is one ofeter onuf the leading authorities on thomas jefferson. professor of history emeritus at the university of virginia, and also a senior fellow at monticello's robert h smith international center for jefferson studies. is the author, co-author and editor of numerous books, including "jefferson's empire: the language of american nationhood," "the might of thomas jefferson," and "jeffersonian legacies." he has written on sectionalism, federalism and political economy. with his brother, nicholas onuf, they collaborated on "nations, markets in war: a history of international law and order in the atlantic state system during the age of revolution." he is cohost with ryan bellow story" with "back the american history guys. is important to the american antiquarian society, during the academic year he has served as the december scholar and resident at the aas. join me in welcoming this distinguished panel to american antiquarian society and welcoming peter onuf to the podium. [applause] peter: thanks, ellen. is a great privilege to be direct my good

someone who is talking to james madison or thomas jefferson, a free person. the virginia house of delegates before 1800 was debating deporting, right? so how would -- would jefferson have approved of an african colony and what do you think his ration al -- rationale would be? i know there was a letter quoted where he said it's good for both blacks and whites. i'm going to leave that to you all. we are talking about channeling. will you all channel thomas jefferson. >> mr. jefferson. >> it's a great question. i think the idea of -- we use the word and i think quite properly, deportation. that's what colonization would be. i think he wanted to believe that that would be consental. one of the concerns about the failure to resolve the slavery problem and to reach a final solution which would be based on the principle of colonization in theory. he never joined the colonization society. but as late as 1824 when it was stummed to think of -- stupid to think of colonization. >> lincoln. >> the practical implementing it was impossible. one of the reasons it was impossi

wanted chalo thus became an image of the aesthetic and political ideals of thomas jefferson one of the founding fathers of the young republic and thought president of the united states a man of many talents jefferson was also an architect philosopher man of letters astronomer physicist inventor and farmer just to mention some of his interests. whether i retired to bed early or late i rise with the sun. a carefully planned daily routine helps jefferson to organize the varied life he led at monticello. it was here that he finally withdrew into private life weary of the trivialities of politics. here at the place that brought him his deepest satisfactions he was at last able to lead the intellectual life in tune with nature that politics at always denied him. and here the former president took advantage of a fundamental human right he had accorded to all of humanity in his declaration of independence the pursuit of happiness. possessed of an intense love of nature he set monte cello on a hill so that the nights and the landscape seemed to enter the house a dialogue between nature and arch

we have thomas jefferson's recipe for macaroni and cheese. and tonight she's been trying to horn in on this event. [laughter] i said okay maybe. don't you think that would be so there is a new gang in town david and david and carla with the smithsonian archives and we actually met and talk about this and what if they start off at the natural history museum? [laughter] or they slept there? so we try to figure this out. we need to figure out the macaroni and cheese. see mac you did mention david and we should talk about with a close working relationship the three of us have that is unlike and i have been there almost nine years and this is the first time the three institutions have really gotten serious about working together. >> and it's fun. and over to the library of congress we call that the good silver and we had one of the librarians that you know. >> it was the first printing of an opera. that i had never even heard of it. and he is a jazz fanatic. but then the curator was so good he knew opera and jazz. it was very nice. so there was a

african-americans constituting three fifths of a human being statues of george washington and thomas jefferson are now being desecrated because let's not forget they own slaves now statues of christopher columbus who slaughtered native americans are facing a similar rebuke george washington was a slave owner i don't care if it's a george washington statue or a thomas jefferson statue or robbery the statue they all need to come down the members and had slaves and i would repeat. should not pay poll somebody. we have had that kind of background it shows the absurdity of speech codes all together this whole idea that that words are violence and that just a false construct i think it's always ok to question your history but what the problem where we get off the rails as we like to say is when you try to apply today's standards to yesterday's standards and try to protect people from words if the words call for violence directed violence we ban those if the words are just offensive leave it alone let free speech reign. and the review of this weekend's the world cup action though the host nation lost

rebuke george washington was a slave owner i don't care if it's george washington statue or thomas jefferson statue or robert e. lee statue they all need to come down come haven't had slaves and i would repeat. should not need paying poll somebody. we has had a kind of bad press it shows the absurdity of speech codes all together this whole idea that that words are violence and that just a false construct i think it's always ok to question your history but what the problem where we get off the rails as we like to say is when you try to apply today's standards to yesterday's standards and try to protect people from words if the words call for violence directed violence we ban those if the words are just offensive leave it alone and let free speech reign. the french city of milnes has seen four days of violent clashes between protesters and police riot started after the alleged killing of a young man by a police officer. the guy from the condition we all seem to poke his colon accompanies the oval tube station i want to win the draw to be a thing he had to really lose some and then another one

african-americans constituting three fifths of a human being statues of george washington and thomas jefferson are now being desecrated because let's not forget they own slaves now statues of christopher columbus who slaughtered native americans are facing a similar rebuke george washington was a slave owner i don't care if it's a george washington statue or a thomas jefferson statue or robert e. lee statue they all need to come down come haven't had slaves and i would repeat. should not pay poll somebody. we have said that. it shows the absurdity of speech codes all together this whole idea that that words are violence and that's just a false construct i think it's always ok to question your history but what the problem where we get off the rails as we like to say is when you try to apply today's standards to yesterday's standards and try to protect people from words if the words call for violence directed violence we ban those if the words are just offensive leave it alone and let free speech reign and we are back soon with more. in the last days of the soviet union people were full of hope

thomas jefferson, john adams, they started out really good buddies.nd then we know, they had a huge falling out with each other. yet, they came back together at the end of their lives. jefferson reflected on mr. adams, he had a zeal. he fought for every word of the declaration of independence. they were able to rise above it. i think it is hard to rise above some of the rancor that we see. >> ed: so that poll had more people blaming the president. say, democrats need to get more civil. have we seen at the time in history and all your studies, the president's cap or it can g go. his press secretary, she can't be served in a restaurant. >> out the war in 1812, dolley madison went into a tavern in virginia and a woman costed her and kicked her out. >> ed: so we have to go back to the war of 1812. >> we had a lack of civility. people hated president madison for a time. i think our technology has changed. it is in our face. right in front of us all the time if we choose to focus on it. >> ed: jane hampton cook, check out her books. a wonderful presidential

thomas jefferson was the draftsman. john adams was the politician turning the wheel's along with his colleague in arms richard henry lee. let me show you a picture. these are the men who have not gotten enough that it. john adams, a man of massachusetts who never held slaves. adams wrote a to-do list. one of my favorite artifacts from the massachusetts historical society. his to-do list for congress. you will not be able to see or your sitting. find it online. the fourth item on the left-hand side set government to be assumed in every colony. this is adams' strategy for getting to independence which convinced all the colonies they were basically in a state of anarchy and was time for them to write their own constitution. -- build,t was buil then take away the old thing. then on the right-hand side fourth on the bottom, on the , declaration of independence. he worked consistently through 75 and 76 to get the colony to the point of being ready to write a constitution and declare instance -- declare independence. he works

at the time of the duel, aaron burr was thomas jefferson's vice president and had very nearly defeated jefferson in the 1800 election. elections worked a little differently then than they do now. hamilton was practicing law in new york, but he had served as secretary of the treasury in george washington's cabinet and had also served as inspector general of the u.s. army. hamilton was the second president general of the society of cincinnati, serving in the place of george washington who had died in 1797. he and aaron burr were both members of the new york society of the cincinnati. now, as far as dueling goes, hamilton had been involved in as many as 10 other duels, either as principal or a second, but there had been no fatalities. his second son, phillip, however, died in a duel thee years earlier on the very same ground where hamilton and burr would meet. burr on the other hand had dueled only once before, a bloodless affair, and he actually worked very hard to prevent a duel in 1797 between james monroe and of all people alexander hamilton. hamilton penned a poignant statement befor

african-americans constituting three fifths of a human being statues of george washington and thomas jefferson are now being desecrated because let's not forget they own slaves now statues of christopher columbus who slaughtered native americans are facing a similar rebuke george washington was a slave owner i don't care if it's a george washington statue or a thomas jefferson statue or robbery the statue they all need to come down the magnificent had slaves and i would repeat. should not pay poll somebody. we has had that kind of background it shows the absurdity of speech codes all together this whole idea that that words are violence and that just a false construct i think it's always ok to question your history but what the problem where we get off the rails as we like to say is when you try to apply today's standards to yesterday's standards and try to protect people from words if the words call for violence directed violence we ban those if the words are just offensive leave it alone let free speech reign. at least forty secretary schools across england have banned pupils from wearing sk

." >> they cited thomas jefferson. they said that -- right? i know you saw this.nd alito said -- they said thomas jefferson wrote that, "to compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." >> if you say that, then you are actually saying that taxes -- because taxes go for some things that people don't believe in. so the dilemma with what is going on right now with this case and with the rationale of this case is that you are getting perilously close to saying that if you don't like what -- anything that the government is doing, then that is a violation of your rights and you can withdraw. >> what rights of members have been suppressed with the janus decision? >> what happens is that economic rights have been suppressed ultimately. >> what economic rights have been suppressed? >> economic because when a union will know -- what the -- the point... so -- so, take what has happened since the case. there have been 38 cases now brought by the so-called freedom foundation and other r

the talk about the views and interpretations of w eb the voice, frederick douglas and thomas jefferson as well as the perspective of 18th-century african-american and women. the american antiquarian society and the freedoms way heritage association cohosted this event. it's about one hour and 40 minutes. >>> good evening.

. >> reporter: back here live in front of thomas jefferson high on the back end there's still a mess back there, and what we howed you is after much of the cleanup. jim, one of the storage containers spilled a lot of the uipment but folks her were able to clean it up as quickly as possible and the good news is nobody got hurt. >> that good news. david, thanks so much. to maryland and prince george's county we go where there's been some trouble sts like here at queen anne's bridge in bowie, maryland, but t county has so far been spared from any major flooding. coming up at 5:30, our tracee wilkin t shows us what county is doing now to stay ahead of the rain and how you can prepare ur home. wendy? >> well, now to a violent dispute that occurred inside a metro station. a worker at the station actuay abbed a passenger. when that b passengerame upset an confrontational about delays on the red line. news 4's pat collins outside the friendship heights station in upper northwest to give us the latest. pat? >> reporter: y, the train was late, and he was angry. he goes into the station nager's

which is the same thing thomas jefferson admitted. host: they do not say god.y say made from nature's god. nature and nature's god. it talks about divine providence. i personally believe because thomas jefferson was not a christian, what is he mentioning cicero? martin luther king talked about saint augustine who were christian saints. viewed natural law similar to cicero. name name -- why does jefferson name cicero question because he was not a christian. this represents the danger to america. , thensay there is no god, who makes the rules? powerful people make rules that say they can take away our freedoms. i say no. god gave me my freedoms. host: good morning. caller: happy fourth of july. the american dream is still attainable. i'm living proof of that. iiparents survived world war , immigrated to this country and without education but with hard work, with sacrifice, they achieved that american dream and passed it on to me and my family . i think if you put forth the the things are available here in this country that yes, you can't attain that american drea

. >> before lots of thomas jefferson's hair. just saying. [laughter] you know, so there is kind of it's fun to have this kind of historical back and forth with people. we've got a few artifacts to in the republic. >> it's in the vatican, napoleon. >> very few things over there. so everybody, let's not even bring up hamilton . okay, let's bring up hamilton. how did you pull that off? >> through the new york public library, tommy kale who was the director of hamilton was a member of the library for the performing arts visiting committee and he and i became good friends and when we decided to honor ron chernow and lynn maxwell. >> it's really good. >> wehad all three of them in-house . >> well, we're not going to name drop . don't let that go. >> hamilton signed at valley forge signed by george washington . >> and we just digitized the last note to his wife eliza. [applause] it's so much fun. >> i'd like to petition to the government outlining her poverty asking for support from the federal government. >> and we were finishing digitizing all he

thomas jefferson wrote the firsn draft but do you know who were the editors?ohn adams and ben franklin. here is what america's new citizens had to say today after hearing from the president himself. >> you pledged allegiance to america, returns love and loyalty to you. loyalty to you. >> that will be really hard. >> they are pushing the legal >> they are pushing the legal benefits. what is the abolished ice movement actually matter, some in the senate calling for evolution of the agency charged with enforcing law and order, and the radio host in washington, larry o'connor. >>u if you try to coordinate it is it wasn't going to happen. >> when in the world is going on? it started among socialists. and people trying to scale lady liberty. >> that was a terrible thing to do, cost money for law do, cost money for law enforcement, not in favor of that. >> call to abolish ice are placeholder. don't believe we should abolish ice, it isd good politis in the midterm. they have been separating children from parents. >> on the first part of these, to be honest, this is a

in 1801, thomas jefferson wrote to joseph priestley, an english threologian who came to this country in 1874 and said, quote, this is thomas jefferson, we can no longer say there is nothing new under the sun, for this whole chapter in the history of man kooikind is new. once again, it's an enormous privilege for me to introduce our speakers, the two great historians who indeed are mindful of the future, have contributed greatly by their prodigious research to the past, and their exquisite writing and scholarship. ladies and gentlemen, joseph ellis and gordon wood. thank you. [ applause ] >> so we'll start with professor wood. there were two foundings, of course, the declaration declaring our independence and then the constitutional convention. so let's start with the first, with the declaration. what were some of the great challenges that led to the declaration and some of the great challenges during that summer in philadelphia? >> well, obviously, the declaration was an act ratifying the decision to break from great britain. john adams didn't think it was all that important. the imp

thomas jefferson high scol. dj and alexandria. batting cagesad were mangled and twisted. the tornado was confirmed as an ef-0ith winds aroun 70 miles per hour. thankfully, nobody was hurt. >>> we've seen a lot of flooding all over the area because of all the rainfall. >> we know that morelooding could be coming today as another round is expected. justin finch is joining us now from baker park in frederick with more on how the local creeks are looking. people were worried about this. >> reporter: that's right, angie. as the rain is falling and he sun is rising, we're seeing how rising t the water is here at carroll creek and baker park. it's a few inches fromod fg edges. the flood control systems designed to ste f heavyoding into the greater frederick area. heavy rains can stymie this system. we were here in i baker parkn may after days of heavyain saturated thep k. the floodwater overtning benches and bleachers. much of the park, we're told, still has not recoveredll fuy from the effects of that flooding. back out live, too, we can tell you that nearby, they have their ey

thomas jefferson high school in alexandri the fencing and the batting cages there, badly mangled.was an ef-0ou with winds arnd 70 miles per hour. we know nobody was hurt. nj> this morning, one d.c. firefighter ised after battling this fire in northwest. the firefighter is expected to be okay. fire officials say the fire started on the rooftop deck in the bar andrdburned downw. the four-story bar is i near and 7 -- >>> breaking news from greece. the prime minister of country describing a deadly wildfire as, quote, unspeakable. chris lawrence at the live desk with the latest. >> we've been watching the imagea for the few days. getting better. at least 79 people killed by the flames. that number is expected to rise. it swept through an area near arathens. crew on a gruesome search through these charred homes and blackened cars to find the remains of anyone who couldnot outrun the flames. one man described the fire as a flaming tidal wave. his morning, one greek father is searching for his his missing twin dahters. he spotted hem in tv news footage getting off a fishing boat that had

virginia near thomas jefferson high school i alexandria. some minor damage near the football field, but nobody was hurt. >> across the region high drama as floodwaters rise shutting down ads, creating problems for a lot of drivers. many of us are under a flash flood watch until tomorrow. >> here's a live loot the conditions in northwest d.c. right now. the good news is that the rai has stopped for most of us. the badit news. not over yet. we've been in weather alert ode for four straight days and not a sign letting up. we have team coverage all across our dmv. let's begin with doug and ameli in the storm center. guys? >> saw the truck out there.e looked l military west. wet road, just some light rain falling right now, a this is going to be the same scenario setting up allgh the day. some areas getting rain, o. ers not at a >> we'll see an additional 1 to 3 inches of rain and whoer gets the inches is where we'll see the heavier rainfall. i mean, last night that setup was right along the chesapeake bay. seeing tremendous rain and then early

that has ever been gathered together at the white house with the possible exception of when thomas jefferson dined alone. [laughter] >> a great clip but actually jefferson rarely dined alone and often had people over for dinner and kept runningaly of -- tally of people who dined at the mansion. many distinguished people were at the dinner and part of that evening, i will tell you a little bit about those people, some people actually declined, tennessee williams did, carl sanburg, declined because he had another commitment, william faulkner who lived in charlottesville, it's too far to go for a meal. hehe was ill but that was his response. you heard about the brain's dinner and i just want to elaborate more on that. trish was secretary having various meetings with her staff to talk about preparation for the evening and renee who was born in france, didn't really grasp the american idioms and he was quite concerned about the idea that there was going to be the brain's dinner and he was horrified that he would have to prepare the brain and, indeed, there was the good luck that he was -- he was

. >> reporter: a mangled mess here on the campus of thomas jefferson hig school for science and technology. just look around. you can see wha this morning's weather system has done to lle basebaield here. this is aually one of the softball diamonds, the back fence torn down. you can see some of the fenng here brought down. this is what was the batting cages. walk with m here. you can so it looks like some of the portions within the batting cage were flipped up to the top here. one of the netting actually just sitting here at the top fencing portion. some of the damage actually caused by these large sports containers. thk cargo containers beingp picked und throws with them withhe fencing. as we walk out here towards the other athletic fields, you'll notice where a chain link fen normally is. you can walk right through. blot of damage. you may asking what caused this. you're looking into the possibility that a tornado passed through here this morning. that has not yet been confirmed, but the damage speaks for itself. b there'n trouble spots across northern virginia that we have been discover

we know it when the well runs dry, as president thomas jefferson said. so, in conclusion, we must work together in california to fix our broken water system for the long-term benefits of america's food supply. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. fitzpatrick, for five minutes. mr. fitzpatrick: i rise to recognize a program in montgomery county. pennsylvania that brings together members of our community to celebrate artistic expression and economic opportunity. the landsdale mural arts program seeks to beautify areas by painting murals on buildings in need of rehabilitation. by improving the aesthetic of many of these beloved community landmarks, they hope to enhance the economic and social value of the services and goods that the buildings' ten gnats provide. started in 2013, the program has painted the walls of local business, chantilly floral, the underground, and perhaps the most profound, an american flag neural at

it is the home of george washington, thomas jefferson, james madison. in modern times since world war ii, which one or two virginians have you most admired? mr. stewart. well, i have to tell you something i love the , state. i moved to the state because i wanted to be a virginian. i am no longer a minnesotan. if i were to look for one single virginian who i love the most and admire the most, i love for -- i love virginians, i love the attitude here, i love the love of history, and the fact they want to stand up for that. i love the fact that virginians are proud to be virginians, that this is the state of george washington, thomas jefferson, and james madison. i love all that and respect all that, but we have on the far left here who are trying to remove our history, to take down historical monuments that have sat there peacefully for 100 years. do you know what? taking down those monuments does not solve a single problem. it does not increase our economic growth, it does not feed children, it does not improve our education, it does not build roads. all

wrong with that sort of saying i mean that the people put a populist an office like they put thomas jefferson in office they put george washington in office they put abraham lincoln in office they put john f. kennedy in office they put donald trump in office that's the lesser voters do he's doing what the voters want and the country is better for the i mean that's the way the american system works and the unification of like the likes of bill kristol and hillary clinton united against the voter right now they're focusing it all on the individual that is trump but really what they're united against is the voter who is upset about these trade policies and the fact that they their livelihoods have been destroyed so you know the pundits who are wrong their livelihoods are destroyed and all the mainstream media the fake news in the america hopefully will get blown out of the water and bring in some real news bring in some competition there is another holy sort of entity here in new york city and that is the stock market all the pundits and all the political elite will agree that the stock markets

we believe in what thomas jefferson fought for all those years ago.e believe in hard work and the ability for a man or woman to pull themselves up and achieve their own american dream. is teachingm, it redistribution and mandates. fact, it actively destroys them. i know this and i know you do too. we all know the threat and risk of socialism. our parents and grandparents taught us about the dangers. once great nations following -- falling into desperation. it is incumbent upon us now today to make sure we are teaching the next generation of americans that danger just as our parents taught us. it is upon us to be the standard bearers of liberty and to never let that socialism take route. -- take route. this, and when we do this, i know that our movements best days lie ahead. are people who have always written our own story. we came together when the nation was falling apart. to date we are a big tent in the canvas under the belief that it is men and women together in our work. they build up this nation and make it great. it is the fruits of our hard wo

leaving thomas jefferson and our founding fathers fought for. we believe in hard work for a man or woman to pull themselves up and achieve their own american dream. but socialism, is teaching of redistribution and government mandates, they don't coincide with that american dream. in fact, it actively destroys them. i know this and i know you do too, we all know the threats and risk of socialism. our parents and grandparents talk to us about it and taught us the dangers. they told us stories about once great nation's falling into desperation and despair because of socialism. it is incumbent upon us now here today to make sure we are teaching the next generation of americans just as our parents taught us. it is upon us to be the standard bearers of liberty and never let that socialism take root never. when we do this, and when we do this, i know that our movements in the best days lie ahead. we are people who have always written our own story. we came together when the nation was coming apart. an unlikely alliance. today we gather with the belief

you can see the damage on the athletic feeds at thomas jefferson high school high school inal andria. an ef-0 with winds of around 70 miles hour. no one was hu. >> we'll be all over the weather story again tomorrow morning on "news4 today." you can get the updated forecast and see how the rain is affecting traffic. we're on every morning from 4:00 to 7:00 a.m. >> developing right now, d.c. police are searching for a ronman who opened fire just steps if their own front door. someone shot a man near the entrance to the third street tunnel around 6:30 tonight. that is less than a block from d.c. police headquarters. news4's jackie bensens live for us near third and d streets northwest with new details on there. jackie? >> jim, we'reold that the man who was shot was conscious and breathing whe he was taken away from the scene by ambulance. lice cruisers rushed into the area just yards fromolice headquarters. moments after a man was shot about 6:30 p.m. he appeared to have been standing or sitting on the sidewalk lea together southbound eye 395 tubl near the intersection of third and d str

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thomas jefferson who was responsible for much of the first amendment complained bitterly about the pollution of newspapers, but he said if i had to choose between a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, i would unhesitatingly choose the latter. you expect disrespect to come with the job. that is absolutely the difference between a healthy, robust, electorally alive republic and the sense of the decor um must rule all. >> you saw the mash up at the beginning. the first sound byte came from shaun spicer from day one. he is now pedalling his memoire and he was on television being interviewed by emily majors and it got a little fiery. >> it was the start of the most corrosive culture. you led us down a dangerous path. you corrupted discourse for the entire world by going along with the lies. >> i'm sorry, emily. you act as though everything began and ended with that. you are taking no accountability for the many false narratives and false stories that the media perpetrated. >> he shouts fake news when he doesn't like something. >> there are no such things as alternati

patriotic music helped welcome 67 new american citizens during a naturalization ceremony at thomas jefferson'sric monticello plantation in virginia. citizens from more than 30 countries took the oath of citizen ship on independence day yesterday. several speakers reminded the new citizens of the crucial role immigrants have played in american history. >>> stormy daniels' lawyer want a deadly car crash in sochi. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand. >>> britain's "express" says one person was killed when a speeding car plowed into peds in one of the russian cities hosting world cup matches. a warning that the video is disturbing. vary lance camera footage shows a car crossing lanes in sochi. authorities say one man was kill and several injured. investigators say there's no indication it was intentional. it appears the driver fell asleep at the wheel. >>> the "oregonian" report as black state legislator says someone called 911 to report her as she campaigned in her own district. democrat janelle bynum said she s knocking ing toents in a portland neighborhood. she said the res