if you can picture washington, d.c. as shaped like a diamond, we are right at the very top of the diamond, in the northwest portion of washington, d.c. early about noontime was out of the gates of fort stevens right out here. he had the capitol dome in his sight at noontime, and what did he see? he saw this very impressive series of forts. he saw this fort and it was connected to several other forts around here. it looks impregnable and he saw troops here. early did not know these were 100 days men and the call went out for civilians to come out and help man the barricades, so you had clerks from the state department, men from the quarter master corps, people who have never fired a weapon in their life. the word motley comes up more than once, but early did not know this. his men were strung out way along back on the georgetown pike. sorry, not the georgetown pike, the 7th street pike, they cut off the georgetown pike in what is now wheaton, maryland, and cut out to the 7th street pike, georgia avenue, so early, unchara

if you can picture washington, d.c. as shaped like a diamond, we are right at the very top of the diamond, in the northwest portion of washington, d.c. early about noontime was out of the gates of fort stevens right out here. he had the capitol dome in his sight at noontime, and what did he see? he saw this very impressive series of forts. he saw this fort and it was connected to several other forts around here. it looks impregnable and he saw troops here. early did not know these were 100 days men and the call went out for civilians to come out and help man the barricades, so you had clerks from the state department, men from the quarter master corps, people who have never fired a weapon in their life. the word motley comes up more than once, but early did not know this. his men were strung out way along back on the georgetown pike. sorry, not the georgetown pike, the 7th street pike, they cut off the georgetown pike in what is now wheaton, maryland, and cut out to the 7th street pike, georgia avenue, so early, unchara

about a southern invasion of the nation's capital, so immediately troops were sent down into washington, d.c., and then after the battle of first manassas, the feet 35 miles from washington, they started building a series of forts and fortifications that by the time a couple of years later, washington was completely ringed by interconnected series of 67 forts. they were called the defenses of washington. they were kind of like a beltway. they even went across the po potom potomac. those forts, only one of those forts exists today and that's fort ward in alexandria, virginia. fort stevens, where we're going to go later, has been partially rebuilt and that's where the end of my story happens, outside of fort stevens. but these forts were very well built. they were all connected by fortifications and berms, and they were designed to be manned by about 35,000 troops, but now we're in the summer of 1864, just about every able-bodied union troop is down outside richmond in petersburg in the eastern theater. we don't know the exact number, but we think only about 10,000 troops were on the barricade

washington, d.c., became solidified as the united states after the civil war, there were several people who sought to beautify the city. one who was from washington paved the streets, covered the sewers, made many improvements. bankrupt in the city, but he did a lot of good for washington, d.c. around the turn-of-the-century, there was a mcmillan commission, so named because it was chaired by senator mcmillan. this effort was part of the city 's beautiful movement, and many of the really beautiful buildings -- i personally think the library of congress is one of the most beautiful buildings in the world. union station from 1908 compares favorably with any train station and if you have been to penn station in new york, you know what i'm talking about. and then there was also a movement of many of the wealthy from around the country seeing washington as a fashionable place. they want to come here, so they built many beautiful homes. the social season, wisely, was january and february as opposed to july and august. this was definitely before it conditioning -- air conditioning, but you can

if you can picture washington, d.c. as shaped like a diamond, we are right at the very top of the diamond, in the northwest portion of washington, d.c. early about noontime was out of the gates of fort stevens right out here. he had the capitol dome in his sight at noontime, and what did he see? he saw this very impressive series of forts. he saw this fort and it was connected to several other forts around here. it looks impregnable and he saw troops here. early did not know these were 100 days men and the call went out for civilians to come out and help man the barricades, so you had clerks from the state department, men from the quarter master corps, people who have never fired a weapon in their life. the word motley comes up more than once, but early did not know this. his men were strung out way along back on the georgetown pike. sorry, not the georgetown pike, the 7th street pike, they cut off the georgetown pike in what is now wheaton, maryland, and cut out to the 7th street pike, georgia avenue, so early, unchara

there were a lot of generals in washington, d.c.. e learned what was happening here, did not want to send troops outside of richmond and petersburg, this is his grand plan to end the war. you can read the telegrams that went back and forth between washington and his headquarters at city point outside of richmond you can read the memoirs of the people on his staff, the letters they wrote. grand would not send troops, and finally he gave in. at the last minute, and he sent two regiments in the sixth corps, woke him up in the middle of the night, marched him out to city point, they got on these steamers, went down the james river, out into the chesapeake bay, out into baltimore harbor, they got off the ships, marched to the railroad station, camden station, which is now camden yards, and they got on the railroad trains and they arrived here at the monocacy junction. union intelligence was not very good, but one man figured out through the intelligence and more or less what was happening, and that was lou wallace. lou wallace was an inter

there were a lot of generals in washington, d.c. in fact general hallic said we have plenty of generals. we need privates here. we need people to fight to get to the barricades of washington. so that was the situation in washington. now back down in richmond, grant, hen he learned what was happening here, did not want to sends troops outside of richmond and petersburg. you can read the telegrams that went back and forth. you can real the memoirs of the people who were on his staff. you can read the letters that they wrote. grant would not send -- finally he gave in at the last minute and he sent two regiments of the sixth corps, woke them up in the middle of the night and marched out to james river. they got on the steamers, they went down the james river, out into the chesapeake bay, into baltimore harbor. they got off the shoips, marched to the railroad station and they got on the railroad trains and they arrived here at the junction at 1 clock in the morning on july 9th, 1864. union intelligence was not very good but one man figur

washington, d.c. is based on democratic principles and how it has come to its greatest fulfillments when it has sought to fulfill and realize those democratic principles. we had a new country and the founding fathers wanted a new capital for the country. they couldn't agree where it would be. and the disagreement over this decision became so extreme that there was some concern that it would break the young country apart. they wanted the capitol to be somewhere near the center of the united states, but then they couldn't agree on what was the center of the united states, for the southerners, they wanted it near the geographic center. for the northerners, they wanted it nearer, that would have placed the capitol closer to philadelphia and new york. >> just when things were getting really heated. thomas jefferson invited alexander hamilton and james madison to dinner. alexander hamilton was then secretary of the treasury, and he was a new yorker, and the northern states wanted the federal assumption of t

it's about halfway between washington and d.c. and ft. washington, but six miles down. this is the view i took in 2003. when i started go ahead involve with the park service, and last fall here is the same view. it was all covered. i complained about it, and she fought and fought and fought. she said she wanted it by fourth of july to have it cut. it's even better that was it was before. so thank you, kim. this is not part of --i not part of the civil war defenses, but nobody can go up and not drop by and see the frederick douglass national society. it's just -- and the house is fabulous. and then down the way is ft. rickets. again there's stuff behind there. here's ft. davis. this is the only part of the fort drive that was ever constructed. it was down during the ccc era. it's overgrown, but you can still go there and see what the defenses look like. here's ft. dupont, the second largest park in d.c., and it has problems with exotic vegetation. so our hope is -- i'm not the kind of person to tell you what to do about exotic vegetation, but it does hurt the earth works

and noticed in washington, d.c. lots of really smart, motivated parents had absolutely no idea how to chose a school for their kid. and i thought that is interesting. and that is kind of a major problem if what you are trying to unleash is a more educated consumer who is patrolling the marketplace and making a decision on the best interest of their kid and therefore driving decisions. if people don't understand why they are choosing a school and what they should be looking for then the house of cards comes tumbling down. but what i also realized is that washington, d.c. is kind of the tip of the sphere in this national movement toward school choice. there is only two cities in the country that have more kids enrolled in charter schools and they are new orleans and detroit. so i think you can understand why that might be happening. in washington, d.c. 44% of the kids are enrolled in charter schools. even in traditional neighborhood schools only 25% of the kids in dps attend their neighborhood school. what was happeni

and noticed in washington, d.c. lots of really smart, motivated parents had absolutely no idea how to chose a school for their kid. and i thought that is interesting. and that is kind of a major problem if what you are trying to unleash is a more educated consumer who is patrolling the marketplace and making a decision on the best interest of their kid and therefore driving decisions. if people don't understand why they are choosing a school and what they should be looking for then the house of cards comes tumbling down. but what i also realized is that washington, d.c. is kind of the tip of the sphere in this national movement toward school choice. there is only two cities in the country that have more kids enrolled in charter schools and they are new orleans and detroit. so i think you can understand why that might be happening. in washington, d.c. 44% of the kids are enrolled in charter schools. even in traditional neighborhood schools only 25% of the kids in dps attend their neighborhood school. what was happeni

about a southern invasion of the nation's capital, so immediately troops were sent down into washington, d.c 67 forts. they were called the defenses of washington. they were kind of like a beltway. they even went across the po potom potomac. those forts, only one of those forts exists today and that's fort ward in alexandria, virginia. fort stevens, where we're going to go later, has been partially rebuilt and that's where the end of my story happens, outside of fort stevens. but these forts were very well built. they were all connected by fortifications and berms, and they were designed to be manned by about 35,000 troops, but now we're in the summer of 1864, just about every able-bodied union troop is down outside richmond in petersburg in the eastern theater. we don't know the exact number, but we think only about 10,000 troops were on the barricades at washington, d.c. who were these 10,000 troops? well, they were members of what was called the veteran reserve corps. the veteran reserve corps had just changed its name before that. before that it was known as the invalid corps. they chang

that was built to defend washington, d.c., the city of washington, d.c., could be a very different place today. today we'll learn about the development of washington's civil war forts, the role in the war, and their ensuing transformation that today we know as the fort circle parks. so let me begin by introducing you to our terrific group of precenters. dr. b. franklin cooling, he is a well regarded military and able historian and professor of national security studies at the national defense universities eisenhower school and national security and resource strategy. he has written extensively on the national capital region, tennessee and kentucky and the roles these regions played in the civil war. today dr. cooling will discuss the development of the civil war defense of washington and their impact on the war. >> the co-founder and vice president of the alliance to preserve the civil war defenses of washington. she worked for the house interior committee where she handled national parks, public lands and preservation legislation and during the clinton administration she also directed t

they include washington d.c. and new carrollton. it does not include exact addresses, just block numbers, and crimes currently under investigation will not have complete details. >> d.c. is one step closer to getting a visit from pope francis. he wants to make a trip to the united states that would include a stop in the nation's capital. suzanne kennedy with reactions from local catholics. >> the pope telling reporters covering his trip to korea that he plans to visit philadelphia in september of 2015 with possible stops in washington d.c. and new york. >> father has met both prior popes. he says a visit by pope francis would likely touch people of many faiths. >> he's fantastic, especially because pope francis has such a carcinomharisma and command and outreach to the poor and needy. you can see his love in his face and eyes. >> the last time a pope was in washington d.c. was april of 2008, pope benedict visited catholic university and held map at nationals park. >> it was palpable. there's something special about it. you can argue

that is why we need alison lundergan grimes and washington, d.c. we need to put the kentucky house in the hands of the democrats. thank you all very much. hosting the for 134th annual fancy farm picnic. it is great to be back in west kentucky. for senatorcrowd mcconnell's retirement party! you sure know how to throw party. the barbecue smells so good, even jesse james stopped holding his nose. mcconnell, with all of this great barbecue, trust me, there is no way i'm going to leave here today an empty dress. you know, it is not easy being mitch mcconnell. he has been in washington, d.c. he thinks dukes in kentucky as clover let us not. news fornews -- good clover let. if mitch mcconnell doesn't know where your town is, it makes it harder for him to ship your jobs overseas. don't worry. you are not alone. mitch mcconnell thought -- forgot about most kentuckians a long time ago. truly, it has been a hard year for mitch mcconnell. 35 is my age. that is also senator mcconnell's approval rating. senator is worried about the results in november when you s

washington d.c.. washington d.c. is our nation's capital. it's our local government where all the foreign embassies are and all the national government and cabinet agencies, 435 members of the house of representatives and there's an international press here, and national press here which means there are more eyes on me than any other person in america, and america. i survived that and i have overcome that. i'm not letting it get me down. i want to thank the people in washington d.c. who were beautiful for having the sense to understand and cut through all the bs. and also the major press here. we have a few barry here. probably half a dozen. some are here tonight and what the barry haters do they can't find anything good. there's always good at something, isn't there? one columnist hadn't even read the book. hadn't even read the book and wrote on the book. that is not right to do. i think in some instances people weren't doing it. anyway back to you. >> i was really fascinated to read about your educ

there were a lot of generals in washington, d.c.. chmond. this is his grand plan to end the war. you can read the telegrams that go back and forth outside of richmond. you can read his memoirs of people who were on his staff and read the letters that they wrote. grant would not send troops and finally he gave in at the last minute and sent two rej jents of the sixth corps. they went to hopewell, virginia, and got on these steamers and went out into the chesapeake bay and into baltimore harbor and marched to camden station which is now camden yards is now. this was july 9th, 1864. union i intelligence was not very good but one man figured out who the intelligence and more or less what was happening. lew wallace was another interesting character and he was from indiana and from a prominent family. he did serve in the mexican war as a 19-year-old lieutenant. but he had no military experience other than that. he did have the zoab unit before the war. those were the drill teams that dressed up in colorful uniforms. they became the 11th ind

the other context, and i go back to, is washington, d.c. washington, d.c. is our nation's capital. is our nation's government. all the foreign embassies are here. national government. all the cabinet agencies here. 435 member of the house of representatives here. the senate is here. there's an international press here. there's a national press here. which means there are more eyes on me than any other person in america. in america. and i've survived that. and i've overcome that. i'm not going to let it get me down. i want to thank the people of washington, d.c. who are bright and beautiful. for having the sense and understanding to cut through all the bs. understand that. and also this major press here. we have a few berry haters. probably about half a dozen. some are here tonight. and what the berry haters do, they can't find anything good. there's always good in something, isn't it? one columnist had not read the book. they wrote on the book. that is not right to do. i think in some instances it helps me sell books though. just keep on doing it. back to you, miss harmoan. >> i wa

his own blocked early for an entire day, early very well, very well could have caused havoc in washington, d.c., so this is the battle that saved washington and changed the course of american history. you know, think about it. lee's fourth objective and probably his most important in his mind was to try to force grant to take troops out from around richmond and petersburg. grant didn't want to do it. he wait the until the last minute and finally did it. the number of troops went down drastically from like 137,000 at the end of june to like almost 70,000 two months later. it did work but it didn't work until april '65. if lee had not forced grant to do this, i really believe that the war could have ended sooner. maybe much sooner. maybe a matter of six months sooner. maybe three months. but, you know, it's a what if and, you know, can never be proven one way or the other. but it's a what if that came pretty close to happening. and it also goes to show that nothing is inevitable in history. sn nothing is inevitable in the civil war. it didn't have to come out the way it did. lots of over things,

the central planning agency, washington, d.c. and in the suburbs of virginia and maryland, we seek to protect and enhance the capital city's rich, historic and cultural resources, which include ft. circle parks. national planning commission, we recently celebrated 90 years since our organization was charted by congress. an interesting historical note is that one of the properties that has become four circles parts. >> we will begin to study the near and long term needs for pennsylvania avenue between the white house and the capital. we will develop a new vision for this iconic street, which is home to so many national treasures, including this bui building, the national archives. i want to extend a special thanks to the national park service which is the steward for four circle parks and especially peter may. he is a commissioner, but his day job is associate regional director for planning in the national capital region. locals may recognize these names as parks, neighborhoods and everyone metro stations. but many are surprised t

another context is washington d.c.. washington d.c. is our nation's capital. if her local government. for all the foreign embassies are and the national government and all the cabinet agencies and the 435 members of the house of representatives and 170 representatives. there's an international press here, and national press here which means there are more eyes on me than any other person in america, in america. i survived that and i have overcome that. i didn't let it get me down and i want to thank the people in washington d.c. who are bright and beautiful for having the sense and understanding to cut through all the bs. understand that and also with put this major press here. we have a few barry haters, probably half a dozen. some are here tonight. with the barry haters do, they can't find anything good. there's always good in something, isn't there? there is one columnist who hasn't even read the book. he has not read the book and wrote on the book. that is not right to do. i'm going to take it out, don't worry about it. in some instances i think it will se

but washington, d.c. back in those days, and gative washingtonians don't like me to say this, it was a sleepy southern town. sleepy southern town. there were no -- this building was not here. this complex was not here. pennsylvania avenue had only one building, fbi building, and f street, g street, all those streets, all the west end didn't have any major high-rise buildings. look at washington now. [applause] look at it now. and it didn't just happen overnight. it took a lot of work, a lot of vision, a lot of tenacity. for instance, i appointed herb miller who was a white developer as chairman of my downtown committee. they came up with great recommendations. also i reorganized the permit department and welcomed businesses to come to washington. we doubled the number of hotel rooms since when i started, so i think that's important that we see the big picture. because i painted a large picture, a large photograph of our city. again, all of this is replete with courage, with tenacity, with vision, with und

and his new book masterfully tells the story of washington d.c. to raise an important question about power and peril of school choice. our school is an important work because in it sam writes about ways the review essentials truths about learning and choice. but our schools shows his passion and precision about real people with realize. the matter what they say. indeed in san so onwards his project is compelling. we must experience modern schooling as today's teachers and students and families do. andrew must pay attention to democracy and joyce. nothing could hit closer to the meyer kahane and what is missing abet the faces and experiences to spend there-- in the classrooms of all communities. he hopes to see the landscape to the gorgeously written study. and he is here to read this so please welcome to the podium my friend and classmate and colleague. salmon? [applause] >> thanks teresa. high everybody. high everybody. >> i. >> the first of might have been introduced by a former high-school classmates. some not surprisingly is safe to say that t

it's time to have some real change in washington, d.c. and one of the most powerful ways that you can do that, one of the most powerful ways you can do that is to send joany ernst to the united states senate, a powerful voice, a patriotic veteran who understands that we can no longer hollow out our military. if we are going to have a powerful influence around the world, we need to project that power with a military that is able to stand up. when a red line is drawn, that red line needs to mean something in the world. it needs to mean that america is going to stand with her allies and the enemies of america need to fear what we are about. joanie ernst understands that. iowa, over the next 84 days, you have the opportunity to change the trajectory, not just of this state but of this country. that's why i came to iowa. i came to iowa to help those men and women. when iowa is more competitive, texas is going to have to raise its game, too. so is oklahoma and the 47 other states out there in the contiguous united states and alaska and hawaii,

z9 i'll go back to what you were talking about is washington, d.c. washington, d.c. is our nation's capital. it's our local government where all the foreign embassies are here. for the national government, all the cabinet agency here. the house of representatives are here. senators are here. there's an international press here. there's a national press here. which means there are more eyes on me than any other person in america, in america. and i survived that. and i have overcome that. i've not let it get my down, and i'm going to thank the people of washington, d.c., who are bright and beautiful for having the sense and understanding to cut through all the bs. and also, with this major press here, we have a few barry haters. probably half a dozen. some are here tonight. but thel÷ barry haters, they cat find anything good. there's always good in something, isn't there? there's one columnist who haven't even read the book. has not read the book and wrote on the book. that is not right to do. i think it may help sell books so keep on doing it. anyway, back to you. >>

but in urban districts like chicago public schools are like the washington d.c. public schools and it is harder because there's so much beyond the control of schools beyond expectation a district can single-handedly over, over -- all of the issues. leica hard-core top down, i don't think it is possible truly to build an environment to personalized instruction around the strength and needs of each student to not do that and a democratic environment. how you can possibly empower young people if adults still feel empowered. i helped to produce a 10 her video series about a school in boston called mission hill. that is a remarkable school. the idea was real hall attended the very few have attended a great school so we don't know what that looks like and it just lets you be a fly although wall to see what it is that they do and develop a clear sense of oneness it is that might be exported and tried elsewhere. but to be continued. >> what about the current breakdown? to cement education is that compartmentalization is a hindrance to developing the of life skills across

on august 24, 1814, british soldiers rallied battle ofroops at the bladensburg right outside washington, d.c. the victory left the nation's capital right open -- wide open to british forces, who marched through the city and burned down the white house. you can learn more about the burning of washington during the war of 1812 this thursday from author and historian anthony pitch. live coverage starts at 6:45 p.m. eastern. more about the burning of washington next saturday, august 23, as we take you live to bladensburg waterfront park for a panel discussion on the events of 200 years ago. that's live at 1:00 p.m. eastern here on american history tv on c-span3. >> with live coverage of the u.s. house on c-span and the senate on c-span2, here on thatn3, we complement coverage by showing you the most relevant congressional hearings and public events. on weekends, it's home to american history tv with programs that tell our nation's story, including six unique theories. the civil war's 100 anniversary, visiting battlefields and key events, american artifacts, touring museums and historic sites to

they were not spectators during the earliest attack on washington, d.c.irector of the smithsonian at the time. also e we know in addition to 500 white troops called up to defend alexandria, 800 colored men were also called up with the journal adding these men will no doubt do good work should their services be required in the defense of the city. no less authority than noah brooks in washington and lincoln's time says, quote, contraband were also thrust into the service. and at 12:00 on july 11th, there were in the fortifications of washington 60,000 men armed and equipped for fight. you must understand that this desire to be free, this desire to participate did not simply occur at this, but all throughout the forts and batteries and camps that comprise the military defenses of washington. we are amazed at the black people that were able to across the potomac and make their way to battery. those who took life and limb in hand and went to fort stanton or port dupont or fort carol and this is part of the untold story of the importance of the defenses of was

compare that to the policies of the democrats in washington, d.c.uring the last two years, they put twice many people on social security disability as they have put to work. wice many as on the payroll. that a dead man with no sight could see that is a speeding car heading for a crash. we've got to stop that. the sixth point. gun ownership. a few months ago i was in washington, d.c. i passed by the white house. i didn't stop. i passed by the white house and i saw the secret service people and the weapons they use to protect the people that live at the white house. those weapons that they have are military style, high capacity automatic and semiautomatic weapons, exactly the kinds of weapons that this president wishes to ban and banish from private american ownership. what duplicity. what hypocrisy! his family is no more important than yours. [applause] his daughters do not deserve manufacture safety and security than your daughters. if those weapons are good enough to protect the family living in the white house, they are good enough to protect your

this is why we are calling on citizens in the greater washington, d.c. area and around the country to find a way to fix this. we know that there are other countries in the world that don't suffer the kind of violence that we have here. so they're doing something we're not. we know even in the mayor's city of alexandria, if they have three murders a year, they consider that to be a lot. so there is a new way we must approach these issues. i would thank the mayor for the psa he did. and also mayor uhl. >> is the city of chicago involved. >> the city of chicago is really going through such a nightmare. we are reaching out to they will as we have been, trying to connect. but they're really focused within the city right now. chicago is saying we don't really want to hear from other cities, we want to do what we're doing locally. we certainly hope to have an event in chicago. pittsburgh is very involved. this week the entire city council of pittsburgh issued a proclamation in support of the week on non-violence. we're working on events in new york and californ

he got an internship with the wisconsin congressman who took washington, d.c. while he was in d.c., more opportunities of that kind presented themselves. one of which was a chance to which r donald rumsfeld is a kind of young up and coming illinois congressman pulled into the nixon administration at the time. that's where cheney first began the white house for donald rumsfeld who would be tied together in many different department of defense and some subsequent administrations. jobs in in the nixon administration with rumsfeld as a second to him. went off to become an ambassador, he left the white house probably at the right time happened in the nixon administration. when gerald ford took over as pvpt, he brought donald rumsfeld back to be chief of staff. and rumsfeld brought dick cheney to be the assistant chief of staff. light, a young man for that job getting a lot of notice foralready had this quality working with people in which he could sit quietly at a meeting, and of assess the room, then make the right maneuvers for his boss, the president in a or that

now officials from the park nati service in washington d.c. km kmemorakme 150th orate the anniversary of the battle that took place in 1864 when confederate forces probed washington d.c.'s defenses before turning back.gnific speakersan discuss the battle significance. this is just over an hour. >>> good morning and welcome to fort stephens. name my name is kim elled er, i'd lir to thank each of you all for alo joining us thisr morning for tn anniversary of the , 150th batt of fort stephens. s please stand forin the and ntation of colors singing of national anthem by ms. fraiser. march. hold. front. present. ♪ ♪ing? ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] t you may take your seats. the invocation will be delivered by the senior pastor of saint lu luke's baptistke church, the reverend aubrey lewis. >> let your bow our heads. eternal father, this morning we come to celebrate a historic nia occasion, one that was trendendous significance in the lives of african-americans and the life of washington d.c. we thank you for the opportunitn to be here.e, we ask our bles

i suggest you put it in washington d.c.. i wouldn't have said this 40 years ago but there is no reason why washington d.c. could not and should not be a cultural capital as well as being a political capital. at this time, you had relatively few cultural buildings, you had the library of congress. and folger did write, i decided to build in washington because i am a patriot. >> i will take advantage of an open mike. i read your book and enjoyed it much. i concentrated on for second reading in chapters 3 and 4, that led me to try to figure out how henry clay folger ended up with 45% of the magnolia petroleum co.. you say later in the book, it was the money that he made from this investment that may be in quotation marks because there are a couple indictment's involved, both federal and state but it was the proceeds from magnolia petroleum co. that basically enabled the folgers to build the folger library. >> that is correct. the standard oil co. 26 broadway in manhattan was known as the tower of secrecy. very difficult to find

kentuckians felt the pain of a washington, d.c. that is not working for far too long. 30 years is long enough. gridlock has consequences, from infrastructure to agriculture to education, to manufacturing. it is time we had a senator who represented the people of this state instead of partisan political interests. [cheers and applause] folks, i want you to take a look at the two of us on this stage. if mitch mcconnell has his way, it is the last time you will be willing to appear with me. senator, i will be at the kentucky farm bureau and the kcc debate. you should be, too. senator, you seem to think another president is on the ballot this year. he's not. this race is between me and you and the people of kentucky. you can run from the people of kentucky. but senator, you cannot hide from your records. i intend to hold you accountable. i don't need hound dogs to track you down. thank you. god bless you, and kentucky, and each and every one of you. [cheers and applause] >> all right. ok. for all of you out-of-towners, this is a place

or thecalled district court district of columbia, not washington, d.c. oldi do is take pictures of d.c. i'm happy to keep moving forward. i remember being an intern in washington in 1988 when it was quite scary if you're coming from london. i think i am all for the gentrification. seymour the transformation, make sure to go to our website. you'll find extended interviews and photographs. that brings today's broadcast to a close, but to reach me and most of the team, simply go to twitter. from all of us here at world news america, thank you for watching. please tune in tomorrow. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, kovler foundation, sony pictures classics, not presenting "magic in the moonlight," and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you to the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to wo

the british did not earn any private buildings in washington, d.c. they said they were burning washington to avenge what happened when we burned the city of york, which is toronto, canada. frank and a lot of civilians -- he sent polly and the kids back up to maryland, and, you know, it was a very trying time. they did not know the british were not going to burn the entire city, so after the battle, a physician, a surgeon named william beans, a prominent surgeon who lived in upper marlboro, maryland, got involved somehow in the war. he was not in uniform, but there were some straggler british officers as the british were leaving washington, and he took them prisoner and held them for a couple of days. when the british came and released the prisoners, they were not happy, so they took dr. beans and two other men prisoner. so they put him on the ships, and then the british left and sailed up toward baltimore. key was a family friend of beans and was prevailed upon to help arrange their release. prisoner exchanges and prisoner releases were common in the

the clerk: the speaker's rooms, washington, d.c. august 1, 2014. i hereby appoint the honorable steve womack to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. dear god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. on this day in the midst of great and urgent debate, we ask again that you give all members peace and patience with wisdom and courage to do what is best or our nation.

that is over 35 miles from washington, d.c., and it took them four days to march year. -- here. that meant the british were coming from the south to try to reach washington. bladensburg is to the northeast of washington, d.c. now, that means the british had to go further than a direct, southern route. why would they do that? why would they come all the way this extra distance to go to bladensburg? the answer is actually very simple. the british knew that there were three bridges that were built across what we call the anacostia river, which is just outside where we are right now. they realized that if the americans burned those bridges, it would be very difficult for them to get across. so, by going up to bladensburg, they knew the water was shallow enough that even if the americans burned that bridge, which, interestingly enough, the americans did not burn, they would still be able to get across that fort. that is why the battle of bladensburg took place where we are right now. it was further for them to go, but it afforded the british a clear opportunity without being inhibited

ttg channel five in washington d.c. she served as senior editor at the washington times and a columnist at aol. her journalism experience includes being a producer of abc news this weekend "good morning america." emily miller served as deputy press secretary at the department of state for both secretaries of state, colin powell and condoleezza rice. she also served as communications director to the majority with tom delay. she graduated laude at georgetown university school of foreign service. please welcome emily miller. [applause] >> always hard to follow a big act. >> you can do it. >> i can do it. i'm talking about guns. thank you for having me. and so honored to be here and be with all of you guys and i wish mr. schlafly was here, but he's yours. any assess such a good example for conservative women that those of us out here fighting for. as i said, i talk about guns. it is covered in my book. three years ago, this meant three years ago i'd never shot a gun in my life. i have never even thought about shooting a gun

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