team, andrew, lisa sam, i see kathleen back there, one of our former interns who helped us on this, and the full team here at csis. i also want to thank our panelists, bryan clark, steve mccarthy, olga oliker. please feel free to follow up with our research team if you have further questions. please, join me in thanking our panelists. >>> now the contenders. our series on key political figures who ran for president and lost but nevertheless changed political history. next, we feature former house speaker henry clay of kentucky, known as the great compromiser. the program was recorded at clay's ashland estate in lexington, kentucky, and is about 90 minutes. this 14-week series is airing at 8:00 p.m. eastern, august 1 through august 14th here on american history tv on c-span3. >>> this is a portrait of kentucky's henry clay, known to us from history books as the great compromiser. during his 49-year political career, clay served as secretary of state, speaker of the house, and as a u.s. senator. and he was a contender, making sure presidential bids including the election of 1824. 1832 against andrew jackson, and 1844, when he ran against james k. polk. tonight we are on location