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washington. towards the end of may martha set out for new york. she took with her her two grandchildren nelly age 10 and george washington age eight. as you all know far better than i they were the children of her son jackie who had died of camp fever or type this shortly after the victory at york town and the washington's ever since his death had given a home to these 22 are worth the youngest two of his four children. lewis, one of the presidents many nephews recorded martha's departure from mt. vernon. the servants of the house and a number of the field because took leave of their mistress. numbers of these poor wretches seemed greatly agitated, much affected, my aunt equally so. when the party stopped at abington the plantation were martha's older granddaughters lived the promotion was to greater. to lewis wrote the family in tears, the children are bawling, everything in the most lamentable situation. the new president came over to the jersey shore to meet his wife and conduct a party to their new home in manhattan. the washington's had always
washington. towards the end of may martha set out for new york. she took with her her two grandchildren nelly age 10 and george washington age eight. as you all know far better than i they were the children of her son jackie who had died of camp fever or type this shortly after the victory at york town and the washington's ever since his death had given a home to these 22 are worth the youngest two of his four children. lewis, one of the presidents many nephews recorded martha's departure from...
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certainly, i know that martha washington traveled to different camps during the war and spent months -- >> yes. >> -- on the road with george washington. and if that's not love, i don't know what is. we're marriott, i'm a marriott person myself. [laughter] but i understand that in the very beginning before they met, he actually was in love with someone else. and i don't imagine that when they met it was lightning bolts out of the blue, and, you know, an instant love match. could you talk about the development of their relationship? >> absolutely. and i was just talking with doug this afternoon about their marriage. it was a small society, virginia, in the 18th century. williamsburg was the town where everyone was going to meet at the governor's ball. if they hadn't met, which you can't know whether they had met or not, george and martha, but certainly when martha became available as a wealthy widow, they had friends and professional acquaintances in common, and one of them was robert carter nicholas who was the custis lawyer and also did some legal work for george. and his wife was si
certainly, i know that martha washington traveled to different camps during the war and spent months -- >> yes. >> -- on the road with george washington. and if that's not love, i don't know what is. we're marriott, i'm a marriott person myself. [laughter] but i understand that in the very beginning before they met, he actually was in love with someone else. and i don't imagine that when they met it was lightning bolts out of the blue, and, you know, an instant love match. could you...
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voiced ofo criticism martha washington. washington was criticized.here were those that thought washington's parties were too semi-royal. but no one criticized the first lady herself. finally, if she had done nothing else, martha washington said something that i often thought to be carved over the entrance of the white house for anyone that lives there. she said "the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." that is wisdom. and applicable assume any --applicable to so many clinical situations. susan: she built a very constrained by the position. or the quotes in the book is that she felt like a prisoner of the state, who could no longer live her life. much as she sacrifices he did, no doubt about it. people tend to overlook that she outlived all four of her children. she lost all of her children. she lost her first husband. there is a lot of tragedy in martha washington's life. in manycourse she was ways as much a face of the revolution, particularly to those fighting it as was the commanding ge
voiced ofo criticism martha washington. washington was criticized.here were those that thought washington's parties were too semi-royal. but no one criticized the first lady herself. finally, if she had done nothing else, martha washington said something that i often thought to be carved over the entrance of the white house for anyone that lives there. she said "the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." that is wisdom. and...
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voiced ofo criticism martha washington. washington was criticized. there were those that thought washington's parties were too semi-royal. but no one criticized the first lady herself. finally, if she had done nothing else, martha washington said something that i often thought to be carved over the entrance of the white house for anyone that lives there. she said "the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." that is wisdom. and applicable assume any --applicable to so many clinical situations. susan: she built a very constrained by the position. or the quotes in the book is that she felt like a prisoner of the state, who could no longer live her life. much as she sacrifices he did, no doubt about it. people tend to overlook that she outlived all four of her children. she lost all of her children. she lost her first husband. there is a lot of tragedy in martha washington's life. in manycourse she was ways as much a face of the revolution, particularly to those fighting it as was the commanding
voiced ofo criticism martha washington. washington was criticized. there were those that thought washington's parties were too semi-royal. but no one criticized the first lady herself. finally, if she had done nothing else, martha washington said something that i often thought to be carved over the entrance of the white house for anyone that lives there. she said "the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances." that is wisdom. and...
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when martha washington made that statement, she said that we have the proof in the house. i guess she had a copy of the letter. charlie: what was her influence on george washington? >> i did not get the feeling this was a very torrid or lusty marriage but it ripened into a deep friendship. he married her and she was a widow, a wealthy widow. it gives him financial security which allows him to do what he does. washington was a reserved and aloof man. good host, buta a certain kind of cordial and detached nature. martha washington was a very skillful hostess. she would make sure that everyone was being attended to and felt comfortable. in 1001 ways, she takes this ambitious young man whose life is ruthless and certainly he becomes very settled when martha comes on the scene. as so often happens in a successful marriage it really sets up the success. charlie: he had a difficult relationship with his mother? asked to put it mildly. his father dies at 11 so he is left to the tender mercies of his mother and she was a very careless and self-centered woman who always felt that geo
when martha washington made that statement, she said that we have the proof in the house. i guess she had a copy of the letter. charlie: what was her influence on george washington? >> i did not get the feeling this was a very torrid or lusty marriage but it ripened into a deep friendship. he married her and she was a widow, a wealthy widow. it gives him financial security which allows him to do what he does. washington was a reserved and aloof man. good host, buta a certain kind of...
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there's no evidence that she attended the wedding between george and martha washington. she lives in fredericksburg, va but never visited george and martha at mount vernon. most shockingly of all, late in the revolutionary war, washington receives a letter from the speaker of the virginia assembly and says, dear general, there is been something happening in the state capital of richmond i think you should know about. your mother has appeared and she has applied for special emergency relief, claiming she's crushed by taxes, pleading poverty, and intimating that her son, the commander-in-chief, has neglected her. well, washington was mortified because he was a very dutiful son and had been very generous financially with his mother. >> rose: it's hard to ask a question about washington without asking about the teeth. >> the teeth turned out to be very important for all sorts of reasons. they weren't wood. they were made of elephant or walrus i've write -- ivory and had real teeth inserted in them. in '74, he bought teeth from his slaves, and sounds ghoulish, but was common p
there's no evidence that she attended the wedding between george and martha washington. she lives in fredericksburg, va but never visited george and martha at mount vernon. most shockingly of all, late in the revolutionary war, washington receives a letter from the speaker of the virginia assembly and says, dear general, there is been something happening in the state capital of richmond i think you should know about. your mother has appeared and she has applied for special emergency relief,...
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and as doug said, the martha washington papers project is underway. and i, there's, you know, who knows where there may not be martha washington letters that were not published in the edition of her papers by joseph fields. it's going to be very exciting over the next four or five years. i think it will go online and be published as well in about four years. so i'm, i have to say it's one of the few times that i'm looking forward to revising my book. [laughter] because then i can read all martha's, all the new letters that i hope will come out. because, you know, america's a treasure-trove of 18th century papers in the different historical societies, and people travel so much in america like martha's great granddaughters in her papers are in louisiana. and so it's, hopefully, everyone's going to come forward with new martha letters which would be exciting. and there might be a diary. that will be too exciting for words. [laughter] [applause] >> so, flora, thank you very much. you will all be delighted to know that flora fraser will be outside to sign
and as doug said, the martha washington papers project is underway. and i, there's, you know, who knows where there may not be martha washington letters that were not published in the edition of her papers by joseph fields. it's going to be very exciting over the next four or five years. i think it will go online and be published as well in about four years. so i'm, i have to say it's one of the few times that i'm looking forward to revising my book. [laughter] because then i can read all...
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it was a biography by pat brady of martha washington, america like they came out 12 years ago this veryn that and also flora fraser has just published a very good outcome the partnership between george and martha. but a lot more needs to be done. we need to understand her better than we do. [inaudible] >> sure. that is a natural question to ask. george washington's view of government and governments role in the nation in the economy was that taxation is essential for the maintenance of government and its infrastructure, but the government has a role to maintain and as far as possible, develop a national infrastructure communications and the lack to further commerce. the government has a role as a salve for it to maintain a stable current date to establish credit to eliminate foreign debt eventually. and to maintain the peace domestically and internationally. but that is pretty much it. but ultimately, government cleared the field for the people by their own industriousness to produce their own prosperity. the regulation of businesses, washington could not have foreseen corporation snow
it was a biography by pat brady of martha washington, america like they came out 12 years ago this veryn that and also flora fraser has just published a very good outcome the partnership between george and martha. but a lot more needs to be done. we need to understand her better than we do. [inaudible] >> sure. that is a natural question to ask. george washington's view of government and governments role in the nation in the economy was that taxation is essential for the maintenance of...
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estate would eventually expand to some 8,000 acres by the time of washington res death and that's mount vernon alone in addition to martha's many thousands of acres. but there's a much bigger expansion, not just in termses of size but in terms of the type of estate. mount vernon is when washington takes management of it focused on, as it has been, for ages, for generations, on the cultivation of tobacco, and i like to imagine riding through mount vernon in, say, 1761. you would have heard the bird kerning, heard the -- kerning, heard the occasionol work of a spade in the field, heard the enslaved men and women, perhaps singing, talking to each other. the free workers talking to each other, the clop of horses' hoofs, the work of the occasion al plow, peaceful surrounding. this would contrast profoundly with your experience of riding through mount vernon, say in 1768 when you would have found a bustling hive of production and industry that it became an enterprise in its own right, with noise and work going on of multiple different types, all at the same time. you would have heard metal clanking on metal, spinning and weaving
estate would eventually expand to some 8,000 acres by the time of washington res death and that's mount vernon alone in addition to martha's many thousands of acres. but there's a much bigger expansion, not just in termses of size but in terms of the type of estate. mount vernon is when washington takes management of it focused on, as it has been, for ages, for generations, on the cultivation of tobacco, and i like to imagine riding through mount vernon in, say, 1761. you would have heard the...
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[laughter] -- martha washington. [laughter] >> is a beautiful bridge. a structure that will stay good if maintained. part of the battlefield the huge national coalition. a and this could piggyback a little bit. >> let me go back. i have to maintain the forces. >> you are beautiful. >> i will see you tonight. >> check out the video and the key is to of leading the high-speed chase. with a stolen police car it was july of last year. job pretty drunk, a fried chicken place and then there was a closed-door meeting and he apologized and there will be in open door meeting sometime next week. >> earlier this weight week former first lady be is the reagan passed away what is the petition asking? and to perform at her funeral she was the most famous drag queen in history that is when its director was on television telling kids to say no to drugs. >> donald trump can anything derail his straight? the neck outside we have thousands of people trying to get in. finigan seems he is bulletproof and they bounce off of him. trovillion mortgages in the bankruptcy in all
[laughter] -- martha washington. [laughter] >> is a beautiful bridge. a structure that will stay good if maintained. part of the battlefield the huge national coalition. a and this could piggyback a little bit. >> let me go back. i have to maintain the forces. >> you are beautiful. >> i will see you tonight. >> check out the video and the key is to of leading the high-speed chase. with a stolen police car it was july of last year. job pretty drunk, a fried chicken...
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we published the full papers of martha washington in two volumes in the papers of the washington family which will be in three volumes, and letterpress and a comprehensive digital edition which will include his parents, his siblings, martha's children and martha's grandchildren and our good friend, justice of the supreme court. first of all as i begin to talk about the george washington as an entrepreneur, i need to give thanks above all for this work for what's good in it from a good friend jim and carol corder who are in the audience with us who really developed the idea of writing a book. we had lunch, or dinner it was, a few years ago and they pointed out to me, do you know there's nothing that has been written about washington as an entrepreneur businessman since 1930. in that book in 1930 is possibly the dullest book ever written about george washington. it was extremely dull. i hope mine is somewhat of an improvement. a tremendous debt to mount vernon and my colleagues. we've been working since 1968 and we've remained on schedule from the very beginning. we are going to be finish
we published the full papers of martha washington in two volumes in the papers of the washington family which will be in three volumes, and letterpress and a comprehensive digital edition which will include his parents, his siblings, martha's children and martha's grandchildren and our good friend, justice of the supreme court. first of all as i begin to talk about the george washington as an entrepreneur, i need to give thanks above all for this work for what's good in it from a good friend...
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a pair of engravings attributed , after aller senior peele painting, depicted martha washington and a three-quarter length image of the commander-in-chief in full uniform. peele himself was going to have to up his game, and he did. own780, he produced his three-quarter length military based on a new painting of washington from life produced for the supreme executive council of pennsylvania the previous year. with a flag, canon, and a view of princeton in the background in reference to his victory there, the painting was a popular and inspiring image of a military leader and an impressive second effort for peele's mezzotint portrait. again, peele has produced a life portrait of remarkable authenticity and insight, depicting his subject with grace and confidence. peele wouldn 1787, produce his third mezzotint portrait of washington in an optimistic final attempt to market a series of engravings after his own portraits, including prince of lafayette, franklin, and the reverend joseph elmore. s andnished four mezzotint sent a set of them to washington, but he still had to prepare his own
a pair of engravings attributed , after aller senior peele painting, depicted martha washington and a three-quarter length image of the commander-in-chief in full uniform. peele himself was going to have to up his game, and he did. own780, he produced his three-quarter length military based on a new painting of washington from life produced for the supreme executive council of pennsylvania the previous year. with a flag, canon, and a view of princeton in the background in reference to his...
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one of edward stabler's most prominent patrons is martha washington. on april 22, 1802, she sends a letter requesting his best bottle of castor oil and has that sent to mount vernon. sadly, she passes away just a month later on maitre d'second from phileas fever. robert e. lee is another prominent name that our visitors take away from the tour. robert e. lee, we have in some of our ledgers that he purchased whitewash for arlington house, and he also purchased lavender as well. lavender was a great remedy for migraines. at the peak of the business, the family was operating out of 11 different buildings here in town. this was retail. they also had a retail on the corner of king in fairfax. -- and fairfax. they loved the history in this space. they almost had it set up as a little museum. i mean, they were really into the history and the fact that it had served the community and so many prominent alexandrians throughout their time. up through the civil war, he was starting to increase the business. it started to include a wholesale line of products. with
one of edward stabler's most prominent patrons is martha washington. on april 22, 1802, she sends a letter requesting his best bottle of castor oil and has that sent to mount vernon. sadly, she passes away just a month later on maitre d'second from phileas fever. robert e. lee is another prominent name that our visitors take away from the tour. robert e. lee, we have in some of our ledgers that he purchased whitewash for arlington house, and he also purchased lavender as well. lavender was a...
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martha washington has, of course, iran on what is so important to us to all of you as well. the map of the city of washington, and we will return to this painting again as we go forward here. as i think i wrote in my notes, it became an engraving, and edward savage wrote about that until washington he made $10,000. that was almost cheeky of the essay. matt melbourne and going to the morning and there is george washington and his family looking down on the table where george washington and his family used to take there breakfast. it is almost like the morton salt girl going down down down. but i do think that it is a magnificent engraving, and extremely, extremely important in the history of the country. popular because this picture represented what the country was, and we have more to talk about in that painting in a minute. they have to talk about what washington was up against. the capitol, the seat of government on the banks of the potomac. washington was given the task of siding it in the 100-mie potomac and actually was given up to as the constitution says to create fed
martha washington has, of course, iran on what is so important to us to all of you as well. the map of the city of washington, and we will return to this painting again as we go forward here. as i think i wrote in my notes, it became an engraving, and edward savage wrote about that until washington he made $10,000. that was almost cheeky of the essay. matt melbourne and going to the morning and there is george washington and his family looking down on the table where george washington and his...
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think our friendship with the washington papers to help them create a comprehensive edition of martha washington'spapers as well as other family papers of george washington's family. and ed is really heading up the leadership of those programs as well. and to fully encompass is scope of what they're doing now, they changed the project from the george washington papers project to the washington papers project. so we're delighted to have him here tonight to talk about what he does on the side when he's not doing all that other stuff. [laughter] which is write many, many books. he's an extraordinarily prolific -- i'm not envious at all about this -- [laughter] but, you know, he got his ph.d. in 1998 from the university of virginia, and since then he's published six monographs in addition to all the edited volumes that he's the sole editor on and the project that he manages and the hordes of minions that he has working for him. so he's an extraordinary example of work ethic and discipline and capacious love of writing. and he's a wonderful writer and has really developed a great popular style in magaz
think our friendship with the washington papers to help them create a comprehensive edition of martha washington'spapers as well as other family papers of george washington's family. and ed is really heading up the leadership of those programs as well. and to fully encompass is scope of what they're doing now, they changed the project from the george washington papers project to the washington papers project. so we're delighted to have him here tonight to talk about what he does on the side...
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martha washington. that's it. [ applplse ] in honor of st. patrick's day, guess. shanna flora, right? shanna: yes. ...is from alvin, texas. stay-at-home mom. who do you stay at home with? i stay at home with my three kids, levi, jace, and linen. married to a cowboy. yes, sir. in the audience. live on a cattle ranch? i do, yes. what officially makes someone a cowboy? i mean, you know what i mean? it's more than just a hat, right? oh, yes, it's a lot more than that.
martha washington. that's it. [ applplse ] in honor of st. patrick's day, guess. shanna flora, right? shanna: yes. ...is from alvin, texas. stay-at-home mom. who do you stay at home with? i stay at home with my three kids, levi, jace, and linen. married to a cowboy. yes, sir. in the audience. live on a cattle ranch? i do, yes. what officially makes someone a cowboy? i mean, you know what i mean? it's more than just a hat, right? oh, yes, it's a lot more than that.
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. >> at first martha washington, when she was still alive, she died in 18045 recall correctly, she agreed to have his final resting place be under his monument and somebody did suggest a pyramid 100 feet on a side which would have been the same angle as the great pyramid, it would've been 61 feet high. again congress wouldn't put up any money. by the time things were getting busy, martha was dead and one of his nephews are great nephews was the owner of mount vernon at that time and he said no, general washington is staying right here. that was the end of the idea of having a muslim for him. >> i love how you conceptualize your book. you go back and forth between modern history age in history and back and forth. we'll do that in our discussion before we start taking questions. how about we go up to the civil war in the process of building this monument. you alluded to society that was formed in 1833. at that point, they estimated it would cost a million dollars to do the construction. early in the process they were able to get a decent amount of money to start. money after that, as you co
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this print of the commander-in-chief paired with an image of martha washington was published in 1782. it was in the possession of governor hancock. norman is thinning -- sticking -- he adds many embellishments from the philadelphia almanac. unfortunately, for his repetition, norman did not stop with this relatively dignified print. congresscontinental had voted unanimously that an equestrian statue of general washington be erected in the place were residents of congress be at. inwas not only depicted horseback, but in roman dress wearing a laurel brief. reese -- enthusiastic -- to dress, hee answer came up with this. you can't win every time, but give norman credit for being one enthusiastic.s the visual culture of wartime america was quite limited. the publishers of the new boston magazine for andh he engraved the plates produced this image of washington. ambitionn, norman's exceed his talent. here, he copies his magazine illustration published in a french volume from 1772. on the inside cover, norman explains his conception. "nature stands ready to strike the liar, while the genus l
this print of the commander-in-chief paired with an image of martha washington was published in 1782. it was in the possession of governor hancock. norman is thinning -- sticking -- he adds many embellishments from the philadelphia almanac. unfortunately, for his repetition, norman did not stop with this relatively dignified print. congresscontinental had voted unanimously that an equestrian statue of general washington be erected in the place were residents of congress be at. inwas not only...
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. >> martha washington. >> right. >> right. in the case of the civil war, i suppose that's the case. you know, sally field as lincoln's wife in the movies helped remind us, not that we needed reminding that, you know, she was there. but in a lot of cases many of the people we're reading about here we're reading about for the first time. not all of them. clara barton, we know clara barton. >> you probably don't know a lot about clara barton. >> well, i want to come to clara in a second, but many of them actually were people who you came to know through letters, through accounts of -- >> right. >> -- what happened at the time, but whose names we might not know. >> right. >> so isn't that a risky bet that we would be interested in these people? you've got to bring them to life, really conjure them. >> but they're so interesting so they're easy to bring to life. >> yeah. >> they come to life through -- i mean, i'm reading their mail, you know. >> right, you're literally reading their mail, right. >> literally. so their letters are
. >> martha washington. >> right. >> right. in the case of the civil war, i suppose that's the case. you know, sally field as lincoln's wife in the movies helped remind us, not that we needed reminding that, you know, she was there. but in a lot of cases many of the people we're reading about here we're reading about for the first time. not all of them. clara barton, we know clara barton. >> you probably don't know a lot about clara barton. >> well, i want to come...
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one of edward's most prominent patrons is martha washington.an send a letter requesting the best bottle of oil to mount burned -- mount vernon. robert e lee is another prominent name that our leaders take away from the tour. he purchased lavender as well. remedy fors a great migraines. the family was operating 11 town.ent in this is retail and they also had a retail on the corner of king in fairfax. .hey love the history in space the fact that they had served the community and so many prominent alexandrians throughout their time. war, it wascivil starting to increase the business and starting to include a wholesale line of products. with the civil war, alexandria was occupied. they were pacifists and also abolitionists. they were allowed to keep running a business here in town. after the civil war, the economy in alexandria slowly started to recover. -- assistanceence of his son starts a wholesale in 500 different businesses locally in the region. that really helps them expand the product line and become well-known in the area. is room we are s
one of edward's most prominent patrons is martha washington.an send a letter requesting the best bottle of oil to mount burned -- mount vernon. robert e lee is another prominent name that our leaders take away from the tour. he purchased lavender as well. remedy fors a great migraines. the family was operating 11 town.ent in this is retail and they also had a retail on the corner of king in fairfax. .hey love the history in space the fact that they had served the community and so many prominent...
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. >> want to go to our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz in washington. martha, we just heard the brussels police spokesman said they had no indication that this was coming. no specific intelligence but there was a great concern after the takedown of salah abdeslam in brussels earlier this week that that could trigger this kind of a follow-on attack? that's exactly right, george. they feared that there was an attack that was planned and when he was arrested that they might do that attack early because they might have feared that abdeslam would tell authorities something, tell them where it might happen so by all appearances, this terror attack was carried out quickly, they coordinated very quickly to get this going today. whether airport it was planned for today or whether or not it was planned for several months from now we don't know. there's certainly terror cells operating in europe. belgium by the way is the largest supplier of european countries of foreign fighters in syria and, of course, the fear is always that they will go into syria, they will fi
. >> want to go to our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz in washington. martha, we just heard the brussels police spokesman said they had no indication that this was coming. no specific intelligence but there was a great concern after the takedown of salah abdeslam in brussels earlier this week that that could trigger this kind of a follow-on attack? that's exactly right, george. they feared that there was an attack that was planned and when he was arrested that they might do...
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was that of a levee which is a formal reception which was held and hosted by the first lady, martha washington. any of you notice how she was standing on a platform. that's right. you also noticed the opulent attire. frankly, this is a scene that could have taken place in a european court as much as it might have taken place in america. the next image, however, i think you will find maybe a little more familiar. this is county election from 1851. what do you see here and how does it differ from that last image? got a hand down here. go ahead. >> the drunk guy on the top left of the picture. >> oh, drunk people. very good. yeah. there's actually more than one drunk guy. this guy here, we got someone who had a little too much here. good. yeah. >> stump speaking. >> yeah. we talked about this. good. you remember stump speaking. the whole vote for me for president. excellent. good. anything else you see? there's a hand back there. >> it's primarily working class people. >> yeah. good. that's all good. you're seeing a diversity of people. now, one thing you're also seeing, though, is the white male
was that of a levee which is a formal reception which was held and hosted by the first lady, martha washington. any of you notice how she was standing on a platform. that's right. you also noticed the opulent attire. frankly, this is a scene that could have taken place in a european court as much as it might have taken place in america. the next image, however, i think you will find maybe a little more familiar. this is county election from 1851. what do you see here and how does it differ from...
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>> at first martha washington she died 18 '04 washington guide 79 john steele gordon she agreed to have his final resting place to be under his monument whatever it turned out to be the monument is angled as the great pyramids it would have been 61 feet high. but congress would not put up any money. but the time things were getting busy one of his great nephew said no. in general washington is staying right here so that was the end of the idea of a mausoleum. >> host: if you conceptualize your book between modern history in aged history. so go up to the civil war in the process of building of monument. you alluded to the society that was formed it at that point they estimated it would cost $1 million for construction lender early in the process they could get a decent amount of money to start. it was very difficult but they tried so many different ways. post office is, enticements and talk about that with mixed results. >> one idea that i thought was good but they didn't get cooperation of the post office was to put a box and every post office in the united states and people could drop
>> at first martha washington she died 18 '04 washington guide 79 john steele gordon she agreed to have his final resting place to be under his monument whatever it turned out to be the monument is angled as the great pyramids it would have been 61 feet high. but congress would not put up any money. but the time things were getting busy one of his great nephew said no. in general washington is staying right here so that was the end of the idea of a mausoleum. >> host: if you...
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in washington, d.c. thanks. martha: some documents released in bottom -- bowe bergdahl case. ring from mental illness. chief correspondent catherine herridge joins us live from washington. what do we know, what are we learning? >> reporter: thank you, martha. according newly-released documents that sergeant bowe bergdahl left post in afghanistan to draw attention what he claimed were bad leadership decisions by officers above him. bergdahl told an army investigator, quote, it was self-sacrifice thing. for context these documents were made public by bergdahl's attorney eugene fidell who consistently refused requested by fox news to discuss his client this is bill o'reilly's jesse watters trying to talk to him. i made these requests available to counteract necessary publicity surrounding his client. newly-released document from july 5th fifth showed a army sanity board evaluation that he suffered from skis copersonality disorder. a web site people with disorder have trouble interpreting social cues and can develop significant distrust of others. he was charged with desertion bef
in washington, d.c. thanks. martha: some documents released in bottom -- bowe bergdahl case. ring from mental illness. chief correspondent catherine herridge joins us live from washington. what do we know, what are we learning? >> reporter: thank you, martha. according newly-released documents that sergeant bowe bergdahl left post in afghanistan to draw attention what he claimed were bad leadership decisions by officers above him. bergdahl told an army investigator, quote, it was...
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>> america has been blessed with many great first ladies, from the early days, martha washington, abigailinds of the american public. she'll be well remembered just as her husband is. today we had wonderfully stirring speeches and remembrances. i hope they remind all of us that politics can be ennobling. that washington, d.c., can have a true love story and people deeply care about the country. >> i have this vision of her when she would -- on the anniversary of his death she would go and sit alone by his glaif side with no one but her secret service detail and that moving image of her. it was an elegant, beautiful tribute to her and she did really bring glamour back to the white house. >> thank you for being with us. special coverage continues now. >>> thanks, brooke. welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we'll get to today's news in just a moment, but first a moving tribute to former first lady nancy reagan which wrapped up just minutes ago with scenic views of the mountains surrounding simi valley as a backdrop, a host of dignitaries gathering today to pay final respects to the wife
>> america has been blessed with many great first ladies, from the early days, martha washington, abigailinds of the american public. she'll be well remembered just as her husband is. today we had wonderfully stirring speeches and remembrances. i hope they remind all of us that politics can be ennobling. that washington, d.c., can have a true love story and people deeply care about the country. >> i have this vision of her when she would -- on the anniversary of his death she would...
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chris stirewalt in person in washington, d.c. martha: you want to count on fox news for your complete coverage of the primaries and caucuses. megyn and bret will host on the fox news channel. in the meantime we want to introduce information. funeral arrangements are being set for former first lady nancy reagan. she'll lay in repose tomorrow and thursday before being you are aboutived friday at the reagan library in simi valley, california next her husband. adam, what do you know this morning from there? >> today is preparation day at the reagan library. wednesday and thursday will be a day the public can pay their respects. we'll give you more details about that in a moment. people are paying their respects and have been since the news came. if you drive to simi valley it's a gorgeous location on top of the hill. but down believe the sign that says the presidential library is adorned with flowers and wreaths and mementos. people are paying their respects to the former first lady. we had a chance to catch up with and ask them. they came
chris stirewalt in person in washington, d.c. martha: you want to count on fox news for your complete coverage of the primaries and caucuses. megyn and bret will host on the fox news channel. in the meantime we want to introduce information. funeral arrangements are being set for former first lady nancy reagan. she'll lay in repose tomorrow and thursday before being you are aboutived friday at the reagan library in simi valley, california next her husband. adam, what do you know this morning...
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martha: breaking news from washington as president obama kicks off a nuclear summit. e goal to prevent north korea from getting a bomb. but russian president vladimir putin won't be there. rich, good morning. >> good morning, martha. what we expect today is a long discussion on counter-terrorism efforts and ensuring groups like isis don't secure nuclear material. much of president obama's meetings will be on north korea and how it's destabilizing the korean peninsula. the international community must remain united in the face of north korea's continued provocations including its recent nuclear tests. next hour president obama will meet with japanese prime minister, the south korean president and later with the president of china. as you mention, the united states and russia control 90% of the world's nuclear stockpile. russia is skipping this event. bill: there is brand-new polling on where the republican candidates stand on the upcoming primaries. april will be an important month. will they translate to votes? retiring retired tires. and i never get tired of it. are y
martha: breaking news from washington as president obama kicks off a nuclear summit. e goal to prevent north korea from getting a bomb. but russian president vladimir putin won't be there. rich, good morning. >> good morning, martha. what we expect today is a long discussion on counter-terrorism efforts and ensuring groups like isis don't secure nuclear material. much of president obama's meetings will be on north korea and how it's destabilizing the korean peninsula. the international...
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and i did an event looking at the history of american first ladies, beginning of course with martha washington. and i think that will be re- broadcast -- host: it is. it will be on 7:00 p.m. on c-span saturday night, eastern time. regular viewers know c-span did a series on the first ladies, i think it was last year or 2013, 2014. and a book came out of that as well, a good-selling book, and richard norton smith participated in last night's event at mount vernon. that will broadcast at 7:00 p.m. eastern time on saturday. the next call comes from ringwood, new jersey, republican line. yes.rcaller: host: please go ahead. caller: good morning to mr. smith, yourself, and to the "washington journal." question goes to the so-called migration of democrats to the republican party. i think you are wishy-washing that a little bit, and i think the reason you're doing that is because it was a conflict within the democratic party between governor waters of alabama and john kennedy, then president, that cause that migration but i want to know if that was a legal migration or an illegal one. if you would exp
and i did an event looking at the history of american first ladies, beginning of course with martha washington. and i think that will be re- broadcast -- host: it is. it will be on 7:00 p.m. on c-span saturday night, eastern time. regular viewers know c-span did a series on the first ladies, i think it was last year or 2013, 2014. and a book came out of that as well, a good-selling book, and richard norton smith participated in last night's event at mount vernon. that will broadcast at 7:00...
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i want to go to our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, in washington right now. martha, you spent time in that molenbeek neighborhood after the paris attacks. several months ago and we just heard alex describing the real animosity they felt up side that community which was appears to have been harboring terrorists for several months. >> reporter: it sure does, george and truly when you go into that neighborhood, we were very careful, there is animosity when you go into those neighborhoods and commissioner kelly's point, i think what has to happen here is better intelligence in thoho neighborhoods. there is the protect our own. there's also i should bring up people may be under threat. if this terrorist attack was planned in that neighborhood or elsewhere around there, there may have been the threat of death if anyone turned them in. this also points out ass we've said again and again this morning, the vulnerabilities no put on some sort of imminent terror atck, no matter how many police officers you sprea throughout a city, spread throughout europe, there are thes
i want to go to our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, in washington right now. martha, you spent time in that molenbeek neighborhood after the paris attacks. several months ago and we just heard alex describing the real animosity they felt up side that community which was appears to have been harboring terrorists for several months. >> reporter: it sure does, george and truly when you go into that neighborhood, we were very careful, there is animosity when you go into those...
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martha rad dads, abc news, washington. >>> and our coverage on the brussels attack doesn't end here. coming up, the victims and how the city is coping with grief. that's later this half hour. >>> we're also tracking primary and caucus results come in right now from utah, idaho and arizona. ted cruz has won the utah republican caucuses. donald trump likely coming in third there. >> those results just coming in. republicans in arizona have given a landslide victory to donald trump who gets all of the state's 58 did hes. as for the delegates in that state, they give hillary clinton the win who also adds to her delegate lead over bernie sanders. but sanders doesn't end the night empty handed. handily winning with the utah and idaho democratic caucuses. >>> coming up right here, we're going to return to our top story and how brussells is showing strength while coping with this grief. >> also ahead, criticism for president obama going to a baseball game in cuba after at brussels terror attacks. what was his explanation and was it enough. >>> and later, apple security showdown over a dead t
martha rad dads, abc news, washington. >>> and our coverage on the brussels attack doesn't end here. coming up, the victims and how the city is coping with grief. that's later this half hour. >>> we're also tracking primary and caucus results come in right now from utah, idaho and arizona. ted cruz has won the utah republican caucuses. donald trump likely coming in third there. >> those results just coming in. republicans in arizona have given a landslide victory to...
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. >> want to go to our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz in washington. martha, we just heard the brussels police spokesman saidndication that this was coming. no specific intelligence but there was a great concern after the takedown of salah abdeslam that that couldkind of a follow-on attack? that's exactly right, george. they feared that there was an attack that was planned and when that they might do that attack early because they might have feared that abdeslam would tell authorities something, tell them where it might happen so by allarances, this terror attack was carried out quickly, they coordinated very quickly to get this going today.s planned for today or whether or not it was planned for several months from now we don't know. there's certainly terror cells operating inm by the way is the largest supplier of european countries of foreign fighters in syria and, of course, the fear is always go into syria, they will fight with isis, they will get trained and they will come back out and head for europe to carry out these kinds of martha, one of the
. >> want to go to our chief global affairs anchor martha raddatz in washington. martha, we just heard the brussels police spokesman saidndication that this was coming. no specific intelligence but there was a great concern after the takedown of salah abdeslam that that couldkind of a follow-on attack? that's exactly right, george. they feared that there was an attack that was planned and when that they might do that attack early because they might have feared that abdeslam would tell...
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martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> a scary scene at a high school in south florida when a pep rally performance went horribly wrong. a professional fire breather accidentally erupted in flames horrifying hundreds of students and teachers in the audience. the stuntman was hospitalized in serious condition along with seven others including some students who inhaled fire extinguisher dust. >> well, also in florida, jurors will hear closing arguments in the hulk hogan lawsuit. the former pro wrestler is suing gawker for $100 million for posting a sex tape of him online. he claims it violated his privacy. yesterday lawyers for gawker showed hogan a promo video of him wearing t back underwear and parroting the miley cyrus wrecking ball video. >> okay. i was waiting for that image. i guess we've been spared that. burned in our brain. >> right. we do hope everyone had a good st. patrick's day. i'm trying to segue to something happier. they celebrated in an appropriate manner probably. plenty of marching and other stuff going on here in new york city. >> yes, there was also marching bu
martha raddatz, abc news, washington. >>> a scary scene at a high school in south florida when a pep rally performance went horribly wrong. a professional fire breather accidentally erupted in flames horrifying hundreds of students and teachers in the audience. the stuntman was hospitalized in serious condition along with seven others including some students who inhaled fire extinguisher dust. >> well, also in florida, jurors will hear closing arguments in the hulk hogan lawsuit....
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i want to go to our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, in washington right now. martha, you spent time in that molenbeek neighborhood after the paris attacks. several months ago and we just heard alex describing the real animosity they felt up side that community which was appears to have been harboring terrorists for several months. >> reporter: it sure does, george and truly when you go very careful, there is animosity when you go into those neighborhoods and commissioner kelly's point, i think what has to happen here is better intelligence in those neighborhoods. there is the protect our own. there's also i should bring up people may be under threat. if this terrorist attack was planned in that neighborhood or elsewhere around there, there may have been the threat of death if anyone turned them in. this also points out as we've said again and again this morning, the vulnerabilities no matter how much attention you put on some sort of imminent terror attack, no matter how many police officers you spread throughout a city, spread throughout europe, there are thes
i want to go to our chief global affairs anchor, martha raddatz, in washington right now. martha, you spent time in that molenbeek neighborhood after the paris attacks. several months ago and we just heard alex describing the real animosity they felt up side that community which was appears to have been harboring terrorists for several months. >> reporter: it sure does, george and truly when you go very careful, there is animosity when you go into those neighborhoods and commissioner...
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martha: one-on-one. he wants ted. let's bring in the ileana johnson, washington editor of "the national review." od to have you with us today. >> good morning, martha. martha: he thinks marco rubio should drop out. marco did not have a good night on saturday night, the senator. so what do you think? >> look, there are two people who really want marco rubio to drop out of this race and they are donald trump and ted cruz. that is why ted cruz opened 10 field offices in florida and is trying to essentially intimidate marco rubio out of the race before his home state votes because both donald trump and ted cruz want a one-on-one race against each other. i think it would be crazy for marco rubio to drop out before his home state votes. let floridians render a verdict on this. len let marco rubio and john kasich reassesses after march 15th. martha: what do you think, if we do through that point, right, about, the polls are showing in both ohio and florida, that it's a pretty tough race for those two home staters. what happens after that? >> you know the conventional wisdom of course says if john kasich
martha: one-on-one. he wants ted. let's bring in the ileana johnson, washington editor of "the national review." od to have you with us today. >> good morning, martha. martha: he thinks marco rubio should drop out. marco did not have a good night on saturday night, the senator. so what do you think? >> look, there are two people who really want marco rubio to drop out of this race and they are donald trump and ted cruz. that is why ted cruz opened 10 field offices in...