mr. jefferson. but jackson's credo of opportunity, kennedy's ethic of responsibility, civic responsibility, roosevelt's thirst for innovation. and my first job is where i learned all this, that those principles really worked. and that was in the war on poverty. i had the greatest job ever. sargent shriver didn't trust the bureaucrats telling him what was going on around the country, so he hired young reporters to go around the country and write about these, what was happening in his programs. long new york magazine-type pieces. i happened to be hostly in the south -- mostly in the south where the civil rights movement and the war on poverty were really joined during that period, so i knew everybody in the civil rights movement. i met ginger in camden, alabama, when she was working for the

mr. jefferson, but jackson's credo of opportunity, kennedy's ethic of responsibility, civic responsibility, roosevelt's thirst for innovation, and my first job is where i learned all this, that those principles really worked. there was a war on poverty, greatest job ever. they didn't trust bureaucrats telling him what was going on around the country, so 4e -- he hired young reporters, i was out of graduate school of journalism to go around the country and write about these -- what was happening in the programs, and long "new york times" type pieces. he sent me to a lot of places, mostly in the south where civil rights movements and war on poverty were joined during that period. i knew everybody in the civil rights movement. i met ginger in alabama working for the fclc trying to teach 4-year-old kids how to say their name. think about it. one of the poorest counties in the country where when the fclc went in to wilcox county, camden, alabama in 1965, not one black was registered to vote. imagine that. president obama could not have voted in the county. i just want to tell you the story of t

mr. jefferson's capital, to be servant leaders of the people. to use of the unique god given talents that each of us has to expand opportunity of the american dream for our citizens, because they're all created in the image and likeness of god and, therefore, all deserve access to equal opportunity and to pursue success in this life. so with that in mind i believe the measure of our success is really fairly simple. did we help create jobs and opportunity, and make virginia a better place to live, to work, to worship, and to raise a family? did we support that single mother in roanoke who is trying to raise her little two girls while she's working two jobs? did we make dreams more attainable for that small businessman in woodbridge focus on helping its customers and growing his business? did we lift up that man who made a mistake in danville who served his time and i want to restart his life? looking back i can say without hesitation, that together we have. i would say the credit belongs to the you hundred and 40 leaders here in this body to her

jefferson was frequently here. james monroe was here. henry clay. margaret smith. once while mrs.adison was serving at the head of the table the vice president offered to do the honors for her and she responded oh no, watch with what ease i do it. and he had to admit she did it with unparalleled ease. >> and looking at their life when they returned there, how was it compared to when they lived in the white house? >> i think they were besieged by people who wanted to associate themselves with the madisons. many visitors in addition to -- political visitors in addition to family and friends. sort of like the washingtons and the jeffersons. everybody wanted to meet the great parsonages. so they had people in the house with them. not only relatives but many political visitors as well. >> she was devoted to him and getting his papers together in that role. was she happy doing that? >> yes, at the point she loved her husband very much. that is where he wanted to stay and so she stayed as well. the descriptions of her at this time weren't the same. she's described as content, adam and ev

end of my voyage congo thomas jefferson -- my voyage," thomas jefferson wrote it requires much compromise of opinion. [cheers and applause] mr. speaker, delegates, and senators, these next four years will be our moment to again show americans what can be accomplished by mainstream leaders and to show virginians that we will live up to their -drivention of consensus process. [cheers and applause] in washington today, the talk of consensus and same quaint, it was three, or even naÏve, but in virginia, political progress in a divided government is a tradition that we must continue. i will work to live up to that tradition. now i begin serving my term with humility, to the accomplishments of my predecessors, and to the gratitude of all people of a virginia. thank you, and may god bless the commonwealth of virginia. [cheers and applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2014] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> guests, please be seated. please welcome members of virginia's 11 indian tribes as they present a blessing dance to honor governor mcauliffe and bless the capitol grounds, with best

mr. madison's room because madison and his wife would come and visit. jefferson like these alcove bed. here is an alcove bed. i always thought -- and the madisons would come not when they had retired from the white house, and i thought which of the old couple slept on the inside? anyway. it was really a house built for a bachelor. >> host: a widower. >> guest: whose wife died very young. and then most people believe as i do, he then took her half-sister, his slave sally headings as his concubine and had children with her. so they had strange relations on the eighteenth century plantation. >> host: the slave corridors and passages don't parrot take of this. >> guest: it is like the eloi n and morlocks. regular 18th-century house has wings with kitchens and various service parts but the wings are like separate pavilions. jefferson inverted them but they are underground and when you have art harriss that you can walk out on and it just looks like you have these beautiful promise nots but underneath a s the work is being done- >> host: jefferson is the only at man in america who knows a go

mr. madison's room because madison and his wife would come and visit so jefferson liked the alcove beds. here is an alcove bed and i always thought the madisons would come when they had retired from the white house. i thought which of the old couples slept on the inside? and how did they -- anyway. it was really a house built for for --. >> for a widower. >> a widower. his wife died very young and then most people believe, as i do, he then took her half-sistey hemings as his concubine and had children with her. so they had strange race relations in the 18th century. >> and the slave quarters and passages partake of this. >> it's like the more locks. a regular 18th century house has wings with the kitchens and the various service parts but the wings are like separate pavilions and there are arcades. so jefferson inverted dome, so he has got his wings but they are underground. and what you have got our terrorist sons that you can walk out on and it just looks like you got these beautiful promenades but underneath, -- >> all the work is being done. >> all the work is being done in sally hem

as "near the end of my voyage," thomas jefferson wrote for monticello that a government gathers demands from reason only. they rely on a compromise of opinion. mrnd senators, these next four years will be our moment to again show americans what can be accomplished by mainstream leaders and to show virginians that we will live up to their expectations of consensus trip and progress -- consensus-driven progress. [applause] in washington today, talk of defenses can seem quite, illusory, or even naÏve. in virginia, political progress in a divided government is a tradition that we must continue. i will work to live up to that tradition now that i begin serving my term with humility. i am thankful to the gratitude of all the people of virginia. thank you, and may god bless the commonwealth of virginia. [applause] >> please be seated. please welcome members of virginia's 11 indian tribes as they present a blessing dance to honor governor terry mcauliffe and bless the capitol grounds. we would like to foster stronger ties between indigenous people and the commonwealth. all who are able are asked to stand during the dance. >> [drumming] >> [drumming] >>

thomas jefferson said, quote, the care of human life and it's happiness and not its destruction is the chief and only object of good government. let me say that again, mr. speaker. thomas jefferson said, the care of human life and it's happiness and not its destruction, is the chief and only object of good government, closed quote. the phrase in the 14th amendment talks about our entire constitution and says no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due process of law. mr. speaker, protecting the lives of all americans and their constitutional rights is why we re all here. foundation f this is that all human beings are created equal and have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. every conflict, every battle our nation has ever faced can be traced to our commitment to this core self-evident truth and made us the beacon of hope for the entire world, mr. speaker. it is who we are. d yet today, another day has past and we have failed again to honor that foundational commitment. we have failed our sworn oath and our god-given responsibility as we broke faith with nearly 4,000 more innocent american little babi

jefferson and lynn cob and dr. king. the buildings we work in are named for famous people and within those buildings are statues and portraits of more famous people. we are surrounded by fame, mr. speaker, and it's easy to forget that while those people made contributions to our country, the country was built -- being built and will continue to be built by average, ordinary men and women that lead quiet lives of conviction and courage, average folks doing above-average things, ordinary folks doing extraordinary things. that is the essence of who we are as a people, and while there may not be a monument or a portrait dedicated to those ordinary men and women, there's something even better and it's called a legacy. so in honor of those women and men, mr. speaker, who lead quiet lives and conviction, i want to honor a man who was just like them. in cash was a pharmacist my hometown of spartanburg. he was buried last week, way too soon, in my opinion, but such are the ways of the lord. he was a pharmacist, so we saw him when we were sick and more importantly, we saw him when our children were sick and he was compassionate and he was kind and he acted like you were the only person

jefferson wrote from monticello, "a government held together by the bands of reason requires much compromise of opinion." -- by the bands of reason only requires much compromise of opinion." [cheers and applause] mrand senators, these next four years will be our moment to again show americans what can be accomplished by mainstream leaders and to show virginians that we will live up to their expectation of consensus-driven process. -- progress. [cheers and applause] in washington today, the talk of consensus and same quaint, it orcan seem quaint, illusory even naÏve, but in virginia, political progress in a divided government is a tradition that we must continue. i will work to live up to that tradition. now i begin serving my term with humility, to the accomplishments of my predecessors, and to the gratitude of all people of virginia. thank you, and may god bless the commonwealth of virginia. [cheers and applause] >> guests, please be seated. please welcome members of virginia's 11 indian tribes as they present a blessing dance to honor governor mcauliffe and bless the capitol grounds, with best wishes and a stronger ties between virginia's indigenous peoples in the commonwealth. as part of tradi

jefferson clinton, bill clinton, michael waldman. and former chief speech writer for president george w. bush, michael grissom. good morning to you. mr, what did you think about barack obama's speech last night? >> i thought it was good. i thought there were moments of real power and i thought it was noteworthy both for the optimism about the country, about the economy that he conveyed and also that it adhered to known reality. it wasn't pretending that if he went and gave a great speech that the congress was going to rise up and pass massive program of legislation. he doesn't say a hostile so much as a divided congress. this speech seemed to reflect an awareness of that. >> what did you think? >> i thought it was a very generic democratic speech. these were applause lines and policies that could have been given any time in the last five years by this president and were actually given during the last five years by this president. this year of action really started with a night of retreads. there is not much creative outreach, not much creative policy. a couple of exceptions but i think a typical democratic speech. >> mr. waldman, it

mr. levin, why do you continue to claim that james madison opposed nullification when he clearly stated in that document you referenced that thomas jefferson's idea of the rights of nullification is the natural right? what is nullification? >> guest: this happens from time to time. there's a relatively small fringe effort out there to push an agenda, nullification and others -- even a little secession movement going on -- i would ask the professor, can he opinion to one place in madison's notes where nullification is mentioned? he chance. can the professor point to anywhere in the constitution where nullification is mentioned? he can't. so, what he does and others do, they try to construe the 10th 10th amendment, which leaves all powers not specifically conferred on the federal government to the states. and they nullification amendment is no such thing. they act like liberals, the way they twist and spin and reinterpret what took place. he talks about jefferson. i have great admiration for jefferson. jefferson wasn't at the constitutional convention. so, that's interesting, because so what? what did -- have to say about it. nothing. he was a