entitled labor for my happiness:slavery at thomas jefferson at monticello. regarded an authority on the subject. the book was released to coincide with an exhibit on slavery at monticello in the smithsonian national museum of african-american history which is co curated by the staff of the thomas jefferson foundation. 70 of the defendants commemorated attended the opening night. after 50 years of archaeological and historical research the thomas jefferson foundation is now in the next phase of interpretation and restoration projects funded by the national endowment for the humanities and by private support. the project is called the landscape of slavery, marjorie row and monticello which includes the creation of many exhibits, smart phones, a website and computer animation. the people held in slavery at monticello, images of seven men and women survive, but all of the names are preserved. nevertheless for many years the human dimension was missing from these careful accounts. in 1993, historians at monticello started an oral history project called getting wo

keep in mind he built monticello twice. he built it before he went to france, with two friends, decided to sell another french architecture, came home and rebuilt it. when you get tired of that, he built another mansion outside of lynchburg. then he spent $30,000 on a mail and a canal at the bottom of monticello mountain. everything in it. so dad never restrained him from anything he wanted to do. one of the historians who study they think it was -- it was in -- stephen hawking said that if jefferson had decided to make a rather that this investment or $2000, he probably would've been able to ride out the financial stories of the early 19th century. another analysis of the financial records showed jefferson, the slaves are productive farmers and in one of the worst decade for the american agricultural economy, jefferson lost very little money on his farming operations. so the slaves were holding their own when commodity prices for plunging. so jefferson just skips the need. to nail the coffin coffin was when he cosigned a l

and his answer, wonderfully was in theory, you would want to go back to monticello. you know those wonderful quotations, we all know them. if i could only be with my books and at my farm and my family in the peace and rest of monticello. the road was open. he could have gone. new york, philadelphia, richmond, paris, london, holland, he was everywhere the action was, irresistibly drawn to it. because as a young man he entered into what he called the doubtful election between submission and the sword. the american revolution shipped him and grabbed him in a way few historical events of grab any generation or any man. i think he thought of the revolution almost as an organic fame. almost as a child that was adopted or created by this group of mostly men who would preserve and nurture it and feed it and make sure it survived its adolescence and could grow up and continue to thrive. the connection to the revolution and promise of republican liberty for jefferson was that incident. to the end of his days he and adams corresponding a way about the revolution that was propri

when i first met beth, she was still at monticello, and she recalled the story to me a little earlier i haven't seen her for a number of years. knew she was working on this book, and she came wandering down the hall about an hour ago before this talk, and i knew it had to be beth because she was carrying kind of a decrepit but important bag to the center for the boog. it was the old center for the book bag that i had given her more than how many years ago? >> about 12 years ago. >> 12 years ago. and, a, i said that must be beth, but i better check it out -- [laughter] and then i saw the condition of the bag, and i said, well, that speaks well for the durability and the quality of our products here at the center for the book. so in addition to thanking her and telling you that we would like you now to line up over here for the book signing and have a line come along that wall, i would like to present beth with -- [laughter] a brand new bag -- [laughter] that is in great shape, never been used. i will not take this one back though -- >> sentimental value. >> sent sentimental value. but

contestants -- an attorney from merrillville, indiana... ...an environmental resource manager from monticelloand our returning champion, a tv news producer originally from south coffeyville, oklahoma... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny gilbert, and thank you, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to the beginning of a very exciting week here at "jeopardy!" two days from now, we'll have some talented teenagers competing in our annual teen tournament. but today, we welcome back a very bright champion in joshua, who has been most impressive in his three appearances. heather and kristin, you have your work cut out for you, but i'm sure you are up to the task. good luck to all three. here we go into the jeopardy! round. we will waste no time. we'll start revealing the categories right now. notice the "ll" in quotation marks. you know what that means, joshua, and you get to go first. alex, life's too short. let's start with dessert for $200, please. all righty. kristin. what are cookies? yes. the appropriate sport for $200.

then he begged off from serving the rest of the summer so he could go home to monticello to be with his wife. every winter of the revolutionary war, right there besides george washington, suffering through the freezing weather was martha washington with her white on at cannes. so we get new insight on the price and the new insight than others needs. by proposing that book washington's closest adviser with alexander hamilton one of the chapters in the book talks about hamilton's history of womanizing. for example, bill clinton was not the first were the worst when it comes to this behavior in high office. at least this at least this year, armatures maker, john edwards, david pictures had not been alexander hamilton. if we read letters written by martha washington during this winter camps, she was like a soldier. she didn't complain about the weather, the harsh conditions, but she did complain about the tomcat one winter misbehaving that was greasy and kept her awake at nights. such nickname the tomcat alexander hamilton. because of other young girls that come into camp you are at a book

[background noise] >> when i first met beth, she was still at monticello she recalled the story a little earlier. i haven't seen her for a number of years. knew she was working on the book and she came wandering down the hall about an hour ago before the talk, i knew it will be to be beth she was carrying a decrypt but important bag to the center of the book. it was the old center for the book bag i had given her more than twelve years ago. >> twelve years ago. a. i said that must be beth. i better check it out. and then i saw the condition of the bag, and i said, well that speaks well for the occur rehabilitate adulter -- durnlt. we'll have a line come along that wall. i would like to present beth with -- [laughter] a brand new bag. [laughter] it is in great shape. never been used. i will not take this one back. accept mental value. join me for one more time in thanking beth for a wonderful talk. [applause] >> thank you. i appreciate it. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >>> next on booktv, author chandra mannings talks about the civil war history what the cruel war was over. a discu

then he begged off from serving for the rest of the summer so that he could go home to monticello to be with his wife. every winter of the revolutionary war, right there in campus is george washington suffering through the freezing weather at valley forge was martha washington with her white on it right there in camp. so by studying the first ladies, we get new insights, i think, the presidents and other things. also, washington's closest adviser was alexander hamilton. and one of the chapters in the book talks about hamiltons history of womanizing. for example, bill clinton was not the first, and bill clinton was not the worst when it came to his behavior and high office. there is a long, long history of it. spitzer, a schwarzenegger, john edwards, these guys demint david patraeus, they have nothing on alexander hamilton. will we find is if you read, for example, letters written by martha washington during this winter camps, she was tough, like a soldier. she did not complain about the weather, the market -- harsh conditions, but she did complain. there was a tomcat when winter that

monticello got an inch, charlottesville a trace and greensville 4 1/2 inches, about it for our area.ter weather advisories just about gone. they certainly will be at 1 a.m. the only thing really left in our region is st. mary's county and then here is through the northern neck, winter storm warning continues the next couple hours, eastern shore also has that going. so heads up for some slick spots there. temperatures have helped. it's 41 degrees in the city, 40 in the annapolis, so not cold and certainly pavement was going to be okay. did you see all the salt they put on the road earlier today on 270 much? i thought it was snowing salt. quantico 38, leonard town 34. hopefully that salt will protect areas to the south because our futurecast is showing as this changes over to snow about 1 a.m., we'll see it exiting senator folk with some snow -- norfolk with some snow and then a chilly breezy friday, but a dry day. i don't expect any problems tonight across much of the metro area. the area of low pressure that produced the storm tonight is very dynamic and impressive. as it pulls away

in monticello, arkansas, a horse barn collapsed. all 11 horses, a-okay. in indiana, downed trees and fire. lightning is suspected. kentucky saw strong winds flipping tractor-trailers like toys. and winds so fierce in scott county, missouri, 48 train cars knocked right over. and across alabama, wind, rain and more misery. what you're looking at there is a building that's almost cliche to say but that building was perfectly fine. the one next to where we're standing was a rental, apparently nobody was in there so nobody injured or killed here, but it is always amazing to see these things, how it skips from one and misses another. >> miguel marquez for us this morning. it is always amazing how a swath is just shredded and then homes stand right nearby. thanks, miguel. appreciate the update. let's get right to our meteorologist, indra petersons. let's look at the forecast, is it moving out? >> for the most part it's just left in the northeast. the story today really isn't about that severe line of storms but rather all that cold air behind it that was the tro

she won the 2009 pulitzer prize in history for her book, "the hemingses of monticello: an american familyf the professor freed, we just saw a long line snaking around the national archive. the event is one thing. how come an object has that kind of power? >> well, it's an iconic document in american history. and americans like to look at things like that to remind us the sort of journey we've been on from the beginning of the country's foundation. the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation, are the touch stouns for where we have been and where we hope we are going. >> suarez: i have seen people wait an hour to see, in effect, words. if yogo to ancient cathedrals in europe, let's say, they may wait in long lines to see objects that connect to saints, kings and queens. are we a republic of words? are they so important that we'll wait a long time to see them? >> well, people have said that america is a country that is founded upon ideals and ideas that are expressed in worsd. and so it makes sense that people would look at these words, as i said, to try to tell white hous

. >> well, you know, i was -- first of all, i should say i worked at monticello and for a combination of twenty two years. i saw the opportunity to make a contribution to tell a story of the african-american heritage at the site whenever slavely existed it's important tell the story. at the two presidential plantation it's all the more poignant and important do so. so i had that ongoing interest. and paul jennings became the focus of my study because of this memoir. i thought, you know, my question it's a precious document, and quite interesting. yet when you finish it you feel like saying what about you paul jennings, i wish you included more about yourself. and the visitors who came were interested too. originally -- you know, the memoir you can find the text online but they never come out in a new edition since 1865. i thought, well, i'll bring that out, the reminiscences themselves and do a biographical essay with them, perhaps. and i got more ambitious from there until it turned in a physical -- full-eleventh book. >> you mention he died at 75. where is he bury? washington? >> i'

tornado sirens screamed warnings into materially morning hours. 80-mile-an-hour winds in monticello,rkansas. these two vehicles collided beside a home where a 17-year-old girl was electrokuted. high winds blew over this 18-wheeler in missouri. texas, thousands without power. 60-mile-an-hour winds under the these two rv trailers upside down, injuring one person. this highway covered with tumble weeds. flooding in memphis, three inches of rain over parts of oklahoma to illinois. meanwhile, up to four inches of snow now cover the panhandle of texas. all over the midwest -- >> it seems like it puts it down heavy and really fast. almost to where we can't keep up to it. >> no one could keep up. chasing the storms has been a big problem. alex perez is at the university of arkansas. what does it look like there? >> good morning, sam. the strong straight line winds kept many people up here in arkansas. this shed was protecting the horses there in the last shot. it came down on top of that trailer there. neither the horses nor people were injured in any of this. as for the 17-year-old young la

tornado sirens screamed warnings into the early morning hours. 80-mile-an-hour winds tore into monticello, arkansas. these two vehicles collided beside a home where a 17-year-old girl was electrocuted. and this barn, housing seven college rodeo horses, completely collapsed. no horses were injured. high winds blew over this 18-wheeler in missouri. in texas, thousands without power. 60-mile-an-hour winds turned these two rv trailers upside down, injuring one person. while in midland, whipping winds covered this highway with tumbleweed. flooding in memphis, three inches of rain flood over parts of oklahoma to illinois. meanwhile, up to four inches of snow now cover the panhandle of texas. all over the midwest -- >> it seems like it puts it down heavy and really fast. almost to where we can't keep up to it. >> no one could keep up. chasing these storms has been a really big problem. our alex perez has been doing just that. and he just got to the university of arkansas. what does it look like there? >> good morning, sam. those strong straight-line winds kept many people up here in arkansas. th

in monticello, arkansas, a horse barn collapsed. all 11 horses, a-okay.rees and fire. lightning is suspected. kentucky saw strong winds, flipping tractor-trailers like toys. and winds so fierce in scott county, missouri, 48 train cars knocked right over. across alabama, wind, rain and more misery. now, i can tell you what's happening here right now is a massive temperature change as well. it was in the 60s yesterday. it's down into the 30s right now. it is absolutely freezing out here. a problem for a lot of people across georgia, at least. georgia power is saying about 10,000 people are without power across the entire state. in this area we believe there's 1,000, perhaps a little more than that, but crews are on it right now, they are getting the power back up and running in this area so hopefully before long things will start to get back to normal. back to you guys. >> miguel marquez in georgia right now. so much damage right behind you. thanks, miguel. >>> will it be more of the same today? we have some answers. >> we can already tell, yes, the weather

in monticello, arkansas, a horse barn collapsed, all 11 horses a-okay. in indiana, downed trees and fire, lightning is suspected. kentucky saw strong winds, flipping tractor trailers like toys. and winds so fierce in scott county, missouri, 48 train cars knocked right over and across alabama, wind, rain and more misery. ? i'm joined from adairsville, georgia, by miguel marquez. it's cold outside, the cleanup has started, so it's still miserable for so many people. >> reporter: very miserable and what's shock being the cold here, it was 65 yesterday, it's in the thirds now the windchill probably down into the 20s still even though the sun's come up it's warmed up a little bit. the cleanup is on, getting the power restores to folks. georgia power pulled up to put in a pole right here. the other problem in this part of georgia is the water supply, they still can't use the water until it's been decontaminated and they can open up business and people can start to get back to life as normal. >> miguel marquez reporting live from georgia this morning, adairsvil

understand your also a graduate from the university of virginia school of law and you were close to monticello where thomas jefferson and our declaration of independence and closed a month earlier where james madison was instrumental in drafting the bill of rights. i think you can understand that, as a woman, it is very important not to place undue burdens on our second amendment right to choose to defend ourself. i do not know what weapon she used -- >> my point is, the example you used is one that would not dare an argument against the proposal that is before us, because that remington express is a weapon that would be perfectly allowed. >> would it have been unreasonable for her to use a different gun to protect her child? >> i think if she was using a 100 -- let me put it another way. she would clearly have an adequate ability to protect her family without the need for a 100-round piece. >> how can you say that? you are a large man. you are -- tall. you are not a young mother. who has a young child with her. i am passionate about this position because you cannot understand, you are not a w

understand you are also a graduate from the university of virginia school of law and you were close to monticello where thomas jefferson and our declaration of independence and close by montpelier where james madison was instrumental in drafting the bill of rights. i think you can understand that, as a woman, it is very important not to place undue burdens on our second amendment right to choose to defend ourselves. i do not know what weapon she used -- >> my point is, the example you used is one that would not dare an argument against the proposal that is before us, because that remington express is a weapon that would be perfectly allowed. >> would it have been unreasonable for her to use a different gun to protect her child? >> i think if she was using a 100 -- let me put it another way. she would clearly have an adequate ability to protect her family without the need for a 100-round piece. >> how can you say that? you are a large man. you are -- tall. you are not a young mother who has a young child with her. i am passionate about this position because you cannot understand, you are not a wom