> i hear world war iii breaking loose in the office next to me. there was a guy screaming, okay? >> turns out the loud angry voice belonged to none other than mike snyder. >> he is standing on this side of the desk. she's standing on her side of the desk. he is just screaming. when he stops, when i barge in and he looks at me, i told him i said, you know, you can't do this here. he basically told m

as for the former fbi director james comey whose speech kelly called brilliant, comey spent part of the speech praising congresswoman wilson's efforts. truly did the impossible and we're eternally grateful, he said. so it was not fredricka wilson, but john kelly, a four star general john kelly, chief of staff to the president of the united states who used the deaths of fbi agents ben rogan and jerry dove to launch a vicious and completely dishonest attack against a black congresswoman. and today, despite the glaring video evidence, the white house stood by kelly's performance by trying to pretend he said something else. >> general kelly still stand by the statement he made yesterday that he felt she was grandstanding and she was taking credit? >> absolutely. general kelly said he was stunned that representative wilson made comments at a building dedication honoring slain fbi agents about her own actions in congress including lobbying former president obama on legislation. as general kelly pointed out, if you're able to make a sacred act like honoring american heroes about yourself, you're an empty barrel. if you don't unders

wilson demanding an apology sprt trump administration. still ahead tonight, celebrities weigh in on the weinstein scandal and another writer director is fashion his own sexual assault emtions. ow many women have accusing james> this is scary surm reand we're scared and we cannot let fear limit our ability to operate evenlyer. we have to do the operation that needs to be done. >> successfully separated a look at twins given a new lease on life at the children's hospital of philadelphia. lauren. >> our dry, sunny stretch comes to end with soaker of day. i'll let you know what you need umbrella and when you could he see a strong thunderstorm in the full eyewitness forecast coming up. >> canadian couple not letting health get in way of pup tuilles. why they writer james toback is being is accused of and they say he promised star done. his meeting would end with sexual questions and actions. among those accusing him of harassment is actress terry kahn from as the world tunz. he received oscar nomination for writing bugsy has denied wrong doing. >> guild has filed disciplinary charges against disgraced producer harvey weinstein. they're latest organization to drop or investigate weinstein since "new york times" a

same ceremony, the former fbi director james comey who of course is not exactly a well-liked person around the white house, stood up and said of congresswoman wilsontive wilson truly did the impossible in terms of having a building named as quickly as she did and we are eternally grateful. more to come in the briefing in about 25 minutes. >> harris: john roberts, you set it up for us. meanwhile, president trump continuing his war of words with coresswoman wson and the media. he tweeted today "the fakeews is going crazy with wacky congresswoman wilson who gave a total lie." let's bring in mary kissel who is part of "the wall street journal" editorial page team and is a fox news contributor. as john roberts put it, we have so many places to take this but there are a couple of important places. that gold star family is the first and the person they lost in that ambush, senators on the hill along with the business secretary getting ready to meet in the next 90 minutes to figure out what happened with that operation. those are the news points but you have i understand words to say about fake courage. >> i think what you saw yesterday from mr. kelly, he

headquarters in oum drption to march here to wilson building atth this ach and again, this is very couldn't verseial issue. ice says it wants access to james to speak to people who may be illegal imgrant. of the 500 people arrested in raids last yeek more than 30 0 had prior convictions and more than 100 deported before and were back in u.s. guys i will mention council member asso will be on the air in the next hour. >> we look forward to that. >> 7:07 now good morning tucker. >> beautiful day to look forward to. up near 80. warmer than yesterday. but we're keeping streeng going. i mean approaching three weeks without rain. maybe we need rain. >> yeah maybe we need a little. >> typically this is dry time of year. it's starting to get a little lengthy here. >> ar to kind of late summertime feel around here later this afternoon and in the mid 80s for end of week. plenty of sunshine expected each day. 57 washington. dulles, bwi marshall in the 40s and let's me mention much area in the 40s. you might want to see if you can take the dog off to the walk and? that shows you near 80 this afternoon. nice, should be a great day. check in with easter

james mattis and senator mccain and fbi joined this probe. >> president donald trump call toll widow of sergeant johnson come under fire. congress woman wilsonold the widow he knew what he signed up for. president denies making insensitive comments to her. white house chief of staff john kelly said he was stunned by the criticism. >>> he called four people the other day and expressed his condolences in best way he could. it stuns me that a member of congress would have licensed in on that conversation. absolutely stuns me. and i thought at least that was sacred. and in his way tried to express that opinion brave many fallen hero, he knew what he was getting himself into he enlisted there's no reason to enlist he enlisted and he was where he wanted to be exactly where he wanted to be with exactly the people he wanted to be with when his life was taken. that was the message. that was the message transmitted. >> john kelly has been in this job very long. but that was probably one of the most emotional things we've seen out of him in his short time at the white house. as you know gold star families the families who have lost a military loved one

james mattis told senator mccain and senator graham that the war on america is shifting to africa. >> on a tuesday, condolence call to a grieving soldier killed in the attack igniting a storm. >> congresswoman wilson- >> you don't call a young, young woman, a grieving mother of two who's with child and say your husband knows, no, your guy knew when he signed up what he was getting himself into. >> in an interview sets to air on sunday, the president doubles down. >> the call was a nice call. >> now, president trump earlier in the week claimed that he had contacted virtually every goal star family that had lost a service member during his time in effort. >> senior white house aids d di not have an up to date list of americans killed in action. >>> errol bennett at the white house. >>> wilson boasted of security funding for an fbi building during a 2016 speech at the building's dedication. videos show shell never took the credit. the building was named after two fbi agents killed in the line of duty was funded before wilson was elected to congress. the discrepancy in kelly's remark led to a contentious exchange on friday between >> have you seen this speech? >> i have. >> most of us are praising the

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that we began this amazing tour of the documents by recognizing james wilsons belief of the right to alter and abolish government is unalienable. from god and nature. not government. we see the very first amendment that he proposed would have declared the right of amendments to be unalienable. it didn't pass. that right fts em bodied in the constitution in article 5. go online, check out the interactive constitution. check out constitution center/treasures for the text of the five rarest drafts. most of all come to the national constitution center. it's such an inspiring beautiful place. a place for citizens of all perspectives to come and unite around this amazing document of human freedom. that unites us, the u.s. constitution, how exciting. what a privilege it is to share with you the five rarest drafts of the constitution. in one place. thanks to the historical society of pennsylvania. thanks to david rubenstein. and c-span friends, happy constitution day. >>> we're at the veredrye monument site over looking pierre, south dakota. the brothers were the first euro europeans to expl

james reston is the author of, "art, memory, and the fight for the vietnam memorial." >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. i am the wilson center's vice president. james reston is a wilson center global fellow. i believe so -- is it? i was going to an event henry kissinger was speaking at and the chair sa c