washington saw a big picture. this would be a difficult war that we have a good chance of losing to strain every nerve and every resource. is it worth winning if you burn down your country in the process if the economy is ruined? of towns airports or villages are destroyed? and you end up throwing down the of british with the sheep of bashes and facing a future of the impoverished suffering? washington answers up pretty resounding no to that. so as a primary obligation as commander-in-chief to ensure that reemerge to be intact as much as possible with the infrastructure and economy. as commander-in-chief the army must not operate in isolation but they must be integrated with a national effort and this goes from the top. part of this has to do is communication but in researching ms. book at a completely different level looking at the ground level washington begins to talk during the revolutionary war with communities of interest talk about self-interest as the governing principle it rarely is not he believes the pa

adams, lady washington. martha washington was called lady washington. she was not called the first lady. she was also called the lady of the president. she was also called, quite often, the president amiable consort. asa poem, she was addressed our fabian queen. to theme is dedicated amiable consort of the illustrious washington. poem is dedicated to the amiable consort of the illustrious washington. john adams had been ambassador to britain. as ambassador to britain, he was called excellency, as was abigail. i found evidence that when abigail was back in the united states after that, she was still getting correspondence addressed to your excellency mrs. john adams. >> i will ask one more question and then we will turn it to the audience. please get your questions ready. with the current presidential election, there is a better chance there will be a woman elected for president. electedry clinton was president, will there be a new title controversy? womenrtoloni-tuazon: many are presidents of organizations and they are called madam president. i would as

washington is witnessing the fall of fort washington through a spyglass. pcs that many of his men -- he sees that many of his men are bayonetted. hundreds of hessians, being german allies that fought for great britain, and british soldiers lined up and made their men run through a gauntlet as they were beaten and kicked and robbed. he sees this through his spyglass. everhart remarks that he saw tears in washington's eyes. this is the book that i wanted to convey. washington's immortals captures that hidden war of feelings and emotions. the amberst old men in of oil paintings. it's a life, boots on the ground stories. the first band of brothers history of the american revolution. from fort washington, the marylanders are in the rearguard as it retreats through the jerseys. the marylanders and delaware blues. the delaware blues are sort of the brother regiment that fights side-by-side with the marylanders through his most epic campaigns. they are constantly in the rear. they are hoping obstruct, holding key bridges, obstructing the passage of british troops.

it was specifically for washington. ofwas the offices in charge the buildings and grounds and public parks in the national capital. was nathanncumbent daniel michael are at his first order wasgressional to find a healthier place for the presidential mansion. overcrowding during the war meant no central sewage system. and rivers were polluted. during the war because of the fort and the fact that so many people were back and forth, they discovered the county outside the city of washington. you call it countryside. the air was clear. interest innewfound living in the country. 's job was tohler find a new presidential mansion. they were taught a thing or two about drawing thanks to west point. decisionght, his final was the new presidential mansion should be north of the capital near where the soldiers home was built. it was to be on the land , the farm. this decision to build and create this new arm of the corps of engineers in charge of public buildings and grounds have long-term effects in terms of the interaction of the

next to washington, the greatest. he was the last president to have fought and lived through the revolution and as president, he transferred a -- transformed a tiny nation that washington had created into an empire that stretched from sea to shining sea. it was he, not jefferson, that bought louisiana. it was he who stretched america's frontiers to the pacific ocean. trenton -- battle of back to the battle of trenton. monroe crossed earlier than washington, landing on the jersey shore, circling behind the town while washington later with troops on the riverside below the town. what makes trenton so important, is that the british had almost won the war by christmas of 1776. their troops had overrun long island, westchester, new york and most of new jersey. thousands of american troops had deserted and the british had traced the remnants of washington's army across new jersey, over the delaware and into pennsylvania. redcoats were in sight of philadelphia, the capital. congress had fled to baltimore and had decided talk

washington. george washington was a universally liked individual. very unique in american history. i'm sure that he had his detractors. we do hear about his exploits. these objects relate to him specifically. one of the very interesting items that we have is a light mask of washington. it was created by don, the original being at mount vernon. but this mask was created in the 1830's who was advertising at the time in philadelphia that he had the mold and was making plaster busts and this is one of those made from washington's life mask. this one was made for the artist emmanuel lutes, who made it the same as washington crossing the delaware. it has a really interesting art connection to the revolution, as well as, you are at what washington actually looked like. because the life mask was taken from his face. you finish this section with the inauguration of washington. he is elected president in 1789. one of the interesting items that i find is these inaugural buttons. he's souvenirs. we have seve

washington. and i didn't know. i had worked here as a lawyer for five years, not far away at the securities and exchange commission. but i didn't know the answer really to my own question. so i did a google search. and one of the references that popped up was to a woman named mary church terrell and to something called the thompson restaurant case. and i hadn't heard of her and i hadn't heard of the case even though, of course, i had read brown vs. board of education" in lawsuit. and i had lived in and around and outside of the washington area on and off since high school. so i kept looking and digging into it. and what i learned fairly quickly the broad outlines of what had happened. and some of you may have -- may be far ahead of where i was right now you may have already known about her in the case and what hand. but on january 27th, 1950, not far from here, she went to a cafeteria called thompson's restaurant. t was actually on 14th street. 700 block, 705 14th street just up from the willow h

"george washington." this painting dates to around 1850. it is one of the later versions. but peel found that this was a lucrative enterprise, so painting 70 of them was good business for him. over here, we have some of the other founders. because it is not just about washington. in the early 19th century, we see discussion and remembrance and commemoration of other founders that were influential in the revolution. one of them, of course, is benjamin franklin. thisve this print and also medallion that show franklin in his coonskin cap that he liked to wear, particularly over in france as a symbol of being from america, being an american. so this image of franklin, with his round spectacles on and his cap, start to become another image of the american revolution, of a revolutionary. an early american gentleman, of a founding father. we have these types of objects, and of course, these are all consumer objects. there are things that people bought, because they wanted to have an image of franklin in their ho

specifically for washington. it was the offices in charge of public buildings and grounds and public parks in the national capital. the first incumbent was nathan michaeler and his first job by congressional order was to find a healthier place for the presidential mansion. the overcrowding during the war meant no central sewage system. that meant the streams and rivers were polluted. disease amonging the population all around the lower part of the city. also during the war, because of the forts and the fact that so many people were back and forth, they discovered, the county outside the city of washington. you call it countryside. much healthier. the air was clearer. there was now a newfound interest in living in the country. so michler's job was to find a place in rock creek park for a new presidential mansion. that is is drawing on the left. they were taught a thing or two about drawing thanks to west point. on the right his final decision was the new presidential mansion should be north of the capital near whe

[applause] ♪ narrator: the washington mrs.g to in the coming years has been improved from one end of the city to another. the evidence of change is abundant. pershing square. farragut square. along rock creek parkway. at the triangle of 3rd street and independence avenue, where it all began. in neighborhood parks like these. at twining square. by the washington monument. along the mall. at haines point. much has been done, but this has really been only the beginning. the activities of mrs. johnson and her committee were a jumping off point for washington and the rest of the nation. they show that in a time of complex, driven crisis, functional surroundings can exist, and provide new opportunities for city dwellers. in the words of her husband, maintaining a livable environment has now become one of america's greatest challenges. president johnson: mrs. johnson, and mrs. lassiter, and there are many other hard-working colleagues, put some playground equipment and the schoolyards, and improved the neighborhood parks. i think the

washington be thine. washington eventually received wheatley at his home in 1776. switching gears, thomas jefferson was the nation's third president and arguably the most polarizing figure in the discussion. so progressive in many respects, jefferson not only held many slaves but he subscribed to extreme forms of racism. that analyzed black people as a subspecies of the human family. for historians his most offensive statements emerged from his work notes on the state of virginia. he discussed the habits and customs of the area's inhabitants. from what was supposedly first-hand observation. like most of his work, he explored the concepts of romance and love among african descended people. he specifically targeted black men. "they appeared ardent after their female but love seems with them more in either desire than a delicate mixture of sentiment and sensation." for jefferson, the overtly sexualized and passionate african actions demonstrated genuine concern for women. but they lacked the ability to love as white people did. jefferson was also privy to the rather b

a birthday cake for george washington. and as you might -- might not be surprised -- people weren't very happy about the fact that they were going to write the book about how happy these people were to be enslaved and a birthday cake for george washington. well when i heard about this, i'm like wait a minute. i know that name. that person that they -- book ftion going to be about was a slave named hercules. hercules was one of these white house slaves that i write about. and i want to read you a little bit about him because as you can see from the reading hercules wasn't very happy to be a slave. to set this up, george washington never actually lived inside the white house. he live inside executive mansion in both new york and philadelphia. and this -- at this time period george washington is getting ready to end his second term of president. and he's -- hercules is with him in the executive mansion in the president's house which is still will in philadelphia so i'll pick up there. hercules was a clear favorite of the wash

that's a bit like washington. people get there and want to make a difference and told you can make a difference but not today. you've got to wait until tomorrow. you've got to be around a little longer. you have to become a committee chair. the most corrupting thing is people want to get reelected. there's an old joke that politics is hollywood for ugly people. my wife says i resemble that remark. what happens is people get terrified of not being in office anymore and any time you're facing a big problem to fix it takes risks. you've got to be prepared to take a risk. what happens is gradually people become so risk averse, they don't want to take any big steps because they might not get reelected. you end up with everyone giving in to washington. it's not malicious. the good news is it can be changed. a lot of people say can we fix it? what the reagan revolution demonstrated is when you have a mandate from the people, it changes the incentives of washington so everyone comes together. i think that's the only force

ron: hamilton is 22 when he meets washington. washington would have been 45. [begin video clip] [end video clip] this was the valley forge winter. the continental army was sitting there amidst -- the problem was the farmers were selling the food to the british forces in philadelphia. i remember lin had sent me very beautiful, mournful music for valley forge. he would hear the words of thomas payne over the music. that were the only words survived from that original draft of that scene. lin is extraordinary in terms of plucking out what he needs for racine. -- needs for a scene. he is a disciplined writer. it is hard for a writer to strike at a beautiful line. lin has the ability to do it -- i am not sure i do. brian: he is what age? ron: lin is 36. the firsting constitutional convention, the 30?ding fathers were thenhe would have been 32, 34 when he became treasury secretary. brian: so all of this had been done by young people. ron: this is an interesting point. so much of the attention about the show has concentrated on the latinoat this black and -- what has

get pressure on the washington defense.nce they do that, it's going to be tougher for the defense to get the puck to the offense of players of the washington capitals to move it out. if they move with speed, they do it like they did the other night with ease into the neutral zone, that causes more problems for the flyers, now coming through the neutral zone, hitting the blue line of the flyers with speed, they get possession and control. the flyers need to let it happen in the offensive zone. keep it there. ball them up. when they do have an opportunity, make it tough for them to get out. it's a matter of controlling each zone. if they lose puck possession and the caps have it, it will be a tough afternoon for the flyers. >> hopefully that is not the case. coming up, more with coatesy. we will talk about how maybe doubt has crept into the capitals mind again. they have lost nine of the last ten games when they can close out a playoff series. it's happened twice. can it happen again? we'll talk about that. back to you. >> th

johnson returned to washington -- to washington to dedicate one of her favorite projects. ms.and is a gift of nature and man. i am so pleased that this piece of land challenged this committee, and we have concentrated much of our efforts in preparing it as a magnificent day way to the capitol. -- a magnificent gateway to the capital. having been there when the flowers were planted, having watched almost everyone of those trees go into the ground, and envisioned how that pink starwood will look next spring, you can be sure that i shall return. [laughter] [applause] as a surprise to mrs. johnson, secretary udall announced that columbia island would have a new name. udall: we have given that the name lady bird johnson park. [applause] ♪ narrator: the washington mrs. johnson shall be returning to in the coming years has been end of therom one and ban > city to another. the evidence of change is abundant. pershing square. ferritin square. way. rock creek park of 3rd streete and independence avenue, where it all began. in neighborhood parks like these. at twining square. by the wash

people are furious with the way washington works. you're right, that is the way washington works. it's corrupt. it's career politicians -- >> but it's also compromise. some people say you want this in new york, i want this for my residents in texas. that's another way the system works. >> you want to do a compromise in washington, you sit down with a bunch of career politicians and you say we'll spend for your project, your project, your project, your project. another trillion dollars, and you get 75 votes in the senate. the only people left out are the taxpayers and our kids that are looking at over $19 trillion in debt and what that means, listen, that is real. that means our kids, if we don't stop this, they'll spend their whole lives not working to meet their priorities, not working to meet the needs of the future. but just trying to pay off the debts of their deadbeat parents and grandparents. >> i don't think you mean our parents and grandparents are the debt beats. >> i'm putting me in that -- >> you're calling us deadbeats. >> if we give our kids $20 trillion in debt, no o

outside for us, clear skies over washington. going to be a nice sunrise, but clouds in northern maryland and there are raindrops in southern made p pennsylvania. shorts and t-shirts from friday, put them back in the drawer. we're back to jeans and sweaters and wind breakers. south winds, so mild today. mid to upper 60s. recess gets a c. there could be a pospotty showe. but rain chance probably best 4:00 to 6:00 this evening. "7-day forecast" in ten minutes. >>> taking a look at a road, sounds like we may have a vehicle on its side. chopper is headed that way. they should be there probably in the next ten minutes or so. as we look at 395, not so pretty there either. 395 north at washington boulevard, a crash in the left lane. so seeing big slowdowns headed inbound. outer loop the ramp to northbound 95, a vehicle in the trees. trying to go get it out of the way. 270 south looking pretty good. top of the beltway, it will take you 27 minutes. it should take you about 10 or 11. 66 inbound from fairfax county mark way to the beltway,

that's a bit like washington. people get there and want to make a difference and told you can make a difference but not today. you've got to wait until tomorrow. you've got to be around a little longer. you have to become a committee chair. the most corrupting thing is people want to get reelected. there's an old joke that politics is hollywood for ugly people. my wife says i resemble that remark. what happens is people get terrified of not being in office anymore and any time you're facing a big problem to fix it takes risks. you've got to be prepared to take a risk. what happens is gradually people become so risk averse, they don't want to take any big steps because they might not get reelected. you end up with everyone giving in to washington. it's not malicious. the good news is it can be changed. a lot of people say can we fix it? what the reagan revolution demonstrated is when you have a mandate from the people, it changes the incentives of washington so everyone comes together. i think that's the only force

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a great aunt northwest washington. chinn, back to you. >>> prosecutors are working to learn the fate of two missing children. it they had a major snag in court. a judge ruled that prosecutors cannot send a dr. to examine katherine heigl pictures a mom disappearances of her children, jacob and sarah. she has a history of paranoid schizophrenia and as a last person to know -- the last person known to have been without toddler's pictures in a mental health facility. >>> nicole mittendorff committed suicide by hanging, they said. her body was found in shenandoah national park. authorities -- that a suicide note was found in her car after it was discovered abandoned. counseling is being provided for those who need it. >>> montgomery county police received reports about alleged scammers preying on elderly homeowners. david hill said his mother fell victim a few months ago. a man knocked on her door and said they thought her roof was damaged. they brought but they said was a damaged piece of her roof. >> they talked her into

kerry washington has a different kind of washington, d.c. scandal. made for tv movie. "conformation" is clearance tom -- thomas anhi >> each of us has american citizens we have so much power to impact our government. >> reporter: kerry washington was tweeting her looks and manicure. have a great friday, guys. back to you. >>> ahead in the next half hour. ♪ when looking for a van to take your business to the next level, look for more. hold more. handle more. organize more. and get more out of every drop. all for less. ♪ >>> good morning. more importantly, happy friday. i'm meteorologist allyson rae. we are off to a dry start and a very warm one. not for long. showers by midmorning. this will arrive 8:00 to areas off to the south and west. 9:00or 10:00 here through the metro spots. and in between two chances for rain today. sunshine and pretty warm temperatures. headed to 80 degrees. so early afternoon we are dry the main chance for rained to is the morning and then a few pop-up showers and a thunderstorm for this afternoon. larry over to you. >>> poli

-- theater in port washington. hilary clinton has things working in her favor, when compared to donald trump. >> i'm absolutely convinced america's best years can be aheads of us. -- ahead of us. >> reporter: hilary clinton campaigns in queens and long island, a new poll out this morning, shows americans trust clinton more than donald trump, on a wide range of key issues, immigration to health reform. trump with a 20 point lead over cruz, aheads of the new york republican primary. >> we have got a corrupt system, it's not rights, we are supposed to be a democracy. at gop leaders, accusing them of stealing his votes, especially in louisiana where he won more votes an cruz but party ruse gave cruz march delegates. bernie sanders talking about hillary getting millions of dollars in wall street support and asks what is all that money buying. >> reporter: bernie sanders, donald trump and john kasich will be campaigning up state today, ted cruz will not be in the area but his wife is expected to make a few appearances on

we'll zoom the washington area. right around the metro region, around theel moderate shower activity around fairfax, washington area, up to northwest, up to bethesda. look at downtown right now. a nasty afternoon after what was a pretty nice early part of the afternoon. now we're dealing with the rain and the clouds. more rain back to the west, back towards the frederick region and northern portions of loudoun county seeing heavier showers. now, tomorrow, it's going to be the temperatures. look at these numbers. 32 degrees at 7:00 a.m. kids at the bus stop will need the coats for sure. windchills in the teens and low 20s. going to be a very cold day tomorrow, guys. >>> if you've been thinking about a second career, this was the place to be today. hundreds gathered in montgomery county for the annual over 50 employment expo. workers, retirees, and those considering retirement spent the day networking, planning strategy and reimagining their second careers. there were employers and recruiters as well as seminars on re

the first game is in washington. they held a final practice in voorhees yesterday and get a skate in at the verizon center in washington, d.c. today. >>> police suspect foul play as they search for a missing priest from florida. >>> a washington woman said her daily potato chip snack led to a discovery that may have saved her life. karen. >> reporter: 62 is the high, normally we would have a high of 63. we have lots of sunshine, but we have a cold start. all the details are in the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. joe sestak supports a plan that the new york timesfactreported makes cuts to social security benefits. and the plan raises the retirement age. it's true. the a.a.r.p. opposed the plan, citing dramatic cuts to medicare benefits. the plan sestak supports means higher out-of-pocket costs for millions on medicare. any way you spin it, the truth about sestak is gonna hurt. women vote is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> happening today president obama is going to attend the wound wooed

so he campaigns against washington. here is another thing about washington that we know.the white house correspondence dinner, one of washington's most fabulous events. >>o kate will be there and i will not. i did, however, sit down with one of the most important players of the evening, host of the big event. he confessed to me to being nervous. >> they are replacing andrew jackson as well as most blood thirsty racist in the jackson five. >> larry will more knows it is easier to win the nightly show crowd than woo what could be the fiercest most fickle audience in show biz/washington. >> it is the most narcissistic room, journalists, politicians and hollywood. and the president. that room could explode just on the narcissism alone. >> when it comes to the white house correspondence dinner, the explosion is worth the risk. >> something that i really wanted to do and if i did it i really did want to do it for this president. and i thought the time might have expired for that. so to sneak in there at the end was very cool. >> what's happening. >> reporter: the last such dinn

it's springtime here in washington.look at the capitol dome shining with a brand new paint job as they removed some scaffolding revealing that. still some scaffolding remaining below. we're in the mid to upper 60s across most of maryland and virginia. we'll likely see it up to maybe 70 degrees by early afternoon. it's in the 50s near 60s north and west. low to mid-60s right now at chesapeake bay. that system providing the snow in new england bringing in some rain to storm team radar. that's coming into w timing on that, just a couple minutes. >>> an investigation into a five-car crash. it shut down i-270 last night. look at the scene. the damage to these cars is huge. a dozen people are recovering right now, including six children. they're all supposed to be okay. >>> and right now another accident investigation has shut down a road in st. mary's county. police have been on the scene at route 5 and ludville road for the last few hours. we're working to find out if anyone was hurt in this crash. investigators are warning

and we'll send alerts to the nbc washington app. at the live desk, i'm eun yang. >> as eun said, the nuclear security summit means more changes and cloefrs around the washington convention center, but it will all be over very soon. news 4's megan mcgrath is live outside the convention center next to one of those roads in red right now that's been a real tricky spot for a lot of drivers. megan? >> reporter: it really has. we're here on k. street. k. street is one of those red roads, which is means that it is closed. and they actually have been standing by, manning, actually directing traffic here for the last couple of hours, trying to get people through the area. because we have a lot of closed roads here, all around the convention center. that has been the case for the last couple of days. and it's been a major inconvenience. not only can people not drive through the area, there are parking restrictions, as well. also, the mt. station has been closed. it is still closed, so people who normally use that metro station, they've had to

that's our nbc washington flash survey. call or next the number on your screen or head over to the facebook page to cast your vote. >>> and a reminder, you can track the results as they come in with our nbc washington app and, of course, we'll have all the results and live reaction to the races tonight on news 4 at 11:0 11:00. >> we have had a dormant spring storm season for the most part. last time we had any back in february. this evening we could be dealing with strong thunderstorms, especially in the pink zone, that's under a severe thunderstorm watch until 9:00. that includes washington, frederick, baltimore, carroll, delaware and up north into pennsylvania. there could be some damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours. a much smaller chance in the metro area. the leading edge of any storms coming closer to us, way up in pennsylvania. but the main area of showers and clusters of thunderstorms in the ohio valley just crossing into west virginia, leading edge of that well to the south and west. the leading edge of these s

in washington and areas off to the east. by noon we're already starting to see sunshine come out and really a lot of sun tomorrow afternoon. on sunday it is windy from start to finish, but especially during the morning hours where they will be tracking windchills in the 20s. fre freeze watch in effect for are ins north and west of town. most of us are under a high wind watch saturday night to sunday morning. find out the latest on that on my facebook or twitter page. monday some rain is possible later in the day. we warm right back up to a high of only 48 degrees on wednesday. a high of 53 and the chance for more rain in the forecast on thursday, guys. >> thanks, amelia. >>> coming up in sports, we are just three days away from opening day, and the nationals are back in washington for some final tune-ups. >>> first, here is lester holt with a look at what's ahead on "nbc nightly news." >>> ahead for us, with chicago seeing its deadliest start of the year in decades, a man appeared to have captured his own shooting on a cell

. >> they just had to shut down the washington monument for the second time this week. meagan fitzgerald starts us off with more from the live desk. >> this time the elevator got stuck 490 feet up right where passengers unload for the observation deck. now, the park service says a group of visitors had just gotten off when the elevator malfunctioned. 86 people were on the observation level and had to walk down nearly 900 steps to the bottom. engineers are working to make repairs but the park service says the monument will be closinged for the rest of the day today and all day tomorrow. we don't know what caused the malfunctio malfunction, but the monument just reopened wednesday morning after it got stuck tuesday 280 feet up. this is at least the tenth time it's monument has closed for elevator issues since may of last year. >> thanks, meagan. >>> now to our weather and the beginning of a very interesting weekend. rain, wind, cold, even some w. let's get to storm team4 meteorologist amelia segal. she's in the storm center. i got to tell you, as nice as it is out there,

washington, d.c., trump campaign representatives held a closed meeting with members of congress. luke russert joins us from capitol hill with more on those development and you spoke to paul manafort, did he give insight how did the meetings go? >> reporter: he told me they are very positive and that at the first meeting this sort of the last few weeks there was about eight members of congress who had supported trump that showed up today it was 16. after the big night trump had on tuesday it doubled. a few new endorsements to roll out, bill shuster of pennsylvania, chairman of veterans affair committee jeff miller of florida and mike kelly of pennsylvania now an ardent supporter of donald trump. manafort had an interesting line about the selection of carly fee ov overyor rena, he says it's an act of desperation but then he said it was a very odd move from ted cruz ahead of the indiana primary because carly fiorina at her time at hewlett-packard was the quote/unquote queen of outsourcing. i suspect you'

he is a technology reporter with the washington post. thank you. you have said you understand how lobbying playbook works. you have been there. these, when you are working for industry, those are different times and the industries are very different. as you sit here now as the howrman of the commission, has those industries changed in terms of their approach to washington? how has their tactics changed as the industries have grown?

washington was very involved. washington gets the maryland delegates together to try and think about it. brian: what year? mary: 1785 and then he has a mount vernon conference in 1785 and madison goes to annapolis and hamilton comes down and nobody else shows up and tells congress let's have another convention and they pick philadelphia because the vaians are going to show up and the delegation has to wake up. and pretty sure like massachusetts will show up and congress says to everyone we are going to have this big convention and this time you guys try and write a document that fixes some of the problems. brian: are we still british citizens? mary: this is all during the time when the united states is trying to figure out what kind of government does it have. it's not going to have a roil government or a monarchy, but no one knows that the government we have today is going to work. we forget we are the first country in the world to have this government. brian: a lot of people are watching, eyes glaze over. when w

washington, d. washington, d.c. to be inau inaugated. the harsh and bitter campaign has wounded both candidates. >> adams refused to attend the inauguration. he left going back to boston. jackson supporters flood into washington, a human tide keen to see the people's general. sworn in as president. >> jackson encouraged it, because jackson and his supporters had encouraged members of the non-political elite to feel a direct connection to the presidency. >> hundreds of people descended on the white house, while there was free food and booze. and it turned into quite a mob scene. >> you can date many of the characteristics of the modern presidential election system to 1828. the sense that americans want a president they're comfortable with. that they can identify with. >> jackson has lost the love of his life. and won the biggest battle of his career. and along the way he has changed american politics forever. >> for 40 years, american presidents were largely selected by the american political elite. the shift that occurs between 1824 and

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i grew up in washington state. but in may of 1980, i was living here in washington, d.c., and we were about to get married my wife and i three weeks away so anniversary is a good opportunity to remember that my anniversary is coming up. and there are -- we got married in rhode island, and my grandmother who still lived in small town where i lived, where i grew up, brought back from washington, down witness stand from the volcano shot back ash from the wedsing because she knew everybody would be interested in seeings it when they were there. i figured it was a good thing that i was on the east coast because i was exactly the kind of kid. interested in science, and interested in geology and geological spectacle. i remember one of the kids who says, when the volcano started shaking in late winter of 1980 i would have said i really need to see that. so i would have grabbed a friend and qowf jumped in a car and headed down i-5 turned off on spirit lake highway and driven up to see small puffs of ash that would come out

hercules addressed lavishly, traveled with washington, and the man moving outside the washington home. hercules.ckoned now, march 17 97, he was part of washington's home. it seemed hercules relived reasonably well. nothing could replace ownership over his own person. is something the slaves would take throughout the 19th century, much to the chagrin of the master school. can say his slave should be liberated by the time of death. he fervently believed that freedom provided few benefits to black people. it was common among white colonists in early americans to conclude that black people held intellectual deficiencies. he sent washington a letter after his point as commander-in-chief of the continental army. letter included a palm of his place in history. including with declarative affirmation "proceed great chief with virtue on my side. let the goddess guide. a crown, a mansion, and a throne that shines with a gold in washington. receivedn eventually weekly in his home in 1776, although neither of the two left any testimonials. i do wonder sometimes what both of them actually thought.

you can find the second or third washington for what john boehner said about ted cruz. >> here's how ted cruz responded today. listen. >> when john boehner calls me lucifer, he's not directing that at me. he's directing that at you. what boehner is angry with me for is not anything i've said to him. i haven't said much of anything. what boehner is angry with me for is standing with the american people. >> barry, is that what ted cruz is doing, standing with the american people? >> well, so far he's stood with 25% of republican primary voters. i don't think he's standing with the american people. i mean, ted talks a good game about his washington experience but in his six years here, he really hasn't changed anything. but, you know, he made a lot of enemies, picked a lot of fights, some of them unnecessarily. and just very unpopular guy in the senate and in the house. >> ron, i can hear the big sighs there but let me get this question in before you respond. why is it that it seems, ron, that we hear over and over these sorts of insults about ted cruz? it's like ted cruz is applying fo

so it's nonstop. >> the executive chef here at the washington hilton. > it is known as one of washington'sremier evidence, bringing together government officials, members of the press, and hollywood stars. c-span has live coverage of the 2016 white house correspondents dinner today at 6:00 eastern. live coverage includes red carpet arrivals, background on the dinner, and award celebrations. headline.ore will president obama will give his last speech as commander in chief. join us today at the clock eastern live on c-span. >> during campaign 2016, c-span takes you on the road to the white house. we bring you live coverage

eamon javers is with us now from washington. good to see you as always, eamon. >> hi, sue. >> the doj made really pretty tough assertions about this deal. give us some of the details. >> reporter: yeah, they did, sue. in fact in a conference call with reporters where they broke down exactly why they took this action, doj officials said it was one of the worst antitrust cases they'd ever seen and said some deals ought to never leave the corporate board room and said candidly they thought this was one of those deals that should never have gotten as far as the government review in the first place. so a fascinating back and forth here between the government and these two companies who argue that they wanted to combine and that they thought it was an important thing to do for their industry. >> so how is the company -- how are the companies, i should say, responding? ly challenge they said they' this decision. they said they're going to fight it. the doj said they're aware they're going to fight it and the companies are welcome to do

washington, everybody has an attorney, write? >> when you are a nonprofit, >> it makes sense to do that. >>having attended the dinner -- it is really crowded in there. is that part of the appeal of -- >> no, that is probably not very appealing for people that everybody says, is in or credit this year? in we say -- same number of people in the room every year. on not worked very hard letting people wander the halls. they cannot go to those two battles without a dinner ticket. in invitation to a party down there in their hand. so one of those party people have to have a solution's desk because if one of their guests doesn't have something, they are directed by security that the table if they are on the list then they will be given an invite to get down the escalade -- if not, they do not go down -- >> [inaudible] d.c.shington, >> always lived in the area? >> yes or >> any irony in effect at your office is in the watergate? >> now, i think the irony to just come to light as my parents both worked for paramount pictures and nbc unive

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