and james wilson went on circuit in boston at this young lady james wilson was. 50 something years old and this young lady was 19. and he married her and she did look after him for the rest of his life. and if anybody wants to read a lovely book about life in, north carolina at the very end or throughout the years that wilson was on the court my colleague matt natalie wexler wrote a novel called amor obedient wife. and it's about the wilsons and the iredelles and i recommend it to everybody because it gives a very good picture of life in the 1790s and i always worry that people who talk about this course. have no idea what life was like and think of the supreme court of today and therefore cannot really assess the worth of that court. because they are judging it from a different standpoint. but wilson did not have the effect on jurisprudence. would you think he would have given his intellectual abilities? because he just didn't engage enough with the court when he started to get so involved with all these. personal problems western lands debts etc. so he didn't leave much. in the way o

perfectly phrased lucas, you written so powerfully about lincoln and the founders in lincoln quoted james wilson for the proposition that is the procession unconstitutional, we the people made the union and made the consent have we the people as a whole to alter it. is it fair to say that wilson rockway country and entry for redefining sovereignty and placing it in we the people of the united states and how would you rate his contribution to american constitutional history james wilson was the legal mind at the constitutional convention. his lectures are still read to this day. and they were not clear that he ever read the federalist papers, i don't think he. lincoln argued in his first inaugural, he only drank granted, he only grants the idea of having to be in agreement they could enter particular state to leave the union in order to show to believe in the states by a state-by-state level and he didn't have a right to succeed, lincoln understood were the source that madison authority to sovereignty lies of the people not with any government, government has borrowed towers and delegated to auth

c. chiefs james wilson named greece and italy as both being targeted in the late 19 forties in an effort to prevent communists from coming to power. at the end of world war 2, the sea ice sponsor right wing organizations in greece to prevent the country coming under the influence of the soviet union. the country's communist party was banned and greece was ruled by of right wing dictatorship for decades until an uprising finally over through the military junta in 1974. in italy, a communist led coalition was considered to have a good chance of success. in the 1948 general election, however, the vote was won by a centrist party, which the c i a later admitted funding. and while the former c, i a chief didn't clarify the agencies activities in both countries. he's not the 1st to make such an admission. i was the c i, director we live. we chatted with seattle is somebody who is health plan, coo data. no, not here, but you know, other places. it takes a lot of work. we will not promote democracy through costly military interventions or by attempting to overthrow authoritarian regimes by force

the late political scientist james q. wilsonte a book called the reform democrat and it was about the reform movement and the democratic party in new york city and particularly in manhattan. these were people who were against, just a few against the old political bosses who they believed were corrupt and not sufficiently liberal or motivated on the issues. jim wilson found out what kind of people they were. they were graduates of harvard law school, yale law school and columbia law school. they were high status people. they were for finance firms, for big law firms and so forth. they were in it for idealistic reasons. they were a small minority. if you read the political coverage as i was doing in the early 1960's, he had congressman william f ryan from manhattan's. you had about four members of the house of representatives who were aligned with the reformed democrats representing that constituent. it's a much bigger constituency now. in the 1950's only a small percentage of americans went to college. now we've got a majority of

the late political scientist james q. wilsonte a book called the reform democrat and it was about the reform movement and the democratic party in new york city and particularly in manhattan. these were people who were against, just a few against the old political bosses who they believed were corrupt and not sufficiently liberal or motivated on the issues. jim wilson found out what kind of people they were. they were graduates of harvard law school, yale law school and columbia law school. they were high status people. they were for finance firms, for big law firms and so forth. they were in it for idealistic reasons. they were a small minority. if you read the political coverage as i was doing in the early 1960's, he had congressman william f ryan from manhattan's. you had about four members of the house of representatives who were aligned with the reformed democrats representing that constituent. it's a much bigger constituency now. in the 1950's only a small percentage of americans went to college. now we've got a majority of

jared kearney became a security of the james monroe museum and library in november of 2011. previous tips curator of the woodrow wilson presidential library and museum in stanton, virginia. and prior to that curator of the historical society and york. director of the museum farm and folklife center on long island and worked at the greensboro historical museum in north carolina. jared receive his ma in studies and ba in history from the university of north carolina at greensboro. he's also a blacksmith, woodworker, rates bonsai tree is a photographer and active in numerous films but it's wonderful to have him with us today. and again, probably time for q&a at the end of our presentation. please feel free to leave this at the bottom of your screen. without further ado i'm going to turn the zoom over too jarod. >> right. well hello. thank you so much for that great intro. and thank you to a highlands and the james monroe museum for having me pam excited to be here and show some really cool stuff from elizabeth monroe's life. now before i begin, i before i jump into mystical artifacts i have here. i'm going to ask you a q

our speaker jared kearney began as curator of the james monroe museum and library in november of 2011 previously, he was curator of the woodrow wilson presidential library and museum in staunton, virginia and prior to that. curator of the rye historical society in new york he has been director of the holicville museum farm in folklife center on long island and worked at the greensboro historical museum in north carolina. jared received his ma in museum studies and ba in history from the university of north carolina at greensboro. he is also a blacksmith woodworker raises bonsai trees is a photographer and is acted in numerous films. it's wonderful to have him with us today. and again, there will be time for q&a at the end of our presentation. so, please feel free to leave those at the bottom of your screen. without further ado. i'm going to turn the zoom over to jared. right well, hello. thank you so much for that great intro and thank you highlands and the james room museum for having me. i'm really excited to be here and to show you some some really cool stuff from elizabeth monroe's life now. before i begin before i started jump

james jeffrey had a 35 year career in the foreign service and served as u.s. ambassador to iraq and turkey. he's now at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars, a think tank. dalia dassa kaye is a senior fellow at the university of california los angeles' burkle center for international relations. she's written widely about the middle east. welcome to you both. thank you for joining us tonight. you have said president biden's decision to visit saudi arabia is a mistake. it never should have been planned. explain to me why. >> the dilemma is that the president clearly has compromised on u.s. values and interest in accountable partners and the likelihood is he is not likely to get any significant strategic gains from this visit. this is a leadership now in saudi arabia believed to be responsible for the myrtle of -- the murder of a washington post journali, is continuing to repress dissidents in the country and abroad, and launched a catastrophic war in yemen. if you are going to make saudi arabia the centerpiece of your foreign policy, it is fair to ask what are we going to get in return from a u.s. perspecti

james buchanan. breckenridge long was a graduate of princeton and a seasoned political operative who had run unsuccessfully for the senate. in missouri twice he become friends with franklin roosevelt when they both served in the wilson administration as many of you know, franklin roosevelt was the assistant secretary of the navy at the time. and long they became good friends long. in fact believe that they were such good friends then in 1933 after roosevelt assumed the presidency. long referred to the commander-in-chief not as mr. president, but rather simply as frank. let me read you a few excerpts from letters that long wrote to frank only weeks after arriving in italy. he describes meeting benito mussolini for the first time. quote he and of comparatively short stature with a very soft well modulated voice and an air of quiet and dignified elegance. and quote in another letter long refers to mussolini as quote a man of astounding character end quote. long's admiration for the italian leader didn't end there. he wrote quote the fascist in their black shirts are apparently in every community. they are dapper and well-dressed and standing straight and land land and atmosphere of individuality and importance to their

wilson will vote nay on amendment number 33. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> good afternoon, mr. speaker. as the member designated by the honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. langevin will vote yes on agreeing to the amendment offered by mr. aguilar printed in report 117-405. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. salazar, i inform the house that she will be voting nay on amendment 33. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? ms. kuster: mr. speaker, as the member designated by ms. pingry, mr. pap -- pingree, mr. pappas, and ms. leger fernandez, i inform the house that they will vote yes on the aguilar amendment. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the honorable gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, as the member designated by mr. smith of new jersey and pursuant to house resolution 8, i inform the house that mr. smith will vote no. on 7900. the speaker pro tempore: