we're on monticello extension. this is monticello. it's got to be up top. it's monticello extension. there, on the steps. they coming down? we got them down the bottom. come on. one gold and dark and one gold and dark raider jacket on. come on. grab the wall. grab it. come on, big boy. what are you running for? i ran because he ran. brown: why did you run? get on the pole here. i was scared. scared of who-- the police? i don't know who. you ever go to school? can you read? brown: they get anything? i don't know yet. detective: yeah, they got some dope. brown: oh, cuff them. bring your hands back. suspect: what you going to cuff us for? detective: drugs, cuz. i don't have drugs. you shouldn't have ran. you're so smart. you should be in a comedy. i didn't have nothing. whose key? you never do. you have it stashed. these are 50s, 50s. here's a 20, 20. break them into 20s. 20s and 50s right here. as for the two... the two nice gentlemen that ran into me and my partner carl that we caught on the steps that gave us the nice exercise coming back up this is the pro

one is now lost, but the other, a copy after a holy family, is still at monticello. a copy adequately represented raphael's style. it also stood as an example of jefferson's taste. but his contemporaries believed that the united states should first develop in a practic direction. benjamin franklin claimed, for example, thatthe invention of a machine is of more importance than a masterpiece by raphael." john adams said, "the age of painting and sculpture has not arrived in this country, and i hope it will not arrive soon. i would not give a sixpence for a picture of raphael." nevertheless, admiration for the artist became so great th copies of his works grew in number, especially of the madonna of the chair. merchants and landowners placed these copies in rooms filled with family portraits and memorabilia. unlike jefferson's monticello, the copy after raphael might now be the only art relating to an old master in the room. the attitude toward raphael changed during the 19th century. through prints and the new medium of photography, copies of his sistine madonna and ot

invited james madison and alexandria hamilton, and then over dinner at monticello and perhaps a few glasses of beer, they struck the compromise of 1790 which was the federal government would assume the debt, the wartime debt from the revolutionary war, in exchange for the capital being placed right here on the potomac river. so the compromise of 1790 was actually the deciding factor in creating the district of columbia. they came there to the spot we are standing on now, and had a masonic ritual -- this is, the nations have their aprons and trials and corn oil. they gave some speech is right you on the spot, and the ceremonial laying of the southernmost boundary marker, which is what we're standing on now. that's how the district was created. >> next on booktv, learn about the history of the alexandria police department. amy bertsch uses photos to tell the story of the department and the city of alexandria. spent in the name of the book is the alexandria police association. it's a photo history book published by rtd which specializes in physical history. we really found references t

so there was a famous dinner that was held at monticello, thomas jefferson's house, where thomas jefferson invited james madison and alexander hamilton, and then over dinner at monticello they struck the compromise of 1790 which was that the federal government would assume the debts, the wartime debts from the revolutionary war in exchange for the capital being placed right here on the potomac river. so the compromise of 1790 was, actually, the key deciding factor in creating the district of columbia. they came here to this spot we're standing on now and had a masonic ritual. this is the masons had their aprons and the trowels and corn oil, and they gave some speeches right here on this spot and did the ceremonial laying of the southernmost boundary marker which is what we're standing over now. and that was how the district was created. >> next, bob matteson, author of "walking with washington," takes us on a tour of several alexandria, virginia, locations that were important to george washington. >> i retired about 15 years ago. i was looking for things to do, and the alexandria city arch

monticello's legacy survives, and jonas phillips lives as well.. >> our next speaker is hannah smith. >> thank you very much. it is an honored to be with you today. i just want to recognize some of my colleagues. our executive director, are two deputy general counsel, as well as art director of development. -- our director of development. they have been instrumental in helping bring to pass this day, and i want to recognize their great efforts. i would like to commend the efforts for his leadership in creating the first religious clinic in the nation. i think it will unite people of goodwill who seek to protect civil liberties. i want to congratulate them for their work that promises to be a successful endeavor. i was asked to provide some background on the fund for religious liberty. some of the issues of the day as well as some of the litigation efforts we are currently involved in 10 minutes. i am going to do my best. this is a non-profit, non- partisan public interest law firm based in washington, d.c. it is the only such organization in ameri

then he begged off from serving for the rest of that summer so he could go home to monticello to be with his wife. every winter of the revolutionary war right there in camp beside george washington suffering through the freezing weather at valley forge was martha washington with her or white bonnet right there in camp. so by studying the first ladies, we get new insights, i think, on the president and other things. apropos to my week, washington's closest adviser was alexander hamilton, and one to have the chapters in the book talks about hamilton's history of womanizing. for example, bill clinton was not the first, and bill clinton was not the worst when it comes to misbehavior in high office. there's a long, long history of it. and eliot spitzer, arnold schwarzenegger, john edwards, these guys -- david petraeus had nothing on alexander hamilton. and what we find is if you read, for example, letters written by martha washington during those winter camps, she was tough. she was like a soldier. she didn't complain about the weather, she didn't complain about the harsh conditions, but she

so there was a famous dinner that was held at monticello, thomas jefferson south, where thomas jeffersoninvited james madison and alexander hamilton, and then over dinner at mama jo and perhaps over a few glasses of your they struck the compromise of 1790. in exchange for the capital being placed right here on the potomac river. so the compromise was the key deciding factor in creating the district of columbia. they came there to the spot we are standing on now, and had a masonic ritual. the masons have their aprons and their trials and corn oil. they give some speeches right here on the spot and did the ceremonial lighting of the southernmost boundary marker, which is what we are standing over now. and that was how the district was created. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to alexandria, virginia, and many other cities visited by our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> at the end of the working day, about 2 a.m., the prime minister churchill would say soup, out loud very loudly. staff heard that that was the signal the working day was over. the secr

what is the distance between their home and monticello? >> is a little ways. when we talk about retirement years, the few times james madison leaves his beloved is to visit thomas jefferson. i would say we do not know the true opinion of a lot of people of dolley madison because she was very cautious. thomas jefferson seemed to love her, even though she is conducting a social circle under his nose and nobody hated like thomas ever since. the fact that he adored dolley speaks volumes about her. >> catherine is up next. >> thank you for taking my call. my question is, i know that dolley madison was raised a quaker and her first husband was a quaker. and was a member of the friends church, and then she left it and married james madison. i read stories about her father freed slaves and testimony to abolition of slavery. i was wondering, how do you think her quaker upbringing influenced her as a first lady. >> i will cut to the chase. we do not know enough about her childhood. my theory on this is one of the central tenets of quakerism is to record people as god. d

there was of a dinner held at monticello where he invited madison and hamilton had and over dinner federal government would assume the debt in exchange for the capital placed on the potomac river. it was actually the key deciding factor. they came to this spot here and had a masonic ritual and they gave speeches here on the spot with a ceremonial laying on the boundary marker that is how the district was created. with the secretary of state what i find a striking is her ability to stay focused as much as possible with what is happening. do

so there was a famous dinner that was held at monticello, thomas jefferson's house, where thomas jefferson invited james. and over dinner, they struck a compromise of 1790 which was the federal government would assume the debt, the wartime deaths from the revolution war, in exchange for the capital being placed writer on the potomac river. so the compromise was the key deciding factor in creating the district of columbia. they came nea here to this spote are standing on now and had a masonic ritual. this is, the masons had the apron and trial and corn oil. they give some speeches writer on this spot, and the ceremonial laying of the southernmost county marker which is what we are standing over now. that was how the district was created. >> for more information on booktv's recent visit to alexandria, virginia, and many of the cities visited by our local content vehicles, go to c-span.org/localcontent. >> up next, peter dreier, politics professor at occidental college, profiles a collection of americans who championed social and political reform, including w.e.b. dubois, gloria steinem and b

what was dolley madison's opinion of thomas jefferson and did the madisons ever visit monticello?i think they visited back and forth. they were good friends and knew each other for many years. maybe you have more information on that. >> is a little ways. >> what is the difference? >> is a little ways. when we talk about retirement years, the few times james madison leaves his beloved is to visit thomas jefferson. i would say we do not know the true opinion of a lot of people because she was very cautious. thomas jefferson seemed to love her, even though she is conducting a social circle under his nose and nobody hated like thomas ever since. the fact that he adored dolley speaks volumes about her. hostess ins her as a the white house when he needed one. catherine is up next. >> thank you for taking my call. i know that dolley madison was raised a quaker and her first husband was a quaker. she left it and married james madison. i read stories about her father freed slaves and testimony to the catalyst of slavery. i was wondering, how do you think her upbringing influenced her as a

monticello was thomas jefferson's home, so we have to correct that. >> folks who smuggled her to portsmouthnew hampshire, and mrs. washington wanted to advertise for her return. and it put washington in a very awkward situation. >> in michigan, what is your question? >> i wondered what you thought about how historic sites deal with first ladies, in particular, martha washington. do you think she is well represented? are there things we can do to talk about what she did? >> i certainly think in philadelphia it would be good to see even more done about martha washington as the first lady, but at mount vernon they have done an incredible job. mount vernon is the leader among these historical houses. they have an actress who portrays martha washington, and they really make clear how important she was, that she was not just a hostess. >> next up is shirley watching us in tuesdayson. hi, shirley, you're on. >> i'd like to ask a question about the custis-lee house in arlington. >> have you been to visit it? >> oh, yes, several times. i grew up in the washington area, and i was just there, and i sa

progress because i am from virginia and you know his successors as president, thomas jefferson from monticello and james madison of monte leader when they died they died so deep in debt that those two beautiful plantations had to be sold to pay the debt. not so john adams. he had a lot to do with that with his legal career but that ended 50 years before his death. as a lawyer -- i think the financial records survived as well as the correspondence did, of we would see pretty good evidence that abigail had much to do with the family's wealth as he did. i had a pet theory early on in this project that maybe her success as a financial manager would leave a visible trace in the written record. i am interested in all these statements in favor of women's rights, she made them not only to her husband john, the lady's letter got an excerpt there but she wrote her niece's talking about women's education and advocating that to lot of other men, her husband. her pet theory was maybe if we take this release statement in favor of women's rights in 1776, and compare to what she wrote at the end war, we would

for while the meals here were much simpler than what she would find at monticello, and they liked to go there for the extraordinary meals. nevertheless, mrs. monroe was capable of putting together extraordinary dishes here. here we are in the dining room. the meal would begin after 2:00, sometimes at late as 3:00. it would be earlier depending on the season and the light available. the table, it can be opened up so that 12 people could sit at this table. now the monroes had a corner cabinet very much like this one. the nice thing about this is that this piece was made in the shenandoha valley just 70 miles to the west of us. inside what is particularly significant is you see the monroe white house chinaware the monroes established that each president would have china of his own. efore that, the presidents would bring their own china from home. the monroes brought this china to the white house during monroe's administration between 1817 and 1825. we count ourselves very lucky that we have what we do. > how important was virginia in understanding elizabeth onroe? >> monroe made a joke

for while the meals here were much simpler than what she would find at monticello, and they liked toere for the extraordinary meals. nevertheless, mrs. monroe was capable of putting together extraordinary dishes here. here we are in the dining room. the meal would begin after 2:00, sometimes at late as 3:00. it would be earlier depending on the season and the light available. the table, it can be opened up so that 12 people could sit at this table. now the monroes had a corner cabinet very much like this one. the nice thing about this is that this piece was made in the shenandoha valley just 70 miles to the west of us. inside what is particularly significant is you see the monroe white house chinaware the monroes established that each president would have china of his own. before that, the presidents would bring their own china from home. the monroes brought this china to the white house during monroe's administration between 1817 and 1825. we count ourselves very lucky that we have what we do. >> how important was virginia in understanding elizabeth monroe? >> monroe made a joke lat

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 beside george washington suffering through the freezing water of valley forge as martha washington. they talk about the history bill clinton was in the first and bill clinton wasn't the worst when it comes from this behavior and high office there is a long history of that and arnold schwarzenegger, david petraeus had nothing on alexander hamilton and what we find are the letters written by martha washington during those winter camps she was like a soldier come she didn't compare to the period complain about the weather or the harsh conditions but she did complain about one thing. there was a tomcat when winter misbehaving with all of the lady cats and was noisy and kept her awake at night so she named her cat alexander hamilton because of the bills that had come under. i did a book a few weeks ago called life in the white house, and there was about the president's at ease. what do they eat, what hobby is do they have? what are their