he is a colonial williamsburg historian. he is also an expert on the area where the tylers hail from. give us a sense of what kind of characteristics of a person of public life would bring from the office from having been there. >> i think when you are talking about virginia, you are getting over the american revolution, not letting go of thomas jefferson and the kind of revolutionary principles but are supposed to inform public conduct and public virtue, but by the time you get to john career, thoser -- things start to coalesce into notions about states' rights, notions about what is the proper use of the constitution, notions about the extent of authority. you hear them talk a great deal about the principles of 1798, about the kentucky resolution and the ability of the states to override a unconstitutional actions, so these principles of the american revolution are being fought over, but also the kinds of things that come from the expectation of a public leader. they need to be virtuous. that is the only way you can make a

her mother was in a williamsburg society.hen she became of age to be prodded to society, she was being brought to the balls and assemblies here. she was at the balls at the royal governor's palace. she was certainly at the assembly's, at places like the ;raleigh tavern. when it is time to be brought out into polite society, williamsburg was the place to be because her mother knew that williamsburg was where her daughter needed to be. martha falls in love with daniel kuster. us. he is a farmer, a plantation owner but she does not know that daniel custus the son of john theus who owns most of property around the area. she falls in love with his son daniel thinking he is a man from new can't. when daniel go to as father and says i want to mary mart dan says she is not fortunate enough to marry into the custus'. martha's father was a clerk of new kent and she had an amiable personality. that is the one notion that people fell in love with their. john blair and john proctor go to john custus on march the's behalf and tell him if h

i'm opening a cuban bistro in williamsburg. >> jimmy: cuban food? >> yeah, yeah, yeah.mojitos outside of cuba. we're going to take raw sugar cane, crush it down, and make mojitos. we're going to have gangsta grilled chicken. gangsta grilled chicken. >> jimmy: what's gangsta grilled chicken? >> it's chicken that's gangsta. >> jimmy: okay. all right. that makes sense. that makes sense. >> with mangos, fresh mangos, a little beans and rice, get you regular, get you right! [ laughter ] >> jimmy: get you right! >> get you right. you know what i mean. you know how it is. >> jimmy: i love that you do that as well as the acting. >> yes, yes, yes. you know this acting thing, man, that's a dangerous hustle. so, i never know when my time is up, so i've got to stack my chips. >> jimmy: let me tell you something, it's just starting. >> i might have to go back to the streets. >> jimmy: no, never. you're anthony mackie, we just love you so much, man. >> i almost spilled my water. >> jimmy: i'm sorry about that. >> you're supposed of bottles of water back here, mr. jefferson. >> jimmy:

he is a colonial williamsburg historian.is also an expert on the area where the tylers hail from. give us a sense of what kind of characteristics of a person of public life would bring from the office from having been there. >> i think when you are talking about virginia, you are getting over the american revolution, not letting go of thomas jefferson and the kind of revolutionary principles but are supposed to inform public conduct and public virtue, but by the time you get to john tyler's career, those things start to coalesce into notions about states' rights, notions about what is the proper use of the constitution, notions about the extent of authority. you hear them talk a great deal about the principles of 1798, about the kentucky resolution and the ability of the states to override a unconstitutional actions, so these principles of the american revolution are being fought over, but also the kinds of things that come from the expectation of a public leader. they need to be virtuous. that is the only way you can make a

rhode island, petitions from oklahoma and suggests from saratoga, valley forge, monticello and williamsburg. bizarre communications signed by chase osborn of positive some poke and possum lane somewhere in georgia. [laughter] site plans from south dakota and photographs from philadelphia. starting with a smattering of five suggested capitals in 1-9d 45, the proposed locations increased by 13 in october, 17 more in thof and then a torrent of 85 in december. a few suggestions arrived for locations outside the united states, but most of the correspondence came from american public officials, publishers, business leaders and other individuals promoting their own hometowns. and the appeals became more and more elaborate. these are some examples of the promotional materials that landed in the mail in london. philadelphia is at this point, um, still promoting its historic significance as its main ea peel. you see chicago situating itself at the center of the planet. and on the right what san francisco called a pro sure finish. [laughter] but it's clearly much, much more than that. it's being displ

. >> one of my favorite things straight out of williamsburg, the chelsea clintons. >> i have heard oftheir music. >> what did you hear about them? >> just fun. >> what is fun about the chelsea clintons? >> they give off good energy. you can feel energy. there are few acts that give you that feeling. >> did you know coachella is the american indian word for dumb white guy. >> really? >> [ bleep ]. >> coachella 2013. >> we love coachella. >> are you excited for regis and the philbins? >> we all are. >> tonight, abigail spencer is here. we have music from portugal. the man and we'll be right back with dennis quaid. ys of walking to give a breast cancer survivor a lifetime-- that's definitely a fair trade. it was such a beautiful experience. (jessica lee) ♪ and it's beautiful (woman) why walk 60 miles in the boldest breast cancer event in history? because your efforts help komen serve millions of women and men facing breast cancer every year. visit the3day.org to register or to request more information today. it was 3 days of pure joy. ♪ and it's beautiful ♪ ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i d

addition to philadelphia into the race comes boston, morristown, new jersey, charlottesville and williamsburg virginia just to name a few on that basis. he received philadelphians looking forward to their future. holding the map of the city and if we could see the other side of the street, we would stand aging commercial district had yet to become independence national historical park. they are imagining the future will build from the past that word in place. i love to up at florida state they are seeing the future. this was true of other cities as well. in detroit, that was another come editor for the boosters really saw the potential of the world capital is being a step forward from the city into the future. so this was intriguing and i read a little bit and histories of the united nations got a little and to the records of the organization and saw some references that there may be dirty to 50 of the self-proclaimed world capital competitors amassing enough to look a little farther. i came to understand there were many, many more appeared a greater variety of places in every region of the c

it goes back again to vietnam and the minister in williamsburg who asked lyndon johnson, tell me, what are we there? is it not there for a requirement to not only get the support of the local people, we have to explain to the american people better the job of why we are there in order not to give them a deadline to get out. but the deadline to get out, seems to me, has been one of our biggest mistakes. >> so the deadline and also speaking to two audiences. >> i don't comment on a couple of those things. compared to vietnam, at least in a moral way, the american people are not connected to these wars. they were during the vietnam war because there was a draft. personally, i don't think the draft is the answer. i think a less more ambitious foreign-policy and a foreign policy that is premised on the notion of limits to what american military power can accomplish, i think that is the answer. i don't think over these last 10 years of war the american people have been morally connected to these two wars like a war with regard to vietnam. the other point about time and how long these kinds o

and it goes pack to, again, vietnam and the minister in williamsburg who asked lyndon johnson, tell me, why are we there? and isn't, therefore, a requirement to not only get the support, to get the support of the local people, we have to explain to the american people a better job of why we are there in order to get, in order to not to have to give them a deadline to get out? but that deadline, seems to me, one of our biggest mistakes. >> so a two-part question. the host nation government and also the american people. >> i don't, um, comment on a couple of those things. i don't, compared to vietnam at least in a moral way the american people are not connected to these wars. because -- and they were during the vietnam war because there was a draft. i'm not -- personally, i don't think the draft is the answer. i think a much more less ambitious foreign policy and a foreign policy that's premised on the notion of of limits to what american military power can accomplish. i think that is the answer. so i don't think at least over these last ten years of war that the american people have bee

which she chairs the history dept and taylor stoermer, historian for colonial williamsburg. thanks to both of you. this is produced in cooperation with the national white house historical association and we thank them for their help. thank you for being with s. >> on monday night meet a well educated woman for the 1800's. we'll trace the life and .nshunes of sara polk then margaret taylor who is as much a soldier as i was asording to zachary taylor. ms. taylor wanted nothing to do with politics and prayed for her husband's defeat in the race. although he wins the election, he dies 16 months after taking office. his vice president assumes the presidency and abigail fillmore becomes first laid. she was a teacher in new york state and she was the first fist lady to have a job before entering the white house. rst ladies, influnes and image live monday night on c-span, c-span 3 and span radio as well as span.org. >> our website has more about the first ladies including a special section welcome to the white house, produced by the white house association. with the association, we'

it goes back again to vietnam and the minister in williamsburg who asked lyndon johnson, tell me, whate we there? -- why are we there? is it not there for a requirement to not only get the support of the local people, we have to explain to the american people better the job of why we are there in order not to give them a deadline to get out. but the deadline to get out, seems to me, has been one of our biggest mistakes. >> so the deadline and also speaking to two audiences. >> i don't -- comment on a couple of those things. compared to vietnam, at least in a moral way, the american people are not connected to these wars. they were during the vietnam war because there was a draft. personally, i don't think the draft is the answer. i think a less more ambitious foreign-policy and a foreign policy that is premised on the notion of limits to what american military power can accomplish, i think that is the answer. i don't think over these last 10 years of war the american people have been morally connected to these two wars like a war with regard to vietnam. the other point about time and h

the history of williamsburg, which is right up the river, and jamestown, it is really the founding location of our country is right here in virginia beach and this immediate area. if you are history buff, it's a fascinating place to be and a fascinating place to explore. the population of virginia beach is 450,000. we have crossed that this past year. tourism,industries are military, agriculture. most of the growth in this whole region has been through the department of defense, the military, defense contractors, shipbuilding, hundreds of years of history here building ships. we're the only place in the world that builds nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines and those kinds of vessels. the full range of maritime business. the report. hampton roads is probably the largest physical port. -- on the east coast of the u.s. the challenge is running a city like virginia beach are probably not a lot different than most every city in the country right now. that's all all changing relationships of federalism, the relationship between the state and federal government changing dramaticallymaking it

incluso se podria hasta surfear, como este bar en un sector de los mÁs visitados por los locales, williamsburgos de versacce que la creÓ para el que fue su restaurante favorito de esta ciudad, al final de puede llevar el plato, y un recuerdo de una velada inolvidable. >>> con todo y lo que me gusta la pasta, creo que esa, yo la voy a dejar pasar. ahora bien, si quieren algÚn dÍa impresionar a alguien, ya saben donde tienen que venir, sÍ se las dejo, regreso con ustedes. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> te invitamos a que seas parte de nuestro programa, @ . ♪ ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> los 8 senadores que trabajan en la reforma migratoria presentarÍan la propuesta el prÓximo martes, no significa nada para yolanda sandoval cuya hija de 22 aÑos estÁ en proceso de deportaciÓn, y dejo a sus 5 hijos, para hablarnos de este drama familiar, tenemos a la madre de brenda, la seÑora yolanda sandoval, gracias por estar con nosotros, en esta maÑana. es muy difÍcil este proceso para usted y su familia. >>> es muy difÍcil. >>> yolanda, cuÉnteme, cÓmo fueron estas Últimas horas sabiendo que su hija en cualquier momento abandona estados uni

which she chairs the history dept and taylor stoermer, historian for colonial williamsburg. thanks to both of you. this is produced in cooperation with the national white house historical association and we thank them for their help. thank you for being with us. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] "a wellmonday night, educated women." for the 1800's. we will trace the life of sarah polk, and she helps to write his speeches and lobbies members of congress. then, margaret taylor, who was, i was.h of a leader as margaret wanted nothing to do with politics and apparently prayed for her husband's defeat in the 1848 presidential race, and although he wins the election, he dies 16 months from taking office. andvice president succeeds, abigail fillmore becomes the first first lady to have a job before entering the white house, turning it into a cultural center for the arts, while lobbying for funds to have the first-ever white house library. live next monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c-span and c- span3

what was interesting about that piece of clothing was when we had it conserved by the people of williamsburg irginia. they found that the tiny but tons on the front of the dress were filled with dried eas. so that's what her dress maker did for her with french fashion also as she grew older and her hair became very very thin, she did have some real human hair curls sewed into her turbins and put that on in the morning with her curls showing and she looked younger she thought. the way the greensboro historical museum came into possession of these wonderful items including beautiful silk shoes and carved ivory calling cases is they received it from some folks who brought a trunk at auction that was sort of a hidden treasure. and i want to know what these ladies know about the finding of that trunk that was hidden behind a wall. and i want to say it was in philadelphia. but i want to know how the person that had that hidden behind the wall got those very important things and had hem? >> i'll answer quickly because i want to say this is happening in the 1950's and 1960's so not that long ago. th

we love the wise hotel it is in williamsburg which is a hip, happening part of brooklyn and it faces of restaurants? >> a lot of restaurants, a great neighborhood and you can have cocktails on a rooftop bar. >> london. >> this is a banner year for the ramp-up to the olympics, eight on the year on the list alone. the ampersand hotel, it is quirky and witty. >> i feel like the mad hatter. >> it's over the top but also fun and makes references to the cultural institutions of the neighborhood. >> in ecuador, lastly, is it mashi lodge? >> yes, this is one of the bucket list destinations if you have to choose one. it is two hours drive outside of the capital nestled in a 42,000 acre rain forest preserve. like a hotel and observatory. >> and the price as you said it's a fantasy destination. >> this is about $962 per night but it's worth every penny, such an experience of a lifetime. >> put it on the bucket list. great list. coming up, next next chef tim love rustles up the perfect steak right after this. 've been having an affair of sorts with greek nonfat yogurt, loaded with protein 0% fat