it is too easy to dismiss washington, washington looking to indian country for sure. and looking for europe because his new nation is a democracy. how will it look on the world stage? he is very much concerned about that and how this will look to american citizens at the time. this is an experiment. we've got to do better, referring to how badly. very critical of washington's indian policy, what happens to the indian people but if there is a failure a it is a national failure because washington, more than many people, more than most people after them. something to resolve. i am not saying it was ever 50/50 to take the land on with no question. you have to take the land if you have the vision of national expansion that washington has but is there a way we can do that with honor? washington eventually comes around as do other people, it can only be justified if indian people, what can you offer them to return. they cannot live if they've lived up to now. ultimately doomed existence but if they will embrace american-style agriculture and everything else, there may be a p

washington had been given the name george washington, but indian people, it is the whole spectrum.a cherokee chief visited washington and philadelphia, goes home saying that was great, six months later he says george washington is a liar, william blount is a liar. other indian people at the end of the french and indian war say washington was a disaster as a commander, wouldn't listen to indians. the iroquois, this country washington invaded, gave him the name pound destroyed because they destroyed 40 iroquois tones, burned 160,000 bushels of corn, cutdown orchards, and yet even before washington died there were indian people speaking about him in favorable terms as somebody who is trying to do them justice. after he dies many indian people will say that. that is not because they are naÏve, not -- they understand the political leverage they have. the example i used in the book is to do with the cherokees because george washington when he, if you like, unrolls civilization plan for native people identified cherokee, you guys need to do this before it is too late and you will be the r

mary ball washington is known to all of us as the mother of george washington. tonight we will let george the minor character the life of the woman who lives almost the whole of the 18th century. born in 17 oh eight, to a well-connected family and she married in 1731 into another wealthy and connected family which would in 1743 and then died in 1789. and mary ball and then mary ball washington, she is live men and women and children the first of whom she inherited when she was just three years old when her father died. tom, joe and jack. in all of the places that she and her family lived, it was 40 - 50 percent of race and trend people and she was married for 12 years. to george washington's father and she bore six children. five who lived in the eldest became the first president. she managed 300 like a hundred acre estate for more than three decades and she wasn't keen to leaving. even when she was elderly. but she did eventually. into the for the 17 years of a long life in fredericksburg, virginia. and is now that town. in the opportunities of exploring this b

although washington did. you take all those experiences -- this powerful shared devotion to a strong central government, strong commerce power to keep the west open and to ensure economic independence and the people promoting virtue. great. lindsay, i would love you to give us your insights on that broad period from your remarkable and helpful perspective. you can take us up through the same period. edward didn't talk as much about the revolutionary war and exactly how franklin and washington joined together on the war counsel. focusing on washington, bring us through the constitutional convention, and in your view, what were the central experiences that shaped his devotion to strong central federal power and to civic virtue? lindsay: washington, i think, has to be understood as someone who has a military mindset. his leadership onto the presidency was in a military capacity. he sat in the house of burgesses, but he was not known for his oral speaking abilities. so he would frequently sit back and listen to o

-- a mausoleum built washington. burying him in the capital was a moot point until that central portion of the capital could be finished, where the tomb was created. early 1840'sas the and the washington family had changed their minds and they left washington in the new tomb they had created for him in mount vernon. that is where he can be found today. but long before that, jeffersonians had other ways of consigning washington's memory to oblivion. a few months later on the friday before washington's birthday in 1802, the house was listening to one of the crazy debates on the judiciary bill. at the end of the debate, a toeralist member rises adjourn tuesday. workers the to give chance to install ventilation in the oven. that was the makeshift house chamber i showed you earlier . it was called the oven because it got quite stuffy. the federalists also wanted to remind members that it was washington's birthday, and he presumed so much respect would be paid to washington's memory that congress would do no business on th

so some of the george washington's who i came across, were not our george washington.but native americans who had taken the name george washington. they had been given the name. but the indian people, because the visible spectrum. of blood a fellow, washington and philadelphia. amended treaty. he goes home and saying it was great. in six six month later he said the congress that george washington is a liar read another indian people in the french and indian force in the washington was a disastrous a commander and he wouldn't listen to indians. and washington invaded the country and destroyed in the revolution, given the name the destroyer because the expedition destroyed hundred and 60000 bushels of corn. and yet, even before washington died, indian people speaking about them in favorable terms, as somebody started to do them justification. and that did not do them justice. but him dying, and indian people had them in favor produce the the they're naÏve. that they understand the political leverage that they h had. and what i use the book as an example is to do is chari

george washington brought the hammer down but do not mess with me. i am george washington. i am going to be on the money one day. it is a quote which is pretty amazing also. [laughter] i was fascinated with it and when i started, i thought how do you figure this out. i went to the pulitzer prize-winning author and i said to him you know this story and he said there' there is no modek written on it except the stuff he knew was wrong but he said i have to tell you this involves washington's spies. you can find exactly how many he owned and you will never find all his spies. by nature he said what you are looking for will forever be elusive. the best you get the book out of it for the worst worse, what has when you have an adventure. i love an adventure. i couldn't get it out of my head by the time i spoke to joe. and that is when i knew i got it right but it wasn't going to take off. the first thing i did is josh and i to give you a background, i told him what he was doing. i knew i had to call him because we met while working on our tv show, lost history. lost history, the t

now that general george washington statue is now in washington circle, by george washington university. it was never placed on the mall. instead, after 40 years of inaction, a citizens group got together, created the washington monument society. and held a competition. so now we are dealing with 1830's. they held a competition. and by that time the notion of an equestrian statue was out of the question. it was too modest. the winning design was robert mill's washington monument from 1836, a bit different from the one we have now. you can see there is a tall obelisk, 600 feet high, and at the foot of it is a round temple. temple forum. here is the detail. sturdy doric columns, carrying essentially a pantheon. it was intended that there would be monuments to the heroes of the revolution, statues and paintings inside. so his composition, essentially, was a monument to washington, but also all of the heroes of the revolution. we have lost that component. but what is that on the top? what is sitting above the entablature there? it's a man in a chariot. it is george washington riding a chari

mary ball washington known to us as the wife of george washington. we will let george be a minor character. born in 17 oh eight to a wealthy and connected family and then married into another wealthy and connected family and then died in 1789 mary ball she was two years old when her father died. in all the places they lived the population was 50 percent enslaved people. she was married 12 years to george washington's father and bore six children the eldest of whom became the first president and managed a 300-acre estate from her than three decades and was not keen to leaving that she did eventually and the last 17 years so that's just a start for the opportunity to explore them to better understand to turn to a distinguished panel you can see what i'm always in favor of introducing people so with a long career in politics including four bestsellers of ronald reagan in december 1921 a new bestseller of the attack on pearl harbor and most recently to publish mary ball washington the untold story in 2019. professor emeritus from women's studies at colle

>> guest: most people assume that because washington created the cabinet and every president since washington has had a cabinet that it was sort of inevitable or it was just there from the very beginning. and it is very much not the case. washington held his first cabinet meeting two and a half years into his administration, and it was very much the product of an organic development of him needing to respond to international and domestic pressures as they came up. people assume that is always going to be the case. >> guest: tell us why washington decided to create the cabinet and tell us about the earlier models that he utilized when he was trying to seek advice when he was president. >> guest: most people don't know the cabinet actually isn't in the constitution first, the president can request from the department secretaries about issues pertaining to use their department or the president can consult and advise the senate on foreign affairs we used these two options the constitution laid out and went to federal hall and visited with the senate and requested their advice and it went very bad

adams dissected the cold of washington and used the skill to explain the worship of washington. the generals first, and most important trait was that he emphasized his handsome face. next, his tall stature, he was . elite breeding was evident in his elegant form. his graceful movement and large estate. washington was a man of few words. adams joked his virginians adored him because among the elite, they are all swans. he was more than genius, adams knew this. we know it to be true as well. voters take manufactured qualities as signs of character. adams suffered by comparison to washington. he acquired the nasty nickname of his rotunda t. a label started and was used in the election of 1800. political gamesmanship became circus like by the time the second adams entered a presidential contest. in 1824, when then secretary of state, john quincy adams was seeking the presidency, a cartoon captured the foot brace, so-called. the pollsters and pendants to this day, a term a presidential horse race. this is relevant because tonight, he's a happy dirty. [laughter] john quincy adams is a

campus of george washington university, in the heart of washington, d.c.orman rockwell's exhibition is a major traveling international show celebrating the 50th anniversary of the norman rockwell museum, the 75th anniversary of d-day, and putting on the road the great images that norman rockwell painted that really created a national concept of the four freedoms, that made visible, tangible and

and you're watching in question broadcasting from our to america's national news headquarters in washington d.c. there are today's top stories 1st 4th of july celebrations across the country will be a lot different this year due to the can't demick and ongoing protests and a full report will show you the changes taking place here in the nation's capital and as america prepares to celebrate its independence from british rule today we're also taking a deep dive into this country's colonial past our panel of guests will weigh in. then the washington redskins now conducting a thorough review of the team named after stadium sponsor fed ex and other mega investors for a change all right it's time to boost your i knew. this year's independence day celebration is expected to look a little different as the country deals with a surge of coronavirus cases that have led local officials to discourage public gatherings artie's rachel blevins has the latest from the nation's capital independence day is typically a day of celebration here in the nation's capital but even as president promised the fireworks

a hot day here in washington but a beautiful day here in washington.who was living history john lewis is taking us on a tour of some of the nation's capitol and the historic places here. retracing steps that were important to him. it is just a remarkable scene. the reflecting pool behind the lincoln memorial. congressman lewis passes in front. van jones, please. >> you know, you think about that march on washington and it's -- he is kind of going back now past that whole place. how young he was and how young dr. king was. >> right. youngest speaker. >> dr. king was 33 or 34. he was, john lewis, even younger than that. dr. king considered the old man barely in his 30s at the march on washington and this guy was a kid already a national leader, already a part of the so-called big six because he had already taken so many risks and this was before selma. selma is '65. he is already a national figure. he is a national figure is being beaten on that bridge. just hard to get your brain wrapped around what that generation accomplished, what people like ella jo

yes, the washington, d.c. national guard chain of command runs a from the commanding general major general walker to be secretary of the army to me than to the president of the united states. thatat was the old agency ran through the chain of command of this department? only agency that ran up through the dod chain of command in response to the washington, d.c. protest. sec. esper: yes that would be outside of any active duty that is correct with regard to title 32. otherwise, all other national guard forces either in their home states or the eventually diploid to washington, d.c. remained under the command of the state governors or it. fine.t's there is video of nonuniformed federal government people who were deployed to washington, d.c. presumably from the bureau of prisons and at the request of the attorney general. you mentioned that you do and after action report and that report will apply only at this point to the department of defense and the washington, d.c. national guard. is that where it stands righ

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here in washington so. the day will map out like that there will be an invitation only ceremony but both leaders of the republican and the democratic polity will join later on his casket will broad down to the steps again so that americans can pay their tribute and you just as you are reporting and we've been showing live pictures of the representatives cascada lying there in the middle of the very poignant moment indeed now the hearse with his casket drove along the black lives matter boulevard in washington talk to us again about the significance of representative lewis for the black lives movement. so john lewis was so many things 1st of all he was a 17 turned congressman he was kind of the conscience of the congress if you might want to say he became an icon he's probably the was the longest living icon of the civil rights movement so he met to many african-american civil rights fighters but his approach to fight racism in the nonviolence way that's not only have friends some think this is not the right

if you see over the shoulder of general washington, that wide blue ribbon, this was a mark that washingtonurchased in boston in 1775 to distinguish himself. of course, this is primarily a new england army that this virginian has been appointed to command. no one knows who is in charge. the first thing is purchase this ribbon to mark him as the commander in chief. here below the portrait is the actual original ribbon which washington gave to the painter , charles wilson peale, later during the revolutionary war and is now in the collection of harvard's peabody museum. and so this gallery then sort of takes you through the end of 1775. it's now january of 1776 and our next gallery which we title revolution, everything changed in 1776, really focused in on the independence movement and the big change now from appealing to the king to try to resolve these differences to deciding that the king was the enemy and that the only solution was to declare independence. so one of the things we try to do in this gallery is to sort of invert the narrative that many of us were taught in school which was v

he knew washington very well. in the early revolutionary period he became involved in independence movement. he became a british commander. he was a general commanding lead elements of that american force at the battle of princeton. when the british counterattacked, mercer was knocked from his horse and apparently these british troops thought they had actually captured general washington and demanded that he surrender. but mercer defended himself with a sword. this is actually the original sword that mercer had in his hand. you see in the background depiction from john trumbell's famous painting of the death of mercer. a bayonet, this is from the british regiment that attacked the americans at princeton. these blades may well have crossed one another as mercer lay on the ground fighting off a circle of british soldiers. he was repeatedly stabbed with bayonets, mortally wounded. he lingered for nine days. and became a kind of martyr for the american cause. when he eventually died, his body was brought here to phila

it was really due to george washington's leadership. the painting really dramatizes washington's leadership. there are a number of details about this painting. it absolutely is truthful in capturing washington's leadership and the sense of purpose and mission of the revolution itself. both of these sculptural pieces are donations to the museum. they were donated by a naturalized american, a woman born and raised in china but now an american citizen. she wanted to give these to the museum and the public in gratitude of the freedom and life she has been able to live as an american citizen. that is really the legacy of our revolution. we encompass everyone that comes to this nation, no matter when their ancestors came, and if they uphold the values of our founding, then they too are american. wonderful to not only review the history of these panels but also their meaning in terms of the significance of the donors today. having looked at the outside of the museum, let's go in. we are entering the entrance rotunda of the museum. this is a wo

and now it is a good point to make that the washington f.l. team is actually i believe the 5th or 6th most valuable in the n.f.l. despite what has been a good couple of years on the football field that's for sure now do you think that we'll see or if we were to see more importantly a full boycott from some of these sponsors because that's where the n.f.l. really is making the money if we see a full boycott from from some major sponsors like pepsi say we're not going to is spend any money is that going to move the needle a little bit more because it is really going to hit that bottom line. so if any major national sponsors pull the plug that puts pressure on the washington owner from the rest of the teams there because that's money that shared by the league as a whole i think however the biggest issue here was when fed ex said that they were going to request the name to change because remember fed ex is the stadium sponsor of the mini right sponsor of where the washington d.c. always. that's money that goes directly into dan snyder's pockets an

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and following the events for us in washington d.c. is did you know spall in us is actually outside the u.s. capitol building innes it's the 3rd day of commemorations what happened in washington today. right and right now the cost of late congressman john lewis was just brought out again and put on top of the stairs of the capitol and the public viewing started so hundreds of people have lined up to pay their respects earlier the day there was an invitation only ceremony where both the democrats are you going to republican leaders of the party attended and before that the cost because it was through been by the medical device and they also cause by. the luther king's memorial so what it was a whole day full of very impressive and important moments and then with his cat casket drove along the black lives matter boulevard in washington talk to us about the significance of rep lewis fall the black last month a movement. so john lewis was known for good drabble what did he mean by that he was fighting racism and discrimination in a nonviol

stadium in washington d.c. you also have to cancel culture running wild in this country right now and a media unafraid to spin the facts to suit their narrative here's e.s.p.n. stephen a smith and then i think about daniel snyder with the washington redskins and i say it's because of the behavior of the president that you have people like daniel snyder that's been able to hold on to the redskins name for so long let's just call it what it is you know that's right the same old tired montra you've heard it before it's trump's fault no matter what the issue but as tim carney at the washington examiner puts it it's corporate america and the liberal media against native americans why yes he's right poll after poll has shown that native americans are not offended by the name redskins when it comes to the washington redskins a 2018 washington post poll asked native americans what word do they most associate with the name redskins most shows the word proud and consistent with another way popo a washington post poll in

if we see a split -- down in washington. a split, different approaches from different republicans, different democrats, we can walk away with the knowledge that they are not anywhere near implementing anything that changes these business models anytime soon. tom: jon and i went mental on this. for the next nine hours, there's going to be complete mythology of these technology giants and these politicians as they spar in washington. what we wanted to do was have a sane conversation with someone like cook, someone like bezos and the rest of them. is at theey washington university of st. louis. he stumbled on the thing with a guy named dorsey called square and made a pile of money, but that came out of his curiosity and his innovation, with everything from glassblowing to simple engineering and pascal language from another time and place. we are thrilled he can talk today about these are people who are going to stand in front of our congress. thrilled to have you with us. you are like bezos. you are like cook. you are like the

let's ta ke let's take you straight back to washington and you can see, this is live at the washingtonndependence day being celebrated in the us with fireworks. it has just gone nine p.m.. independence day fourth ofjuly nine p.m.. independence day fourth of july is nine p.m.. independence day fourth ofjuly is celebrated with fireworks across the country. hugely scaled—down this year because of corona virus. these are the fireworks in washington. lots of people have gathered. in some areas they are socially distanced. they are there for the fireworks and they are enjoying it. we did see early on slightly higher tensions between protesters charting i wonder if they took pause to watch the fireworks. we will keep across these pictures. the marking of independence of the us from the uk, which is mentioned every single year in the us but very, very rarely has been a controversial day as this year given that the events and the fight against racism in the country as a whole. the significance place on the fourth ofjuly celebrations have been questioned in a way that they have not been over pre

looking at the cult of washington to use a satirical skill. and the most important trait was to emphasize his handsome face. next his tall stature. six with 3 inches. it was evident in his elegant forming graceful movements and largest state. and a man of few words it was joked they adored him because geese are all swans. we know it to be true voters take manufactured qualities in a character. adams of course by comparison to washington acquired the nasty nickname of his rotunda the. [laughter] and in the election of 1800. the political gamesmanship by the time the second adams in the presidential contest when then secretary of state john quincy adams was seeking the presidenc presidency, a cartoon capture the so-called foot race that to this day that this is relevant because tonight is the kentucky derby. [laughter] in the cartoon john quincy adams and justin the military uniform coming up fast. and then to stand at the front of a crowd cheering on his son while spectators place wagers on the avatar. this is democracy at its worst. election c

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george washington lived in washington. lived ins philadelphia. betsy ross was his friend.even children. when she was sewing, she could not stand. her legs were hurt. washington has a gun because he was only a soldier. ♪ >> even small children can use an animator's camera and when they film their drawings, the liveliness makes the eyes.es grow before their >> this is george washington's flag made by betsy ross. and his cherry tree. this is an american flag. this is a boy scout. when bad weather comes, you should take the american flag down. when you see a parade with the american flag, you have to take the hat off your head. the american flag should not be on a car. it should be flying freely on the antenna. >> why did you draw the stars in a circle? >> many came to america because it was the last day of the old american flag. >> the first flag was the english flag of st. george. it arrived in 1497. objections began almost immediately. the first protester did not appear until 1637. john endicott said as it was a relic of the antichrist. he was barred for one year from publi

host: we are already seeing --ctions in washington cc and washington, d.c..st got this tweet in from speaker pelosi, who has ordered the flags at the u.s. capitol to be flown at half staff, due to the passing of congressman john lewis. continue to get reaction from lawmakers around the united states, here in washington and in georgia. let's go back to our foe bloods and talk to curtis. from brookfield, missouri. good morning. caller: good morning. i wanted to call in in respect to john lewis. .hese are big hero i'm 72 years old. i saw him when he was going knows that bridge i don't how he did that. battered hit, bruised, , and i think he's an exceptionally good man. i hope in my heart that the mitch mcconnell's than people of that caliber can look themselves and say that they are as great as he is. once again we want to hear from you about the life and times of john lewis. we will bring you reaction from all around the country, including his colleagues. this comes from representative richard neal, the chair of the house ways and means committee where lewis se

i'm john king in washington. thank you so much for sharing this special day with us, special because today the nation's capitol honors and remembers the late congressman john lewis, the man who meant so much to so many, a civil rights icon, a hero, the conscience of the congress for decades and the casket will arrive at joint base andrews moments from now. lewis will begin his final journey to capitol hill. for more on his arrival congressman lewis was honored in his birth state of alabama over the weekend. that included one last crossing of the edmund pettus bridge, can you see it right there recruiting the route that lewis and others took on bloody sunday back in 1965 and then again later with martin luther king jr. on march for voting rights from selma to montgomery. lewis' body laid in state at the alabama state capitol as people paid respects. today there will be a ceremony in the u.s. capitol rotunda. leaders and the congressional black caucus will take part and joe biden and his wife jill will pay their re

george washington, that was george washington's run.ly a soldier then he became a president. george washington gave her a plan, how she should make the first american flag. the stars weren't in a row. they were only in a circle. george washington lived in washington. betsy ross lived in philadelphia. betsy ross was his friend. she had seven children. betsy ross is sitting because when she's sewing, she can't stand. her legs would hurt. and george washington has a gun because he was only a soldier. (lively music) >> even small children can learn to use the animators camera, and when they film their drawings frame by frame, their own liveliness makes the pictures grow before our eyes. >> this is george washington's flag, made by betsy ross, and this is george washington's canyon and his cherry tree. this is a american flag. this is a boy scout. when bad weather comes, the new should take american flag down. that's a rule about american flag. when you see a parade marching with an american flag, you have to take the hat off your head. a am

i grew up in washington, d.c. in 1959. when the civil rights movement war, aing place, vietnam lot of national events, i was growing up. about martin luther king dying. i did not know what was happening, but i remember my stepfather coming home and putting a sign on our window saying we were a black family. and i do remember the killing of robert kennedy. older, i started to read up on things as far as movement --il rates rights movement. i watched many documentaries. it is interesting to me how the issue of black lives matter, you i do notblows my mind, understand why people do not get it. no one said that all lives did not matter. what are you tripping on? no one ever said that. this is about a group of people disrespected so and put on a level of being subhuman. it blows myine, mind that this country measured a black person by a certain percentage of what they had in their blood. are you kidding mez/ in this country -- are you kidding me? in this country? i did not ask to be born here. i was born here. time, theny point

from berlin tonight in washington d.c. in the u.s. capitol remembering and honoring the civil rights pioneer john lewis. late colleague. dr martin luther king in the coming days the nation that has been transformed by the black lines meant to move would be able to bid a final farewell also coming up tonight the stars and stripes lowered as the u.s. was forced to close its consulate in the chinese city of chengdu a tit for tat response following the shutdown of the chinese mission in houston last week we'll speak to a former u.s. diplomat who was stationed in. and the outbreak on the farm in southern germany 170 migrant field workers tested positive for coke at night seen our field workers risking their lives to put vegetables on our tables. i'm burnt off to our viewers watching on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we start tonight with a solemn tribute to a sin. all rights pioneer wall makers friends and family have been on the late congressman john lewis inside the u.s. capitol building and invitation only

they defile the memory of washington, jefferson, lincoln and roosevelt. today we will set history and history's record straight. before these figures were immortalized in stone they were american giants, in full flesh and blood talent men's intrepid deeds unleashed the greatest leap of human advancement the world has ever known. tonight i will tell you and most importantly the use of our nation the true stories of these great great men. from head to george washington represented the strength, grace and dignity of the american people, from a small volunteer force of citizen farmers he created the continental army out of nothing and rallied them to stand against the most powerful military on earth. 3 eight long years, through the brutal winter - valley forge, through setback after setback on the field of battle he led those patriots to ultimate triumph, when the army had dwindled to a few thousand men at christmas of 1776, when defeat seemed absolutely certain he took what remained of his forces on the daring nighttime crossing of the delaware river, they m

all to his home for dinner here in washington, d.c. one of the most special experiences that i've ever had up here in washington. no question about it. just to listen to him tell the stories that he told about preaching to the chickens when he was growing up, and in alabama. about being with dr. king and the stories that he told. just great, great memories. what an honor for me to have been able to experience that. >> what about the acrimony there in washington? as you know, our nation's capital has unfortunately -- it's become synonymous with gridlock and just vitriol being spewed. what did he ever say to you about the environment of washington, d.c., the nastiness of modern politics? >> well, you know, it was interesting. i told you about the stories that he shared with us about dr. king, and how they were actually trained not to respond physically, but, you know, it was civil disobedience knop question about that. yes, we did talk about the acrimony as you described, we did talk about that and he always was careful to point out you

ron: well, hamilton is 22 when he meets washington. washington would have been 45 at that point. brian: let's just listen to a little bit so we can get a flavor. [video clip] ♪ >> ♪ i have never seen the general so despondent. i have taken over writing all his correspondence. congress writes, "george, attack the british forces." i shoot back, we should have resorted to eating our horses. local merchants deny us equipment, assistance. they only take british money, so sing a song of sixpence." ♪ ♪ [video clip ends] brian: that's it for the moment, but what do you think? ron: accurate in fact because all of these farmers, this was the valley forge winter there. the continental army was actually sitting there amidst plenty. the problem was not the availability of food. the problem was that the farmers were selling the food to the british forces in philadelphia. and i remember, lin had actually sent me very beautiful, sad, mournful music for valley forge, and you can hear the words of thomas paine over the music, and those were the only words that survived from that original draft of

george washington was a genuinely great man, but to morons like tammy duckworth, washington is to somete guy who needs to be erased. and let's start the statues and renamed the city's sharpton on mandela at other revolutionsns continue.pt but hold on, not so fast.nu change is that profound a deba debate. not some national conversation with a scream commands that you would you get to obey. but a vigorous recent exchange twin adults. we wanted to have an exchange of that with tammy duckworth tonight. so we called her office and we invited on the show. they informed us that before even considering our request we must first issue a public apology for criticizing tammy duckworth. in other words, i will not debate you until first to admit you're completely wrong. keep in mind, tammy duckworth is not a child. at least not technically, she's a sitting united states senator who is often described as a hero. yet duckworth is too afraid to defend her own statements on a cable tv show. what a coward. tammy duckworth is also a fraud. five years ago while she was a member of congress, whistle-blower

but i was 22 years old, living in washington dc.ight mentor who is a person came in that job and who hired me, he actually was a speechwriter. and he hired me as a speechwriter. one of the first features the ghastly to work on for him was his commencement address at the university of michigan good also. so here it was, i was actually 24 years old and now i was back there 46 years old. in all of those years later. and talk about them in the speech, i think it was actually a really important thing, what are the hardest thing in the greatest risks that you will ever taken life, is admitting what you want. in week know what we want but to admit it. it is hard to admit what you bought for you because if you do, you might fail you might not get it. the way you know it but you want, you have to admitted that to love it, you have to admit what scares you and you have to admit what brought you here in the first place. when i was doing the speech, and never tell the story. don't talk about your fear. i used to work at the argonauts giving ice

dukes. >> the washington dukes, that's not bad.eeing so many different sight gags for the washington dukes, i'll let all of those go and say, dave, thank you very much for making time for us. >>> thank you also for making time. ali velshi is back next saturday and sunday. i'm back this afternoon at 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. eastern. so until we meet again, i'm joshua johnson. stick around, "a.m. joy" is next on msnbc. the campsite. and anything else we set our sights on. miles that take us back to the places we want to go. and to the people who count on us. so, let's roll up our sleeves. because we've got miles to make up. >>> we are grateful to our armed services. we are grateful to our military families. we are greatful to our veterans. without you, we could not enjoy the incredible blessings that we do in this greatest country on earth. >> good morning and welcome to "a.m. joy." i'm tiffany cross back in for joy reid. it's hard not to feel

to washington twice a year.rips could take 30 days. she is communicating with her family and friends back home. which meant she wrote tens of thousands of letters during her lifetime. the traveling desk is indicative timemmunication in the period. sarah was very much a helpmate to him throughout his political career and he was writing -- when he was writing speeches he would get her opinion. daily she would read the newspapers and underline passages for him to read. she was a regular fixture in the gallery. this was a great time to hear speeches. politicians like henry clay and john calhoun are giving some of their greatest speeches during this time period. 14 years a member of the house of representatives. to this day, he is the only speaker of the house to become president. which brings with it a whole new level of social status in washington, d.c.. sarah played the part of one of the official hostesses in washington. typically, congress would enact a memorial to the outgoing speaker of the house. officially t

i don't even have a car you're in washington. i walk or i get ride with one of my staff people or i take the train. >> good morning, congressman. i am a junior here at eastern senior high school. my question is can you give us a general idea of what the republican tax bill was and why you rejected it? during a time of crisis and when you are involved in military action and a war, it is not a time in my estimation to cut taxes. we need those resources to see that all of our people get the best possible education. we need those resources to take care of a -- the health condition of our seniors and children, our babies. we need those resources to clean up the environment, protect the environment. we have a right to know what is in the food we eat, what is in the water we drink, what is in the air we breathe. the majority of americans are not saying again quote give me a touch -- "give me a tax cut." housing,hat to improve build roads. the proposed tax cut as it went through the house and is now making its way through the senate will

i just don't see the immediacy in washington. lt. gov.on't know what planet they are living on. i really don't. they see theif overcrowding in hospitals, searching for ppe that we have had to go through. tom: what is the unemployment rate in buffalo right now? i don't have a clue. lt. gov. hochul: statewide it is 16%. buffalo is probably closer to 20%. to say they want to cut unemployment insurance, a year ago in new york state we had a 4% unemployment rate. people were working. there's something that people now want to stay home. they are saying other people just want to stay home. people are being lazy. there's no jobs for them. they want to get back to work area. what is the certitude for conservatives that we are going to pay back all of this debt on the road? lt. gov. hochul: our economy will come back and come back roaring if we can get the assistance of the federal government to get a through a 100 year pandemic. this is not something we asked for on a regular basis, even though we know that new york state since about $30 billion o