it does not thomas jefferson. there were at least 12 other jefferson's in and around that area at the time, at least of child-bearing age. again, my research shows that in all likelihood the most likely candidate was randolph so all the dna said it was that a male jefferson was a match to a male descendants of sally hemmings. >> as you know, the thomas jefferson association has accepted the professor recent version of the opportunity. would you care to speculate why they may have done that and would you be willing to, or have you been invited by the morals association up in the monticello to dupage? professor read it on the subject. >> i would be glad to debate professor gordon read anywhere anytime. i have a chapter in my book about kind of the political agenda that i think the official monticello has. i think they do have and had an official who really agenda to kind of promote the story for whatever purpose is to get more business, to raise more money, to have a higher prominence profile of monticello, but i rea

went back to finish his education at the college of william and mary and studied law we under thomas jefferson. monroe then chose public service as a full-time career. the first american leader ever to do so. by the time he died, he had held more offices than any public figure in history. state legislator, congressman, ambassador to france, to britain, minister to spain, fourth term governor of his home state of virginia, u.s. secretary of state, secretary of war, and finally to term president of the united states, the fifth president. as governor of virginia he became the second most powerful figure in america. virginia than was america's largest, wealthiest and most heavily populated state with 20% of the american population. it stretched all the way to the mississippi river and all the way up north to the great lakes. it was enormous. and the prestige and importance of its governor was akin to the governors of california, illinois, new york and texas put together today. and monroe was not only the governor of america's most important state, he was a national hero in the revolutionary war. i

when we get away from that, when we have crimes committed by what thomas jefferson referred to as thedo era -- which your grandfather's work creating the federal reserve, we were not -- we've become fascist, ruled by the rich and serving what thomas jemp son called the anti-crivements i would recommend everyone read the actual writings of thomas jefferson, who was an obvious prophet of god to know why we have these draft dodgers supporting other war dodgers like reagan, whose line has been cut o. if he was up a good man, why didn't god give him any children? if you're such a good man, why did you not bring justice to people who sent us to vietnam after you dodged it? this is unrighteous. this is a spirit of the age. this is what thomas jefferson called the anti-christ, and you live cross the river and saw the world, done nothing about bringing bush and cheney to justice for doing it. host: will, we'll get a response. guest: well, i don't believe that bush and cheney created the world trade center. i think that's preposterous. as for my grandfather, he did not create the federal reserv

thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and "newsweek" are going donw. th-- going down. the world of media changes. you do not have to track its every mutation. it is an attractive to wring your hands and say woe is us. the answer to the political thing is do the right thing yourself. build it and they will come. >> another question. >> whichi havdo you agree with e will when he said [unintelligible] and there would not be a "national review" if there was not a william buckley? >> yes. >> what do you think about chr

. >> i will not stay on this, but in america you hear about george washington and thomas jefferson. who do you hear about in canada? >> john macdonald, the man who brought independence to the canadian federation. but you hear about lots of other -- you hear about english kings. all my memories of childhood history are completely -- i would hear about the founder of jamaican independence. >> because of your mom. >> it was always up there. >> since we last talked, a man named barack obama became president of the united states. and he is like you. >> biracial. >> any impact? did you instinctively like him because he was like you? and what do you think of him now? >> i will confess to being a huge fan of his. i would hope not just because he and i are both biracial, but i was initially fascinated by him like many americans. he is exotic, he really is. and he has that princely air about him. he is really quite an extraordinary -- the man he reminded me of was pierre trudeau, the great canadian prime minister who was cosmopolitan and regal in that same kind of way, but a little bit aloof.

thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and "newsweek" are going donw. th-- going down. the world of media changes. you do not have to track its every mutation. it is an attractive to wring your hands and say woe is us. the answer to the political thing is do the right thing yourself. build it and they will come. >> another question. >> whichi havdo you agree with e will when he said [unintelligible] and there would not be a "national review" if there was not a william buckley? >> yes. >> what do you think about chr

when we get away from that, when we have crimes committed by what thomas jefferson referred to as theeudo era -- which your grandfather's work creating the federal reserve, we were not -- we've become fascist, ruled by the rich and serving what thomas jemp son called the anti-crivements i would recommend everyone read the actual writings of thomas jefferson, who was an obvious prophet of god to know why we have these draft dodgers supporting other war dodgers like reagan, whose line has been cut o. if he was up a good man, why didn't god give him any children? if you're such a good man, why did you not bring justice to people who sent us to vietnam after you dodged it? this is unrighteous. this is a spirit of the age. this is what thomas jefferson called the anti-christ, and you live cross the river and saw the world, done nothing about bringing bush and cheney to justice for doing it. host: will, we'll get a response. guest: well, i don't believe that bush and cheney created the world trade center. i think that's preposterous. as for my grandfather, he did not create the federal rese

thomas jefferson went to his grave believing that. he is a lunatic.and i think the reason people thought that is that they did not believe you could lose and then win. there was an incredible beating, but the world does not end, so you do the right thing and go back, keep coming back. >> thanks so much, rick. [applause] do we have a microphone? gentleman in the frontier. your last question, you mentioned hamilton and jefferson. they were also towering intellectuals. what do you think william f. buckley would think today? about monumentally in the current -- a ignored people like sarah palin and clan back whose -- ignorant people like sarah palin who supposedly speak for conservatives? >> palin is in a different category because she is in a different position. bill buckley was never a politician. never a successful what -- 1. he ran for mayor of new york but never won an office. thomas jefferson's presidency was a mixed bag. so was james madison's. john adam's was a disaster. i would argue that woodrow wilson's was a disaster. there are to give you a d

when we get away from that, when we have crimes committed by what thomas jefferson referred to as the-- which your grandfather's work creating the federal reserve, we were not -- we've become fascist, ruled by the rich and serving what thomas jemp son called the anti-crivements i would recommend everyone read the actual writings of thomas jefferson, who was an obvious prophet of god to know why we have these draft dodgers supporting other war dodgers like reagan, whose line has been cut o. if he was up a good man, why didn't god give him any children? if you're such a good man, why did you not bring justice to people who sent us to vietnam after you dodged it? this is unrighteous. this is a spirit of the age. this is what thomas jefferson called the anti-christ, and you live cross the river and saw the world, done nothing about bringing bush and cheney to justice for doing it. host: will, we'll get a response. guest: well, i don't believe that bush and cheney created the world trade center. i think that's preposterous. as for my grandfather, he did not create the federal reserve. he w

predecessors include thomas jefferson, james madison, james monroe, daniel webster, george marshall, and of course, madeleine albright. when she was secretary of state, madeleine worked together with secretary clinton to launch the federal government's model voices democracy initiative, and today vital voices is a nonprofit organization that works to train and organize women leaders from around the world. before being appointed to work current position by president obama, secretary clinton served as a united states senator from new york, where she was a strong advocate for the expansion of economic opportunity and access to health care. prior to that, she was first lady for eight years and worked -- on many issues relating to children and families, especially health care, leading a successful bipartisan effort to provide care to millions of children through the children's health program. her biography is also one of firsts. the first first lady to hold a law degree, the first sitting first lady to be elected to the senate, or any public office. the first woman to win statewide electi

i was told that thomas jefferson was elected president in that room back there.trend that if it had not been for thomas jefferson, and neither one of us would be here. it because he bought louisiana. arkansas and mississippi were part of it. he probably wishes they still were. [laughter] i like to be here with all these republicans, because i am a private citizen. i don't have to convince you of anything. [laughter] the great thing about not being in office is that you can say whatever you want. witness my notes. but nobody cares anymore. [laughter] i would like to say a couple of things seriously. we were laughing back there about how people get all exercised a around here. my party is understandably exercised, whether the president is born in america, the death panel business. i was inewt -- kidding newt, accusing me of being an enemy of normal americans. [laughter] -- normal america. looking in the land lost money on, he thought i was cricket and stupid. -- crooked and stupid. [laughter] i resented the stupid more than a cricket -- than the crooked. the worst

says thomas jefferson did not have an affair with sally hemings nor fathered her child. this is presented at in virginia. >> let m

it's something that thomas jefferson would have appreciated if you look around this campus, you can seew much he admired roman architecture but yet the red brick is american. so he felt he needed to counter this notion that it was 1945 and that he didn't matter and that germany didn't matter. and he proposed to revive a confederation. november 28, he proposed via his shocking ten-point speech, which no one knew about in advance, except the potential exception of the white house, that there should be a two german state over the course of decades he thought if he were extremely lucky, maybe two decades but probably a lot more, over a long period of time, two 21st century germanies would essentially grow together in unity after the establishment of structures. so he proposed this model which he thought was very viable, not the least because the area known as germany had existd in a confederate state for a while. and this model was undone when he himself decided to withdraw it. he himself went to east germany and realized that he could aim higher. he could be the chancellor of of german uni

some were slaves and some like benjamin baniker who was writing this powerful letter to thomas jefferson free and one of the last letters in the book was written in 2008 by alice walker who wrote barack obama to congratulate -- you know, to say what his election meant. so it has this amazing arc showing the history of african-americans enslaved and free over three centuries. >> you're a journalism professor at nyu. what surprised you in your study of these letters? >> i guess one of the things that surprised me is the extent to which enslaved african-americans continued to communicate with their loved ones or even that even -- that slaves wrote letters at all. but the extent to which they maintained bonds across plantations, across states, across -- and, of course, this was an illegal act. but they somehow managed to stay in contact to the best they could with their loved ones. >> now, regular book tv viewers may recognize you 'cause we shot a program of yours earlier in the year which you can watch on booktv.org. you can go to our website and watch that program. what are you working on

but as thomas jefferson and many others said, we are much better off with it again without it to.t: a question for you, mark, and the essence of the story is that after years of delay, those familiar with talks say the obama and mr. shen realizes more nations have been developing cyber weapons. there are talks between the u.s. and russia to control the strength of the internet and limit military use of cyber space. guest: as president ronald reagan said, of course you can talk to them. you trust, but you verify. if you cannot verify, don't talk to them. this is encouraging as a development, but let's not kid ourselves. the russians are going as the chinese already are, and i'm sure every other major nation, seeking every possible means they can on the cyber front and every other front to protect their self-interests. host: miami, on the line for democrats. caller: c-span is a good mechanism to deal with issues. we have never had this before. mark, what is happening is coming home to roost. sins of our fathers. there was never a plan in the republican party to incorporate the type

when we get away from that, when we have crimes committed by what thomas jefferson referred to as theeudo era -- which your grandfather's work creating the federal reserve, we were not -- we've become fascist, ruled by the rich and serving what thomas jemp son called the anti-crivements i would recommend everyone read the actual writings of thomas jefferson, who was an obvious prophet of god to know why we have these draft dodgers supporting other war dodgers like reagan, whose line has been cut o. if he was up a good man, why didn't god give him any children? if you're such a good man, why did you not bring justice to people who sent us to vietnam after you dodged it? this is unrighteous. this is a spirit of the age. this is what thomas jefferson called the anti-christ, and you live cross the river and saw the world, done nothing about bringing bush and cheney to justice for doing it. host: will, we'll get a response. guest: well, i don't believe that bush and cheney created the world trade center. i think that's preposterous. as for my grandfather, he did not create the federal rese

my favorite document is the virginia statute for religious freedom written by thomas jefferson. hardly anybody knows about it. that is the most unique contribution from american history from political theory. no nation before had said to the people believe what you want or nothing. it was the hardest. jefferson wrote it but madison got it through the general assembly. and he fought against it. he had a bill of christian education even george washington thought that all people 1/2 to believe in something or go to church. they will think it is the morality. so finally, it got past and they're asking the members to open their doors to the very dangerous fringe that were scary. it took them nine years to get the bill passed and madison helped along by getting it kicked upstairs to the governorship. and it is allowing people to believe. and amazingly, virginia was no more or less tomorrow then it was before. washington became a big fan of the statute and that led directly to the first amendment. there was no need to fight the issue because it had gone on for nine years. so we have a

secretary of state (to reporters as include thomas jefferson, james madison, james monroe, daniel websterrshall, and of course madeleine albright. when she was secretary of state, madeleine worked together with a secretary clinton to launch the federal government's vital voices democracy initiative. today, this is a nonprofit organization that works to train and organize women leaders from around the world. before being appointed to tear position by president obama, she served as a u.s. senator from new york where she was a strong advocate. as first lady, for 8 years, she worked many issues relating to children and families, especially health care. she led a successful bipartisan effort to bring care to millions of children's through the children's health care program. her biography is one of firsts. the first first lady to hold a law degree.4' the firstçó sitting first lady o be elected to the senate or any public office. the first woman to win statewide election in new york. the first woman to win the president as a primary. the first first lady to ever win a grammy. [laughter] that was

thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's.ticians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and "newsweek" are going donw. th-- going down. the world of media changes. you do not have to track its every mutation. it is an attractive to wring your hands and say woe is us. the answer to the political thing is do the right thing yourself. build it and they will come. >> another question. >> whichi havdo you agree with e will when he said [unintelligible] and there would not be a "national review" if there was not a william buckley? >> yes. >> what do you think about chris buckley? >> he is a friend an an editor -- and an editor of mine. i wrote for him and i no

including a very influential what about the corruption of christianity which had huge impact on thomas jefferson. and in fact the final kind of tipping point in my own head of deciding to write this book is reading that jefferson had ultimately credited priestley with keeping him a christian and all the challenges in the complicated faith jefferson had when he read priestley's books about the christianity he said this is mine. this is my face. this man understands us better than anyone else. that is when i thought this is an to be a really interesting party to go on. so, he is doing all these things he basically offended a lot of people and by the early 1790 he became in some ways the most hated man in all of england and it got so intense and old-fashioned in fremont came and burned his house down and really set out to try to kill him and in the up in the birmingham riots burning down about a dozen houses in birmingham. he managed to reese cates but never really felt safe again in england, and so and 1794 he set sail for america. and in doing that he inaugurated one of the great amazing traditio

congressional gold medal -- we have given this a congressional gold medal to george washington, thomas jeffersonany now. senator brock joined them now. -- senator brooke joins them now. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you for your very warm welcome. not want the record to show that i have turned on the sun for you since you've been here. politicians sometimes takes credit for things they have absolutely nothing to do with. [laughter] but i am proud that after a rainy entry into washington that the sun is shining and you will be able to enjoy this very beautiful, beautiful city and this magnificent structure, the capital of the greatest country in the world. majority leader, steny hoyer, republican leader, mcconnell, minority leader j,ohn boehner, -- minority leader -- your back? thank you for coming back. and my dear friend now, the speaker of the house, what a wonderful thing is to have as the speaker of the great house of representatives, a lady. [applause] >> e. think that progress, but i don't think it will be long before and will be the president of these united states. >> he star

i wrote an article on thomas jefferson. i thought, all i have to do is read a good u.s.story and the publishing world will fall at my feet. there were a number of things, but that is the main reason i got started. >> what kind of textbooks were your children bring home? >> terrible. i am a writer. so he brought home a world history. the writing was so incredibly bad. i think the way that we teach writing, topic sentences, topic sentences, is just terribly boring. so i was running around the house, screening how could they do this? sublicensed can hone -- so my son came home and said, you will not believe it, my teacher hit the books, also, and he does not use it. i said, i'm not sure that is the arabs are -- answer. the book was written 20 years ago by frances fitzgerald called "america revised," and it was serialized, about american history textbooks and how bad they were. and this is a problem that has been going on for years, it compared to textbooks used at that time with those written in 1910. it was a standard textbook in american schools in 1912, 1913. and for its

congressional gold medal -- we have given this a congressional gold medal to george washington, thomas jeffersontor brock joined them now. -- senator brooke joins them now. [applause] [applause] [applause] >> thank you for your very warm welcome. not want the record to show that i have turned on the sun for you since you've been here. politicians sometimes takes credit for things they have absolutely nothing to do with. [laughter] but i am proud that after a rainy entry into washington that the sun is shining and you will be able to enjoy this very beautiful, beautiful city and this magnificent structure, the capital of the greatest country in the world. majority leader, steny hoyer, republican leader, mcconnell, minority leader j,ohn boehner, -- minority leader -- your back? thank you for coming back. and my dear friend now, the speaker of the house, what a wonderful thing is to have as the speaker of the great house of representatives, a lady. [applause] >> e. think that progress, but i don't think it will be long before and will be the president of these united states. >> he started this, tog

he looked thomas jefferson. cold war before i was born. in the same year of sputnik, my dad walked home from the hospital with his new son of his. thank you, dad. thank you for rushing to the side of the boat when the boom not leaderboard. -- when the boom and knocked me -- when the boom knocked me overboard. thank you for being such fun to work with. we went from one small company to another in the 1990's. thank you for being such a good role model, doing your homework, being polite, saying to mama's a pastor in the hall where in the kitchen, shall we dance, and taking her for a few turns around the room. i'm happy for my dad. i am happy that he had so many interesting and very friends over the years. he would bring them home. happy that he finished his autobiography, the reporters left, before his health began to fail. i am sorry i insulted him by saying i was surprised how funny it was. i am glad he had such caring nurses and doctors in his last years. when we were young, my sister and i came to sunday school

but as thomas jefferson and many others said, we are much better off with it again without it to.n for you, mark, and the essence of the story is that after years of delay, those familiar with talks say the obama and mr. shen realizes more nations have been developing cyber weapons. there are talks between the u.s. and russia to control the strength of the internet and limit military use of cyber space. guest: as president ronald reagan said, of course you can talk to them. you trust, but you verify. if you cannot verify, don't talk to them. this is encouraging as a development, but let's not kid ourselves. the russians are going as the chinese already are, and i'm sure every other major nation, seeking every possible means they can on the cyber front and every other front to protect their self-interests. host: miami, on the line for democrats. caller: c-span is a good mechanism to deal with issues. we have never had this before. mark, what is happening is coming home to roost. sins of our fathers. there was never a plan in the republican party to incorporate the type of socialism

thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's. woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and "newsweek" are going donw. th-- going down. the world of media changes. you do not have to track its every mutation. it is an attractive to wring your hands and say woe is us. the answer to the political thing is do the right thing yourself. build it and they will come. >> another question. >> whichi havdo you agree with e will when he said [unintelligible] and there would not be a "national review" if there was not a william buckley? >> yes. >> what do you think about chr

here's a quoast -- quote from thomas jefferson. as we know who wrote basically the declaration of independence at the urging of john adams and it was jefferson who was the third president after john adams. jefferson in 1782 and for those who visit washington this is inscribed inside the jefferson memorial, jefferson said, can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis and conviction in the minds of people that their liberties are the gift of god? jeb diea morris, who is called the father of american geography, also father of samuel morris, folks who know history know who that is. on april 25, 1799, jebediah morris said, whenever the pillars of christianity shall be overthrown, our present republic forms of government and all the blessings which grow from them must fall with them. james madison, the fourth president, march 4, 1815, in his thanksgiving day proclamation said, no people ought to feel greater obligations to celebrate the goodness of the great disposer of events and of the dest

he looked thomas jefferson. i was born. in the same year of sputnik, my dad walked home from the hospital with his new son of his. thank you, dad. thank you for rushing to the side of the boat when the boom not leaderboard. -- when the boom and knocked me -- when the boom knocked me overboard. thank you for being such fun to work with. we went from one small company to another in the 1990's. thank you for being such a good role model, doing your homework, being polite, saying to mama's a pastor in the hall where in the kitchen, shall we dance, and taking her for a few turns around the room. i'm happy for my dad. i am happy that he had so many interesting and very friends over the years. he would bring them home. happy that he finished his autobiography, the reporters left, before his health began to fail. i am sorry i insulted him by saying i was surprised how funny it was. i am glad he had such caring nurses and doctors in his last years. when we were young, my sister and i came to sunday school here at st. bar

you know, thomas jefferson taught us a lot. and he predicted that we would have future happiness for us if we can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. i want to see a lot of things changed in health care. i want to see true competition in the insurance industry. i want to make sure nobody loses their insurance because they get sick. i want to make sure everybody can get insurance if they are sick. i don't disagree with the basic premises. what i disagree is moving $2.5 trillion more under government control which will raise costs ultimately in the health care sector. and if it doesn't raise costs and we're truly going to take this money from medicare, what it's going to do to our seniors, i have a message for you: you're going to die sooner. and they're going to go that isn't true. that isn't true. when you restrict the ability of the primary caregivers in this country to do what is best for their senior patients, what you are doing is limiting their life expect

thomas jefferson wrote some years after his presidency that -- quote -- "science is more important in a republic than in any other government." it was this belief in the importance of knowledge and reason, including political and historical literacy, that led education pioneers like horrace mann to promote universal schooling in the early part of the 19th century. shortly before the civil war, access to compulsory and free public education spread across the country as states passed laws inspired by this principle. the moral land grant colleges act provided for the construction of some of our nation's greatest colleges and universities in the late 1800's. in the early years of the 20th century, states increased access by expanding free compulsory education to include high scho school. the last 60 years saw dramatic advances in this area, with legal desegregation of schools and the passage of critical legislation like the elementary and secondary education act and the individuals with disabilities education act. i am proud to have been serving in the senate earlier this year when we pas

it was written by thomas jefferson. that is the most unique contribution in american history economy to political theory. it was the hardest -- jefferson and madison -- jefferson wrote it but madison got it through the general assembly. patrick henry fraught -- fought against it. george washington was on defense. he was later to find out -- finally it got past. they were asking the members to open their doors to a very dangerous methodist and baptists. they were really scary. it took nine years to get the bill passed. madison helped along by giving patrick henry to take it upstairs to the governorship. finally it passed with allowing people to believe. amazingly virginia was no more or less and moral than had been before. washington became a big fan of the statute. -- amazingly virginia was no more or less imoral than it had been before. we have never had a religious war in this country, in contrast to places all over the globe. wheat respect each other's religion. h-- we respect each other's religion. host: is it tough

thomas jefferson's presidency is a mixed bag and so is james madison's.woodrow wilson's was a disaster. they are different skill sets. we would not expect our politicians and mostly they do not perform at the level of discourse of our and intellectuals. glenn beck is another thing. the media always changes. when i started off, it was three networks and pbs. daily newspapers were important things. i remember "lief"anfe" and "loo magazine. "time" magazine had content which it does not have any more. "the economist" is still recognizably what it was like in 99 -- 1976 and 1977. "time" and "newsweek" are going donw. th-- going down. the world of media changes. you do not have to track its every mutation. it is an attractive to wring your hands and say woe is us. the answer to the political thing is do the right thing yourself. build it and they will come. >> another question. >> whichi havdo you agree with e will when he said [unintelligible] and there would not be a "national review" if there was not a william buckley? >> yes. >> what do you think about chri

i would like to share with you a story about thomas jefferson. it may be just a story, but it is an inspiration for us during these times. president jefferson was riding on horseback from the white house back to his home in monitor cello near char lotsville, virginia. he was an entourage of men on horseback. they reached a river for which there was no bridge or no ferry. the men decided they would have to get off, walk their horses across to get to the other side. one by one, the men went first and the president was last. as they filed into the river, they passed a gentleman on the riverbank. finally when it got to the president, this gentleman who had a big bundle by his side approached the president and asked for a lift. president jefferson in that true tradition of a virginia gentleman said absolutely and allowed the gentleman to get up on his horse and the president led the gentleman and his bundle across the water. when the group got to the other side, the president's men were furious and they asked the gentleman how in the world, why did yo

it's something that thomas jefferson would have appreciated if you look around this campus, you can seedmired roman architecture but yet the red brick is american. so he felt he needed to counter this notion that it was 1945 and that he didn't matter and that germany didn't matter. and he proposed to revive a confederation. november 28, he proposed via his shocking ten-point speech, which no one knew about in advance, except the potential exception of the white house, that there should be a two german state over the course of decades he thought if he were extremely lucky, maybe two decades but probably a lot more, over a long period of time, two 21st century germanies would essentially grow together in unity after the establishment of structures. so he proposed this model which he thought was very viable, not the least because the area known as germany had existd in a confederate state for a while. and this model was undone when he himself decided to withdraw it. he himself went to east germany and realized that he could aim higher. he could be the chancellor of of german unity. so he h

predecessors include thomas jefferson, james madison, james monroe, daniel webster, george marshall,madeleine albright. when she was secretary of state, madeleine worked together with secretary clinton to launch the federal government's model voices democracy initiative, and today vital voices is a nonprofit organization that works to train and organize women leaders from around the world. before being appointed to work current position by president obama, secretary clinton served as a united states senator from new york, where she was a strong advocate for the expansion of economic opportunity and access to health care. prior to that, she was first lady for eight years and worked -- on many issues relating to children and families, especially health care, leading a successful bipartisan effort to provide care to millions of children through the children's health program. her biography is also one of firsts. the first first lady to hold a law degree, the first sitting first lady to be elected to the senate, or any public office. the first woman to win statewide election in new york,

something that is informed by an older style but that is modernized, updated, something that thomas jeffersonave appreciated if you look around this campus, you can see very much how he admired roman architecture. so helmut kohl decided he needed to counter this notion that it was 1945 and that he didn't matter, and he proposed to revive a confederation in november, november 28th he proposed via his shocking ten-points speech which no one knew about in advance with the partial exception of the white house that there should be a confederation of just two german states, and over the course of decades he thought if he were extremely lucky at a minimum two decades but probably a lot more, over a long period of time two 21st-century germanys would eventually grow together in unity. so he proposed this revivalist model which he thought was very viable, not least because the area known as germany had existed in a confederate state for quite a while, and this model was undone when he himself decided to withdraw it. he himself went to east germany and realized that he could push, he could aim higher,