griswold accused another representative by the name of mr. lyons, of being a coward. ker fromook the the fireplace and mr. griswold took an imitation wood and sword and they battled it out here on the floor. of all the events, probably the most important was the inauguration of john adams, our second president. the constitution says that every four years we must elect a new president, but this was the first time we had tried to pass power from the hands of one man into another. some people felt that george washington might not willingly give up his power. however, the inauguration took place without any difficulties whatsoever. >> mr. adams is about to realize his dream. let the ceremonies begin. >> a government in which authority is exercised by citizens, selected at regular their neighbors to make and execute laws for the general good. >> can authority be more respectable when it stems from accidents or antiquity? thewhen it stems from hearts and judgments of an enlightened people. >> continually blessing upon this nation and its government, and give it all possible

. >> mr. lyons, i want to thank you for joining us tonight on this very difficult night for dallas and you personally as member of the law enforcement community down there, to have police officers attacked like this, four of your officers in your department shot, one dead, a total of 10 officers shot, three dead. from these two snipers. i just want you to give us some feeling about the personal repercussions for this. you have five officers in your department whose families have to be notified, four of them -- actually four officers shot. >> four officers. >> but the one deceased. could you tell us what you've been able to do in terms of communication with those families and what aid you've been able to give to those fami families, particularly in the case of the officer you lost in the line of duty tonight. >> thanks for those sentiments. as you can understand, this is an incredibly fluid situation. we're working to make contact with family members. i know particularly in the case of the deceased o