that said napoleon had no love lost for lafayette.ually brokered a deal with lafayette's wife in 1799. the ball in brokered a deal in which he said, okay he can come back but he can't come anywhere near paris. he has to stay at a distance of some 35 miles around paris, because napoleon did not want to have a rival general around making trouble. so for 15 years during the napoleonic era, lafayette we lived a very life of tremendous retirement the he created his own farm at his wife's family estate, and he really i think try to re-create their a george washington's mount vernon. so he created a farm that was an experimental farm becomes a place for agricultural improvements and he saw this as a way of contributing to the betterment of french peasantry by helping them to experiment with and learn about new and better ways of growing and harvesting their crops. so yeah, napoleon was really not a fan. >> just beside the. i love the kids names. george washington lafayette is one of his kids but another one is virginia lafayette and after vi

i think the one thing napoleon and hitler had in common was they were drinking their own kool-aid. >> and alexander the great if we really want to go back. >> the great captains of history typically were a victim of their own success. >> i think that's true. we talked about people and to give a lot of space to the various armed forces land sea and air on the american the british and the german front which i thought was fascinating. talk about the weaponry, the kinds of planes and the kinds of guns and you give credit to american gun designers mr. browning in i'm sorry don't member the other one. >> mr. durand. john durand was born a canadian and became a u.s. citizen and he was an employee of the u.s. army ordinance service. he spends 12 years or so designing what became the m-1 semiotic -- semiautomatic rifle which meant the u.s. armed forces were the only ones in the second world for entirely equipped with a semiautomatic rifle. so that made a big difference. and then john m. browning and native-born genius of utah gunsmith designed and held the patents on almost every automatic wea

and, i mean, if napoleon hadn't suffered from hemorrhoids, he might not have lost from waterloo, but he couldn't sit on his house. that's true and miserable. fdr, in your judgment in this book, should not have run for a fourth term. >> are correct. >> he was just, he was done, you know? he was a dying man. >> if you look at the films especially from the yalta conscious about, what, maybe six weeks before he died that's a dying man. and he really should have stepped down. but it was not in him to vacate the presidency. >> and the reason was, of course, that there was a principal lis when he was -- paralysis when he was so ill. there wasn't anybody that -- i've read things that say patton could have made it to berlin before the russians but he was unable to because there was no, basically, american functioning command at that point from january to march when roosevelt died. and, of course, truman had been kept out of things to a great degree, didn't even know about the bomb. >> that's correct. >> so i've always thought that harry truman, you know a person who had absolutely no training

les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb is magnifique.aughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light. male narrator: funding for this program was made possible in part by ama waterways, offering european river cruises during the holidays and throughout the year, and by viewers like you. thank you. the danube river on a frosty winter's day. although once the wild borders of tribal communities, the river now connects magnificent cities that have been built on its banks over the centuries. we visit these cities at christmastime when the cold and dusky winter is brightened by colorful and festive traditions and celebrations. with outdoor christmas markets performances of joyful

les invalides, with its golden dome marking napoleon's tomb is magnifique. the naughty blades of the moulin rouge keep turning, and its red lights tempt lost souls in pigalle. just to be out and about at this hour the energy of the city is palpable. notre dame is particularly stately after dark. sightseeing boats enliven the river and its sparkling bridges. the pyramid at the louvre glows from within. and the eiffel tower provides a fitting finale for this victory lap through the city of light. kevin: today on "ask this old house"... richard: so, what's the problem, brian? brian: well, if you sit down you'll find out pretty quickly. it seems like i'm facing the wrong way. brian: tight squeeze. i was on an airline the other day and the bathroom looked just like this, actually. i'm going to fix a broken window with a safer solution. now, before we take the sash out first thing i want to do is remove all these broken pieces of glass. and, it's round, rubbery with three tabs. what is it? -make a wish, make a wish. -i made a wish. roger: did your wish come true?

you see napoleon, and in the left foreground of the right hand, you see the shadow of calvary officers. another two great 19th century works. these are works that meet one on the way into san simeon in the vestibule. are these two sculptures. the left hand slide by frederick mcnonese is the -- it was charles mckim who commissioned his friend in the 19th century to create this statue. he was going to give it to the boston library. but they refused. a naked lady obviously in extreme state of drunkenness and holding a baby besides was far too scandalous a subject. of course after they refused it it soared in popularity. several bronzes were made. this was exhibited at the world's exhibition in chicago in 1893. on the opposite side, the sculpture who is created a woman's so beautiful that he falls in love with her and the gods take pity on him and bring her to life. there is a painting of the subject subject at the met. this came from the collection of charles yurest, the street car magnet from whom hearst also bought in 1910 this roman box, from 230 ad, it shows apollo athena and the nine

it lays at the very root of it from the 19th century from the napoleonic eras to the second empire andunder the establishment of the third republic. the idea of a free and even critical press was just extreme extremely important to the french people. and that has really only sort of grown as the french have come to deal with the issues of global globalization, a loss of industrial market, and importantly in this case decolonization. >> i'm wondering is there this tradition of the protection of free expression and free speech? >> absolutely. charlie hebdo gives us a very good example of that. in 2006 charlie hebdo published a number of caricatures that had been published in a danish-- >> that was what, 2006? >> 2006. by the and of the year 2007 they had been taken to course and sued by the grand mosque of paris. at the grand hearing all three of the presidential candidates made a very expressed point to have statements read in the record of defending the right of charlie hebdo. nicolas sarkozy the individual winner, even went on to say that even though he had been half savagely characte

is a famous image of william pitt and napoleon bonaparte carving out the rest of the world for themselves. or this where the european beast put himself across the atlantic to challenge america. internally america had problems of slavery at the threat of partisan politics from the beginning. neither of these were to a cute at the founding but both have the potential to rip the nation apart before they turn to any amount of horror. in addition to the external and interval challenges, adam of america what we might call a psychological problem. americans wanted to run. they wanted to sprint before they could even walk. that is they were so excited about the idea of republicanism in spreading the republic and supporting people claim to be republicans around the world that they might rush off and support than before that established their own institution. that would lead them highly vulnerable. so to adams if his goal was preserving protecting and expanding the republic and the face all these threats his strategy, he thought the united states need three different things to become that powerful

there is this thought that when napoleon basically talked about the emancipation of the jews and this has been a popular idea for 200 years and now this is seen as one of the more acute challenges to that idea by french leadership. >> is there possible that this is a moment that somehow, what we saw on the streets yesterday, was a sense of no more? we have watched beheadings, violence against children in africa, we have watched violence in iraq, not to speak of syria, and these people who are doing this have to be confronted. >> i want to be positive in the sense of saying millions of people on the streets, billions of people around the world gripped by the problem is islamist terrorism may be in a way they were not gripped by it a week or two ago. this was france's 9/11 in many ways and it was a very direct assault on a cherished western value of free speech and there was an attack on a vulnerable community. and sure. millions are opposed to this but the salient question unfortunately is, not what 2 million people in paris think but to guys -- what to guys are plotting in their basem

in fact, napoleon -- one of the reasons he wanted to keep the louisiana territory was simply to feed san dominque. once he lost it, there was no point in having that territory. so that was a major loss of foo d supplies. and canada was not able to be an effective substitute. the production was not great enough. the loss of wood and the ability to have their staves made in north america. so, it increase the cost of doing business for them, essentially. eric williams, who later became prime minister of trinidad and tobago, argued that it was the beginning of the end for the british planters. and led to the long-term decline. economic historians now date it later. but sadly, the heyday was -- certainly the heyday was gone. it was adjusting to look at the lobbying. they did not need a formal lobby before the american revolution. everything was done quietly on the personal basis. after the american revolution, thereir lobbies become formal. they keep minutes. they put petitions and newspapers. they have to become much more vociferous because they are no longer, there's no longer this mutu

let me close with a great passage, a catch cry first used by napoleon and later co-opted by the great u.s. general george patton. you'll need it in a world that is increasingly against you. audacity audacity, all the audacity. thank you, ladies and gentlemen. god bless you god bless colorado. [applause] >> nick adams. [applause] now, nick, when we went out to dinner and i told you you should not have the extra caffeine i'm just so glad that i cut you down on caffeine tonight. [laughter] who knows what we would have been in for. [laughter] let's go now to your comments and questions. i heard a titter of laughter when nick referred to a c-span audience as though he was just being grandiose. who could ever accuse him of being grandiose? [laughter] no we're honored that c-span is here. they have occasionally covered events on the campus, they have often covered the western conservative summit, and so i only mention this so that we've got good audio, i'm going to need you if you have a question or comment to come up and take the microphone from me, let the rest of the room hear your questi

there was this thought that when napoleon basically talked about the emancipation of the jews, and thiss been a popular idea for 200 years. and now this is seen as maybe one of the more acute challenges to that idea by french leadership. >> rose: is it possible that this is a moment that somehow what we saw in the streets yesterday was a sense of no more. we watched beheadings, we watched violence against children in africa. we have watched violence in iraq, and not to speak[l:no of syria. and these people who are doing this have to be confronted. >> i want to be, i want to be positive in the sense of saying look millions of people on the streets, billions of people around the world gripped by the problem of islamists, this is france's 9/11 in many ways and it was also a very direct assault on a cherished western value of free speech and it wasobviously attack. three guys we don't know yet are plot in their basement. look what happened in boston with two brothers up ended a stay. so the issue is yes,"r1nn i would say the margity of muslims in france want to see this ended the majority o

criticaban a los reyes, a napoleÓn, a las instituciones, a todo lo que se consideraba sagrado.preguntarte, ¿alguna vez Él sintiÓ que su vida estaba en peligro por las caricaturas que hacÍa? >> Él... cuando lo conocÍ, en el 2012, ellos ya habÍan tenido un atentado el aÑo anterior, entonces ellos sabÍan que eran como una... estaban en la mira, pues, de estas gentes, pero eso no hizo mÁs que redoblar esfuerzos para ellos. o sea, su humor era muy especial, no era para todo mundo, era demasiado sarcÁstico, pero la sociedad francesa y la libertad de expresiÓn ahÍ permite que se haga eso. y digo, total, si no estÁs de acuerdo con eso, pues no compras la revista, y menos los matas, ¿no? o sea... pero francia tiene eso, es un paÍs donde han surgido revoluciones e inspirado a mucha gente en el mundo, a pensadores. entonces ellos son herederos de esta tradiciÓn, y es lo que hacÍan, ejercerlo. >> felipe, regreso contigo en un momento, pero ahora dÉjenme hablar con ustedes. capellÁn, ¿podemos ir con lo mÁs básico? ¿quÉ es lo que dice el corÁn sobre presentar al profeta en caricaturas, burla

caroline napoleon worked with the maker during the fda approval process and says the device can be a life changer for some patients. >> a person who has struggled with their weight tried diets and exercise and every diet known to mankind, this finally gives them the ability to eat less food and feel >> patients lost an average of 8.5% of their body weight in a clinical trial. it will cost between $10,000 and $40,000. too early to know whether insurance will cover part or all of the cost of it. the v-block is sparking a lot of sharg and debate on our facebook page pap lot of people are intrigued but others skeptical. some of the comments point out that hunger is not the reason many americans overeat. this device would work with an external battery that would have to be charged every week. so that tells you this is definitely not for everyone who wants to lose some weight. >> interesting, though. >> yeah. very interesting. >> interesting direction they're going in. >> thanks doreen. >>> more time at the beach, less time in class. there is a new petition calling for a big change in the

over the next two years he was dubbed the american napoleon found criticism no laughsing matter. he wrote to his wife ellen when he received his first military promotion, i find myself at a new and strange position her president, cabinet, general scott, and all deferring to me. by some strange operation of magic, i seem to have become the power of the land. i almost think if i were to win some small success now, i could become dictator or anything else that might please me. but nothing of that kind would please me. therefore, i won't be dictator. admirable self denial, and you can read the letters as he wrote to ellen almost daily when they were apart to find out more about his fascinating inner world. the mcclellans clearly had a loving relationship but their courtship was protracted and it was stymied by ellen's lack of enthusiasm. in 1854 mcclellan fell head over heels in love with the daughter of his former army commander randolph marcy. her father encouraged this young soldier who had prospects and mcclellan wrote to ellen's mother he was determined to win her if i can. howe

looked a lot less like dismiss much more like either this -- here's a famous image of williampit and napoleon bone apart carving up the rest of the world for themselves, or this, where the european beast would cross the atlantic and challenge america. these are only the external threats. internally america hat problems of slavery and the threat of partisan politics from the beginning. neither of these were too cute at the founding but both had the potential to rip the nation apart before it had grown to any amount of power in addition to the external and internal challenges adams thought that america had what we might call a psychological problem. americans wanted to run they wanted to sprint before they could even walk. that is, they were so excited about the idea of republicanism and spreading the republic, and supporting people who claimed to be republicans around the world, that they might rush off and support them before they had established their own institution and that would leave. the highly vulnerable. so to adams if his goal was preserving, protecting, and expanding the republic, a

it was easy to see i think the rise of napoleon at the end of the revolutionary period as proving burke right. burke wasn't simply right about france because in many ways the french revolution did succeed. it planted seeds that have not gone away and that even contemporary modern france looks to, but i do think that he was largely right about how that kind of radicalism would play out in the life of an actual society. paine was much more optimistic help thought the principles were right, putting them into place liberating the french public and what will result is a working liberal society. this certainly seems not to have turned out that way and paine saw that himself. he was in france for the entirety of the revolution by the end he was in prison him was in prison because he was friendly with the less radical of the radical elements of the french regime, and he found himself in prison with a lot of his friends. he spent more time in prison than he had to because he made some enemies in america and the american ambassador, governor morris refused to take him out of prison basically. the

he has financed "napoleon dynamite." joining us also is scott. start with what you have seen.am reading or hearing from sundance is that netflix is one of the big game changers there. >> i was in the late negotiating session. >> ok. is that were calling it now? >> you had it right. >> netflix premiered one of the first films at sundance? netflix has become a player at one dance. >> a major player. >> tell us more about that. >> it's like the wild west these days. money can come from anywhere. the notion of six studios has exploded. there are now about 50 buyers when they used to be 12. the idea of video on demand buying directly is not unusual it's become the norm here. >> it has become the norm. it's incredible. you have been in this industry before. to see netflix on -- to see netflix on, they have signed a deal with adam sandler. they are going to do another sequel to crash entire in dragon. -- crouching tiger hidden dragon. >> they have the woody allen deal. it's great for the consumer. it's a major disruption. the distributors are all fighting. that's good news. whether i

and anger that had existed, for example support for napoleon hansen, a right-wing figure, and there was a lot of anger. it was working class anger, and it was often working class men who had suffered a lot through globalization. and what you said is that we were confronted -- i quote you were -- we were confronted with the politics of the every working guy and the anger was driven by real problems, not simply raw feelings. how does one talk across that line? it's a particular problem i think now for center-left parties and working class voters and that that certainly that coalition has frayed some in the united states and also in australia. >> that coalition has frayed in australia, and i think it's an issue for center-left social democratic parties around the world. on -- in my time as prime minister, we were post the gsc, and whilst australia never went into recession, that didn't mean there wasn't a ripple of fear out there about what could have been and what might still be. because it's very hard, you know when this sort of wave goes around world, and you're trying to explain to peo

at the same time, i think it could become akin to napoleons bleeding ulcer in spain. the ukraine could become the kind of -- which his foreign-policy is hammered back in line with the international order of respect for state boundaries and that sort of thing as he starts having higher physical costs more troops coming home dead from this sort of thing. it is going to be a tragedy so long as russia decides to continue what they are doing. we are asking ourselves are we willing to support the ukrainian people who want to defend themselves. on that one, i am one way about it. of course, we support them. >> i think the putin strategy is quite clever, maybe even brilliant when you think about it. he's using soldiers in disguise as special operation forces in civilian close. they have created an uprising that is not even there. they appeal for a more military assistance and he provides prequel -- people who don't identify themselves as what country they come from. so-called soldiers in disguise. ps trumped up everything to include the requirement for a bit -- he has trumped

at the same time, i think that it could become akin to no napoleon's bleeding ulcer in spain. it could become the fulcrum on which his foreign policy is now hammered back in line with the international order of respect for state boundaries and that sort of thing as he starts having higher physical cost, more debt from this sort of thing. it is going to be a tragedy so lack as russia decides to keep doing what they're doing and we'll help the ukrainians who want to deaf themselves. >> i think the putin strategy is quite clever and maybe even brilliant when you think about it. he's using soldiers in the sky as special operation forces, come in in civilian clonings, create an uprising that is not even there. and appeal for more military stance. so he's trumped up everything and puts the onus on us that it is up to us to escalate. it is an interesting phenomenon and i think we'll continue to see it again and again. so one is we need to deal with this strategy that he's using and what should we do about it? and number two, putin has done all of the escalation himself. he's the one

these are very very strong traditions particularly in france tough go back to people like napoleon whoabout a very popular cartoonist at the time that all the armies of europe haven't done as much damage to me as this one cartoonist. so france has a very strong tradition of this kind of satire. but it has become more and more controversial as the population of muslims in france has grown. did it now has nearly 10% of the population is muslim and they are french citizens and they have a right to protest against what they feel is offensive to them. but certainly no one has the rye to pick up a gun. >> when we call it a cartoon. we make light of it we think of the sunday comics. but in fact what they were doing was often pornographic it was vulgar, it was obscene, it was wildly offensive to muslims and you can understand why it is offensive to muslims. not why someone would kill someone. they were being intentionally provocative. >> to all faiths it must be said to christianity to judaism. nobody was safe. from their pen so to speak. and yes, they were i think they would have described it

photography, it was artist's depictions of caesar entering rome, general washington crossing the delaware napoleon crossing the alps and when photography came, we could see the images that define america's role in the pivotal moments of existential threats to our values, our faiths and our way of life. roosevelt and churchill sitting beside stalin in tehran and later yalta. president kennedy at the city hall in berlin uttering those famous words. and ronald reagan at the brandon gate uttering equally famous words. the picture that defines the moment the picture that is seared into our minds an image that stays with us through our life all powerful images, and the photographic ones have the common theme and the common purpose of confirming america's essential leadership role in global affairs. in all these examples and thousands of others, we can see the world looking on americans with a respect and with expectation that we are there at moments critical to the world's future. there not just to participate but there to lead, where u.s. leadership is essential to the success of the endeavor. today po