because if 1782, a year after -- in the year after the battle of yorktown, there was a very close vote in the house of commons to discontinue offensive operations in north america. the vote was 234-215. it was a nail biter. but because lord north, who was the hardline prime minister who wanted to prosecute the war against the american rebels, he lost that vote and, therefore, he had to resign office. and lord rockingham and his wicks who were commit today a policy of conciliation with their american brothers took off office. and that, i would submit to you, was truly where the american revolution was won. and that was something the founding fathers were very well aware of. they tried very hard to influence public opinion not only in the american colonies, but also in great britain. when you think about documents such as thomas paine's "common sense" or our very own declaration of independence, as much as anything these were propaganda weapons used against the british, and they had their impact over the course of several long years of war. they wore down the british will to fight and ul

but we study washington at yorktown. what brilliance. we study washington's courage, dashing crossing of the delaware christmas night which saved the revolution. but who were george washington's girlfriends when he was a kid? and you find that the teenage washington on more than one occasion basically goes back home in many tears because he was turned down and puts pen to paper and writes roses are red, violets are blue type of poems. he once wrote that cupid's arrow has been shot through my heart when yet another girl turned him down. so this is another look at washington. and during my doctoral study, my professors didn't tell me about washington's teenage girlfriends. so it's kind of fun, and i think it provides us with an important lens, a new way of understanding the presidents. we all to know that our country's leaders have often times been shaped by the happened of a woman, often a mother, often a wife. but i'm here to tell you sometimes it's that of a mistress as well. it's in the news today as we tape this program, general david

. >> this has been such an intense section for yorktown. >> absolutely but i'm very proud we are very are used to dealing with adversity and we are very resilient. >> pam: that cabin has been nearly burned to the ground and no sign. could that breeze more concerned that if he did not die in the process that if he died in the process? >> we will certainly be are you satisfied? >> absolutely. we have been very, very impressed. with our law enforcement help from outside agencies. >> pam: can you describe the situation when it was learned that that man was shot, the officer was shot by christopher boehner. >> we were devastated and what to keep our thoughts with the christopher--- dorner... shot one of our officers on that road block, earlier today. >> we have been on alert all day and we will continue to be diligent and diligent and >> >> we continue to provide you with the latest, grant? >> that fire that we have seen it is obviously dark in that area. it is believed that they shot inside of this, with tear gas, and then a machine was brought in to bring down the walls. however, also th

for example, we all love of george washington, but we started washington in yorktown. brilliance. we steady his courage and dashing crossing of the delaware would save the revolution. who would george washington's girlfriend when he was a kid? and you find that teenage washington and more than one occasion basically go some in tears because he was turned down and puts pen to paper and writes roses are red and violets are blue to palms. he once wrote that cupid start has been shot through my heart when yet another broken into and out. this is a different look at washington. during my degrees and doctoral study by professors did not tell me about washington's teenage girl friends. so when this kind of fun and provides us with an important lens, a new way of understanding the presidents. we all know that our country's leaders have oftentimes been shaped by the hand of a woman, often the mother, often a wife, but i am here to tell you, some times that of the misters as well. it is in the news today as we tape this program, general david patraeus is still dominating the headlines with

only a last resort to send our soldiers into a trouble spot because you are about -- and yorktown to get a death toll and have men and women died. you are raising an interesting thing. we're talking about two-term presidents and you are bringing up d-day. what is interesting about your question is we do tend to conflate these people's lives. they become a whole. when we think about eisenhower, it is not just president. it is supreme allied commander. we think about bill clinton and the fact his wife became the secretary of state and he ran the foundation. there is a natural revision if you are lucky to live long enough you can create an ex- presidency. many of our presidents have military glory. people will look back to the holistic way, not just for the eight years you were in the white house. host: we are taking off our original c-span series with the white house history association talking about first ladies. what is your take on that? guest: they are wildly influential. they are usually the number one adviser, not in all cases. i think eleanor roosevelt is in a league of her own.

yorktown, appomattox, the pentagon where 9/11 occurred -- there is a ceremony tonight i will be commissioned in -- there is a commission in april. we care very deeply about these events. one in nine virginians birth to death is a veteran. when you add in the guard and reserve and contractors, now you are probably talking about one in three of us. we care very deeply about all that is within dod. let me be plain, the threat that virginians and others are talking about now more than ever is the inability of congress to find a way forward on a reasonable budget compromise. that is what is in the newspapers and the headlines. at the direction of the deputy director, dod is planning for future cuts. i am very worried at the macro level about dod's ability to pursue and execute appropriate national security objectives in this time of congressional inability to find a budget compromise. the current cr limits flexibility, for example, of the military to appropriately taylor resources, we have no flexibility to deal with a shortfall. and to me, it seems like funding the military through cr is poor bu

host: 66 years old, yorktown, virginia. how much have you saved so far, sally? caller: i am retired. my question is, i'm not concerned about myself. i have been fortunate and and comfortably retired. my question is about my children in their '30's, grown and married with children. the effect that this federal debt will have on their retirement. i don't know if this gentleman this morning has addressed that. thank you. host: how much have you saved for retirement? caller: i would rather not. i have been fortunate for my husband's job and thereby parents left me. host: paul taylor? guest: it's a great question. it's the most important public policy question we face as a nation and have been -- and will spend the next 20 years trying to work out. we will go from a society where there are 40 million folks of 65 or older deciding to retire. it gets very challenging. the public policy challenges how do we keep our promises we made the social security and medicare now that there's a much larger court of older folks without bankrupting the other folks? there's a $16 tri

yorktown, where the revolutionary war ended, an poe matter,to where the civil war ended, the pentagon where we were attacked on 9/11. we are the most connected, one in eight virgin islands is a veteran. not one in eight adults, but from birth to death. over 100,000 active duty, guard and reserve, d.o.d. civilians, d.o.d. contractors. by the time you add all those up and their families, military families we're probably talking about one in three virginians. so i went to the places where virginians work every day, as ship repairs and private shipyards, active duty on naval bases, as d.o.d. civilians working as nurseness army hospitals, as young officer candidates training in rotc programs, at v.a. hospitals. i went around the state and let me tell you what i heard. a few miles from here, fort belvoir, one of the preeminent institutions that treats wounded warriors. a wounded warrior still on active service being treated there, wife sitting right next to him, we talked and she ventured this, let's talk about these furloughs of these d.o.d. civilian employees. my -- my husband's nurses ar