now, march the washington. martha washington was george washington's confidant. >> she was a person very capable, but she did not like that, she called herself a prisoner of state. >> by the same token that everyone in washington took to found the washington, everything martha washington did likewise. >> it was a business relationship, but not without affection. i think they had deep respect and affection for each other. >> she was as close to her hometown and she would get. she owned most of this whole block going back a couple of acres, which means she owned a huge chunk of what williamsburg was. >> there was a lot of tragedy in martha washington's life. she lost her first husband. >> she was raised a rich woman, what that means an 18th century is now what it means today. >> when she marriage george washington, she brings with her to mount for then 12 house slaves and that is really almost an unimaginable luxury. >> it would take her ten days to travel here to valley forge from mount vernon in her carriage wi

washington.d my life studying native american history and one of the things that are high and people like me have always struggled with is the question how do you get american indians into american history in a meaningful way. it struck me that george washington was the perfect vehicle to do that. maybe the most famous person in american history the founding father. i could show native americans mattered in the life of george washington and in the nation he created by i could accomplish some of that. >> you look at his presidency and the latter lives rc native americans were an important part of his presidency from beginning to end there's an important challenge that washington faces almost on a daily basis that comes from delays Ãas white americans interacting with native americans. >> sorry, i lost everybody for a moment. >> i was asking about his presidency. the significance of his interactions with native americans. >> i been working on a book recently on native american delegation to early a

washington as well and inquire about moving washington to the capital. they're rebuilding it they're having these conversations. he declines. that is another attempt to move him. free masonry, and the free masons come along in the 18 twenties and propose raising money to essentially build a new tomb in honor of george washington and his may see on accomplishments. it would propose putting together money that was raised a different launches and even creating a national lodge, and having washington attached to it. part of what i argues that in the 18 twenties, keep in mind that free masonry has sort of taken a turn. there is the rise of the anti me scenic party. more and more americans are becoming suspicious of what they see is elitist free masons. the free masons are still visiting washington's grave. they're still attributing his memory to their own brotherhood. they're saying any criticism against us is just the same as criticizing washington himself. they are a great example of societal organizations using washington as a shield to guard against criti

you see washington crossing. you see james monroe.lag, which we now call the betsy ross flag. that flag was not being used in 1776, but that's how we know how the story ends. he includes that. you are seeing two future presidents. you are seeing this flag and a variety of different types of people in that boat, which is just like the makeup of a variety of different types of people. ♪ ♪ ♪ coming up on american history tv, we learn about mobile alabama in visit africa town, a historic neighborhood former. then we take you to a reunion festival and africatown, it brings together descendants of,

washington, is a black guy.e was prince whistle, he was a servant of one of george washington's aides. and he is a black buy rowing the boat on the painting. -- and he is a black guy rowing the boat on the painting. >> we meet all year long to plan this. there are 48 boat crew, it takes 12 per boat, and there will be about 300 soldiers crossing, a lot less than the 2400 that actually crossed in 1776. if we had to wait for 2400, it would take all day. it took washington nine hours. but yes, about 300 today, and about 48 boat crew. and the boat crews come out and practice, they practice on a local lake, and then we come down and practice on the river. so we do, there's a lot, the planning goes on all year, there will be a meeting in january just to debrief and then we will start planning for next year. >> i kind of had advanced training, because my father first, he never owned a motor, when we went out fishing, we rowed in the chesapeake bay. we caught the fish, we rowed into the bay. that was, i was ten years old

. >> she moved back to washington d.c. and became a grand, very much behind the scenes in the political field again. >> as henry clay said, everyone loves mrs. madison, and then her equally famous response, that's because mrs. madison loves everybody. >> dolley madison came to her service as first lady with the experience in the role, during thomas jefferson's two terms, he called upon her to assist with entertainment. this usefulness the parlor diplomacy allowed dolley to hit the ground rolling into zoomed the role and 1809 as madison became our nation's fourth president. good evening and welcome to c-span first ladies influence an image tonight. we'll learn about the intriguing dolley madison. for the next 90 minutes, we have two guests at our table who know a lot about her and the world of first ladies, let's introduce you. catherine allgor is an author, a biographer of dolley madison and a historian. one of her books is called a, perfect union, dolley madison and the creation of the american nation. thanks for being he

>> c-span's washington journal. every day we're taking your calls live on the air of the news of the day and discussing policy issues that impact you. coming up monday morning, the american action forums isabel soto on the coronavirus's impact on child care and daniel bernstein talks about the rope of the strategic national stockpile in a pandemic response. watch c-span's washington journal live at 7:00 eastern monday northern -- morning and join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook comments, text messages and tweets. >> a largely party line vote, the house approved legislation friday granting state hood to washington, d.c. in order to become law, it would need to be approved by the senate but majority leader mitch mcconnell said in an interview, the measure is not going anywhere. some remarks prior to the house vote from d.c. delegate eleanor holmes enormousen. >> the chair recognizes the gentlemen lady from the district of columbia. >> i yield one minute to the gentle lady from california, the speaker of

kerry washington loves to put on a show. course of her career, she has strived to do more than just entertain. she wants to make us think, too. >> keep your hands on the wheel. look straight ahead. don't make any sudden move. wouldn't want to make the man in the bullet proof vest nervous when he walks up to your window pointing a glock at your head. >> it's a look at race and policing in america. what do you hope someone who hasn't had these personal experiences takes away from watching this film? >> black parents get to have their experience validated, honored in an open, honest, transparent way. that feels really important to me as a black parent. but also people who are white or other races would don't feel this kind of pressure, they get to actually imagine what it would be like. >> you have talked about this before. you worry about your own father. you have a son that you will have to talk to about this. >> a husband. >> how do you describe that fear as a daughter and a wife and a mother? >> and also for myself. when i

so when george washington, we talked about george washington today, when he ordered suits, and livery from his london tailor, he included the language, the livery suits must be made by measures of men taken nearest their size to they could judge and intended for 5'9" and 5'4" height and proportionally made. so these were essential communications to a tailor if you are expecting him to construct a hand-sewn fitted garment. it is not a luxury item as we associate as today. it is a simple fact of clothing construction. until the mid 19th century hand sewn was for any garment whether it is a wealthy member of the gentry or a enslaved. so men and women in the 18th century were familiar with the needle and thread and could make some simple repairs, maybe some household items but fuller garments required the knowledge and skills of men and women who learned their trades with the master tailor. so articles such as breaches, coats and others require a tailor. the skill is in the ability to fit, to measure and cut garments for a man. this is just men here. i wanted to make a quick point. i'm ta

adams cleverly dissected washington and used skill to explain the worship of washington. the generals first and most important trait was adams emphasized his handsome face. he was 6-foot 3. elite breeding in form. graceful movements and large estate. washington was a man of few words. the goes are -- geese are all swans. we know it to be true as well. voters take manufactured qualities assigns of enate character. he acquired the nasty nickname, label started while vice president and used in the election of 1800. political gamesmanship became more circus like by the time the second adams entered a presidential contest. in 1824 when then secretary of state john quincy adams was seeking presidency, a cartoon captured the race so called which to this day punt horse race. tonight is the kentucky derby. adams is ahead of crawford by a nose while andrew jackson dressed in military uniform is on their tail and coming up fast. old john adams stands at the front of the crowd cheering on his son while spectators place wagers on the outcome. this is democracy at its worst, spectacle.

so george washington is mr. president. martha washington is lady washington. james madison is mr.dent. dolley is queen dolley. and so, the men have to tread this very strict line, but the women get to express the aristocratic longings. and that's one of the messages she's sending out. and it's only when we look at the women of that time do we understand that a lot of that beginning of the american nationhood is predicated on royalty. susan: who called her the presidentress? catherine: i think that was samuel latham mitchill, but he was not alone. a lot of people called her presidentress or presidentess and queen of hearts. susan: and who called her queen dolley? catherine: a lot of people. edith: a lot of people. catherine: a lot of people did that as well, but there were many, many. susan: affectionately. or critically? or both. edith: affectionately. "she dressed a queen" was what you see in a lot of the reports or in a lot of the letters. she looked every inch a queen. sometimes they say she looked like a bride and a queen. so her elegance of dress -- she bought a lot of her ma

washington has grown accustomed to this method of voicing dissent.his was an organized demonstration with parade permits, marshalls , and responsible leadership. the demonstrators' position on the war, racial discrimination and other issues were made known. officers of the metropolitan police were directed to maintain a low visibility profile. their role was, as always, to protect the constitutional rights of citizens, intervening only to meet emergency situations. there were few laws broken, few arrests. most who came in the name of peace returned to their jobs and schools. but some who came to break the peace stayed on in west potomac park. for them, the april 24 rally was only a prelude to mayday, an opportunity to advance their own well-defined aim, to shut down the federal government. shouldountry respond from coast to coast with demonstrations across this country. these members of the new left decided the discipline and tactics of peaceful assembly were no longer acceptable. as early as june, 1970, strategy conferences were held by radical lead

this is a seen live in washington.orge floyd. this is bbc world news. i'm lewis vaughan jones. hello there. it has been unusually windy again today. and very showery, feeling more like april out and about, i'm sure and that's because we have this deep area of low pressure, more substantial rain coming back into the north and then we have this cluster of showers and thundery downpours still to clear away from southern and eastern areas. some of the showers can turn heavy and thundering. although the winds are easing, keen in the winds are easing, keen in the north, particularly in the north sea coast, taking the edge of the temperatures again. in the southern areas, it might be just in the southern areas, it might bejust a in the southern areas, it might be just a little warmer on saturday with slightly less wind and a little bit more dry and bright weather. through the evening and overnight, showers easing and in fact we start to see starry skies. a chilly start to monday morning with frost in the glens of scotland. th

let's get this update from aleem maqbool in washington.ggest demonstration washington has seen since the killing of george floyd, but with none of the confrontation from security forces we saw previously. they sent in the national guard, they were teargassing people, shooting them with rubber bullets. really, like, perpetuating police brutality and violence in the streets of washington, dc and still people are still out here and showing up. we are not afraid. we are not backing down until we see change. we're still getting arrested, we're still getting pulled over, we're still getting discriminated in everything in american life. so we've got to fight, not for now but for the future. we may be just outside the white house but the sense we get through speaking to people here is that this has now gone beyond just getting a message across to donald trump. what people are telling us is that they've now really given up on him doing the right thing. instead, the focus has become changing the system. individuals and police departments. sydney, in

he is a washington post crime reporter in washington, dc.hat is happening around you right now. it has been a fairly quiet here in the last few moments, as the president has moved outjust now as we are speaking... lot of protesters, demonstrators seem of protesters, demonstrators seem to be rising to their feet and going mobile around the white house and in downtown washington, a large police and military presence, you have had military presence, you have had military vehicles and military police officer supporting local and federal law enforcement, as they try to take control and clear certain downtown areas. you can hear people in the background, these demonstrators just after the 7pm curfew, about 20 minutes after the 7pm cu rfew, about 20 minutes after the 7pm curfew, on their feet and mobilising for unclear what the night is on to hold it. president trump reiterated that the 7pm curfew in the city will be stiffly enforced. is there evidence of the strict enforcement? not at this moment in time. there were certainly a lot of officers fro

the longfellow washington house where washington decided there are soldiers coming in that are of all type, seeing the first african-american troops from rhode island or the back country hunters from daniel morgan's riflemen. these are the sites. that's when it's decided. everyone wants to be a george washington or martha or abigail adams. it talks thousands of men to follow through the suffering decides whether we are successful. to be non-committal, any -- any of these hallowed grounds, fields or monuments that talk about would we have done the same thing. would i have done? it's brave to say that when you are in a car with air conditioning in 90-degree weather and you get out and read a sign and get back in the car and go, it must have stunk to be in wool uniforms here when someone is shooting on you and you go to the next tour. take a moment and realize, we were many wool uniforms being shot at, not being fed, not being paid and fighting for an idea of what is american and living it out day by day. that's what drove my grad school and continues to drive me. the sacrifices on those

one way from columbia, tennessee, to washington, d.c.nd she's of course communicating with her family and friends back home which meant she wrote tens of thousands of letters during her lifetime. so the travelling desk i think is really indicative of communication in the time period. the portraits are painted by ralph earl when james and sarah were in washington as congressman and lady. sarah was very much again a helpmate to him throughout his political career. when he was writing speeches, he would get her opinion and she would critique them for him. daily she would read the newspapers and underline passages she thought important for him to read. she was a regular fixture in the gallery in congress. and this is a great time to hear speeches of politicians like henry clay and daniel webster, and john calhoun are giving some of their greatest speeches in this time period. and she was right in the middle of all of it very much a part of his political career. so 14 years a member of the house of representatives, the last four of those, the

lincoln's dressmaker, she helped establish these contraband camps around washington d.c.. she appealed to the first lady, mary lincoln, and asked for money for these encampments. mrs. lincoln wrote to the president and said we will give them 200 dollars to help fund this relief association. the president and the first lady would continue to give money. it was people within the african american community who are helping gather foods and provide shelter, provide money, and so these encampments were funded through church groups. not only was elizabeth working in the d.c. area, there is another woman harriott, who was formally enslaved and she found her refuge in up in new york where she met a quaker woman, they teamed up together and came to alexandria and worked with these contraband camps and provided money, food, shelter, clothing and they also helped establish education. and many churches offered education, night schools, not only for children but adults so they could become illiterate, they could read, right, sign their names to contracts. because they were starting to l

washington. hello again this is al jazeera let's remind you of the main news this hour u.s. democratic presidential hopeful joe biden has condemned donald trump's response to protests over the death of a black man in police custody is accused the president of making the country's divisions worse for political gain. president trump has visited a slide on ring a late roman catholic pope the archbishop of washington d.c. has condemned that saying the places of worship should not allow themselves to be used in such way. thousands of protesters from across the united states continue to take to the streets to cry police brutality curfews that opposed to the number of cities and exuding in new york for the 1st time in 17 years. the european union has condemned the use of excessive force by police in the united states foreign affairs minister joe sapporo says that the e.u. is shocked and appalled at the death of george floyd. we have to be sure everywhere especially in societies where job based on the rule of law democratic representation and respect for freedoms liberties that. peo

hundreds of people came to washington, d.c. to demonstrate peacefully and i want to thank those, including our local black lives matter group that held a large, but peaceful car caravan throughout our city. just after 4 p.m. though, the advised that agitator started throwing objects at police officers. at around 4:30 p.m., the majority of the demonstrators were concentrated at 17th and pennsylvania avenue northwest. they broke glass. they spray-painted and flattened the tires of three u.s. secret service uniformed division vehicles. 6 p.m., thatre same group began to march southbound on 17th street northwest, continuing towards constitution avenue. at around 7 p.m., a small number were involved in multiple instances of intentional vandalism and destruction of government property. most of that occurred just north of lafayette park in our central boost -- central business district. there were multiple instances of rocks, bottles, and incendiary devices being thrown at law enforcement personnel protecting lafayette park. north of

since mid march when coronavirus lock downs were announced according to data trying to buy the washington post since the start of june 14 states and puerto rico have experienced their worst week yet for new infections and surging cases in states like arizona new mexico and utah shows that covered 1000 is now sweeping across rural areas while retreating and large urban areas al-jazeera is gavel i was on has more from new york. it's about many things but it all boils down to corona virus there are still deep worries now that this is spreading in more than a dozen states we're seeing numbers positive cases that are on the increase particularly texas florida and arizona these are all states that with the last few weeks if lifted their stay at home orders and so the economy is really coming back but coronavirus is as well and i think that has really spooked the markets as we also saw this is not even the 2nd wave study at the university of washington came out saying that the that so-called 2nd wave of chronic viruses and expected to hit the u.s. in till probably september and then you also sti

go to washington over here.kson and he took his case to the people which is similar to your run so he had one wild, in fact, -. president trump: until mine they say that was the most incredible election. you talked about it and wrote about it. andrew jackson was a pretty wild guy but now -. brian: wally had this conversation where we are in history, they want to take jackson's statue -. president trump: i don't like it at all. i don't anything that's going on. i'm topped federal. the states are, states are weak. a lot of people are weak and allowing it to happen. it's going over a little around the world even. they want to remove the statue of gandhi. they wanted to take down .-ellipsis ask grant. he stopped the confederates. he was a great general. brian: do you understand how you get thomas jefferson, james madison, one thing had his they were brilliant and they all had slaves. how do we grow as a country cannot forget our past? president trump: you have to understand history and the culture. so many other asp

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i live in washington, d.c.atched as peaceful protests were dispersed with teargas and pelted with what looked to be rubber bullets all so donald trump could get a photo op. weapons of war on the streets in america and joe biden is saying congress should take up and stop transferring weapons of war to police departments. there's a lot that can be done. as vice president biden said this morning, it is the work that won't be immediately finished, not on the 100 days of his presidency. it's going to take a generation, but we can start to act right now. we must. we have to. >> while we were having this conversation, for our viewers at home, we should sort of explain what they were looking at, and for our listeners on sirius satellite radio, i'll try to describe it. if the control room can cue it back up, on the left side of the screen you had vice president biden at a church in delaware yesterday and an image of president trump several hours later in front of st. john's church right across the street from the white

washington d.c. the president didn't address the press as he posed for pictures just outside the shrine on a ring the late roman catholic pope john paul the 2nd this is the 2nd day in a row he's visited a place of religious significance his visit to a church on monday caused a whole lot of controversy to say the least more on that now from mike hanna in washington. a peaceful protest outside the white house has dispersed forcibly. gas rubber coated steel bullets and stun grenades so used to force the demonstrators further away. a few minutes later the reason becomes clear in a display of pure political theater the president and former reality star walks out of the white house across pennsylvania avenue and through lafayette park which had been surrounded by protesters during the day he arrives at the sin john's episcopal church which had been damaged in overnight and wrist holding a bible the president tells reporters we have a great country he did not enter the church to inspect the internal damage

we are going to return to washington here because washington was a frequent client of carlin when he needed the construction for many of his domestic staff, including william. his enslaved valet and longtime companion. willie came to mount vernon after washington purchased i'm from another estate and 1768. in 1769 he needed -- this is when he arrives at mount vernon. in the summer of the eight year, carlin charged washington's account for making -- putting pockets into and repairing the suit. possible also for william, because we know washington's household delivery, delivery in the washington household was red and white. any account book we can assume -- william le around at arrived at mount verdant when he was 18 years old. he received -- this is surely not his first shirt of liberty and it would not be his last. william makes another appearance in the accounts. in june of 1771, again carlin washington for making breaches and livery coats. he also made a suit and breaches. who are these people? frank was williams younger brother who also came to the estate and 1768. frank served as

so george washington, we've talked a lot about george washington today, when he ordered slits a ordered suits, he included the language the livery suits must be taken of men as nearest their size as you can judge. the servants are 5'9" and 5'4" height and proportionately made. so these were instructions that were essential communications to a tailor. if you were expecting him to construct a hand sewn fitted garment. so it's important to remember here that until the very recent past, hand sewn clothing is not a luxury item that we associate it as today. it's actually just the simple fact of clothing construction. until the mid 19th century, sand sewn remained the standard mode of production for any garment, whether it's wearer was a wealthy member of the gentry, a middle artisan or enslaved. so men and women in the 18th century were familiar with a needle and thread and they could probably make some simple repairs, maybe some household items and linens as well. but fuller garments required the knowledge and skills of men and women who learned their trades through an apprenticeship with a

washington d.c., is neither of those. it is the nation's only federal district and it is set aside for a specific purpose. congress does not have the authority to take this district and create a state out of it. at least one constitutional amendment would be required for that to happen. during the markup of this bill, i personally raised these constitutional concerns and offered an amendment to provide an expedited procedure to deal with the constitutional amendment. but the oversight committee democrats, opposed that amendment. and they opposed, in fact, all of our amendments that were put forth. this is not a surprise that this whole proposal has been rejected by the american people. in fact, a gallup poll last year 64% of americans rejected the idea of d.c. being a state. only 29% approved it. granting d.c. statehood goes against not only against the american citizens' desires but more importantly the constitution and the framers' intent. i urge my colleagues to oppose to the washington d.c., admissions act and i reser

this is george washington. another washington statue was defaced in baltimore, a a state of thomas jefferson was ripped down in portland also. this is the general and first president who build our nation, and the author of the declaration of independence. genius statesman who helped begin this grand experiment that have brought freedom to hundreds of millions, and saved the world a few times for good measure. and a crazy fringe is -- ten hard tyrants. our founding fathers are being wrote to the ground like they were saddam hussein. the list goes on. the missionary settlor whom pope francis celebrator here in washington a few years ago, with bipartisan applause, he sided with native people over soldiers. ulysses s. grant, the generalo who crushed the confederacy, the president to use federal force to fight the klan. they, too, have been placed on the historical fitness for this new red guard that nobody elected. four monuments toppled up and down the west coast. well, madam president, there could be no clear sig

george washington slept here, george washington spent the day here, george washington spent a couple of hours here. this was his hometown. he spent more time in this town then most others as they said, getting his suits here, walking the streets, we're shipping here so it's really a great place to have this inaugural symposium in addition to -- i mean, washington literally serving streets as you walk out of this building. there are a lot of other revolutionary war stories here. you have the carlile house where young george william carlile was 17 years old and killed in the battle of utah springs. it's also the home of colonel johnson fitzgerald who was an aide to george washington, an irish catholic immigrant here and it was also the home of light course harry lee who, you know, he lived here later in life and it's probably more famous today as being a father of confederate general, robert lee and he was a great revolutionary war soldier and he's also famous for being the guy who coined the phrase for george washington as being, " first and war, first in peace, and first in the heart

i lived in washington, d.c. there is a bridge that was renamed "freedom village bridge" in arlington that commemorates the existence of that freedom colony. i volunteer at the african american civil war museum. we do talk about camp barker inside of the exhibit, so i invite everybody to come and read about camp barker. there's no marker or anything, but we talk about it at the museum. just a couple of questions. number one, there's always a question about refugees being paid, a lot of controversy about that. can you talk about what percentage of refugees actually worked and got paid, versus those who didn't? second, we know a lot of men are the first ones to escape, but there's a question of what percentage of escapees and refugees are male versus female, can you talk about that? finally, in maryland they instituted a policy where black men can join the army, but it doesn't free their family. kentucky and missouri, you hear a lot of stories about family members being persecuted. do you get into that in your stud

we can go to these live pictures in washington.an see the crowds thinning out there just after 11 o'clock. earlier on in daylight, those streets were full leading up to the white house in the park, and black lives matter plaza. thousands of protesters making their voices heard there, including the mayor of dc, he was one of the people in march. also one of the people in washington observing the march was a reporter. let's get this update from our correspondent, aleem maqbool, in washington. chanting: no justice! no peace! it was the biggest demonstration washington has seen since the killing of george floyd, but with none of the confrontation from security forces we saw previously. they sent in the national guard, there were national guard here on the streets, they were teargassing people, shooting them with rubber bullets. really, like, perpetuating police brutality and violence in the streets of washington, dc, and still, people are still out here and showing up. we are not afraid. we are not backing down until we see change. we'

district of washington. in washington flames flick it up in the darkness just a stone's throw away from the white house. tear gas canisters flew as police patrol cars burned in boston. in some places unrest gave way to violence and looting like here in san diego. there were countless arrests here in phoenix arizona. and the tense standoff in seattle echoing scenes in dozens of cities from coast to coast a clothing store torched in long beach california the united states has been set ablaze by the killing of george floyd. he died in police custody one week ago. when he remarried a black man pinned to the ground under the knee of a white police officer derrick sjodin he was charged with lloyd's murder on friday . i think. that in miami protesters demanded justice for george floyd saying his name they chant. that shot. i can't i can't discipline you without putting my hands here but this is where. the americans supporting our children. across the country many police officers also felt compelled to show their so

general apologizes for joining him at a church photo op in washington short me off to the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters also coming up. criminal charges in the optics biggest oil spill more than $20000.00 tons of feel eat into waterways most northern the city. compares the spinach to the exxon valdez disaster 3 decades of those in alaska. and the world health organization songs warning on the rapid spread of the current virus in africa and cameroon political wrangling have posed the fight against the outbreak the government has ruled the opposition's relieved if it's all illegal we need the aid workers who are defying the bad. hello i'm christine want to welcome to the program u.s. president donald trump has suffered a setback at another sign of tension between the white house and the pentagon the nation's top general mark milley has apologized for participating in donald trump's photo op at a church in washington d.c. last week according. a quote mistake the events took place moments off the troops and he said he had a pot full of the president and he's entourage by v

plus, joining the conversation on our live call-in program, washington journal. if you miss any of our live coverage, watch any time on demand at c-span.org/ coronavirus. monday night, on the communicators, former fcc commissioner susan ness talks about ways to reduce hate speech and extremism online. >> companies, when they find terrorists content, they will tag so that others don't copy it. and there's now much greater cooperation and we had even two years ago, but there still a tremendous amount needs to be done. watch the communicators monday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span2. joining us on the phone is hunter walker. he covers the white house for yahoo! news. not only security checks to get into the white house and also temperature checks, now dealing with demonstrators for those covering the president these days. be inside the to white house these days with all it's been going on not only the , last week, but the last 10 weeks? white house press corps has moved to a little bit of a different rotation now in order to at least attempt some social distancing. i

this is georgeto washington. another washington statue was defaced in baltimore. a statue of thomas jefferson was ripped down in portland also. this is the general and first president who built our nation and the author of the declaration of independence. genius who helped begin the grand experiment that have brought freedom to hundreds of millions and save the world a few times for good measure. and they are treating the monuments like vanity statues. our founding fathers are being rode to the ground like they were saddamm hussein. the list goes on. the missionary settlor who pope francis celebrated in washington a few years ago to bipartisan applause, he sided with native people over soldiers, usually css grant, the general who crushed the confederacy, the president he used federal force to fight the clan, they too have been placed on the historical hit list for the new red guard that nobody elected. more monuments toppled. up and down the west coast. there can be no clear sign that the far left radicals have suffered any connection to the righteous cause of rac

we know what people in washington thought about her and people who visited washington. but that's a very, very small universe. there were 200 members of the house of representatives about 50 senators, there were a handful, you know, there were some supreme court, and a handful of cabinet members, a few foreign dignitaries, local people. >> the washington circle, social circle was what? you know, maybe 500 people. and that was the world that we think and we talk about social washington. it's this very small, i don't want to say a fishbowl, but it's a very small group of people and that's who met her and who reflected on her. people didn't know. in fact, when monroe was president, he did two tours around the country and they were phenomenal because no one ever saw the president. no one ever heard the president talk. now, we can't go through a day, hardly, i mean, you really have to be hermetically sealed up to go though a day and not hear or see the president's voice or to see an image of him. >> a man in salem, massachusetts wrote in 1817, several months after monroe bec

and 43 for george washington.e also mentioned, only mention alexander hamilton and three pages in your book you say he was 19. what were the parameters. what did you not write and was a little on alexander hamilton. david: is a never writing they're going to become later. husky said the point. writing about what they are doing at that point. alexander hamilton and james monroe but they are briefly because they were very minor parts of the story that point. they were very good officers. the potatoes that. but they were the people of real consequence and what happened the wake knox agreement another sports. i also write about people like that who was a farmer from connecticut john greenwood from boston and joseph hutchins, massachusetts shoemaker is one of my favorite characters of all point in most people, the real part in the time period that moment. and we know because the road about a pretty all that we know is what with having diaries and letters. there were no correspondents covering the war. reporting what a

what is washington like at that time?volved was she in listening to congressional debates and -- >> she was very actively involved. he went for his first term in the congress without her. and never thried that again. she didn't like being left home alone at all. the congressman lived in a boredi boardinghouse and established a mess, several different elected officials living together and sharing meals and a parlor and so on. they did that for years. until he became speaker. and then they had to have larger apartments. but she attended the sessions of congress. she was very, very, you know, attentitive to the issues of the day. and the elected members of congress knew who were in the mess with her knew she was a very tuned in congressional wife. >> james k. polk makes it to:nd speaker of the house. how does that happen? >> speaker of the house. he loses the first time and he loses to a man who will later run for president in 1860. and then in the next time around, he manages to win. jacksonian politics. polk is jackson's m

washington d.c.'s famous japanese cherry trees, the ones that frame the tidal basin in the nation's capital and brings tens of thousands of visitors to washington every year. good evening, and welcome to first ladies. influence and image. the life of hell and taft, her husband served in the white house from 1909 to 1913. here to tell us about her life and her legacy is her biographer lewis gold. his biography of her is helen taft, our musical first lady. you open the book by making the case that of the 20th century first lady, she's the most obscure but you say she deserves better from history. tell me quickly why she observes better she deserves better than being obscure? >> well, because she did some things that were, as you've mentioned in your opening, about that were very constructive, i mean the cherry trees, bringing the classical music -- musicians to the house, and generally trying to make washington the cultural st. the cultural center of the nation. that was her ambition. now, it didn't wor

the entire washington, d.c.ional guard has been activated after protesters faced off with police, torched cars, broke windows and looted businesses across the nation's capitol overnight. police responding with tear gas. >> there's nothing we can do about this. >> eighty-eight were arrested here, more than 7,000 nationwide. d.c. mayor murial bowser. >> smashed windows and looenmshu here. >> reporteformion about violent instigators of protests. cbs news learned, two days after george floyd's death, the f.b.i. picked up intelligence a white supremacist extremist television channel invited people to incite violence by shooting into the d.c. police chief peter newsham. >> the tactics that i saw last night by the people, the antagonists i will call them, appeared to be organized in nature. >> reporter: late this afternoon, louisville's police chief was fired after officers and national guardsmen shot and killed a protester. police say they were being fired upon, but they did not have their body cameras on. there are s

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you look at washington and you think that man has probably never lost the battle. history tells us washington had not won one then. our first victory when he surprised the hessians. i want you to look at who's in the boat. this young immigrant who lived in america. who he put in the boat, the second person rowing is scottish. the person directly across from him in a green jacket is african-american. you come down the boat into the middle, in the red is a woman, in the very back a native american. i do not know if they were in the boat that day. but to this young immigrant having lived in america that's who he believed would be there. sew the second to last person a hand across the face. the hand of the 13th person no one sees. a young artist, he was saying, here we are. not even a nation yet but an idea. an idea with a concept that believed in freedom that all were created equal. here's ap hand. would you get in and join us? that's as true today as it was in 1776. we're going to face rough waters, but we're all going to be in the boat together. we all are rowing in

norah. >> o'donnell: washington, d.c. wasn't the only place with big crowds.s of thousands of people turned out today to participate in peaceful demonstrations in cities and towns from coast to coast. one of the largest gatherings is in new york city, and cbs' meg oliver is there tonight. meg. >> reporter: norah, this crowd of thousands has been growing all day long. at one point, we found ourselves surrounded in a sea of protests along new york's famed fifth avenue, protests with urge want cries to end police brutality. >> hands up! >> don't shoot! >> reporter: today, thousands of peaceful protesters packed new york city. >> it's enough. it's enough. >> reporter: stephanie ellis gibbs brought her two daughters to march for police reform. she has faith the protests are working. >> i'm feeling inspired. >> reporter: 13 days after floyd's passing, the momentum continues to inspire thousands of protesters here in new york city, many of them calling to defund the police department. calls for police reforms echoed as thousands packed the steps of the philadelphia m

would be renamed washington comma douglas commonwealth named after george washington and then of course the great black leader frederick douglass and in that it would give them more control of their schools more control of how their taxes are used more control of many different dimensions of law which which the federal government continues to meddle in washington has what they call home rule but it only goes so far there are many areas in which members of congress can set school standards or do things in school spending school vouchers that are irritating to the city of washington d.c. the city right now in washington d.c. so we give them more control but i think more deeply than i happen to live in washington d.c. and it has always bothered me that my vote in a federal election doesn't go to represent me in any real way in the congress so you know part of the way in which americans declared the reason the cause for their independence from great britain was taxation without representation and so you have people paying taxes in washington who do not have representation in congress great

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.professor of epidemiology at the university of texas school of public health. doctor mccormick, when we look at young people there is an irony here. the people who feel the most invincible, the young, now appear to be the most dangerous because of the speed they are spreading it. exactly what is happening. i represent an area where my campuses in deep south texas, right on the border of mexico, and just before our memorial day holiday we we re before our memorial day holiday we were seeing about ten, 11, 12 cases a day, diagnosed cases of covid—i9. two days ago we had of covid—19. two days ago we had 123. now the argument that we are testing more just doesn't hold because what we are seeing is an increase before this big surge, we had a positivity rate of around 20%. of positivity rate of around 20%. of testing. now it is over 50% and our hospitals are threefold more cases than they had before. and what we have observed in our area is that in the days before this surge, the proportion