mr. jefferson's house in philadelphia city with mr. madison and colonel hamilton with jefferson in attendance. this compromise yielded the act of establishing the temporary and permanent seat of the government of the united states, the residence act. i signed that into law of mid july of 17 and 90. it called for a permanent seat of government on the potomac river. somewhere between the mouth of the eastern branch, and the of another. that dinner compromise also yielded the debt assumption being included in the funding act. quite simply, colonel hamilton agreed that he would not stand in the way, and he would get others to agree to not stand in the way of locating the capitol city on the potomac river. mr. madison and mr. jefferson agreed they would not stand in the way any longer. they had been into matters of the assumption of the war debt. at this point, i was granted full power to pick the exact location of the federal city. and i announced that location by proclamation in january 1791. it would be 100 square miles shaped like a diam

mr. jefferson that this imperfect intention will make people realize that my worst enemy is my neighbor it isn't the left or the right but the rc people who want to destroy my- republic and our union. thinkoue >> i understand what you say.tet one of the things teddy roosevelt said if the people oft the different sections across the country couldn't see other o people's point of view but that is what you need these people to do to go across party lines that we have had so many divisions these last fewju years whether republicans or democrats as if the other side has nothing thati they have spots ability right now to think of our country itil is always bottom-up like the hetislavery movement civilts mot movement forights now is the time to band together what we want from our leaderspol and what we want from our political system? about c what do we do about campaignas r finance? can do any problem created by man can be solved by man.hated by man cn be solved by man. i'm glad you brought that up. whost: identity politics andm,h tribalism have you ever had. where we are not in identitye he poli

mr. jefferson and in all the people who helped construct our government, and that they will somehow kick in and people realize that my worst enemy is in my neighbor, isn't the lefty with a righty. his people go to restore the union. >> i understand what you're'r saying. one of the things that teddy roosevelt had was that the way democracy was founded with the different parts of the country a different classes couldn't understand the other people'soi points of view. that is leadership and people to do, to go across party lines to bring us together to unify us and we've had so many divisions in these last years. and congress it's not just republicans andd democrats. tribalism is that the other side has nothing we want to listenn to. citizens for responsibility right now. when you think of the big changes taking place in our country, the progressive moment, civil rights moment, movement, now is the time when we have to band together to figure out who we want as our leader, how are we going to fix our broken logical situation and what will do about districting lines and campaign financing. a

mr. jefferson and all the people who constructed our government, that their imperfect invention will somehow kick in, and the people will realize that my worse enemy isn't my neighbor, isn't the lefties or the righty, it's the people that want to destroy our republic and our union. so -- >> guest: i think you're really, i understand what you're saying. no, i think you're right, steve the. i mean, one of the things that teddy roosevelt said was the way democracy would founder would be if people in different sections and different parts of the country and different classes couldn't understand the other people's point of view. and that's what you need leadership and people to do, to go across party lines, to bring us together, to unify us. and we've had so many divisions in these last years. i mean, in congress it's not just the republicans and democrats, it's tribalism as if the other side has nothing that you want to listen to. and the citizens have a responsibility right now. i mean, when you think of the big changes that have taken place in our country, they're always from the bottom-up. th

mr. jefferson's university is celebrating our 200th anniversary next year. 2019.ave known many university presidents. i have been here 35 years. i know everyone. they are all great. but, the sign of a great university president is the whole organization prospers. universities are ranked. in qualities of learning, in grants, in benefaction, people want to give you money. do you know who gets the most money? harvard. they do not need any more money. because they have the high rankings and everyone wants to give to harvard and have a bench named after them. the idea is when something is good, people pour money into it and the way it gets good is a leader who presents it well, builds up its strength and you do not resent the fact that they had made $5 billion this year and have several large houses and a yacht. so that is what he means by you would pick a society devise a , society that maximizes the minimum, but to have a maximum that means you allow a lot of inequality. this is largely done by the private market. very talented leaders are rare. i do not know why. lo

mr. jefferson, you know? that history was very much -- [laughter] he was present at the dinner table, and you better know your history. so it was kind of beaten into me as a child because all we did on summer vacations if we weren't on outer banks watching the three-and-a-half hour historical drama, we were visiting civil war sites. so it was just, this is no time that -- there's no time that i imagined i wouldn't be what i would enjoy reading if not writing. >> i would have to go back to e.l. doctorow, and he didn't even write much nonfiction. that book really, really inspire me when i was making -- i started out as a fiction writer. my first five books were fiction. and i, you know, i said, well, why can't i do this in nonfiction? so my first nonfiction book was perhaps a little over-footnoted because i just wanted to make sure, yes, i was a novelist, but now i'm writing nonfiction. [laughter] but, you know, i really admire a lot of the guys like nathaniel philbrick and people who are able to really turn th

mr. jefferson and all the people who constructed our government, that their imperfect invention will somehow kick in, and the people will realize that my worse enemy isn't my neighbor, isn't the lefties or the righty, it's the people that want to destroy our republic and our union. so -- >> guest: i think you're really, i understand what you're saying. no, i think you're right, steve the. i mean, one of the things that teddy roosevelt said was the way democracy would founder would be if people in different sections and different parts of the country and different classes couldn't understand the other people's point of view. and that's what you need leadership and people to do, to go across party lines, to bring us together, to unify us. and we've had so many divisions in these last years. i mean, in congress it's not just the republicans and democrats, it's tribalism as if the other side has nothing that you want to listen to. and the citizens have a responsibility right now. i mean, when you think of the big changes that have taken place in our country, they're always from the bottom-up. th

mr. jefferson and all the people now construct our government, that their imperfect invention will somehowkick and people will realize that my worst enemy isn't my neighbor.it isn't the lefties of the righties. it's the people who would destroy our republic and our union. >> i understand what you're saying. i think you're right. one of the things that teddy roosevelt said was the way democracy was founded was that people in different sections and parts of the country's and classes couldn't understand the other people's points of view.o that's when you need leadership to go across party lines to bring us together and unify us. and we've had so many divisions in this last year. in congress, it's not just republicans and democrats. it's tribalism as if the other side has nothing you want to listen to. and the citizens have a responsibility right now. when you think about the big changes in our country, it's from the bottom up. we have the progressive movement, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, the gay rights movement. now is the time we have to band together and decide who do w

who's a self educated, but until-- himself through college and then kept pitching to president jefferson, hey mr president, i could grab a handful of marines, get some mercenaries and take these countries. we will take them out. jefferson said, thou not have the ships we will be okay. just a sea war was not going to do it. finally, he gets about a thousand muskets, some money and sent him to egypt. he gets a land of force together with the annan and they do something that all these other nations can do pretty may took on the muslim terrorists and overthrew them and when they took it to you what they said? guys i'm not your leader code do what you want. open up shop. on not going to oppress you, but we pulled out early again leading those people back to the old leadership in that it took madison to go back and they started taking our guys again. in case you think this is an american author thinking america's great let me tell you what pope pius said at the time and by the way pope pius the fourth. the americans with a small force in a short space of time have done more for the cause of christiani

and put himself through college and became this warrior and then kept pitching to president jefferson, hey, mr. president, i can go get a handful of marines, i'll go get some listeners and i'll take these countries. i don't mix them up. we will take no. jefferson said call down. i cut got the ships, will be o. just as he was not going to do. finally he gets them about 1000 muskets, a little bit of money can since an indigent. he gets a land force together with presley o'bannon and to do something that all those other nations couldn't do. they took on the muslim terrorists and overthrow them. you know what they said? guys, i'm not a leader. do what you want. open up shops. i'm not going to oppress you. but we pulled up early again leading the people back to the old leadership. and then took madison to go back because he started taking our guys again to settle everything. in case you think this is an american author thinking that america's great, let me type of pope pius said at the time. by the way, pope pius for i thought three pope pius was enough but had to go back to put my skin. the americ

the former editor of the papers of jefferson davis referred me to dr. jones, mr. north carolina, he called him, saying he might have a copy of the transdescription. when i first contacted dr. jones i said i was writing a biography of rose. and if he knew of her diary. he said he did. he said he had one. i boldly asked if he shared it with me proudly telling him that i was a news reporter. it didn't fly. i told him it would add a voice to rose's manuscript. i know he thought i worked for people magazine. he was very doubtful. the news reporter part really put him off. this was a man who had lived and breathed an academic life. so i was going to have to prove to him that i was serious. the fact of the matter is i didn't know what he had. i had no idea what was in the diary. and what followed was a series of very serious negotiations. you can imagine how pleased and relieved i was. he said he kept the work secret for 40 years because he wanted to have it published one day. he, dr. jones loaned me the transdescription of some understandings. one was that i would not c

mr. compromise. and another is this lanky guy from illinois we're going to spend time with. going back for just a moment. and jefferson gives a really good and slavery says this is my wolf right here. he says slavery is like holding a wolf by the ears. if that wolf represents slavery and you're holding it by the ear what's danger does this present? what is this danger here? >> it can turn on you. bite you. >> have you tried holding a wolf by the ears? don't try it. it's dangerous. preston? what does this wolf do if i let go? it would run away. that is one possibility it could bite me. right? so two possibilities. what do you suppose he meant by that? >> that he could either turn on them, or run by they'd likely that i take their money, an take revenue from them. >> this slaves would be free and turn on former masters. rather than run away which is one possibility they can come back and bite you. is that a risk? there is a slave revolt. there is a revolt starting in 1791 and this is a decade and a half revolt that happens to be broadcast all over american newspapers. and why would he not want slaves to read about this.

jefferson going? [laughter] i said sherman helmsley is an important figure blood pressure we need a full biography. and i had the honor speaking at mrs. bush's funeral a few months ago because this is the scene of this is what she had in mind with humility. and she said it's you and that is hard to argue with. and then to use existentialism as a macro. way to go. [laughter] and then i said yes ma'am this is the way the world are supposed to work. they are supposed to admire you. and then to bring back john grisham's latest. [laughter] so i signed it. and that there is a forged copy of the runaway jury but so that was a saturday like today so i left the book festival.on the plane and whitey my biography at the time and flew to maine. and for some reason that was almost unheard of because that view of life was one long reunion mixer. when he would be more interested in the oak ridge boys other than the pope. mrs. bush looked across the table i am expecting motherly reassurance. she said how do you think poor john grisham would feel? he is a very handsome man. [laughter] it was not a good weekend for me. but i am thrilled to be here whi

do their own between hamilton and jefferson and it was one of those things i thought we will try it and see what happens. it was one of the best activities this year. mr. lamb: did you see all three in chicago? >> i did. mr. lamb: why did you go three times? >> i loved all three. i love musicals. mr. lamb: did you pay lots of money? deals.s able to get good mr. lamb: you did not go to the scalpers? i teach in illinois. i live in st. louis so it is across the river. ands a small district because it is so close to st. louis, my students do not experience the culture. i do not think my students know that musicals so that is part of what i try to bring. why do they not know about it? >> the focus is different. community there is not a of mobility in the community and there is something it isabout the river something scary about the bridges. i do not know. the kids have the same reaction? >> a little bit. we have several beautiful and a lot of things in they do nott experience it as much as i do. i taught language arts, english language arts for quite a while. andocus is on literacy being a good consumer of information. i work for the national writing proj

mr. reichard goes up against virginia's other regional winners to be considered for virginia's teacher of the year. also being considered fm our area, arlington county tim cotman, a minority achievement coordinator at jefferson middle school. >> good luck to both of them. >> yeah. >>> hey, when you have the flu, you want to feel better fast, don't you? well, a new experimental drug may be the st to fighting the flu. >>> plus, they're a cultural icon. the iconic ry red slippers from "the wizard of oz," lost and then found. the special connection to our aea. >>> hot and humid today but this weekend a big change. part of it has to do with the remnants of gordon making its way up here. what does that mean for you? >>> fluseason, it's coming and it's coming sooner than you think. you may have already spotted signs for flu shots or nasal mist vaccines. now there is an experimental drug that seems promising for trting the sickest peopl who are fighting the f. unli tamiflu, this new drug doesn't just ease symptoms, thir ap to clear the virus from the body and, get this, in just a day. >> the potency of this drug is particularly promising for treating individuals who have higher risk of influenza complications. >> th

jefferson going? [laughter] i said sherman helmsley is an important figure blood pressure we need a full biography. and i had the honor speaking at mrs bush's funeral a few months ago because this is the scene of this is what she had in mind with humility. and she said it's you and that is hard to argue with. and then to use existentialism as a macro. way to go. [laughter] and then i said yes ma'am this is the way the world are supposed to work. they are supposed to admire you. and then to bring back john grisham's latest. [laughter] so i signed it. and that there is a forged copy of the runaway jury but so that was a saturday like today so i left the book festival.on the plane and whitey my biography at the time and flew to maine. and for some reason that was almost unheard of because that view of life was one long reunion mixer. when he would be more interested in the oak ridge boys other than the pope. mrs. bush looked across the table i am expecting motherly reassurance. she said how do you think poor john grisham would feel? he is a very handsome man. [laughter] it was not a good weekend for me. but i am thrilled to be here whic