thomas paine after the war in the 1790s wrote a pamphlet attacking washington but argued that washington slept in the field as he put it and the real winners of the war were generals horatio gates and nathaniel green. washington was generally enacted during much of that time in the clinton was far more active and i think that the most devastating thing, the most devastating attack or appraisal came about almost 75 years ago but was still read by scholars today and many still accepted that it was a study made by clinton's biographer in conjunction with a clinical psychologist. but that they had a deep subliminal psychological problems that prevented him from acting on the power that he had and frankly i think the argument is malarkey not that i am a particular photo of the history but they were obviously unable to put clinton on the couch it would have opened up a window to so i think clinton's reputation suffered from that. [inaudible] i closed the door so mine can to get in the room but anyway, i think that study should be filed away. he certainly made mistakes. i recognized that in the

in washington's handwriting and she writes to washington and this is very much. they're funniest exchange. she says that she's found a bundle of love letters from a woman written in the most solemn sanction and she teases him and and says that she doesn't open them, but she she wants him to know that she has them and then she very quickly goes. i'm just kidding. they're from martha washington and so it's a very cute cute little exchange and that's the same letter where she's very poignant about using the desk, but then washington writes back so after he got to mount vernon is when he got the letter from her so he ends up he ends up writing her back and he actually also writes to her he said as he promised he writes her a detailed description of his trip back to mount vernon. so she very much wanted to know how he was how he was doing how the roads were etc, etc. but at the beginning of the letter he he very much acknowledges her funny little quit about finding a bundle of love letters and he says something about how oh, that would make him nervous if he had any l

money go to my powerpoint is washington everybody knows here is another one of washington they hear us clinton. he became the commander of the british army and learned of his appointment in may 1778 he was the third british commander during the war. gauge have been there for many years before the revolution and was recalled after the disasters along concord road and bunker hill. and general howell succeeded him and he was commander 76 and 77 and resigned after saratoga so clinton was then named the commander healy that commander of may is 78 i found clinton an interesting figure he was from an eris aristocratic family his father was a career naval officer who became the royal governor of new york and young henry when he was still growing apps that formative some of those formative years in new york city he joined the british army as a teenager and fought into wars before the revolutionary war and earned the reputation as a soldier who was seriously wounded with the engagement in germany with the seven years war in the 17 sixties. he was intellectually curious individual and read deeply

thatha is washington as everybody knows here is another one of washington's. here is sir henry clinton. clinton became the commander of the british army. he learned of his appointment in may of 1778. he was the third british commander during the war. gage had been there for many years before the revolution, before the war i was recalled after the disasters along concorde road and at bunker hill. general william howell succeeded him. he was commander and 76 and 77 and resigned after saratoga. so clinton, that was the name of the commander. he will be the commander of the british army from may of 78 through in a little bit beyond yorktown. i found clinton an interesting figure. he was from an aristocratic family in england. his father was a career naval officer who became the royal governor of new york. and young henry when he was still growing up, spent some of his formative years in new york city. he joined the british army as a teenager and he thought into wars before the revolutionary war. with courageous risk-taking soldierlu who was seriously wounded. in f

>> let me go to my power point, washington, charles wilson, here is another one of washington but here is sir henry clinton. clinton became the commander of the british army in disappointment of may of 1778. he is the third british commander during the war. gauge had been there for many years before the revolution, before the war and was recalled after the disasters along concorde road and bunker hill, general william how succeeded him, was commander in 76, 77 and resigned after saratoga. clinton, clinton was then named the commander and he will be commander of the british army from may of 78 through and a little bit beyond yorktown. i found clinton interesting figure. he was from an aristocratic family in england, his father was a career naval officer who became the royal governor of new york, young henry when he was still growing up in some of his formative years in new york city, he joined the british army as a teenager and he hotting two years before the revolutionary war and earned a reputation as a brave, courageous, risk-taking soldier who was seriously wounded in an engagement

was the leader one of the differences is that washington was a better leader than clinton and washingtonuded leadership. he was a big man. this was a time. when this study of muster rolls demonstrated that the average full-grown american male was 5 feet and 7 inches tall. it was 5 feet 8 inches in world war ii soo it hadn't changed muh after the revolution. washington was almost 6 feet 4 inches so you literally towered over other people. he weighed in 1780, he weighed 210 pounds and is 6 feet 4 inches 210 pounds he it was the same size of a quarterback at ohio state or carson are the university of alabama or something today. he did have a reputation of athleticism. athleticism was sequestering and he seemed to be majestic on a horse and he seemed to walk gracefully. clinton on the other hand was about 5 feet 7 inches and pretty average in many many ways. there were differences in that respect and one other difference other than their background because as i mentioned clinton was from an aristocratic family in england but one other difference was that people today often forget that washin

he was counting on skyler in washington was much more focused but had he gone up the hudson washington would have been compelled to follow. >> it would have been very interesting to see what the military results would have been with something like that. great question. host: this is a complement from a member of our audience. david says your book is excellent. i will be using it on age of the hudson this summer as a guide in the campaign with your accounts of the battle. and that is the finest i have read. thank you. >> i made my week. >> greetings from troy a new york as a lifelong hudson valley resident with an interesting presentation and to be complementary. something that we have not covered with the role of militia. as the people who emphasized with the british defeat and then they argue a lot of military battles in your account is an excellent example. and then to be very effective and to understand them better so this is a mess perpetuated with that conventional battle and that plays into the idea of that armed citizenry so how do you see them militia? >> i think they are criti

a poll of "washington journal." is rated him as the washington correspondent who exerted the greatest influence on the nation, giving him twice the votes they gave to walter lipman. even his most outspent on critics credited him with virtually a government within the government with his own core of agents. newspaper editors often trimmed the column or dropped it entirely for a day if they were worried about something that pearson wrote. they were worried about being sued, perhaps. but unlike investigative reporters who worked for a particular numb or a particular news agency, and ran the risk with the budgets, drew pearson appeared in so many different newspaper that's no single newspaper or editor could curtail him. the column's liberal leanings discomforted the subscribers who appeared his views might distort his reporting. they sometimes published the come up with disclaimers that the views did not necessarily match their own. the "washington post" grew so nervous about the merry go round column that they kept mo

and washington's army was the america's center of gravity that if he could destroy washington and washington's army that that would end the rebellion. he obviously wasn't able to accomplish that. he's not able to get his decisive victory. he beats washington a couple times but can't get that final big decisive victory. after that i really think the war goes into that different stage where ultimately it goes down to the south, and then you really have a much more of a counterinsurgency like conflict. i think by that point, again, i think only the americans could have beaten themselves at that point. that's my personal assessment of that. and when you look at -- when you look at how the saratoga campaign played out, one of the options that burgoyne actually does present, which he presents in a sort of a throw away afterthought manner is well, you know, one thing we could do would be to use the navy, load up the troops who are up in canada, sail them back around to new york, and then now to reinforce howe, now howe would have this immense army and that army would be -- then i think that army coul

battle and by early 1737 i think you realize that washington a washington's army, he could destroy washington and washington's army and not would end a wreatg -- rebellion. in philadelphia he beats washington a couple of times and he can't get that final decisive victory. the war goes into the different phase were ultimately -- and you have much more for counterinsurgency like conflict. and they americans could have only beaten themselves and that's my assessment of that. and when you look at how the campaign played out one of the options that. in does present in a full way after that manner is the one thing we could do would be to use the navy load up the troops are up in canada bring them back around new york and now howe would have this army and that army would have been able to track down and destroy washington and philadelphia. i think that was their best opportunity. it does -- does go back to what mcafee was talking about and the strategy in that respect in 1777. >> that leads to my next question which is your book is one of the most comprehensive studies of saratoga and the timeline w

army was the american center, he could destroy washington and washington's army, that would end theellion. he obviously wasn't able to accomplish that, he's not able to get victory. he's beat washington a couple of times but he can't get that final decisive victory. after that, the workers into that different phase were ultimately goes down to the south and you have much more of a counterinsurgency conflict. i think by then, the americans sort of beat themselves. that's my personal assessment of that. when you y look at how the campaign played out, one of the options for going does present which he presents in an afterthought manner one thing we could do would be to use the navy, load up the troops in canada, salemng background new york and now it's this army and that army would have been big enough to track down and destroy washington in that campaign. that doesn't happen obviously but i think that was their best opportunity so it does go back to what he was talking about, their strategy helps them in that respect in 1777. i argue that in the book. >> that nicely leads to my next q

often see washington as being about politics but washington was really a very good politician.was almost unsurpassed in his political skills. winton acknowledged openly, even though he held a seat in the house at one time, he acknowledged he was not a very good politician, he is like a fish out of water in that regard so there were some similarities and some differences. i forgot the last part. >> who would you serve under? >> oh, okay. that's a tough question. [laughter] i guess it would depend on your rank and whatever but i think i would have served under either man really. i thought quentin was a good general, neither of these guys were bloodthirsty, neither sent their men into battle in hopeless situations and squandered troops. ... >> it was really a tough go for these guys. we're coming through a pandemic now, and these guys faced disease and at least in the american army, most of the american soldiers who died wound up dying of disease, not from combat. it was a risky, difficult, harsh environment that they faced. while i might have been willing to serve under both gene

the gentlewoman from washington is recognized. mrs. rodgers: thank you, madam speaker. i'd like to yield to the gentleman from kentucky, the ranking member on the health subcommittee, two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise in opposition to the democrats' abortion on demand until birth bill. the other night, we were having a hearing in energy and commerce and it was on a similar, different bill, but a similar topic, and a lot of the rhetoric coming from the other side and specifically what i remember is that the baby is nothing more than a uterus or an ovary. it was kind of all of the same thing. it reminded me back when i was a -- when we had our first child, our now 28-year-old child, grandchild, when she was 12 weeks, we had to have a sonogram because we thought there might be some issues. mr. guthrie: she was about the size of the end of my thumb. when we got the 28-year-old technology, she was sucking her thumb. the lady says, oh, look -- he or she is sucking her thumb

and during your years in washington, obviously, you did a great job of that. and they said and peter and susan say in the book that one of the reasons that you were able to achieve so many goals. is because you are not a crusader. they say you had no ideological fervor which certainly goes along with your focus on pragmatism that we discussed earlier. so do you agree that in your political and international negotiations? you had essentially no ideological fervor. well, i don't know what you mean by ideological fervor. you know, i was a chief of staff of whiteout chief of of staff for president ronald reagan. ronald reagan was pretty ideological. i was just traders secretary. and so it's a question of balance. i think. you you the commitment to values that i mentioned earlier when james mcgregor burns a definition of leadership is a commitment to values and those values or ideological. usually to the most part and so you you have to have some ideological component in your policy and your worldview. but it's a question about i think if you're overly ideological

tensions are rising in washington _ pacific. tensions are rising in washington over _ pacific.r plans - pacific. tensions are rising in washington over plans for i pacific. tensions are rising in washington over plans for a l washington over plans for a rally around the us capitol in support of the rioters who were jailed for their parts in the invasion of congress onjanuary six. the adverse happened after a rally addressed by president donald trump. he urged his supporters not to accept the results of the election. fencing around the iconic building has been reinstalled and there are reports that multiple senate officers will shut. our correspondent in washington gave us this update. the national guard is going to be on standby in washington, dc and that is something which did not happen before january six and that caused a delay and it took hours for the national guard to be deployed to put down the right which took place on capitol hill. other things which the security forces are doing are deploying the entirety of the washington, dc police force and in addition to those bar

what is going on in washington, d.c. right now is all tied in to what the democrats are trying to do with this $3.5 trillion socialist wish list. we could resolve all of these problems that we have got right now with the debt limit. we could resolve the infrastructure, we could pass this $1.1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, although i do have some serious concerns about it. nevertheless, we could get that done. if the democrats would simply do away with this $3.5 trillion monstrosity they're proposing. and oh, by the way, it's not really $3.5 trillion. it's $5.5 trillion. if you look at it, this is bernie sanders' proposal, that calls for spending $68 trillion over the next ten years. that calls for adding $17 trillion to our national debt. it's already around $27 trillion, $28 trillion. this is simply ridiculous. >> let's hear from ronny in san jose, california, independent. ronny, are you with us in san jose, california? one last call for ronny? okay, moving on to mike in long beach, california. democratic cal

marshall had been washington's great defender at a time when jefferson was antagonistic and washington'spolicy of totality towards france there's a long history here of rivalry between them and they never patched things up and i suppose in a sense, it continues to this day the rivalry between the jeffersonians fans and marshall's fans. [laughter] >> chief justice marshall have slaves printed. >> chief justice marshall did not have on the subject of slavery pretty owned and leased about 15 household slaves. a recent book and suggested the marshall also allowed implantation that had more than 100 slaves on it. i'm somewhat skeptical of that and insofar as marshall, nowhere in his correspondence and/or his diaries or count books, is there any reflection on having purchased or sold the slaves received any income or expenses with such implantation. and i'm sure that it matters, marshall has 15 household slaves were marshall's position on slavery was complex. he is a very strong opponent of slavery read he was really tax aided by very southerners throughout his term in the congress. or in the

the reckless taxing and spending spree that washington democrats are assembling behind closed doors would put more debt, more borrowing, and more inflation on the shoulders of american families. it would make washington, d.c., dramatically more involved in families' child care, their health coverage, their local energy utilities, and on and on. there's so many controversial changes being crammed into one megabill that it must be a deliberate strategy. try to achieve everything the far left has wanted for 20 years in one fell swoop before the country has time to realize what hit it. so today i'm going to focus on just one example. let's look at the tax hikes. a staggering historic set of tax hikes. tax hikes on small business, tax hikes on family farms, tax hikes on americans that would shatter the pledge to spare people earning less than $400,000 a year, tax hikes that would put even more americans into unfair double taxation of the death tax, massive taxes on the u.s. economy that would give us one of the least competitive tax structures in the developed world. for example, even communis

post" and former moderator of "washington week." i'm so excited to have you here back at the table. o ija jang. the committee issued these subpoenas to these four top aids. i wonder what does it reveal about these advise ors may have known about january 6 and the president's mindset and what role president trump might have played in insighting this insurrection? >> well, this is the big question. what we found in our reporting is that there are real connection that is these people have to the insurrection and the mentality behind the insurrection particurly steve bannon who was talking to trump as we report in some detail in seeing some things that we can't say on the air about how central it was -- well, you -- you're best -- robert we talked -- robert: we talked a lot about it. bannon was about this process ahead of january 6. we always have this image of president trump watching television idly as this unfolded. what really matters for us and now it seems for the january 6th committee is what was going on in the days before janua

marshall had been washington's great defender at a time when jefferson was really antagonistic to washington's policy of neutrality towards france so there's a long history here of rivalry between them. they never patched things up and i suppose in a sense it continues to this day in the rivalry between the jeffersonian's and marshall stands. >> did chief justice marshall hold slaves? >> yes, chief justice marshall did not have clean hands on the subject of o slavery . he owned at least 15 household slaves after his points in his life. a recent book by paul finkelman has suggested marshall also owned a plantation that had more than 100 slaves on it. i am somewhat skeptical of that in so far as marshall nowhere in his correspondence, nowhere in his diaries for his account books was there any reflection of having purchased or sold these slaves for received any income or expenses in connection withsuch a plantation . i'm not sure that it matters. marshall still held at least 15 household slaves marshall's decision was complex. he was a very strong opponent of slavery. he was really castigated by

of course, nobody here in washington d. c. in the white house was to be composed in any way to the former president of the united states, but we know how the president micron is absolutely furious. this is coming straight from the top. the official line is that these on bus, it is a being recalled for consultation. that means that they're not walking out, slamming the door, saying that never coming back. this is merely the making a point. they are saying that they are not happy. they are showing that they are not happy. this is the 1st time france has done this in modern history. and we know that there are a couple of other things that the french are doing as well to show how angry they are. we know that they canceled a reception at the french embassy. they have scrap their participation in a naval commemorative event with the american school. this is about more than just wounded pride. the french are going to take a huge financial head had this was worth some $65000000000.00. the us military has admitted that a drone strike h

no patriots stay away from washington. this is what is called a set up and saudi, although about 140 police officers were injured on january 6, defending the congress, only a handful of protest from january 6, feel remain behind. bars bought from saturday, i protest 4 people were arrested and a hand gun and a gun and a knife world by the capital police. but india and the protesters did earn some modest gains, their mark, their territory was bill or any massive oppress coverage while but during to be a peaceful protest in saudi. i should mention, even with less than 200 testers, it's built for the federal government expense 1000000. on enhanced security, the exact number is still unclear, but their estimates are from anywhere from $5.00 to $10000000.00 for that security . and just to give our viewers and straighten it, cost the federal government about $500000000.00 just to deploy the $26000.00 national guard. in the aftermath of january attacks were news, news, news on the side, having your large one out there on saturdays

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the life of washington, d. c. feel. thank you. the u. s. is threatening more sanctions against the war in size in ethiopia as t gray region. new executive order opens the door to sanctioning members of the philippine and retreat governance, its ego people's liberation, france, and the horror of regional government. the conflict has left thousands debt, almost 1000000 people living with famine like conditions she pretends he has more. this is not the imposition of sanctions, but another threats of sanctions. president biden's executive order empowers the state department and treasury to be able to sanction those seen in the future to be standing in the way of negotiating peace in the future on all sides. but no deadline has been announced if the government of ethiopia and the 2 great people's liberation front, take meaningful steps to enter into talks with out preconditions and allow unhindered humanitarian assistance. the united states is prepared to mobilize assistance for ethiopia to recover and revitalize its, its economy, and build a fu

this incredible ladder is written by george washington.twork it was incredible that we have this letter on display. did not remain in control of spying for washington very long. washington turned it over too this span major benjamin who is a young man in his 20s. he relied on personal contacts to create these were contacts in long island and british controlled iowa city. god letter from george washington might be unmasked ready to get mass because the spy museum for on the right one is about finding the secrets of john and jay's visible ink formula. i don't you're going to touch on that, claire, but you do in the book. to the right is an interactive that gives people a chance to explore how intelligence would pass. we take appropriate particular moment of july of 1780, that is when important information is afoot about the french lending to support to americans. heading up to rhode island to bring supplies, the british note what is going to happen. we take the visitors through the cycle of how the intelligence would be passed to george wash

george washington, in what was then the capital, philadelphia, and newspapers depicted george washington as a sellout to the british and agency of the british, and this is george washington they're talking about this, the media was trying to create images even in the 1790's, even under the first president. so, it is some consolation it's not a new thing, but it's taken some dramatic new forms in the way that you describe. really extraordinary. really extraordinary. let me turn to dakota woods. you serve as editor for heir tajs of military strength. the only annual available to the status of the united states military. that's the case? >> it is and in fact, it's a globally unique product. there's nothing else literally on the planet where the country will talk about the status of its military power and index tries to convey that to pay for it. i'm proud of it and it's fully accessible on the website and heritage is referenced. almost 2000 footnotes if you're an academic geek and see where we derive our information from. >> i love footnotes, i think they're a work of art. some people think

you had me at the "washington post," and -- >> what a mistake. [laughing] >> well, you can try to atone for that if you want but still you know, it will suffice to say that you are the great reporter of our time and it is, , so it s a real privilege to be here with the two of you to talk about "peril." so my first question is about the making of the book. so how did this collaboration come about? bob woodward, you've done of the books with collaborators. you have done co-authors, you have done books on your own. how did what seems to have been a match made in heaven actually come about? >> it was actually a match made in trump's hotel in washington in 2016. costa said to me, jenna, trump might be president. he was on the verge of getting the nomination and costa said we should go interview him. so we did, and i got two titles from the interview went trump was talking about i always bring out fear, or i use fear to get my way, and i bring outrage in people, so fear and rage came from that interview. and then after we had, afterwards, after the int

bob woodward has reported in washington for half a century. with five decades with the washington post where he remains an associate editor he has covered ten presidents and shared to what surprise when for the post coverage of the watergate scandal and second the lead reporter for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attack. they have both made headlines and drawn many leaders under the national bestsellers. bob cost is a little younger about half woodward's age as woodward note in the acknowledgment the national political reporter at the post where he's worked for nearly eight years following several years at the national review. in moderating editor and a political analyst for nbc news and msnbc. no doubt they have heard or read the highlights in general milley with his counterpart in the chinese fears about trump possibly launching an attack were mike pence searching and whether in congress he could've rejected the election results only to be told by dan quayle to forget it, there is much more to this explosive page two turner of a book it'll le

president, democrats in washington are playing a high-stakes game with our nation's finances.ongress just keeps passing bill after bill that adds trillions of dollars in spending to washington's credit card. first, there was the $1.9 trillion bideno nics that paid people not to work and then there was the $1.2 trillion so-called infrastructure bill that was supposed to be entirely paid for but wasn't. and now the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint that paves the way for passing a wish list of progressive priorities, like the green new deal and other pricey partisan pet projects. you might think the reckless spending spree would have come to a stop after reaching the nation's debt limit in july. wrong. democrats are now plotting to suspend the debt limit in order to pass what would be the most expensive bill ever passed by congress. this reckless borrowing and spending is driving up the prices of everyday goods as well as our national debt. and if democrats have their way, the taxes of hardworking americans, too. and with the federal fiscal year ending in mere days, another trillio

taking your phone calls this morning on the washington journal -- on "washington journal." teresa, you are next. caller: good morning. i am so upset to find out that those young ladies did not get their just due. i feel like those people that did that and covered it up should be charged with human rights -- civil rights. that is a crime against women and they let it go on. that is crime against children. women and children are not valued. we need our human rights stood up for. there is no reason for that. we need to be qualified immunity of these people that take the law into their own hands and junk that. they do not need to be sitting on their retirement. they do not need to be sitting in the backyard wishing they had not done it, they need to be sitting in a cell. it is a crime against women, it is a crime against humanity. the people in the trump administration were the ones who did this. they swept it under the rug just like they keep pushing everything under the rug. they pushed civil rights, they are pushing our voting rights. host: on the timelines your, the fbi off

they have got to realize washington isn't changing. you have got change washington. have got to dig a trench so that we can get fresh water into washington. i love lisa mcclain because she is a freshman congresswoman from michigan. she is perplexed that washington can like this. >> tammy: you can tell. >> i love that she will continue to fight. that's what we need. we need people to go to washington and look at the place and say what? >> tammy: rick, that's what we all have to do. there is a tendency here to retreat in general. that's what the swamp wants. that's what this monster wants. >> we can't. >> tammy: they want to exhaust us. we understand being in there itself has got to be difficult. but as americans, we have got to continue to be heard. we have got to continue to make sure that the people in our community know what we feel. we have got to stand in front of this and just like when we think about 90% were saved. it shows you that the government certainly the biden administration looks at human beings as cash tags on a piece of paper. and. >> i never thought

anthony zurcher there for us in washington on both of. for us in washington on both of those stories.e first civilian charter flight from afghanistan since the american military withdrawal as a positive first step. qatar airways flew more than a hundred foreign nationals from kabul to doha. they included 13 britons and up to 30 americans. a spokesperson for the us national security council said the taliban had been flexible, businesslike and professional in facilitating the departure of american citizens. hundreds of foreign nationals are thought to be stranded in afghanistan since taliban seized power last month. here's what white house press secratary, jen psaki, said about the the taliban's cooperation with the evacuation. we just had a plane landed in qatar that is evidence that we are working to co—ordinate to get american citizens, to get afghan partners and to get legal permanent residents out, and we're hopeful and working to ensure there are additional flights. meanwhile, journalists in afghanistan say they've been beaten, detained and flogged by the taliban when covering pro

we'll be live in washington for the latest. a landmark case in indonesia, as a court finds the country's president and his cabinet negligent in tackling air pollution in the capital, jakarta. also in the programme... celebrations in lebanon, as iran sends fuel to a country in crisis, where it's hard to keep the lights on. but the shipments violate us sanctions on iran selling oil. and supermodel naomi campbell talks exclusively to the bbc about her experience of racism. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 6am in singapore, 6pm in washington, and 6am in beijing — where the security and intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. the white house has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific — canberra is pleased to have a global super power making deals, and the uk sees it as a win—win deal. but for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat p