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came back, he was invited back by president monroe for the purpose of remembering the revolution, munro saw that people were starting to die off, the revolutionaries are starting to leave us, but lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. he came back and did this amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era when there were not trains. of course there were not automobiles. this was horses and carriages and he crisscrossed the then united states, and the fact that he had so many places from new york city down to charleston and everywhere in between is remarkable, in such a short time period. when he comes to the united states, this is another reason for celebration. again, these are spontaneous outpourings of interest and of admiration for the revolutionary war veteran. we were discussing, when developing this expedition, was this an instruction. did people get instructions on lafayette is coming, you need to do this, you need to have a parade. the president didn't send out letters to the governor saying, you need to do something. word was sent out, and it w
came back, he was invited back by president monroe for the purpose of remembering the revolution, munro saw that people were starting to die off, the revolutionaries are starting to leave us, but lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. he came back and did this amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era when there were not trains. of course there were not automobiles. this was horses and carriages and he crisscrossed the then united states, and the fact that...
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. >> gavin munro is not an ordinary farmer. his trees grow chairs. >> this is the first chair that we did. this is where we did it from four trees joined into what? >> he also grows when, but it takes between five and 10 years to grow one of these organic wonders. >> what this is is a kind of organic 3-d printing. it's almost exactly the same. except it is a little slower and we are using air, water and sunshine as our machines and fuel. >> it is not a new concept. he's using metals originally developed more than 100 years ago by landscape architects to impress members of the elite. each piece is prized at emerald thousand pounds, but that surprise he hopes will come down as the business grows. brent: the stools here are so minimalistic, it would take a week to grow one. now a surprise awaits visitors to the glass pyramid leading into the louvre has disappeared, so to speak. a french artist and photographer has covered the entryway depicting part of the museum that stands behind the pyramid. in just the right perspective, it fa
. >> gavin munro is not an ordinary farmer. his trees grow chairs. >> this is the first chair that we did. this is where we did it from four trees joined into what? >> he also grows when, but it takes between five and 10 years to grow one of these organic wonders. >> what this is is a kind of organic 3-d printing. it's almost exactly the same. except it is a little slower and we are using air, water and sunshine as our machines and fuel. >> it is not a new concept....
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the change more than that of any other man living or dead was the work of james munro. -- monroe. strengthening his country for defense, sustaining her rights, dignity, and honor brought. soothing her dissensions and conciliating her absurdities of home. strengthening and unifying the edifice of his country's union until he was entitled to say like augusta caesar, that he had found her built of brick and left her clad in gleaming marble. that was james monroe, the last of our founding fathers. thank you very much ladies and gentlemen. [applause] thank you very much. yes sir? >> i think you answered your own question. let me feed it back to you. see if you agree as to why he notoriety. right -- notoriety is my long life experience. scandal, military victories, or controversy. he seems to have avoided all three of those things by skillful diplomatic cooperation. all sorts of wonderful ways of getting things done without getting himself that kind of notoriety. mr. unger: that may be one answer. the other is that he is difficult to write about. he just did his job and didn't seek a tr
the change more than that of any other man living or dead was the work of james munro. -- monroe. strengthening his country for defense, sustaining her rights, dignity, and honor brought. soothing her dissensions and conciliating her absurdities of home. strengthening and unifying the edifice of his country's union until he was entitled to say like augusta caesar, that he had found her built of brick and left her clad in gleaming marble. that was james monroe, the last of our founding fathers....
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when he came back in the 1820's, he was invited by president munro for the purpose of remembering the revolution. saw that people are starting to die off, the revolutionaries were starting to leave. lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. and thise back in 1824 is an amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era where there were not trains, automobiles. carriages --s and crossingd carriages the united states, hitting so many places from new york down to charleston. . think it is remarkable . when he comes to the u.s. this is another reason for celebration. , there was a spontaneous outpouring of interest and for the revolutionary war veteran. we were discussing while exhibition, was this an instruction? on,people get instructions lafayette is coming, you need to do this, you need to have a parade, you need to have a ball. the president didn't send out letters to the governors saying, you need to do something. out in it was outpouring but this of sentiment and people coming in wanting to see lafayette was very much spontaneous. my favorite item relating
when he came back in the 1820's, he was invited by president munro for the purpose of remembering the revolution. saw that people are starting to die off, the revolutionaries were starting to leave. lafayette was still a living connection to the revolution. and thise back in 1824 is an amazing tour of what was then the united states, in an era where there were not trains, automobiles. carriages --s and crossingd carriages the united states, hitting so many places from new york down to...
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of student on student harassment that we get from the supreme court in the 1999 case davis versus munro board of education. it defined harassment of conduct that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it effectively bars victims access to an educational opportunity or benefit. if we think about benefits from before, none of them come close to being so objectively bad that they will keep a student from receiving his or her education. they are all constitutionally it, but i think that illustrates a huge difference between the supreme court definition of harassment and the definition that ocr is trying to promulgate. some of you at this point might be thinking, well, surely a school would actually enforce a definition that broad. since the blueprint was published in 2013, schools have been adopting this incredibly broad definition of sexual harassment word for word and they are enforcing it against students and professors to punish speech that is unequivocally protected by the first amendment. a lot of times it is a valuable part in an important conversation. so for example
of student on student harassment that we get from the supreme court in the 1999 case davis versus munro board of education. it defined harassment of conduct that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it effectively bars victims access to an educational opportunity or benefit. if we think about benefits from before, none of them come close to being so objectively bad that they will keep a student from receiving his or her education. they are all constitutionally it, but i think...
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we will go to munro georgia, mike, independent line. >> how are you doing this morning?lier, you said you weren't running for president, but if you were, i'd vote for you. [laughter] >> you'd be a lot better than what we had to pick from this year. -- questions for you this hillary uses the phrase about her e-mails, and i forget the term, my 60 years are catching up with me, but director komi said he had never heard that term before. i was wondering why somebody doesn't push her on that and try to pin her down on where to that phrase come from? number two, are you one of the 20 members of the washington post that put out the hit job on donald trump? not a hit jobs about donald trump going on at the washington post however there is a book project. i am not part of the book project but there is a book delving into his biographical story and donald trump's career in political views. that is a product that is ongoing and the washington post editor is head of that project. on hillary's e-mails, secretary clinton's e-mails, we see this is something lingering over her campaign
we will go to munro georgia, mike, independent line. >> how are you doing this morning?lier, you said you weren't running for president, but if you were, i'd vote for you. [laughter] >> you'd be a lot better than what we had to pick from this year. -- questions for you this hillary uses the phrase about her e-mails, and i forget the term, my 60 years are catching up with me, but director komi said he had never heard that term before. i was wondering why somebody doesn't push her on...